BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, DEPOSITOR JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MASTER SERVICER AND SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR and EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION SELLER AND COMPANY POOLING AND...
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,
DEPOSITOR
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
TRUSTEE
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
MASTER SERVICER AND SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
and
EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION
SELLER AND COMPANY
________________________________________
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 1, 2006
________________________________________
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,
Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2006-1
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01. |
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans to Trustee |
59 |
Section 2.02. |
Acceptance of Mortgage Loans by Trustee |
61 |
Section 2.03. |
Assignment of Interest in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement |
63 |
Section 2.04. |
Substitution of Mortgage Loans |
64 |
Section 2.05. |
Issuance of Certificates |
65 |
Section 2.06. |
Representations and Warranties Concerning the Depositor |
66 |
Section 2.07. |
Purposes and Powers of the Trust |
67 |
Section 2.08. |
Conveyance of Subsequent Mortgage Loans |
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ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01. |
Master Servicer |
69 |
Section 3.02. |
REMIC-Related Covenants |
70 |
Section 3.03. |
Monitoring of Servicers |
70 |
Section 3.04. |
Fidelity Bond |
71 |
Section 3.05. |
Power to Act; Procedures |
71 |
Section 3.06. |
Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements |
72 |
Section 3.07. |
Release of Mortgage Files |
72 |
Section 3.08. |
Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee |
73 |
Section 3.09. |
Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies |
74 |
Section 3.10. |
Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds |
74 |
Section 3.11. |
Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies |
74 |
Section 3.12. |
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents |
75 |
Section 3.13. |
Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans |
75 |
Section 3.14. |
Compensation for the Master Servicer |
75 |
Section 3.15. |
REO Property |
76 |
Section 3.16. |
Annual Statement as to Compliance |
76 |
Section 3.17. |
Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Records |
77 |
Section 3.18. |
Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission |
79 |
Section 3.19. |
The Company |
81 |
Section 3.20. |
UCC |
81 |
Section 3.21. |
Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans |
81 |
Section 3.22. |
Books and Records |
82 |
Section 3.23. |
Intention of the Parties and Interpretation |
82 |
ARTICLE IV
ACCOUNTS
Section 4.01. |
Protected Accounts |
84 |
Section 4.02. |
[Reserved] |
85 |
Section 4.03. |
[Reserved] |
85 |
Section 4.04. |
Distribution Account |
85 |
Section 4.05. |
Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account |
87 |
Section 4.06. |
Reserve Fund |
89 |
Section 4.07. |
Class XP Reserve Account |
90 |
Section 4.08. |
Cap Reserve Account |
91 |
Section 4.09. |
Pre-funding and Pre-funding Account |
91 |
Section 4.10. |
Interest Coverage Account |
91 |
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01. |
Certificates |
92 |
Section 5.02. |
Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates |
100 |
Section 5.03. |
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates |
103 |
Section 5.04. |
Persons Deemed Owners |
104 |
Section 5.05. |
Transfer Restrictions on Residual Certificates |
104 |
Section 5.06. |
Restrictions on Transferability of Certificates |
105 |
Section 5.07. |
ERISA Restrictions |
105 |
Section 5.08. |
Rule 144A Information |
106 |
ARTICLE VI
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 6.01. |
Distributions on the Group I Certificates |
108 |
Section 6.02. |
Distributions on the Group II Certificates |
111 |
Section 6.03. |
Allocation of Losses and Subsequent Recoveries on the Group I Certificates |
115 |
Section 6.04. |
Allocation of Losses and Subsequent Recoveries on the Group II Certificates |
116 |
Section 6.05. |
Cross-Collateralization |
118 |
Section 6.06. |
Payments |
118 |
Section 6.07. |
Statements to Certificateholders |
119 |
Section 6.08. |
Monthly Advances |
122 |
Section 6.09. |
Compensating Interest Payments |
122 |
Section 6.10. |
Distributions on REMIC Regular Interests |
122 |
ARTICLE VII
THE MASTER SERVICER
Section 7.01. |
Liabilities of the Master Servicer |
124 |
Section 7.02. |
Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer |
124 |
Section 7.03. |
Indemnification of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator |
124 |
Section 7.04. |
Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others |
124 |
Section 7.05. |
Master Servicer Not to Resign |
126 |
Section 7.06. |
Successor Master Servicer |
126 |
Section 7.07. |
Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing |
126 |
ARTICLE VIII
DEFAULT
Section 8.01. |
Events of Default |
128 |
Section 8.02. |
Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor |
129 |
Section 8.03. |
Notification to Certificateholders |
131 |
Section 8.04. |
Waiver of Defaults |
131 |
Section 8.05. |
List of Certificateholders |
131 |
ARTICLE IX
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
Section 9.01. |
Duties of Trustee |
132 |
Section 9.02. |
Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities Administrator |
134 |
Section 9.03. |
Trustee and Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans |
135 |
Section 9.04. |
Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates |
136 |
Section 9.05. |
Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Fees and Expenses |
136 |
Section 9.06. |
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator |
137 |
Section 9.07. |
Insurance |
137 |
Section 9.08. |
Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Securities Administrator |
137 |
Section 9.09. |
Successor Trustee and Successor Securities Administrator |
138 |
Section 9.10. |
Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator |
139 |
Section 9.11. |
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee |
139 |
Section 9.12. |
Federal Information Returns and Reports to Certificateholders; REMIC Administration |
140 |
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
Xxxxxxx 00.00. |
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx by EMC or its Designee or Liquidation of the Mortgage Loans |
143 |
Section 10.02. |
Additional Termination Requirements |
145 |
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11.01. |
Intent of Parties |
147 |
Section 11.02. |
Amendment |
147 |
Section 11.03. |
Recordation of Agreement |
148 |
Section 11.04. |
Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders |
148 |
Section 11.05. |
Acts of Certificateholders |
149 |
Section 11.06. |
Governing Law |
150 |
Section 11.07. |
Notices |
150 |
Section 11.08. |
Severability of Provisions |
151 |
Section 11.09. |
Successors and Assigns |
151 |
Section 11.10. |
Article and Section Headings |
151 |
Section 11.11. |
Counterparts |
151 |
Section 11.12. |
Notice to Rating Agencies |
000 |
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Xxxxxxxx 1 |
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Calculation of Class Y Principal Reduction Amount |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 |
- |
Form of Class I-A Certificates |
Exhibit A-2 |
- |
Form of Class I-M Certificates |
Exhibit A-3 |
- |
Form of Class I-B-1 Certificates and Class I-B-2 Certificates |
Exhibit A-4 |
- |
Form of Class I-B-3 Certificates |
Exhibit A-5-1 |
- |
Form of Class R Certificates |
Exhibit A-5-2 |
- |
Form of Class R-X Certificates |
Exhibit A-6 |
- |
Form of Class B-IO Certificates |
Exhibit A-7 |
- |
Form of Class I-XP Certificates |
Exhibit A-8 |
- |
Form of Class II-A Certificates |
Exhibit A-9 |
- |
Form of Class II-X Certificates |
Exhibit A-10 |
- |
Form of Class II-B-1, Class-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates |
Exhibit A-11 |
- |
Form of Class I-B-4, Class II-B-5 and Class II-B-6 |
Exhibit A-12 |
- |
Form of Class II-XP Certificates |
Exhibit B |
- |
Mortgage Loan Schedule |
Exhibit C |
- |
[Reserved] |
Exhibit D |
- |
Request for Release of Documents |
Exhibit E |
- |
Form of Affidavit pursuant to Section 960E(e)(4) |
Exhibit F-1 |
- |
Form of Investment Letter |
Exhibit F-2 |
- |
Form of Rule 144A and Related Matters Certificate |
Exhibit F-3 |
- |
Form of Transferor Representation Letter |
Exhibit G |
- |
Form of Custodial Agreement |
Exhibit H-1 |
- |
Bank of America Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-2 |
- |
Chevy Chase Bank Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-3 |
- |
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Exhibit H-4 |
- |
EMC Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-5 |
- |
EverHome Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-6 |
- |
GMACM Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit X-0 |
- |
XxxxxXxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
Xxxxxxx X-0 |
- |
Xxxxxxxxxx Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-9 |
- |
HSBC Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-10 |
- |
Homebanc Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit X-00 |
- |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Xxxxxxx X-00 |
- |
Xxxxxx Trust Servicing Agreements |
Exhibit X-00 |
- |
XXX Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
Xxxxxxx X-00 |
- |
XXXxxx Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit H-15 |
- |
Washington Mutual Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit X-00 |
- |
Xxxxxxxxxx Servicing Agreement |
Exhibit I |
- |
Assignment Agreements |
Exhibit J |
- |
Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement |
Exhibit K |
- |
Form of Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement |
Exhibit L |
- |
Form of Subsequent Transfer Instrument |
Exhibit M |
- |
Servicing Criteria to Be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance |
Exhibit N |
- |
Form of Back-Up Certification |
Exhibit O |
- |
Form of Trustee Limited Power of Attorney |
Exhibit P |
- |
Form of Cap Contracts |
Exhibit Q |
- |
Form 10-D, Form 8-K and Form 10-K Reporting Responsibility |
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor (the “Depositor”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, a banking association organized under the laws of the United States, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Trustee”), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”), and EMC Mortgage Corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the “Seller”) and as company (in such capacity, the “Company”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
On or prior to the Closing Date or a Subsequent Transfer Date, in the case of Subsequent Transfer Loans, the Depositor acquired the Mortgage Loans or the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, from the Seller. On the Closing Date, the Depositor will sell the Mortgage Loans and certain other property to the Trust Fund and receive in consideration therefor Certificates evidencing the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund.
The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall make an election for the assets constituting REMIC I to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. On the Startup Day, the REMIC I Regular Interests will be designated “regular interests” in such REMIC.
The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall make an election for the assets constituting REMIC II to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. On the Startup Day, the REMIC II Regular Interests will be designated “regular interests” in such REMIC.
The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall make an election for the assets constituting REMIC III to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. On the Startup Day, the REMIC III Regular Interests will be designated “regular interests” in such REMIC.
The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall make an election for the assets constituting REMIC IV to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. On the Startup Day, the REMIC IV Regular Interests will be designated “regular interests” in such REMIC.
The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall make an election for the assets constituting REMIC V to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. On the Startup Day, the REMIC V Regular Interest will be designated the “regular interest” in such REMIC.
The Class R Certificates will evidence ownership of the “residual interest” in each of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III and REMIC IV. The Class R-X Certificates will evidence ownership of the “residual interest” in REMIC V.
The Group I-1 Loans will have an Outstanding Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, after deducting all Scheduled Principal due on or before the Cut-off Date, of $832,579,663. The Sub-Loan Group II-1 Loans will have an Outstanding Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, after deducting all Scheduled Principal due on or before the Cut-off Date, of $701,526,990. The Sub-Loan Group II-2 Mortgage Loans will have an Outstanding Principal Balance as of the Cut-
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off Date, after deducting all Scheduled Principal due on or before the Cut-off Date, of $134,287,109. The Sub-Loan Group II-3 Mortgage Loans will have an Outstanding Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, after deducting all Scheduled Principal due on or before the Cut-off Date, of $78,242,892.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Company and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article.
Accepted Master Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those customary mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to the extent applicable to the Trustee or the Master Servicer (except in its capacity as successor to a Servicer).
Account: The Distribution Account, the Protected Account, the Cap Reserve Account, the Pre-funding Account, the Pre-funding Reserve Account, the Cap Reserve Account, the Interest Coverage Account or the Class XP Reserve Account, as the context may require.
Accrued Certificate Interest: For any Group II Certificate for any Distribution Date, the interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Group II Certificate immediately prior to such Distribution Date, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, less (i) in the case of a Group II Senior Certificate, such Group II Certificate’s share of any Net Interest Shortfall from the related Mortgage Loans and, after the Cross-Over Date, the interest portion of any Realized Losses on the related Mortgage Loans, in each case allocated thereto in accordance with Section 6.02.2(g), (ii) in the case of a Group II Subordinate Certificate, such Certificate’s share of any Net Interest Shortfall from the related Mortgage Loans and the interest portion of any Realized Losses on the related Mortgage Loans, in each case allocated thereto in accordance with Section 6.02.2(g) and (iii) in the case of the II-X-B1, Class II-X-B2 and Class II-X-B3 Certificates, the amount of any Carry Forward Shortfall Amount for the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates, respectively, in each case allocated thereto in accordance with Section 6.02.2(g).
Additional Disclosure: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(v).
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(i).
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iv).
Affiliate: As to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. “Control” means the power to direct the management and policies of a
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Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The Trustee may conclusively presume that a Person is not an Affiliate of another Person unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge to the contrary.
Aggregate Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the Subordinate Optimal Principal Amounts for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II for such Distribution Date.
Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
Allocable Share: With respect to any Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates (other than the Class II-X-B1, Class II-X-B2 and Class II-X-B3 Certificates) on any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount and (ii) the fraction, the numerator of which is the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all Classes of the Group II Subordinate Certificates; provided, however, that no Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates (other than the outstanding Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates with the lowest numerical designation) shall be entitled on any Distribution Date to receive distributions pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) and (v) of the definition of Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount unless the related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger for such Distribution Date has been satisfied (any amount distributable pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) and (v) of the definition of Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount shall be distributed among the Classes entitled thereto, pro rata based on their respective Certificate Principal Balances); provided, further, that if on a Distribution Date, the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates for which the related Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger has been satisfied is reduced to zero, such Class’s remaining Allocable Share shall be distributed to the remaining Classes of Group II Subordinate Certificates sequentially beginning with the Class with the lowest numerical designation in reduction of their respective Certificate Principal Balances.
Applicable Credit Rating: For any long-term deposit or security, a credit rating of AAA in the case of S&P or Aaa in the case of Moody’s (or with respect to investments in money market funds, a credit rating of “AAAm” or “AAAm-G” in the case of S&P and the highest rating given by Moody’s for money market funds in the case of Moody’s). For any short-term deposit or security, or a rating of A-l+ in the case of S&P or Prime-1 in the case of Moody’s.
Applicable State Law: For purposes of Section 9.12(d), the Applicable State Law shall be (a) the law of the State of New York and (b) such other state law whose applicability shall have been brought to the attention of the Securities Administrator and the Trustee by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee delivered to it by the Master Servicer or the Depositor, or (ii) written notice from the appropriate taxing authority as to the applicability of such state law.
Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and a Class of Group I Offered Certificates, the sum of the Realized Losses with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans, which are to be applied in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of such
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Class of Group I Offered Certificates pursuant to this Agreement in an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which, (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all of the Group I Certificates (after all distributions of principal on such Distribution Date) exceeds (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. The Applied Realized Loss Amount shall be allocated first to the Class I-B-3 Certificates, the Class I-B-2 Certificates, the Class I-B-1 Certificates, the Class I-M-2 Certificates and the Class I-M-1 Certificates, in that order (so long as their respective Certificate Principal Balances have not been reduced to zero), and thereafter the Applied Realized Loss Amount with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans shall be allocated first to the Class I-1A-2 Certificates and then to the Class I-1A-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
Appraised Value: For any Mortgaged Property related to a Mortgage Loan, the amount set forth as the appraised value of such Mortgaged Property in an appraisal made for the mortgage originator in connection with its origination of the related Mortgage Loan.
Assessment of Compliance: As defined in Section 3.17.
Assignment Agreements: The agreements attached hereto as Exhibit I, whereby the Servicing Agreements and related Recognition Agreements (as defined therein), if applicable, were assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
Assumed Final Distribution Date: With respect to the Group I Certificates, the Distribution Date occurring in February, 2036, and with respect to the Group II Certificates, the Distribution Date occurring in February, 2036, or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
Attestation Report: As defined in Section 3.17.
Attesting Party: As defined in Section 3.17.
Available Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II, an amount equal to the aggregate of the following amounts with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group: (a) all previously undistributed payments on account of principal (including the principal portion of Scheduled Payments, Principal Prepayments and the principal portion of Net Liquidation Proceeds) and all previously undistributed payments on account of interest received after the Cut-off Date or Subsequent Cut-off Date, as the case may be, and on or prior to the related Determination Date, (b) any Monthly Advances and Compensating Interest Payments by the Servicer or the Master Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date, (c) any reimbursed amount in connection with losses on investments of deposits in certain eligible investments in respect of the Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group, and (d) any amount allocated from the Available Funds of another Sub-Loan Group in accordance with Section 6.02(a)(G), except:
(i) all payments that were due on or before the Cut-off Date;
(ii) all Principal Prepayments and Liquidation Proceeds received after the applicable Prepayment Period;
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(iii) all payments, other than Principal Prepayments, that represent early receipt of Scheduled Payments due on a date or dates subsequent to the related Due Date;
(iv) amounts received on particular Mortgage Loans as late payments of principal or interest and respecting which, and to the extent that, there are any unreimbursed Monthly Advances;
(v) amounts representing Monthly Advances determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances;
(vi) any investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account and amounts permitted to be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement;
(vii) amounts needed to pay the Servicing Fees or to reimburse any Servicer or the Master Servicer for amounts due under the Servicing Agreement and the Agreement to the extent such amounts have not been retained by, or paid previously to, such Servicer or the Master Servicer;
(viii) amounts applied to pay any fees with respect to any lender-paid primary mortgage insurance policy; and
(ix) any expenses or other amounts reimbursable to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Custodian pursuant to Section 7.04(c) or Section 9.05.
Average Loss Severity Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Sub-Loan Group in Group II, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Loss Severity Percentages for each Group II Mortgage Loan in such Sub-Loan Group that had a Realized Loss and the denominator of which is the number of Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group that had Realized Losses.
Back-Up Certification: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iv).
Bank of America: Bank of America, N.A., and its successor in interest.
Bank of America Servicing Agreement: The Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1, 2005, as amended by the Regulation AB Compliance Addendum, dated as of December 21, 2005, between Bank of America and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-1.
Bankruptcy Code: The United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended as codified in 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330.
Bankruptcy Loss: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction related to such Mortgage Loan as reported by the Servicer to the Master Servicer.
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Basis Risk Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Class of Group I Offered Certificates for which the Pass-Through Rate is based upon the Net Rate Cap, the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of Current Interest that such Class would have been entitled to receive on such Distribution Date had the applicable Pass-Though Rate been calculated at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin and (ii) 11.50% over (b) the amount of Current Interest on such Class of Offered Certificates calculated using a Pass-Though Rate equal to the Net Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.
Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Class of Group I Offered Certificates, the sum of the Basis Risk Shortfall for such Distribution Date and the Basis Risk Shortfall for all previous Distribution Dates not previously paid from any source including Excess Cashflow and payments under the Cap Contracts, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin and (ii) 11.50%, for such Distribution Date.
Book-Entry Certificates: Initially, the Senior Certificates and Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or Federal Reserve is closed or on which banking institutions in the jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Master Servicer, Custodian, any Servicer or the Securities Administrator are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cap Contract: With respect to any of the Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 or Class I-B-3 Certificates, the respective cap contracts, dated as of January 31, 2006, between the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 or Class I-B-3 Certificateholders, as the case may be, and the Counterparty, together with any scheduling, confirmations or other agreements related thereto, attached hereto as Exhibit N, and the interest three rate cap contracts that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, entered into with respect to the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates, respectively, with the Counterparty for the benefit of the holders of the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates.
Cap Contract Payment Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and a Cap Contract, the amounts received from such Cap Contract, if any, on such Distribution Date.
Cap Reserve Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof, which shall be denominated “JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee f/b/o holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 – Cap Reserve Account.” For purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the Cap Reserve Account will be an outside reserve fund. For federal income tax purposes, the Class B-IO Certificateholder shall be treated as the owner of the Cap Reserve Account and shall include any investment earnings on the Cap Reserve Account in income for such purposes. Any amounts distributed to the Cap Reserve Account from any REMIC created hereunder shall be treated as having been distributed to the Class B-IO Certificateholder from such REMIC.
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Carry-Forward Amount: If on the distribution date the Pass-Through Rate for a class of the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 or Class II-B-3 Certificate is based upon the related Net Rate Cap, the excess, if any, of:
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The amount of Current Interest that such class would have been entitled to receive on such distribution date had the applicable pass-though rate been calculated at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin and (ii) 10.50%, over |
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Carry Forward Shortfall Amount: As of any Distribution Date for the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 or Class II-B-3 Certificate, the sum of the Carry Forward Amount for such distribution date and the Carry Forward Amount for all previous distribution dates not previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin and (ii) 10.50%, for such distribution date.
Certificate: Any mortgage pass-through certificate evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund signed and countersigned by the Securities Administrator in substantially the forms annexed hereto as Exhibits X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0-0, X-0-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-00, X-00 and A-12 with the blanks therein appropriately completed.
Certificate Group: With respect to the Group I Certificates, the Class I-1A-1 Certificates and the Class I-1A-2 Certificates. With respect to the Group II Certificates and (ii) Sub-Loan Group II-1, the Class II-1A-1 Certificates, Class II-1A-2 Certificates, Class II-1A-3 Certificates, Class II-1X-1 Certificates, the Class II-1X-2 Certificates (ii) Sub-Loan Group II-2, the Class II-2A-1 Certificates, Class II-2A-2 Certificates and Class II-2X-1 Certificates, and (iii) Sub-Loan Group II-3, the Class II-3A-1 Certificates, Class II-3A-2 Certificates and the Class II-3X-1 Certificates.
Certificate Owner: Any Person who is the beneficial owner of a Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.
Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class II-X, Class XP, Class B-IO, Class R or Class R-X Certificates) as of any Distribution Date, the initial principal amount of such Certificate plus, in the case of a Subordinate Certificates, any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02.1(b) or Section 6.02.2(h) hereof, and reduced by (i) all amounts distributed on previous Distribution Dates on such Certificate with respect to principal, (ii) solely in the case of the Group II Certificates, the principal portion of all Realized Losses (other than Realized Losses resulting from Debt Service Reductions) allocated prior to such Distribution Date to such Certificate, taking account of the applicable Loss Allocation Limitation, (iii) solely in the case of the Group I Certificates, any Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to such Class on previous Distribution Dates, and (iv) in the case of a Group II Subordinate Certificate, such Certificate’s pro rata share, if any, of the applicable Subordinate Certificate Writedown Amount for previous Distribution Dates. With respect to any Class of Certificates, the Certificate
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Principal Balance thereof will equal the sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of all Certificates in such Class. The initial Certificate Principal Balance (if any) for each Class of Certificates is set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iv).
Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02.
Certificateholder: A Holder of a Certificate.
Certification Parties: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iv).
Certifying Person: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iv).
Chevy Chase Bank: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., and its successor in interest.
Chevy Chase Bank Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 13, 2003, and Amendment No. 2, dated as of January 31, 2006, between Chevy Chase Bank and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-2.
Class: With respect to the Certificates, any of Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1, Class II-1X-2, Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2, Class II-2X-1, Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2, Class II-3X-1, Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class R, Class R-X, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2, Class I-B-3, Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2, Class II-B-3, Class II-B-4, Class II-B-5, Class II-B-6, Class II-X-B1, Class II-X-B2, Class II-X-B3, Class B-IO, Class I-XP and Class II-XP Certificates.
Class A Certificates: The Class I-A Certificates and the Class II-A Certificates.
Class B Certificates: The Class I-B Certificates and the Class II-B Certificates.
Class B-IO Advances: As defined in Section 6.01(b).
Class B-IO Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the Current Interest for the Class B-IO Certificates for such Distribution Date (which shall be deemed distributable with respect to the REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-I); provided, however, that on and after the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Class B-IO Distribution Amount shall include the Overcollateralization Amount (which shall be deemed distributable, first, with respect to the REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-I in respect of accrued and unpaid interest thereon until such accrued and unpaid interest shall have been reduced to zero and, thereafter, with respect to the REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-P in respect of the principal balance thereof).
Class B-IO Pass-Through Rate: With respect to the Class B-IO Certificates and any Distribution Date or the REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-I, a per annum rate equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the amounts calculated pursuant to clauses (1) through (3) below, and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests. For purposes of calculating the Pass-
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Through Rate for the Class B-IO-I Certificates, the numerator is equal to the sum of the following components:
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the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 minus the Marker Rate, applied to a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest LT1; |
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the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 minus the Marker Rate, applied to a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest LT2; and |
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the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 minus twice the Marker Rate, applied to a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest LT4. |
Class I-A Certificates: The Class I-1A-1 Certificates and Class I-1A-2 Certificates.
Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the product of (1) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (2) the sum of (x) 14.20% and (y) the Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Class I-B Certificates: The Class I-B-1, the Class I-B-2 and the Class I-B-3 Certificates.
Class I-B-1 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-B-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the sum of (1) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (4) the product of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (y) the sum of 2.00% and the Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Class I-B-2 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-B-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the sum of (1) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the
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payment of the Class I-M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (4) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (5) the product of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (y) the sum of 1.00% and the Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Class I-B-3 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-B-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the sum of (1) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (3) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (4) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-B-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (5) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-B-2 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-B-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (6) the product of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (y) the Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Class I-M Certificates: The Class I-M-1 Certificates and the Class I-M-2 Certificates.
Class I-M-1 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the sum of (1) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (2) the product of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (y) the sum of (I) 8.60% and (II) the Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Class I-M-2 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the sum of (1) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (2) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class I-M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (3) the
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product of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (y) the sum of (I) 4.60% and (II) the Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Class II-A Certificates: The Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1, Class II-1X-2, Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2, Class II-2X-1, Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2 and Class II-3X-1 Certificates.
Class II-B Certificates: The Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2, Class II-B-3, Class II-B-4, Class II-B-5, Class II-B-6, Class II-X-B1, Class II-X-B2 and Class II-X-B3 Certificates.
Class II-X Certificates: The Class II-1X-1, Class II-1X-2, Class II-2X-1, Class II-3X-1, Class II-X-B1, Class II-X-B2, and Class II-X-B3.
Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger: For a Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates for any Distribution Date, the Class Prepayment Distribution Trigger is satisfied if the fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such Class and each Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates subordinate thereto, if any, and the denominator of which is the Stated Principal Balance of all of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date, equals or exceeds such percentage calculated as of the Closing Date.
Class R Certificate: Any of the Class R Certificates substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5-1 and evidencing ownership of interests designated as “residual interests” in REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III and REMIC IV for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. Component I of the Class R Certificates is designated as the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC I, Component II of the Class R Certificates is designated as the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC II, Component III of the Class R Certificates is designated as the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC III and Component IV of the Class R Certificates is designated as the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC IV.
Class R-X Certificates: Any of the Class R-X Certificates substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5-2 and evidencing ownership of the “residual interest” in REMIC V for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
Class XP Certificates: The Class I-XP Certificates and the Class II-XP Certificates.
Class XP Reserve Account: The account established and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof.
Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts: For any Distribution Date, the amounts by which the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the Class Y Regular Interests will be reduced on such Distribution Date by the allocation of Realized Losses and the distribution of principal, determined as described in Appendix I
Class Y Regular Interests: The Class Y-1, Class Y-2, and Class Y-3 Regular Interests.
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Class Y-1 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Class Y-1 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the Class Y-1 Regular Interest on such Distribution Date.
Class Y-1 Principal Reduction Amount: The Class Y Principal Reduction Amount for the Class Y-1 Regular Interest as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Appendix 1.
Class Y-1 Regular Interest: The uncertificated undivided beneficial interest in REMIC I which constitutes a REMIC I Regular Interest and is entitled to distributions as set forth herein.
Class Y-2 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Class Y-2 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the Class Y-2 Regular Interest on such Distribution Date.
Class Y-2 Principal Reduction Amount: The Class Y Principal Reduction Amount for the Class Y-2 Regular Interest as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Appendix 1.
Class Y-2 Regular Interest: The uncertificated undivided beneficial interest in REMIC I which constitutes a REMIC I Regular Interest and is entitled to distributions as set forth herein.
Class Y-3 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Class Y-3 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the Class Y-3 Regular Interest on such Distribution Date.
Class Y-3 Principal Reduction Amount: The Class Y Principal Reduction Amount for the Class Y-3 Regular Interest as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Appendix 1.
Class Y-3 Regular Interest: The uncertificated undivided beneficial interest in REMIC I which constitutes a REMIC I Regular Interest and is entitled to distributions as set forth herein.
Class Z Principal Reduction Amounts: For any Distribution Date, the amounts by which the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the Class Z Regular Interests will be reduced on such Distribution Date by the allocation of Realized Losses and the distribution of principal, which shall be in each case the excess of (A) the sum of (x) the excess of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for the related Group (i.e. the “related Group” for the Class Z-1 Regular Interest is the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Loans, the “related Group” for the Class Z-2 Regular Interest is the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Loans and the “related Group” for the Class Z-3 Regular Interest is the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Loans) over the sum of the amounts thereof distributable (i) in respect of interest on such Class Z Regular Interest and the related Class Y Regular Interest, (ii) to such Class Z Regular Interest and the related Class Y Regular Interest pursuant to clause (c)(ii) of the definition of “REMIC I Distribution Amount” and (iii) in the case of the Group I Loans, to the Class R Certificates and (y) the amount of Realized Losses allocable to principal for the related Group over (B) the Class Y Principal Reduction Amount for the related Group.
Class Z Regular Interests: The Class Z-1, Class Z-2 and Class Z-3 Regular Interests.
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Class Z-1 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Class Z-1 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the Class Z-1 Regular Interest on such Distribution Date.
Class Z-1 Principal Reduction Amount: The Class Z Principal Reduction Amount for the Class Z-1 Regular Interest as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Appendix 1.
Class Z-1 Regular Interest: The uncertificated undivided beneficial interest in REMIC I which constitutes a REMIC I Regular Interest and is entitled to distributions as set forth herein.
Class Z-2 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Class Z-2 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the Class Z-2 Regular Interest on such Distribution Date.
Class Z-2 Principal Reduction Amount: The Class Z Principal Reduction Amount for the Class Z-2 Regular Interest as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Appendix 1.
Class Z-2 Regular Interest: The uncertificated undivided beneficial interest in REMIC I which constitutes a REMIC I Regular Interest and is entitled to distributions as set forth herein.
Class Z-3 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Class Z-3 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the Class Z-3 Regular Interest on such Distribution Date.
Class Z-3 Principal Reduction Amount: The Class Z Principal Reduction Amount for the Class Z-3 Regular Interest as determined pursuant to the provisions of the Appendix 1.
Class Z-3 Regular Interest: The uncertificated undivided beneficial interest in REMIC I which constitutes a REMIC I Regular Interest and is entitled to distributions as set forth herein.
Closing Date: January 31, 2006.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compensating Interest Payment: As defined in Section 6.06.
Corporate Trust Office: The designated office of the Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, where at any particular time its respective corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered. The Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Worldwide Securities Services—Structured Finance Services, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1. The Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Group, BSALTA 2006-1. For the purpose of registration and transfer and exchange only, the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator shall be
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located at Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Group, BSALTA 2006-1.
Counterparty: Wachovia Bank, National Association, and any successor thereto, or any successor counterparty under the Cap Contracts.
Countrywide: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, and its successor in interest.
Countrywide Servicing Agreement: The Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2002, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 1, 2004, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of January 31, 2006, between Countrywide and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-3.
Cross-Over Date: The first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Subordinate Certificates has been reduced to zero.
Current Interest: As of any Distribution Date, with respect to each Class of Group I Offered Certificates, (i) the interest accrued on the Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate plus any amount previously distributed with respect to interest for such Certificate that has been recovered as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy minus (ii) the sum of (a) any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for such Distribution Date, to the extent not covered by Compensating Interest Payments and (b) any shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act during the related Due Period; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Current Interest for any such Class, amounts specified in clauses (ii)(a) and (ii)(b) hereof for any such Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the Class B-IO Certificates and the Class R Certificates in reduction of amounts otherwise distributable to such Certificates on such Distribution Date and then any excess shall be allocated to each other Class of Certificates pro rata based on the respective amounts of interest accrued pursuant to clause (i) hereof for each such Class on such Distribution Date.
Current Specified Enhancement Percentage: For any Distribution Date, a percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Subordinate Certificates and (ii) the Overcollateralization Amount, in each case prior to the distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date, by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Due Period.
Current Specified Overcollateralization Percentage: For any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Overcollateralization Target Amount, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Custodial Agreement: An agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, among the Depositor, EMC, as Sponsor and Master Servicer, Master Funding as a Seller, the Trustee and the Custodian in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto.
Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor custodian appointed pursuant to the provisions hereof and of the Custodial Agreement.
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Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006.
Cut-off Date Balance: $1,746,636,654.
Debt Service Reduction: Any reduction of the Scheduled Payments which a Mortgagor is obligated to pay with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar state law or other proceeding.
Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than the then outstanding indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar state law or other proceeding.
Delinquent: A Mortgage Loan is “Delinquent” if any payment due thereon is not made pursuant to the terms of such Mortgage Loan by the close of business on the day such payment is scheduled to be due. A Mortgage Loan is “30 days delinquent” if such payment has not been received by the close of business on the last day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which such payment was due. For example, a Mortgage Loan with a payment due on December 1 that remained unpaid as of the close of business on January 31 would then be considered to be 30 to 59 days delinquent. Similarly for “60 days delinquent,” “90 days delinquent” and so on.
Depositor: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successors in interest.
Depository: The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of which is Cede & Co., or any successor thereto.
Depository Agreement: The meaning specified in Section 5.01(a) hereof.
Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Designated Depository Institution: A depository institution (commercial bank, federal savings bank, mutual savings bank or savings and loan association) or trust company (which may include the Trustee), the deposits of which are fully insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law.
Determination Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Determination Date as defined in the Servicing Agreement.
Disqualified Organization: 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 the Xxxxxxx Mac or any successor thereto, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the
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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 or (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an ownership interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may cause any 2006-1 REMIC contained in the Trust or any Person having an ownership interest in the Residual Certificate (other than such Person) to 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 Residual 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 Account: The trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.04, which shall be denominated “JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee f/b/o holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 - Distribution Account.” The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account.
Distribution Account Deposit Date: The Business Day prior to each Distribution Date.
Distribution Date: The 25th day of any month, beginning in the month immediately following the month of the Closing Date, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following.
Distribution Report: The Asset-Backed Issuer Distribution Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
DTC Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest as custodian for the Depository.
Due Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date in each month on which its Scheduled Payment is due if such due date is the first day of a month and otherwise is deemed to be the first day of the following month or such other date specified in the related Servicing Agreement.
Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage Loan, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the Distribution Date occurs and ending at the close of business on the first day of the month in which the Distribution Date occurs.
Eligible Account: Any of (i) a segregated account maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution (A) the short-term obligations of which are rated A-1 or better by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s at the time of any deposit therein or (B) insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by such Corporation), the uninsured deposits in which account are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (obtained by the Person requesting that the account be held pursuant to this clause (i)) delivered to the Securities Administrator prior to the establishment of such account, the Certificateholders will have a claim
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with respect to the funds in such account and a perfected first priority security interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments, each of which shall mature not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Distribution Date next following the date of investment in such collateral or the Distribution Date if such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains the Distribution Account) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or general creditors of the depository institution with which such account is maintained, (ii) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company with trust powers acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iii) a segregated account or accounts of a depository institution acceptable to the Rating Agencies (as evidenced in writing by the Rating Agencies that use of any such account as the Distribution Account will not have an adverse effect on the then-current ratings assigned to the Classes of Certificates then rated by the Rating Agencies). Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
EMC: EMC Mortgage Corporation, and any successor thereto.
EMC Servicing Agreement: The Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, between Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC and EMC as attached hereto as Exhibit H-4.
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Event of Default: As defined in Section 8.01.
EverHome: EverHome Mortgage Company (formerly known as Alliance Mortgage Corporation), and any successor thereto.
EverHome Servicing Agreement: The Subservicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 31, 2006, between EverHome and EMC, as attached hereto as Exhibit H-5.
Excess Cashflow: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) Remaining Excess Spread for such Distribution Date and (ii) Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Excess Cashflow shall include Principal Funds on and after the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero (other than Principal Funds otherwise distributed to the Holders of Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates on such Distribution Date).
Excess Liquidation Proceeds: To the extent that such amount is not required by law to be paid to the related Mortgagor, the amount, if any, by which Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and accrued but unpaid interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate through the last day of the month in which the related Liquidation Date occurs, plus (ii) related Liquidation Expenses.
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Excess Spread: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Interest Funds for such Distribution Date over (ii) the sum of the Current Interest on the Group I Offered Certificates and Interest Carry Forward Amounts on the Class I-A Certificates, in each case on such Distribution Date.
Exchange Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Act Reports: Any reports required to be filed pursuant to Sections 3.17, 3.18 and 3.23 of this Agreement.
Extra Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount derived from Excess Spread equal to the lesser of (i) the excess, if any, of the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date over the Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Excess Spread for such Distribution Date.
Xxxxxx Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association and any successor thereto.
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and any successor thereto.
Final Certification: The certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Three to the Custodial Agreement.
Fiscal Quarter: December 1 through the last day of February, March 1 through May 31, June 1 through August 31, or September 1 through November 30, as applicable.
Form 8-K Disclosure Information: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iii).
Fractional Undivided Interest: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Class XP Certificates), the fractional undivided interest evidenced by any Certificate of such Class the numerator of which is the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate and the denominator of which is the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class. With respect to the Class XP Certificates, the percentage interest stated thereon. With respect to the Certificates in the aggregate, the fractional undivided interest evidenced by (i) the Residual Certificates will be deemed to equal 1.00% (in the aggregate), (ii) the Class B-IO Certificates will be deemed to equal 1.00% and (iii) a Certificate of any other Class will be deemed to equal 98.00% multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all the Certificates other than the Class B-IO Certificates.
Xxxxxxx Mac: Xxxxxxx Mac, formerly the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and any successor thereto.
Global Certificate: Any Private Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, beneficial interests in which are reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly or as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of such depository).
GMACM: GMAC Mortgage Corporation, and its successor in interest.
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GMACM Servicing Agreement: The Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1, 2001, Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 31, 2002, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of December 20, 2005, between GMACM and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-6.
GreenPoint: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., and its successor in interest.
GreenPoint Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, between GreenPoint and EMC, between GreenPoint and EMC, and each attached hereto as Exhibit H-7.
Gross Margin: As to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note and indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which percentage is added to the related Index on each Interest Adjustment Date to determine (subject to rounding, the minimum and maximum Mortgage Interest Rate and the Periodic Rate Cap) the Mortgage Interest Rate until the next Interest Adjustment Date.
Group I Certificates: The Group I Senior Certificates, the Group I Subordinate Certificates and the Group I Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Group I Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and any Subsequent Mortgage Loans added to Group I.
Group I Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Class I-B-3, Class I-XP and Class B-IO Certificates.
Group I Offered Certificates: The Group I Senior Certificates and the Group I Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Group I Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1 and Class I-B-2 Certificates.
Group I Senior Certificates: The Class I-A Certificates.
Group I Significance Estimate: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an amount determined based on the reasonable good-faith estimate by the Depositor of the aggregate maximum probable exposure of the outstanding Group I Certificates to the related Cap Contract.
Group I Significance Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an percentage equal to the Significance Estimate divided by the aggregate outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Certificates, prior to the distribution of the related Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date.
Group I Subordinate Certificates: The Group I Offered Subordinate Certificates and the Group I Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates.
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Group II Certificates: The Group II Senior Certificates and the Group II Subordinate Certificates.
Group II Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Group II Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Class II-XP, Class II-B-4, Class II-B-5 and Class II-B-6 Certificates.
Group II Offered Certificates: The Group II Senior Certificates and the Group II Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Group II Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Class II-B-1, Class II-X-B1, Class II-B-2, Class II-X-B2, Class II-B-3 and Class II-X-B3 Certificates.
Group II Senior Certificates: The Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1, Class II-1X-2, Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2, Class II-2X-1, Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2, and Class II-3X-1 Certificates.
Group II Significance Estimate: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an amount determined based on the reasonable good-faith estimate by the Depositor of the aggregate maximum probable exposure of the outstanding Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates to the related Cap Contracts.
Group I Significance Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an percentage equal to the Significance Estimate divided by the aggregate outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates, prior to the distribution of the related Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date.
Group II Subordinate Certificates: The Group II Offered Subordinate Certificates and the Group II Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Harbourside: Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation, and its successor in interest.
Harbourside Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 31, 2006, between Harbourside and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-8.
Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, except that, subject to Sections 11.02(b) and 11.05(e), solely for the purpose of giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced thereby shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Fractional Undivided Interests necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained.
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HSBC: HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA), and its successor in interest.
HSBC Servicing Agreement: The Amended and Restated Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment Reg AB, dated as of November 7, 2005, between HSBC and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-9.
Indemnified Persons: The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator and their officers, directors, agents and employees and, with respect to the Trustee, any separate co-trustee and its officers, directors, agents and employees.
Index: The index, if any, specified in a Mortgage Note by reference to which the related Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted from time to time.
Individual Certificate: Any Private Certificate registered in the name of the Holder other than the Depository or its nominee.
Initial Certification: The certification substantially in the form of Exhibit One to the Custodial Agreement.
Initial Coverage Account: The account or sub-account established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.10(a) and which shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account.
Interest Coverage Amount: The amount to be paid by the Depositor to the Paying Agent for deposit in the Interest Coverage Account on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.10, which amount is $250,951.15.
Initial Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan transferred and assigned to the Trustee on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01 and held as part of the Trust, as identified in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Institutional Accredited Investor: Any Person meeting the requirements of Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or any entity all of the equity holders in which come within such paragraphs.
Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any standard hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy or title insurance policy.
Insurance Proceeds: Amounts paid by the insurer under any Insurance Policy covering any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property other than amounts required to be paid over to the Mortgagor pursuant to law or the related Mortgage Note or Security Instrument and other than amounts used to repair or restore the Mortgaged Property or to reimburse insured expenses, including the related Servicer’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with presenting claims under the related Insurance Policies.
Interest Accrual Period: With respect to each Distribution Date, for each Class of Group II Certificates (other than the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates), the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. The Interest
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Accrual Period for the Group I Certificates, the Class I-B-3 Certificates and the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates will be the period from and including the preceding distribution date (or from the Closing Date, in the case of the first Distribution Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date.
Interest Adjustment Date: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the date, if any, specified in the related Mortgage Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is subject to adjustment.
Interest Carryforward Amount: As of the first Distribution Date and with respect to each Class of Group I Offered Certificates, zero, and for each Distribution Date thereafter, the sum of (i) the excess of (a) the Current Interest for such Class with respect to prior Distribution Dates over (b) the amount actually distributed to such Class of Group I Certificates with respect to interest on or after such prior Distribution Dates and (ii) interest thereon (to the extent permitted by applicable law) at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Class for the related Interest Accrual Period including the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date.
Interest Funds: For any Distribution Date and Loan Group I, (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled interest collected in respect to the related Group I Mortgage Loans during the related Due Period less the related Servicing Fee, (b) all Monthly Advances relating to interest with respect to the related Group I Mortgage Loans made on or prior to the related Distribution Account Deposit Date, (c) all Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and required to be remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or the related Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement with respect to such Distribution Date, (d) Liquidation Proceeds with respect to the related Group I Mortgage Loans collected during the related Prepayment Period (or, in the case of Subsequent Recoveries, during the related Due Period), to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds relate to interest, (e) all amounts relating to interest with respect to each related Group I Mortgage Loan purchased by EMC pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.03 or by the Depositor pursuant to Section 3.21 during the related Due Period, (f) all amounts in respect of interest paid by EMC pursuant to Section 10.01 in respect to Loan Group I, in each case to the extent remitted by EMC or its designee, as applicable, to the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement and (g) any amount withdrawn from the Pre-funding Reserve Account pursuant to Section 4.09(c)(iii) in respect of Loan Group I, minus (ii) all amounts relating to interest required to be reimbursed pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.05 or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement and allocated to Loan Group I.
Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage Loan that during the related Prepayment Period was the subject of a Principal Prepayment or constitutes a Relief Act Mortgage Loan, an amount determined as follows:
(a) Partial principal prepayments received during the relevant Prepayment Period: The difference between (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Rate on the amount of such prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest for the calendar month of such prepayment (adjusted to the applicable Net Rate) received at the time of such prepayment;
(b) Principal prepayments in full received during the relevant Prepayment Period: The difference between (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such prepayment and (ii) the amount of
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interest for the calendar month of such prepayment (adjusted to the applicable Net Rate) received at the time of such prepayment; and
(c) Relief Act Mortgage Loans: As to any Relief Act Mortgage Loan, the excess of (i) 30 days’ interest (or, in the case of a principal prepayment in full, interest to the date of prepayment) on the Stated Principal Balance thereof (or, in the case of a principal prepayment in part, on the amount so prepaid) at the related Net Rate over (ii) 30 days’ interest (or, in the case of a principal prepayment in full, interest to the date of prepayment) on such Stated Principal Balance (or, in the case of a Principal Prepayment in part, on the amount so prepaid) at the annual interest rate required to be paid by the Mortgagor as limited by application of the Relief Act.
Interim Certification: The certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Two to the Custodial Agreement.
Investment Letter: The letter to be furnished by each Institutional Accredited Investor which purchases any of the Private Certificates in connection with such purchase, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit F-1 hereto.
Lender-Paid PMI Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan covered by a lender-paid primary mortgage insurance policy, the premium to be paid by the applicable Servicer out of interest collections on the related Mortgage Loan, as stated in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
LIBOR Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the city of London, England are required or authorized by law to be closed.
LIBOR Determination Date: With respect to each Class of Offered Certificates and for the first Interest Accrual Period, January 27, 2006. With respect to each Class of Offered Certificates and any Interest Accrual Period thereafter, the second LIBOR Business Day preceding the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
Liquidated Mortgage Loan: Any defaulted Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer or the Master Servicer has determined that all amounts it expects to recover from or on account of such Mortgage Loan have been recovered.
Liquidation Date: With respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Master Servicer or the Servicer has certified that such Mortgage Loan has become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan.
Liquidation Expenses: With respect to a Mortgage Loan in liquidation, unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by or for the account of the Master Servicer or the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgage Property, such expenses including (a) property protection expenses, (b) property sales expenses, (c) foreclosure and sale costs, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, and (d) similar expenses reasonably paid or incurred in connection with liquidation.
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Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, Insurance Proceeds, condemnation proceeds or otherwise and Subsequent Recoveries.
Loan Group: Loan Group I or Loan Group II, as applicable.
Loan Group I: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Loan Group II: Sub-Loan Group II-1, Sub-Loan Group II-2 and Sub-Loan Group II-3.
Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the Original Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Loss Allocation Limitation: The meaning specified in Section 6.02.2(c) hereof.
Loss Severity Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of Realized Losses incurred on a Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan.
Lost Notes: The original Mortgage Notes that have been lost, as indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Margin: With respect to any Distribution Date on or prior to the first possible Optional Termination Date with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans and (i) with respect to the Class I-1A-1 Certificates, 0.240% per annum, (ii) with respect to the Class I-1A-2 Certificates, 0.320% per annum, (iii) with respect to the Class I-M-1 Certificates, 0.500% per annum, (iv) with respect to the Class I-M-2 Certificates, 0.750% per annum, (v) with respect to the Class I-B-1 Certificates, 1.50% per annum, (vi) with respect to the Class I-B-2 Certificates, 2.10% per annum, and (vii) with respect to the Class I-B-3 Certificates, 2.15% per annum; and with respect to any Distribution Date after the first possible Optional Termination Date and (i) with respect to the Class I-1A-1 Certificates, 0.480% per annum, (ii) with respect to the Class I-1A-2 Certificates, 0.640% per annum, (iii) with respect to the Class I-M-1 Certificates, 0.750% per annum, (iv) with respect to the Class I-M-2 Certificates, 11.250% per annum, (v) with respect to the Class I-B-1 Certificates, 2.250% per annum, (vi) with respect to the Class I-B-2 Certificates, 3.225% per annum, and (vii) with respect to the Class I-B-3 Certificates, 3.255% per annum; and with respect to any Distribution Date after the first possible Optional Termination Date and (i) with respect to the Class II-B-1 Certificates, 0.750% per annum, (ii) the Class II-B-2 Certificates, 1.125% per annum and (iii) the Class II-B-3 Certificates, 2.250% per annum..
Marker Rate: With respect to the Class B-IO Certificates or REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-I and any Distribution Date, in relation to the REMIC II Regular Interests LT1, LT2, LT3 and LT4, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rates for REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 and REMIC II Regular Interest LT3.
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Master Servicer: As of the Closing Date, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association and, thereafter, its respective successors in interest that meet the qualifications of the Servicing Agreements and this Agreement.
Master Servicing Compensation: The meaning specified in Section 3.14.
Material Defect: The meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
Maximum Lifetime Mortgage Rate: The maximum level to which a Mortgage Interest Rate can adjust in accordance with its terms, regardless of changes in the applicable Index.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.
MERS® System: The system of recording transfers of Mortgage Loans electronically maintained by MERS.
MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS® System.
Minimum Lifetime Mortgage Rate: The minimum level to which a Mortgage Interest Rate can adjust in accordance with its terms, regardless of changes in the applicable Index.
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 Advance: An advance of principal or interest required to be made by the applicable Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05.
Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 6.07.
Monthly Delinquency Percentage: With respect to a Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans that are 60 days or more Delinquent or are in bankruptcy or foreclosure or are REO Properties for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Moody’s: Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first priority lien on an estate in fee simple or leasehold interest in real property securing a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01(b) pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
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Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues from time to time on any Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Note, which rate is initially equal to the “Mortgage Interest Rate” set forth with respect thereto on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01, Section 2.04 or Section 2.07 and held as a part of the Trust Fund, as identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall include, without limitation, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and Mortgage File and all rights appertaining thereto), including a mortgage loan the property securing which has become an REO Property.
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006, between EMC, as seller, and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as purchaser, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, attached as Exhibit J.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit B with respect to the Initial Mortgage Loans, and the schedule attached as Exhibit 1 to the related Subsequent Transfer Instrument with respect to the related Subsequent Mortgage Loans, each as amended from time to time to reflect the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans or the addition of Subsequent Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as the case may be.
Mortgage Note: The originally executed note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan.
Mortgaged Property: Land and improvements securing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan or, in the case of REO Property, such REO Property.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Net Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, the Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date net of Compensating Interest Payments made with respect to such Distribution Date.
Net Liquidation Proceeds: As to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds net of (i) Liquidation Expenses which are payable therefrom to the Servicer or the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement and (ii) unreimbursed advances by the Servicer or the Master Servicer and Monthly Advances.
Net Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect from time to time less the sum of (1) the Servicing Fee Rate and (2) the Lender Paid PMI Rate, if any, attributable thereto, in each case expressed as a per annum rate.
Net Rate Cap: For any Distribution Date and the Group I Certificates, the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the beginning of the related Due Period, weighted on the basis of the Certificate Principal Balances thereof as of the preceding Distribution Date; for any Distribution Date and the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificates, the weighted average of the weighted average net rate of the mortgage loans in each
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Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II weighted in proportion to the excess of the aggregate stated principal balance of each such Sub-Loan Group over the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Senior Certificates related to such Sub-Loan Groups, in each case as adjusted to an effective rate reflecting the accrual of interest on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period For federal income tax purposes, the Net Rate Cap with respect to the Group I Subordinate Certificates is equal to the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests LT1 and LT2.
Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Group I Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates and the Group II Non-Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance or Monthly Advance (i) which was previously made or is proposed to be made by the Master Servicer, the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) or the applicable Servicer and (ii) which, in the good faith judgment of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the applicable Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance or Monthly Advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by the Master Servicer, the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) or the applicable Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or future payments on the Mortgage Loan for which such advance or Monthly Advance was made or is proposed to be made.
Notional Amount: The Notional Amount of (i) the Class II-1X-1 Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-1A-1 Certificates, (ii) the Class II-1X-2 Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-1A-2 Certificates and the Class II-1A-3 Certificates (in the aggregate), (iii) the Class II-2X-1 Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-2A-1 Certificates and the Class II-2A-2 Certificates (in the aggregate), (iv) the Class II-3X-1 Certificates is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-3A-1 Certificates and the Class II-3A-2 Certificates (in the aggregate), (iv) the Class II-X-B1 Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-B-1 Certificates, (v) the Class II-X-B2 Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-B-2 Certificates, (vi) the Class II-X-B3 Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-B-3 Certificates, and (vii) the Class B-IO Certificates immediately prior to any Distribution Date is equal to the aggregate of the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the REMIC II Regular Interests.
Offered Certificates: The Group I Offered Certificates and the Group II Offered Certificates.
Offered Subordinate Certificates: The Group I Offered Subordinate Certificates and the Group II Offered Subordinate Certificates.
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President or Assistant Vice President or other authorized officer of the Master Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable, and delivered to the Trustee, as required by this Agreement.
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One-Month LIBOR: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the rate determined by the Securities Administrator on the related LIBOR Determination Date on the basis of the rate for U.S. dollar deposits for one month that appears on Telerate Screen Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such LIBOR Determination Date; provided that the parties hereto acknowledge that One-Month LIBOR for the first Interest Accrual Period shall the rate determined by the Securities Administrator two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. 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, such other service for displaying One-Month LIBOR or comparable rates as may be reasonably selected by the Securities Administrator), One-Month LIBOR for the applicable Interest Accrual Period will be the Reference Bank Rate. If no such quotations can be obtained by the Securities Administrator and no Reference Bank Rate is available, One-Month LIBOR will be One-Month LIBOR applicable to the preceding Interest Accrual Period.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel who is or are acceptable to the Trustee and who, unless required to be Independent (an “Opinion of Independent Counsel”), may be internal counsel for the Company, the Master Servicer or the Depositor.
Optional Termination Date: With respect to (i) the Group I Mortgage Loans, the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans is less than 20% of the sum of (A) the Cut-off Date Balance and (B) the Pre-funded Amounts of the Loan Group I as of the Closing Date and (ii) with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans, the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance.
Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance: The sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of each Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates as of the Closing Date.
Original Value: The lesser of (i) the Appraised Value or (ii) the sales price of a Mortgaged Property at the time of origination of a Mortgage Loan, except in instances where either clauses (i) or (ii) is unavailable, the other may be used to determine the Original Value, or if both clauses (i) and (ii) are unavailable, Original Value may be determined from other sources reasonably acceptable to the Depositor.
Outstanding Mortgage Loan: With respect to any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan which, prior to such Due Date, was not the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full, did not become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan and was not purchased or replaced.
Outstanding Principal Balance: As of the time of any determination, the principal balance of a Mortgage Loan remaining to be paid by the Mortgagor, or, in the case of an REO Property, the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan remaining to be paid by the Mortgagor at the time such property was acquired by the Trust Fund less any Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto to the extent applied to principal.
Overcollateralization Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Offered
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Certificates and the Class I-B-3 Certificates on such Distribution Date (after taking into account the payment of principal other than any Extra Principal Distribution Amount on such Certificates).
Overcollateralization Release Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date is the lesser of (x) the sum of the amounts described in clauses (1) through (5) in the definition of Principal Funds for such Distribution Date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date (assuming that 100% of such Principal Funds is applied as a principal payment on such Distribution Date) over (ii) the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date (with the amount pursuant to clause (y) deemed to be $0 if the Overcollateralization Amount is less than or equal to the Overcollateralization Target Amount on that Distribution Date).
Overcollateralization Target Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date, 1.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, (b) on or after the Stepdown Date and if a Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of (i) the lesser of (1) 1.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and (2) 2.40% of the then current aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of such Distribution Date and (ii) $4,162,898 and (c) on or after the Stepdown Date and if a Trigger Event is in effect, the Overcollateralization Target Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.
Party Participating in the Servicing Function: Any Person performing any of the responsibilities set forth in Exhibit K.
Pass-Through Rate: As to each Class of Certificates, the rate of interest determined as provided with respect thereto in Section 5.01(c). Any monthly calculation of interest at a stated rate shall be based upon annual interest at such rate divided by twelve.
Paying Agent: The Securities Administrator, or its successor in interest, or any successor securities administrator appointed as herein provided.
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the maximum adjustment that can be made to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Adjustment Date in accordance with its terms, regardless of changes in the applicable Index.
Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities held in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders:
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations the timely payment of which are fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America;
(ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (including the Trustee or the Master Servicer or its Affiliates acting in its commercial banking capacity) and subject to supervision and examination by federal
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and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term debt rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment have the Applicable Credit Rating or better from each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above where the Trustee holds the security therefor;
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation (including the Trustee or the Master Servicer or its Affiliates) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that have the Applicable Credit Rating or better from each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust to exceed 10% of the aggregate Outstanding Principal Balances of all the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments held as part of the Trust;
(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) having the Applicable Credit Rating or better from each Rating Agency at the time of such investment;
(vi) a Reinvestment Agreement issued by any bank, insurance company or other corporation or entity;
(vii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency to the Trustee; and
(viii) interests in any money market fund (including any such fund managed or advised by the Trustee or the Master Servicer or any affiliate thereof) which at the date of acquisition of the interests in such fund and throughout the time such interests are held in such fund has the highest applicable short term rating by each Rating Agency rating such funds or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing; provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such instrument or security is purchased at a price greater than par.
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Permitted Transferee: Any Person other than a Disqualified Organization or an “electing large partnership” (as defined by Section 775 of the Code).
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PHH: PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation), and any successor thereto.
PHH Servicing Agreement: The Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001, among PHH, Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust and EMC, as attached hereto as Exhibit H-10.
Physical Certificates: The Residual Certificates and the Private Certificates.
Plan: The meaning specified in Section 5.07(a).
Pre-funded Amount: The amount to be paid by the Seller to the Paying Agent for deposit in the Pre-Funding Account on the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group I, which amount is $17,935,853.
Pre-funded Amount: The account or sub-account established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.09 (a) and which shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account.
Pre-funded Period: The period from the Closing Date until the earliest of (i) the date on which the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of investment income) is reduced to zero or (ii) April 17, 2006.
Pre-funding Reserve Account: The account or sub-account established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.09(d) and which shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account.
Prepayment Charge: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the charges or premiums, if any, due in connection with a full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Prepayment Charge Loan: Any Mortgage Loan for which a Prepayment Charge may be assessed and to which such Prepayment Charge the related Class XP Certificates are entitled, as indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a partial Principal Prepayment or a Principal Prepayment in full during the related Prepayment Period (other than a Principal Prepayment in full resulting from the purchase of a Group I Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03, 3.21 or 10.01 hereof), the amount, if any, by which (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Group I Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such prepayment or in the case of a partial Principal Prepayment on the amount of such prepayment exceeds (ii) the
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amount of interest paid or collected in connection with such Principal Prepayment less the sum of (a) any Prepayment Charges and (b) the related Servicing Fee.
Prepayment Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans serviced by EMC, the period from the sixteenth day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs through the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs. With respect to any Distribution Date and all other Mortgage Loans, the period that is provided in the related Servicing Agreement.
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Any primary mortgage guaranty insurance policy issued in connection with a Mortgage Loan which provides compensation to a Mortgage Note holder in the event of default by the obligor under such Mortgage Note or the related Security Instrument, if any or any replacement policy therefor through the related Interest Accrual Period for such Class relating to a Distribution Date.
Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess of (i) sum of (a) the Principal Funds for such Distribution Date and (b) any Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (ii) any Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution Date.
Principal Funds: the sum, without duplication, of
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the Scheduled Principal collected on the Group I Mortgage Loans during the related Due Period or advanced on or before the related servicer advance date, |
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prepayments in respect of the Group I Mortgage Loans, exclusive of any Prepayment Charges, collected in the related Prepayment Period, |
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the Stated Principal Balance of each Group I Mortgage Loan that was repurchased by the Depositor or the related Servicer during the related Due Period, |
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the amount, if any, by which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of any Substitute Mortgage Loans is less than the aggregate unpaid principal balance of any deleted mortgage loans delivered by the related Servicer in connection with a substitution of a Group I Mortgage Loan during the related Due Period, |
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all Liquidation Proceeds collected during the related Prepayment Period (or in the case of Subsequent Recoveries, during the related Due Period) on the Group I Mortgage Loans, to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds relate to principal, less all related Nonrecoverable Advances relating to principal reimbursed during the related Due Period, |
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the principal portion of the purchase price of the assets of the Trust allocated to Loan Group I upon the exercise by EMC or its designee of its optional termination right with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans; and |
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any amount withdrawn from the Pre-Funding Account in respect of Loan Group I pursuant to Section 4.09(e)(ii) and included in Principal Funds; minus |
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any amounts required to be reimbursed to EMC, the Depositor, a Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and allocated to Loan Group I, as provided in the Agreement. |
Principal Prepayment: Any payment (whether partial or full) or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date to the extent that it is not accompanied by an amount as to interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment, including Insurance Proceeds and Repurchase Proceeds, but excluding the principal portion of Net Liquidation Proceeds received at the time a Mortgage Loan becomes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan.
Private Certificates: The Class I-B-3, Class B-IO, Class I-XP, Class II-XP, Class II-B-4, Class II-B-5 and Class II-B-6 Certificates.
Prospectus: The prospectus, dated June 24, 2005, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated January 31, 2006, relating to the offering of the Offered Certificates.
Protected Account: An account established and maintained for the benefit of Certificateholders by each Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and with respect to REO Property pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement.
QIB: A Qualified Institutional Buyer as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.
Qualified Insurer: Any insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties is or are located, duly authorized and licensed in such state or states to transact the type of insurance business in which it is engaged and approved as an insurer by the Master Servicer, so long as the claims paying ability of which is acceptable to the Rating Agencies for pass-through certificates having the same rating as the Certificates rated by the Rating Agencies as of the Closing Date.
Rating Agencies: Xxxxx’x and S&P.
Realized Loss: Any (i) Bankruptcy Loss or (ii) as to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, (x) the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate through the last day of the month of such liquidation, less (y) the related Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgaged Property that are allocated to principal. In addition, 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.
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Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to the REMIC I Regular Interests as follows: (1) The interest portion of Realized Losses and Net Interest Shortfalls on the Group II-1 Loans, if any, shall be allocated between the Class Y-1 and Class Z-1 Regular Interests pro rata according to the amount of interest accrued but unpaid thereon, in reduction thereof; (2) the interest portion of Realized Losses and Net Interest Shortfalls on the Group II-2 Loans, if any, shall be allocated between the Class Y-2 and Class Z-2 Regular Interests pro rata according to the amount of interest accrued but unpaid thereon, in reduction thereof; and (3) the interest portion of Realized Losses and Net Interest Shortfalls on the Group II-3 Loans, if any, shall be allocated between the Class Y-3 and Class Z-3 Regular Interests pro rata according to the amount of interest accrued but unpaid thereon, in reduction thereof. Any interest portion of such Realized Losses in excess of the amount allocated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be treated as a principal portion of Realized Losses not attributable to any specific Mortgage Loan in such Group and allocated pursuant to the succeeding sentences. The principal portion of Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to the REMIC I Regular Interests as follows: (1) the principal portion of Realized Losses on the Group II-1 Loans shall be allocated, first, to the Class Y-1 Regular Interest to the extent of the Class Y-1 Principal Reduction Amount in reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such Regular Interest and, second, the remainder, if any, of such principal portion of such Realized Losses shall be allocated to the Class Z-1 Regular Interest in reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof; (2) the principal portion of Realized Losses on the Group II-2 Loans shall be allocated, first, to the Class Y-2 Regular Interest to the extent of the Class Y-2 Principal Reduction Amount in reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such Regular Interest and, second, the remainder, if any, of such principal portion of such Realized Losses shall be allocated to the Class Z-2 Regular Interest in reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof; and (3) the principal portion of Realized Losses on the Group II-3 Loans shall be allocated, first, to the Class Y-3 Regular Interest to the extent of the Class Y-3 Principal Reduction Amount in reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such Regular Interest and, second, the remainder, if any, of such principal portion of such Realized Losses shall be allocated to the Class Z-3 Regular Interest in reduction of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof. For any Distribution Date, reductions in the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the Class Y and Class Z Regular Interest pursuant to this definition of Realized Loss shall be determined, and shall be deemed to occur, prior to any reductions of such Uncertificated Principal Balances by distributions on such Distribution Date.
Record Date: For each Class of Group I Certificates, the Business Day preceding the applicable Distribution Date so long as such Class of Certificates remains in book-entry form; and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date. For each Class of Group II Certificates, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date.
Reference Bank: A leading bank selected by the Securities Administrator that is engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market.
Reference Bank Rate: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%, of the offered rates for United States dollar deposits for one month that are quoted by the Reference Banks as of
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11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the related interest determination 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 all Classes of Group I Offered Certificates for such Interest Accrual Period, provided that at least two such Reference Banks provide such rate. If fewer than two offered rates appear, the Reference Bank Rate will be the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%, of the rates quoted by one or more major banks in New York City, selected by the securities administrator, 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 all Classes of Group I Offered Certificates.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Reinvestment Agreements: One or more reinvestment agreements, acceptable to the Rating Agencies, from a bank, insurance company or other corporation or entity (including the Trustee).
Related Certificates: (A) For each REMIC III Regular Interest, the Class or Classes of Certificates show opposite the name of such REMIC III Regular Interest in the following table:
REMIC III Regular Interest |
Classes of Certificates |
II-1A-1 |
II-1A-1; II-1X-1 |
II-1A-23 |
II-1A-2; II-1A-3; II-1X-2 |
II-2A |
II-2A-1; II-2A-2; II-2X-1 |
II-3A |
II-3A-1; II-3A-2; II-3X-1 |
II-B-1 |
II-B-1; II-X-B1 |
II-B-2 |
II-B-2; II-X-B2 |
II-B-3 |
II-B-3; II-X-B3 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
(B) For each REMIC IV Regular Interest, the Class or Classes of Certificates show opposite the name of such REMIC IV Regular Interest in the following table:
REMIC IV Regular Interest |
Classes of Certificates |
X-0X-0 |
X-0X-0 |
X-0X-0 |
X-0X-0 |
I-M-1 |
I-M-1 |
I-M-2 |
I-M-2 |
X-X-0 |
X-X-0 |
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X-X-0 |
X-X-0 |
I-B-3 |
I-B-3 |
B-IO-I and B-IO-P |
B-IO |
II-1A-1 |
II-1A-1 |
II-1A-2 |
II-1A-2 |
II-1A-3 |
II-1A-3 |
II-1X-1 |
II-1X-1 |
II-1X-2 |
II-1X-2 |
II-2A-1 |
II-2A-1 |
II-2A-2 |
II-2A-2 |
II-2X-1 |
II-2X-1 |
II-3A-1 |
II-3A-1 |
II-3A-2 |
II-3A-2 |
II-3X-1 |
II-3X-1 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
XX-X-0 |
II-B-4 |
II-B-4 |
II-B-5 |
II-B-5 |
II-B-6 |
II-B-6 |
II-X-B1 |
II-X-B1 |
II-X-B2 |
II-X-B2 |
II-X-B3 |
II-X-B3 |
(C) For the REMIC V Regular Interest, the Class B-IO Certificates.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, or similar state law.
Relief Act Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which the Scheduled Payment thereof has been reduced due to the application of the Relief Act.
Remaining Excess Spread: With respect to any Distribution Date, the Excess Spread remaining after the distribution of the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.
Remaining Pre-Funded Amount: An amount equal to the Pre-Funded Amount minus the amount equal to 100% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans transferred during the Pre-Funding Period.
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Administrator: The Trustee; provided that if the REMIC Administrator is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to no longer be able to fulfill its obligations as REMIC
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Administrator under this Agreement the Servicer or Trustee acting as Servicer shall appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, subject to assumption of the REMIC Administrator obligations under this Agreement.
REMIC Interest: Any of the REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III, REMIC IV and REMIC V Interests.
REMIC Opinion: An Opinion of Independent Counsel, to the effect that the proposed action described therein would not, under the REMIC Provisions, (i) cause any 2006-1 REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC while any regular interest in such 2006-1 REMIC is outstanding, (ii) result in a tax on prohibited transactions with respect to any 2006-1 REMIC or (iii) constitute a taxable contribution to any 2006-1 REMIC after the Startup Day.
REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
REMIC Regular Interest: Any of the REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III, REMIC IV and REMIC V Regular Interests.
REMIC I: The segregated pool of assets, with respect to which a REMIC election is made pursuant to this Agreement, consisting of:
(a) the Group II Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files and collateral securing such Group II Mortgage Loans,
(b) all payments on and collections in respect of the Group II Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date as shall be on deposit in the Distribution Account and identified as belonging to the Trust Fund,
(c) property that secured a Group II Mortgage Loan and that has been acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure,
(d) the hazard insurance policies and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, if any, relating to the Group II Mortgage Loans, and
(e) all proceeds of clauses (a) through (d) above.
REMIC I Available Distribution Amount: For each of the Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II for any Distribution Date, the Available Funds for such Sub-Loan Group, or, if the context so requires the aggregate of the Available Funds for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II.
REMIC I Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R Certificates in respect of Component I thereof in the following amounts and priority:
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(a) To the extent of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for Sub-Loan Group II-1:
(i) first, to Class Y-1 and Class Z-1 Regular Interests and Component I of the Class R Certificates, concurrently, the Uncertificated Interest for such Classes remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata according to their respective shares of such unpaid amounts;
(ii) second, to the Class Y-1 and Class Z-1 Regular Interests and Component I of the Class R Certificates, concurrently, the Uncertificated Interest for such Classes for the current Distribution Date, pro rata according to their respective Uncertificated Interest;
(iii) third, to Component I of the Class R Certificates, until the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and
(iv) fourth, to the Class Y-1 and Class Z-1 Regular Interests, the Class Y-1 Principal Distribution Amount and the Class Z-1 Principal Distribution Amount, respectively.
(b) To the extent of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for Sub-Loan Group II-2:
(i) first, to the Class Y-2 and Class Z-2 Regular Interests, concurrently, the Uncertificated Interest for such Classes remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata according to their respective shares of such unpaid amounts;
(ii) second, to the Class Y-2 and Class Z-2 Regular Interests, concurrently, the Uncertificated Interest for such Classes for the current Distribution Date, pro rata according to their respective Uncertificated Interest; and
(iii) third, to the Class Y-2 and Class Z-2 Regular Interests, the Class Y-2 Principal Distribution Amount and the Class Z-2 Principal Distribution Amount, respectively.
(c) To the extent of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for Sub-Loan Group II-3:
(i) first, to the Class Y-3 and Class Z-3 Regular Interests, concurrently, the Uncertificated Interest for such Classes remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata according to their respective shares of such unpaid amounts;
(ii) second, to the Class Y-3 and Class Z-3 Regular Interests, concurrently, the Uncertificated Interest for such Classes for the current Distribution Date, pro rata according to their respective Uncertificated Interest; and
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(iii) third, to the Class Y-3 and Class Z-3 Regular Interests, the Class Y-3 Principal Distribution Amount and the Class Z-3 Principal Distribution Amount, respectively.
(d) To the extent of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amounts for Sub-Loan Group II-1, Sub-Loan Group II-2 and Sub-Loan Group II-3 for such Distribution Date remaining after payment of the amounts pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this definition of “REMIC I Distribution Amount”:
(i) first, to each Class of Class Y and Class Z Regular Interests, pro rata according to the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses allocable to principal previously allocated to each such Class; provided, however, that any amounts distributed pursuant to this paragraph (d)(i) of this definition of “REMIC I Distribution Amount” shall not cause a reduction in the Uncertificated Principal Balances of any of the Class Y and Class Z Regular Interests; and
(ii) second, to the Component I of the Class R Certificates, the Residual Distribution Amount for Component I of the Class R Certificates for such Distribution Date.
REMIC I Interests: The REMIC I Regular Interests and Component I of the Class R Certificates.
REMIC I Regular Interest: Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I set forth in Section 5.01(c)(i) and issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate specified for such REMIC I Interest in Section 5.01(c)(i), and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(i). The designations for the respective REMIC I Regular Interests are set forth in Section 5.01(c)(i).
REMIC II: The segregated pool of assets, with respect to which a REMIC election is made pursuant to this Agreement, consisting of: (a)the Group I Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files and collateral securing such Group I Mortgage Loans, (b) all payments on and collections in respect of the Group I Mortgage Loans due after the Cut off Date as shall be on deposit in the Distribution Account and identified as belonging to the Trust Fund, (c) property that secured a Group I Mortgage Loan and that has been acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (d) the hazard insurance policies and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, if any, related to the Group I Mortgage Loans and (e) all proceeds of clauses (a) through (d) above.
REMIC II Available Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the Available Funds for Loan Group I.
REMIC II Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the REMIC II Available Distribution Amount shall be distributed by REMIC II to REMIC IV on account of the
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REMIC II Regular Interests and to the Class R Certificates in respect of Component II thereof, in the following order of priority:
1. to REMIC IV as the holder of the REMIC II Regular Interests, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) their Uncertificated Accrued Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates; and
2. to REMIC IV as the holder of the REMIC II Regular Interests, in an amount equal to the remainder of the REMIC II Available Distribution Amount after the distributions made pursuant to clause (1) above, allocated as follows:
(A) in respect of REMIC II Regular Interest LT2, REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 and REMIC II Regular Interest LT4, their respective Principal Distribution Amounts;
(B) in respect of REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 any remainder until the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and
(C) any remainder in respect of REMIC II Regular Interest LT2, REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 and REMIC II Regular Interest LT4, pro rata according to their respective Uncertificated Principal Balances as reduced by the distributions deemed made pursuant to (i) above, until their respective Uncertificated Principal Balances are reduced to zero; and
3. any remaining amounts to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of Component II thereof.
REMIC II Interests: The REMIC II Regular Interests and Component II of the Class R Certificates.
REMIC II Principal Reduction Amounts: For any Distribution Date, the amounts by which the principal balances of the REMIC II Regular Interests LT1, LT2, LT3 and LT4, respectively, will be reduced on such Distribution Date by the allocation of Realized Losses and the distribution of principal, determined as follows:
For purposes of the succeeding formulas the following symbols shall have the meanings set forth below:
Y1 = the principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 after distributions on the prior Distribution Date.
Y2 = the principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 after distributions on the prior Distribution Date.
Y3 = the principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 after distributions on the prior Distribution Date.
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Y4 = the principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 after distributions on the prior Distribution Date (note: Y3 = Y4).
ΔY1 = the REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 Principal Reduction Amount.
ΔY2 = the REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 Principal Reduction Amount.
ΔY3 = the REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 Principal Reduction Amount.
ΔY4 = the REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 Principal Reduction Amount.
P0 = the aggregate principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests LT1, LT2, LT3 and LT4 after distributions and the allocation of Realized Losses on the prior Distribution Date.
P1 = the aggregate principal balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests LT1, LT2, LT3 and LT4 after distributions and the allocation of Realized Losses to be made on such Distribution Date.
ΔP = P0 - P1 = the aggregate of the REMIC II Regular Interests LT1, LT2, LT3 and LT4 Principal Reduction Amounts.
=the aggregate of the principal portions of Realized Losses to be allocated to, and the principal distributions to be made on, the Group I Certificates on such Distribution Date (including distributions of accrued and unpaid interest on the Class SB-I Certificates for prior Distribution Dates).
R0 = the Group I Net WAC Cap Rate (stated as a monthly rate) after giving effect to amounts distributed and Realized Losses allocated on the prior Distribution Date.
R1 = the Group I Net WAC Cap Rate (stated as a monthly rate) after giving effect to amounts to be distributed and Realized Losses to be allocated on such Distribution Date.
α = (Y2 + Y3)/P0. The initial value of a on the Closing Date for use on the first Distribution Date shall be 0.0001.
γ0 = the lesser of (A) the sum for all Classes of Group I Certificates, other than the Class B-IO Certificates, of the product for each Class of (i) the monthly interest rate (as limited by the Group I Net WAC Cap Rate, if applicable) for such Class applicable for distributions to be made on such Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance for such Class after distributions and the allocation of Realized Losses on the prior Distribution Date and (B) R0*P0.
γ1 = the lesser of (A) the sum for all Classes of Group I Certificates, other than the Class B-IO Certificates, of the product for each Class of (i) the monthly interest rate (as limited by the Net WAC Cap Rate, if applicable) for such Class applicable for distributions to be made on the next succeeding Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance for such Class after distributions and the allocation of Realized Losses to be made on such Distribution Date and (B) R1*P1.
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Then, based on the foregoing definitions:
ΔY1 = ΔP - ΔY2 - ΔY3 - ΔY4;
ΔY2 = (α/2){( γ0R1 - γ1R0)/R0R1};
ΔY3 = αΔP - ΔY2; and
ΔY4 = ΔY3.
if both ΔY2 and ΔY3, as so determined, are non-negative numbers. Otherwise:
(1)If ΔY2, as so determined, is negative, then
ΔY2 = 0;
ΔY3 = α{γ1R0P0 - γ0R1P1}/{γ1R0};
ΔY4 = ΔY3; and
ΔY1 = ΔP - ΔY2 - ΔY3 - ΔY4.
(2)If ΔY3, as so determined, is negative, then
ΔY3 = 0;
ΔY2 = α{γ1R0P0 - γ0R1P1}/{2R1R0P1 - γ1R0};
ΔY4 = ΔY3; and
ΔY1 = ΔP - ΔY2 - ΔY3 - ΔY4.
REMIC II Realized Losses: For any Distribution Date, Realized Losses on the Group I Mortgage Loans for the related Due Period shall be allocated, as follows: (i) the interest portion of Realized Losses, if any, shall be allocated pro rata to accrued interest on the REMIC II Regular Interests to the extent of such accrued interest, and (ii) any remaining interest portions of Realized Losses and any principal portions of Realized Losses shall be treated as principal portions of Realized Losses and allocated (i) to the REMIC II Regular Interest LT2, REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 and REMIC II Regular Interest LT4, pro rata according to their respective Principal Reduction Amounts, provided that such allocation to each of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT2, REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 and REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 shall not exceed their respective Principal Reduction Amounts for such Distribution Date, and (ii) any Realized Losses not allocated to any of REMIC II Regular Interest LT2, REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 or REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 pursuant to the proviso of clause (i) above shall be allocated to the REMIC II Regular Interest LT1.
REMIC II Regular Interest: Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II set forth in Section 5.01(c)(ii) and issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC II. Each REMIC II Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the
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Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate specified for such REMIC II Interest in Section 5.01(c)(ii), and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(ii). The designations for the respective REMIC II Regular Interests are set forth in Section 5.01(c)(ii).
REMIC II Regular Interest LT1: A regular interest in REMIC II that is held as an asset of REMIC III, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the Realized Losses allocated to the REMIC II Regular Interest LT1 on such Distribution Date.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT2: A regular interest in REMIC II that is held as an asset of REMIC III, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the Realized Losses allocated to the REMIC II Regular Interest LT2 on such Distribution Date.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT3: A regular interest in REMIC II that is held as an asset of REMIC III, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the Realized Losses allocated to the REMIC II Regular Interest LT3 on such Distribution Date.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT4: A regular interest in REMIC II that is held as an asset of REMIC III, that has an initial principal balance equal to the related Uncertificated Principal Balance, that bears interest at the related Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate, and that has such other terms as are described herein.
REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 Principal Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date over the Realized Losses allocated to the REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 on such Distribution Date.
REMIC III: That group of assets contained in the Trust Fund designated as a REMIC consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests and any proceeds thereof.
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REMIC III Available Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the amounts deemed distributed with respect to the REMIC I Regular Interests pursuant to Section 6.07.
REMIC III Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the REMIC III Available Distribution Amount shall be distributed by REMIC III to REMIC IV on account of the REMIC III Regular Interests and to the Class R Certificates in respect of Component III thereof, as follows: to each REMIC III Regular Interest in respect of Uncertificate Accrued Interest thereon and the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof, the amount distributed in respect of interest and principal on the Related Class or Classes of Certificates (with such amounts having the same character as interest or principal with respect to the REMIC III Regular Interest as they have with respect to the Related Certificate or Certificates) with the following exception: No amount paid to any Certificate in respect of any Basis Risk Shortfall Amount or Basis Risk Shortfall Carryforward Amount shall be included in the amount paid in respect of a related REMIC III Regular Interest. Any remaining amount of the REMIC III Available Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of Component III thereof.
REMIC III Interests: The REMIC III Regular Interests and Component III of the Class R Certificates.
REMIC III Regular Interest: Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC III set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iii) and issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC III. Each REMIC III Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate specified for such REMIC III Interest in Section 5.01(c)(iii), and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iii). The designations for the respective REMIC III Regular Interests are set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iii).
REMIC IV: That group of assets contained in the Trust Fund designated as a REMIC consisting of the REMIC III Regular Interests and any proceeds thereof.
REMIC IV Available Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the amounts deemed distributed with respect to the REMIC III Regular Interests pursuant to Section 6.07.
REMIC IV Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the REMIC IV Available Distribution Amount shall be deemed distributed by REMIC IV to the holders of the Certificates (other than the Class B-IO Certificates) on account of the REMIC IV Regular Interests (other than REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P), to REMIC V on account of REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P, and to the Class R Certificates in respect of Component IV thereof, as follows: to each REMIC IV Regular Interest in respect of Uncertificated Interest thereon and the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof, the amount distributed in respect of interest and principal on the Related Class or Classes of Certificates (with such amounts having the same character as interest or principal with respect to the REMIC IV Regular Interest as they have with respect to the Related Certificate or Certificates) with the following exceptions: (1) No amount paid to any Certificate in respect of any Basis Risk Shortfall Amount or Basis Risk Shortfall Carryforward Amount shall be included in the amount paid in respect of a related REMIC IV Regular Interest; and (2) amounts paid in respect of Basis Risk Shortfall Amounts
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and Basis Risk Shortfall Carryforward Amounts to the extent not derived from any Cap Contract Payment Amount shall be deemed paid with respect to REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-I in respect of accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Any remaining amount of the REMIC IV Available Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of Component IV thereof.
REMIC IV Interests: The REMIC IV Regular Interests and Component IV of the Class R Certificates.
REMIC IV Regular Interest: Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC IV set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iv) and issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC IV. Each REMIC IV Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate specified for such REMIC IV Interest in Section 5.01(c)(iv), and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iv). The designations for the respective REMIC IV Regular Interests are set forth in Section 5.01(c)(iv).
REMIC V: That group of assets contained in the Trust Fund designated as a REMIC consisting of REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P and any proceeds thereof.
REMIC V Available Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the amounts deemed distributed with respect to REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P pursuant to Section 6.07.
REMIC V Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the REMIC V Available Distribution Amount shall be deemed distributed by REMIC V to the holder of the Class B-IO Certificates on account of REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P.
REMIC V Interests: The REMIC V Regular Interest and the Class R-X Certificates.
REMIC V Regular Interest: The separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interest in REMIC V set forth in Section 5.01(c)(v) and issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC V. The REMIC V Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate specified for such REMIC V Interest in Section 5.01(c)(v). The designation for the REMIC V Regular Interest is set forth in Section 5.01(c)(v).
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit of Certificateholders, by foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage Loan.
Reportable Event: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iii).
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any property acquired with respect thereto) required to be repurchased by the Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Article II of this Agreement, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the sum of (a) 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase (or if the related Mortgaged Property was
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acquired with respect thereto, 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance at the date of the acquisition), (b) accrued but unpaid interest on the Outstanding Principal Balance at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, through and including the last day of the month of repurchase and (c) any costs and damages (if any) incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation of such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending laws over (ii) any portion of the Master Servicing Compensation, Servicing Fee, Monthly Advances and advances payable to the purchaser of the Mortgage Loan (if any).
Repurchase Proceeds: The Repurchase Price in connection with any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the Seller and any cash deposit in connection with the substitution of a Mortgage Loan, in each case in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
Request for Release: A request for release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
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 with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Reserve Fund: The separate trust account created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.06 hereof.
Residual Certificate: Any of the Class R Certificates, consisting of four components—Component I, Component II, Component III and Component IV—respectively representing ownership of the sole class of residual interest in each of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III and REMIC IV, and the Class R-X Certificates.
Responsible Officer: Any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be (or any successor thereto), including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer, any Assistant Secretary, any trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, and any other officer of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, to whom a matter arising hereunder may be referred.
Rule 144A Certificate: The certificate to be furnished by each purchaser of a Private Certificate (which is also a Physical Certificate) which is a Qualified Institutional Buyer as defined under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit F-2 hereto.
S&P: Standard & Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and its successors in interest.
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act: The Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretation thereof by the Commission's staff).
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(iv).
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Scheduled Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Period, the scheduled payment or payments of principal and interest due during such Due Period on such Mortgage Loan which either is payable by a Mortgagor in such Due Period under the related Mortgage Note or, in the case of REO Property, would otherwise have been payable under the related Mortgage Note.
Scheduled Principal: The principal portion of any Scheduled Payment.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as paying agent or securities administrator (as applicable) hereunder, or its successor in interest, or any successor securities administrator or paying agent appointed as herein provided.
Securities Legend: “THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN “INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A “PLAN”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR BY A PERSON USING “PLAN ASSETS” OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH
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IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.
Security Instrument: A written instrument creating a valid first lien on a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Note, which may be any applicable form of mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or security deed, including any riders or addenda thereto.
Seller: EMC, as mortgage loan seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the related Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
Senior Certificates: The Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1, Class II-1X-2, Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2, Class II-2X-1, Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2 and Class II-3X-1 Certificates.
Senior Enhancement Percentage: As to each Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the aggregate of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates and (ii) the Overcollateralization Amount, in each case after taking into account the distribution of the related Principal Distribution Amounts on such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Senior Optimal Principal Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date and a Certificate Group related to a Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of the following (but in no event greater than the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the related Certificate Group immediately prior to such Distribution Date):
(i) the related Senior Percentage of the principal portion of all Scheduled Payments due on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group on the related Due Date as specified in the amortization schedule at the time applicable thereto (after adjustments for previous Principal Prepayments but before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period if the related Distribution Date occurs prior to the Cross-over Date);
(ii) the related Senior Prepayment Percentage of the Stated Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full received by the Master Servicer during the related Prepayment Period;
(iii) the related Senior Prepayment Percentage of amount of all Principal Prepayments in part allocated to principal received by the Master Servicer during the related Prepayment Period in respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group;
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(iv) the lesser of (a) the related Senior Prepayment Percentage of the sum of (A) all Net Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal received in respect of each Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group that became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period (other than Mortgage Loans described in the immediately following clause (B)) and all Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group during the related Due Period and (B) the Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan purchased by an insurer from the Trust during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, or otherwise and (b) the related Senior Percentage of the sum of (A) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group which became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period (other than the Mortgage Loans described in the immediately following clause (B)) and all Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group during the related Due Period and (B) the Stated Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan that was purchased by an insurer from the Trust during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any or otherwise;
(v) any amount allocated to the Available Funds of the related Sub-Loan Group pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(G); and
(vi) the related Senior Prepayment Percentage of the sum of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group that was repurchased by the Seller in connection with such Distribution Date and (b) the excess, if any, of the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group that has been replaced by the Seller with a substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in connection with such Distribution Date over the Stated Principal Balance of such substitute Mortgage Loan.
Senior Percentage: With respect to each Certificate Group related to a Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II, initially 91.25%. With respect to any Distribution Date and a Certificate Group related to a Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II, the lesser of (i) 100% and (ii) the percentage obtained by dividing the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Senior Certificates (other than the Class II-X Certificates) in such Certificate Group immediately preceding such Distribution Date by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group as of the beginning of the related Due Period.
Senior Prepayment Percentage: With respect to a Certificate Group related to a Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II and any Distribution Date occurring during the periods set forth below, as follows:
Period (dates inclusive) |
Senior Prepayment Percentage |
February 2006 – January 2013 |
100% |
February 2013 – January 2014 |
Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group plus 70% of the Subordinate Percentage for the related Sub-Loan Group. |
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February 2014 – January 2015 |
Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group plus 60% of the Subordinate Percentage for the related Sub-Loan Group. |
February 2015 – January 2016 |
Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group plus 40% of the Subordinate Percentage for the related Sub-Loan Group. |
February 2016 – January 2017 |
Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group plus 20% of the Subordinate Percentage for the related Sub-Loan Group. |
February 2017 and thereafter |
Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group. |
In addition, no reduction of the Senior Prepayment Percentage for the related Certificate Group shall occur on any Distribution Date unless, as of the last day of the month preceding such Distribution Date, (A) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans in all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Group II Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and Group II Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust), averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Subordinate Certificates does not exceed 50%; and (B) cumulative Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans in all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II do not exceed (a) 30% of the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance if such Distribution Date occurs between and including February 2013 and January 2014, (b) 35% of the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance if such Distribution Date occurs between and including February 2014 and January 2015, (c) 40% of the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance if such Distribution Date occurs between and including February 2015 and January 2016, (d) 45% of the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance if such Distribution Date occurs between and including February 2016 and January 2017, and (e) 50% of the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance if such Distribution Date occurs during or after February 2017.
In addition, if on any Distribution Date the weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages for such Distribution Date is equal to or greater than two times the weighted average of the initial Subordinate Percentages, and (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans for all Sub-Loan Groups delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and such Group II Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust), averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Subordinate Certificates does not exceed 50% and (b)(i) on or prior to the Distribution Date in January 2009, cumulative Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II as of the end of the related Prepayment Period do not exceed 20% of the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance and (ii) after the Distribution Date in January 2009 cumulative Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II as of the end of the related Prepayment Period do not exceed 30% of
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the Original Group II Subordinate Principal Balance, then, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date will equal the Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group; provided, however, if on such Distribution Date the Subordinate Percentage is equal to or greater than two times the initial Subordinate Percentage on or prior to the Distribution Date occurring in January 2009 and the above delinquency and loss tests are met, then the Senior Prepayment Percentage for the related Certificate Group for such Distribution Date will equal the related Senior Percentage plus 50% of the related Subordinate Percentage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on any Distribution Date the percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Senior Certificates immediately preceding such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the beginning of the related Due Period, exceeds such percentage as of the Cut-off Date, the Senior Prepayment Percentage with respect to all of the Group II Senior Certificates will equal 100%.
Servicer Remittance Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the applicable Servicer, the date set forth in the related Servicing Agreement.
Servicers: Each of Bank of America, Chevy Chase Bank, Countrywide, EMC, EverHome, GMACM, GreenPoint, Harbourside, HSBC, PHH, USBank and Xxxxxxxxxx and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
Servicing Agreement: Each of the Bank of America Servicing Agreement, Chevy Chase Bank Servicing Agreement, Countrywide Servicing Agreement, EMC Servicing Agreement, EverHome Servicing Agreement, GMACM Servicing Agreement, GreenPoint Servicing Agreement, Harbourside Servicing Agreement, HSBC Servicing Agreement, PHH Servicing Agreement, USBank Servicing Agreement and Xxxxxxxxxx Servicing Agreement, in each case as modified by the related Assignment Agreement.
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: As to any Mortgage Loan and Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the preceding calendar month and (ii) the related Servicing Fee Rate.
Servicing Fee Rate: As to any Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Servicing Officer: The President or a Vice President or Assistant Vice President or other authorized officer of the Master Servicer having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement, and any other authorized officer of the Master Servicer to whom a matter arising hereunder may be referred.
Significance Percentage: Each of the Group I Significance Percentage and the Group II Significance Percentage.
Special Hazard Loss: A Realized Loss attributable to damage or a direct physical loss suffered by a mortgaged property (including any Realized Loss due to the presence or suspected presence of hazardous wastes or substances on a mortgaged property) other than any such damage or loss covered by a hazard policy or a flood insurance policy required to be maintained
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in respect of such mortgaged property under the Agreement or any loss due to normal wear and tear or certain other causes.
Startup Day: January 31, 2006.
Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Group I Mortgage Loan or related REO Property and any Distribution Date, the Outstanding Principal Balance thereof as of the Cut-off Date minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of the Scheduled Payments due with respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such Distribution Date (and irrespective of any delinquency in their payment), (ii) all Principal Prepayments with respect to such Mortgage Loan received prior to or during the related Prepayment Period, and all Liquidation Proceeds to the extent applied by the related Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with this Agreement or the applicable Servicing Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that were received by the related Servicer as of the close of business on the last day of the Prepayment Period related to such Distribution Date and (iii) any Realized Losses on such Mortgage Loan incurred prior to or during the related Prepayment Period. The Stated Principal Balance of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan equals zero. References herein to the Stated Principal Balance of a Loan Group or Sub-Loan Group at any time shall mean the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group or Sub-Loan Group.
With respect to any Group II Mortgage Loan on any Distribution Date, (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Due Date (taking account of the principal payment to be made on such Due Date and irrespective of any delinquency in its payment), as specified in the amortization schedule at the time relating thereto (before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding occurring after the Cut-off Date (other than a Deficient Valuation) or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period) and less (ii) any Principal Prepayments (including the principal portion of Net Liquidation Proceeds) received during or prior to the related Prepayment Period; provided that the Stated Principal Balance of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan is zero.
Stepdown Date: The earlier to occur of (i) the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates has been reduced to zero and (ii) the later to occur of (a) the Distribution Date in February 2009 and (b) the first Distribution Date on which the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2, and Class I-B-3 Certificates and the Overcollateralization Amount divided by the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date is greater than or equal to 16.60%.
Sub-Loan Group: Any of Sub-Loan Group II-1, Sub-Loan Group II-2 or Sub-Loan Group II-3, as applicable.
Sub-Loan Group II-1: The group of Mortgage Loans designated as belonging to Sub-Loan Group II-1 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Sub-Loan Group II-1 Certificates: The Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1 and Class II-1X-2 Certificates.
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Sub-Loan Group II-2: The group of Mortgage Loans designated as belonging to Sub-Loan Group II-2 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Sub-Loan Group II-2 Certificates: The Class II-2A-1 Certificates, Class II-2A-2 and Class II-2X-1 Certificates.
Sub-Loan Group II-3: The group of Mortgage Loans designated as belonging to Sub-Loan Group II-3 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Sub-Loan Group II-3 Certificates: The Class II-3A-1 Certificates, Class II-3A-2 Certificates and Class II-3X-1 Certificates.
Subordinate Certificate Writedown Amount: With respect to the Group II Subordinate Certificates and as to any Distribution Date (other than the Class II-X-B1, Class II-X-B2 and Class II-X-B3 Certificates), the amount by which (i) the sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Group II Certificates (after giving effect to the distribution of principal and the allocation of applicable Realized Losses in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Group II Certificates on such Distribution Date) exceeds (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Group II Mortgage Loans on the Due Date related to such Distribution Date.
Subordinate Certificates: The Group I Subordinate Certificates and the Group II Subordinate Certificates.
Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of the following (but in no event greater than the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date):
(i) the related Subordinate Percentage of the principal portion of all Scheduled Payments due on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group on the related Due Date as specified in the amortization schedule at the time applicable thereto (after adjustment for previous Principal Prepayments but before any adjustment to such amortization schedule by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period);
(ii) the related Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full received by the Master Servicer during the related Prepayment Period;
(iii) the related Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of the amount of all Principal Prepayments in part received by the Master Servicer in respect to the Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group during the related Prepayment Period;
(iv) the excess, if any, of (a) all Net Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal received during the related Prepayment Period in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group and all Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of each Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Due Period over (b) the sum of the amounts
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distributable to the Senior Certificates in the related Certificate Group pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of Senior Optimal Principal Amount on such Distribution Date;
(v) the related Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of the sum of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group that was purchased by the Seller in connection with such Distribution Date and (b) the difference, if any, between the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group that has been replaced by the Seller with a Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in connection with such Distribution Date over the Stated Principal Balance of such Substitute Mortgage Loan; and
(vi) on the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Senior Certificates in the related Certificate Group have all been reduced to zero, 100% of the Senior Optimal Principal Amount for the related Sub-Loan Group. After the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates has been reduced to zero, the Subordinate Optimal Principal Amount shall be zero.
Subordinate Percentage: With respect to each Sub-Loan Group included in Loan Group II on any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group.
Subordinate Prepayment Percentage: With respect to each Loan Group or Sub-Loan Group on any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Senior Percentage for the related Certificate Group.
Subsequent Cut-off Date: With respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans sold to the Trust pursuant to a Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the later of (i) the first day of the month in which the related Subsequent Transfer Date occurs or (ii) the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan.
Subsequent Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans which will be acquired by the Trust during the Pre-Funding Period with amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account, which Mortgage Loans will be held as part of the Trust Fund.
Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement: The agreements between EMC, as seller, and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as purchaser, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto, regarding the transfer of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans by EMC to Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, a form of which is attached as Exhibit K.
Subsequent Recoveries: As of any Distribution Date, amounts received during the related Due Period by the Master Servicer (net of any related expenses permitted to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 4.05) 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 Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) specifically related to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan or the disposition of an REO Property prior to the related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss, after liquidation or disposition of such Mortgage Loan.
Subsequent Transfer Date: With respect to each Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the date on which the related Subsequent Mortgage Loans are sold to the Trust.
Subsequent Transfer Instrument: Each Subsequent Transfer Instrument, dated as of a Subsequent Transfer Date, executed by the Securities Administrator at the written direction of the Seller and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L, by which Subsequent Mortgage Loans are transferred to the Trust Fund.
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Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan tendered to the Trustee pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, in each case, (i) which has an Outstanding Principal Balance not greater nor materially less than the Mortgage Loan for which it is to be substituted; (ii) which has a Mortgage Interest Rate and Net Rate not less than, and not materially greater than, such Mortgage Loan; (iii) which has a maturity date not materially earlier or later than such Mortgage Loan and not later than the latest maturity date of any Mortgage Loan; (iv) which is of the same property type and occupancy type as such Mortgage Loan; (v) which has a Loan-to-Value Ratio not greater than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan; (vi) which is current in payment of principal and interest as of the date of substitution; (vii) as to which the payment terms do not vary in any material respect from the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan for which it is to be substituted and (viii) which has a Gross Margin, Periodic Rate Cap and Maximum Lifetime Mortgage Rate no less than those of such Mortgage Loan, has the same Index and interval between Interest Adjustment Dates as such Mortgage Loan, and a Minimum Lifetime Mortgage Rate no lower than that of such Mortgage Loan.
Substitution Adjustment Amount: The amount, if any, required to be paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 2.04 in connection with the substitution of a Mortgage Loan.
Tax Administration and Tax Matters Person: The Securities Administrator and any successor thereto or assignee thereof shall serve as tax administrator hereunder and as agent for the Tax Matters Person. The Holder of the largest percentage interest of each Class of Residual Certificates shall be the Tax Matters Person for the related REMIC, as more particularly set forth in Section 9.12 hereof.
Termination Purchase Price: The price, calculated as set forth in Section 10.01, to be paid in connection with the repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 10.01.
Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution Date, an event that exists if (i) the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans that are 60 or more days delinquent (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in bankruptcy or foreclosure and the Group I Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust) by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool, in each case, as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding calendar month, exceeds 34% of the Current Specified Enhancement Percentage or (ii) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the Group I Mortgage Loans since the Cut-off Date as a percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds the applicable percentage set forth below:
Months |
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1.25% |
49 - 60 |
1.75% |
61 - 72 |
2.25% |
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73+ |
2.25% |
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Trust Fund or Trust: The corpus of the trust created by this Agreement, consisting of the Mortgage Loans and the other assets described in Section 2.01(a).
Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.
2006-1 REMIC: Any of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III, REMIC IV and REMIC V.
Uncertificated Interest: With respect to each REMIC Regular Interest on each Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the related Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate on the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC Regular Interest. In each case, for purposes of the distributions, Uncertificated Interest will be reduced by the interest portion of any Realized Losses and Net Interest Shortfalls allocated, with respect to the REMIC I Regular Interests, to such REMIC Regular Interests pursuant to the definition of Realized Losses, with respect to the REMIC II Regular Interests, to such REMIC Regular Interests pursuant to the definition of REMIC II Realized Losses and, with respect to the REMIC III Regular Interests, REMIC IV Regular Interests and REMIC V Regular Interest, to the Related Classes of Certificates.
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate: With respect to any Distribution Date and REMIC Interest, the pass-through rate of each such REMIC Interest set forth in Section 5.01(c).
Uncertificated Principal Balance: The amount of any REMIC Regular Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in Section 5.01(c)(i) as its Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by the sum of (i) the principal portion of Realized Losses allocated to the REMIC I Regular Interests in accordance with the definition of Realized Loss and (ii) the amounts deemed distributed on each Distribution Date in respect of principal on the REMIC I Regular Interests pursuant to Section 6.07. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC II Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Section 5.01(c)(ii) hereto as its Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC II Regular Interest shall be reduced, first, by the portion of Realized Losses allocated in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances thereof on such Distribution Date pursuant to the definition of REMIC II Realized Losses and, second, the amounts deemed distributed on each Distribution Date in respect of principal on the REMIC II Regular Interests pursuant to Section 6.07. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC III Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Section 5.01(c)(iii) hereto as its Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC III Regular Interest shall be reduced, first, by the portion of Realized Losses allocated in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Related Classes of Certificates on such Distribution
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Date and, second, by all distributions of principal made on such Related Classes of Certificates on such Distribution Date. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC IV Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Section 5.01(c)(iv) hereto as its Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC IV Regular Interest shall be reduced, first, by the portion of Realized Losses allocated in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Related Classes of Certificates on such Distribution Date and, second, by all distributions of principal made on such Related Classes of Certificates on such Distribution Date. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC V Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in Section 5.01(c)(v) as its Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance.
Undercollateralized Amount: With respect any Certificate Group in Loan Group II and any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate Group over (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group.
Uninsured Cause: Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property or related REO Property such that the complete restoration of such Mortgaged Property or related REO Property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant the Servicing Agreement, without regard to whether or not such policy is maintained.
United States Person: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (including an entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes) created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations), provided that, for purposes solely of the Residual Certificates, 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 United States Persons, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more such United States Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. To the extent prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury, which have not yet been issued, a trust which was in existence on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was treated as a United States person on August 20, 1996 may elect to continue to be treated as a United States person notwithstanding the previous sentence.
Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and a Class of Group I Certificates, is the excess of (i) Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to such Class over (ii) the sum of all distributions in reduction of the Applied Realized Loss Amounts on all previous Distribution Dates. Any amounts distributed to a class of Group I Certificates in respect of any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount will not be applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class.
USBank: U.S. Bank, NA, and its successor in interest.
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USBank Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 31, 2006, between USBank and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-11.
Xxxxxxxxxx: Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis, and any successor thereto.
Xxxxxxxxxx Servicing Agreement: Amended and Restated Forward Commitment Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 4, 2003, between Xxxxxxxxxx and EMC, attached hereto as Exhibit H-12.
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ARTICLE II
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans;
Original Issuance of Certificates
Section 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans to Trustee. (a) The Depositor concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, sells, transfers and assigns to the Trust without recourse all its right, title and interest in and to (i) the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including all interest and principal due with respect to the Initial Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date and the Subsequent Mortgage Loans after the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, but excluding any payments of principal and interest due on or prior to the Cut-off Date; (ii) such assets as shall from time to time be credited or are required by the terms of this Agreement to be credited to the Distribution Account (iii) such assets relating to the Mortgage Loans as from time to time may be held by the Servicers in Protected Accounts and the Securities Administrator in the Distribution Account in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Securities Administrator in the Cap Reserve Account in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Group I Offered Certificateholders and the Class I-B-3 Certificateholders, (iv) any REO Property, (v) the Required Insurance Policies and any amounts paid or payable by the insurer under any Insurance Policy (to the extent the mortgagee has a claim thereto), (vi) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the extent provided in Section 2.03(a), (vii) the rights with respect to the Servicing Agreements (and each related Recognition Agreement as defined and described in the related Assignment Agreement) as assigned to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders by the Assignment Agreements, (viii) such assets as shall from time to time be credited or are required by the terms of this Agreement to be credited to the Pre-Funding Account, the Interest Coverage Account, the Distribution Account and the Cap Reserve Account and (ix) any proceeds of the foregoing. Although it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan, in the event that such conveyance is deemed to be a loan, it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Fund, and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
(b) In connection with the above transfer and assignment, the Seller hereby deposits with the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, with respect to each Mortgage Loan:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed without recourse (A) to the order of the Trustee or (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan registered on the MERS system, in blank, and in each case showing an unbroken chain of endorsements from the originator thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee, or lost note affidavit together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note,
(ii) the original Mortgage and, if the related Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, noting the presence of the MIN and language indicating that such Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, which shall have been recorded (or if the original is not available, a copy), with evidence
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of such recording indicated thereon (or if clause (w) in the proviso below applies, shall be in recordable form),
(iii) unless the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, a certified copy of the assignment (which may be in the form of a blanket assignment if permitted in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located) to “JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee”, with evidence of recording with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the name of the Trustee thereon (or if clause (w) in the proviso below applies or for Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property is located in a state other than Maryland, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida, or an Opinion of Counsel has been provided as set forth in this Section 2.01(b), shall be in recordable form),
(iv) all intervening assignments of the Security Instrument, if applicable and only to the extent available to the Depositor with evidence of recording thereon,
(v) the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of primary mortgage guaranty insurance, to the extent available, if any,
(vi) the original policy of title insurance or mortgagee’s certificate of title insurance or commitment or binder for title insurance, and
(vii) originals of all modification agreements, if applicable and available.
provided, however, that in lieu of the foregoing, the Depositor may deliver the following documents, under the circumstances set forth below: (w) in lieu of the original Security Instrument, assignments to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof which have been delivered, are being delivered or will, upon receipt of recording information relating to the Security Instrument required to be included thereon, be delivered to recording offices for recording and have not been returned to the Depositor in time to permit their delivery as specified above, the Depositor may deliver a true copy thereof with a certification by the Depositor, on the face of such copy, substantially as follows: “Certified to be a true and correct copy of the original, which has been transmitted for recording” (x) in lieu of the Security Instrument, assignment to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof, if the applicable jurisdiction retains the originals of such documents (as evidenced by a certification from the Depositor to such effect) the Depositor may deliver photocopies of such documents containing an original certification by the judicial or other governmental authority of the jurisdiction where such documents were recorded; and (y) the Depositor shall not be required to deliver intervening assignments or Mortgage Note endorsements between the Seller and the Depositor, and between the Depositor and the Trustee; and provided, further, however, that in the case of Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date and prior to the Closing Date, and in the case of Subsequent Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the related Subsequent Cut-off Date and prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date, the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above documents, may deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, a certification to such effect and shall deposit all amounts paid in respect of such Mortgage Loans in the Distribution Account on the Closing Date or the related Subsequent Transfer Date, as the case may be. The Depositor shall deliver such original documents (including any original documents as to which certified copies had previously been delivered) to the Trustee or the
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Custodian, as its agent, promptly after they are received. The Depositor shall cause the Seller, at its expense, to cause each assignment of the Security Instrument to the Trustee to be recorded not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, unless (a) such recordation is not required by the Rating Agencies or an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee has been provided to the Trustee (with a copy to the Custodian) which states that recordation of such Security Instrument is not required to protect the interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loans or (b) 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 successor and assigns; provided, however, that each assignment shall be submitted for recording by the Seller in the manner described above, at no expense to the Trust or the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, upon the earliest to occur of: (i) reasonable direction by the Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust, (ii) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii) the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Seller and (iv) the occurrence of a servicing transfer as described in Section 8.02 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Seller fails to pay the cost of recording the assignments, such expense will be paid by the Trustee and the Trustee shall be reimbursed for such expenses by the Trust in accordance with Section 9.05.
Section 2.02. Acceptance of Mortgage Loans by Trustee. (a) The Trustee acknowledges the sale, transfer and assignment of the Trust Fund to it (or the Custodian, as its agent) by the Depositor and receipt of, subject to further review and the exceptions which may be noted pursuant to the procedures described below, and declares that it holds, the documents (or certified copies thereof) delivered to it or the Custodian, as its agent, pursuant to Section 2.01, and declares that it (or the Custodian, as its agent) will continue to hold those documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto and all other assets of the Trust Fund delivered to it (or the Custodian, as its agent) as Trustee in trust for the use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the Certificates. On the Closing Date, with respect to the Initial Mortgage Loans, or the Subsequent Transfer Date, with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, the Custodian, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall acknowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan by delivery to the Depositor and the Trustee of an Initial Certification receipt of the Mortgage File, but without review of such Mortgage File, except to the extent necessary to confirm that such Mortgage File contains the related Mortgage Note or lost note affidavit. No later than 90 days after the Closing Date (or within 90 days of the Subsequent Transfer Date, with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, or with respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan, within five Business Days after the receipt by the Trustee or Custodian thereof), the Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to review or cause to be reviewed by the Custodian on its behalf (under the Custodial Agreement), each Mortgage File delivered to it and to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Depositor and the Trustee an Interim Certification. In conducting such review, the Trustee or Custodian will ascertain whether all required documents have been executed and received, and based on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, whether those documents relate, determined on the basis of the Mortgagor name, original principal balance and loan number, to the Mortgage Loans it has received, as identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. In performing any such review, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, may conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon. If the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, finds any document constituting part of the Mortgage File has not been executed or received, or to be unrelated, determined on the basis of the
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Mortgagor name, original principal balance and loan number, to the Initial Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B, or the Subsequent Mortgage Loans identified on Exhibit 1 to the related Subsequent Transfer Instrument, as the case may be, or to appear defective on its face (a “Material Defect”), the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall promptly notify the Seller. In accordance with the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller shall correct or cure any such defect within ninety (90) days from the date of notice from the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, of the defect and if the Seller fails to correct or cure the defect within such period, and such defect materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall enforce the Seller’s obligation pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as the case may be, within 90 days from the Trustee’s or the Custodian’s notification, to purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price; provided that, if such defect would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), without reliance on the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(3) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) or any other provision that would allow a Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage” notwithstanding its failure to meet the requirements of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), any such cure or repurchase must occur within 90 days from the date such breach was discovered; provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to deliver the original Security Instrument or intervening assignments thereof, or a certified copy because the originals of such documents, or a certified copy have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan if the Seller delivers such original documents or certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date or Subsequent Transfer Date, as applicable. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the Seller cannot deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for recording to the appropriate recording office in the applicable jurisdiction because such document has not been returned by such office; provided that the Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such receipt is not available, a certificate confirming that such documents have been accepted for recording, and delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall be effected by the Seller within thirty days of its receipt of the original recorded document.
(b) No later than 180 days after the Closing Date (or within 180 days of the Subsequent Transfer Date, with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, or with respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan, within five Business Days after the receipt by the Trustee or the Custodian thereof), the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, will review, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Files delivered to it and will execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee a Final Certification. In conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, will ascertain whether an original of each document required to be recorded has been returned from the recording office with evidence of recording thereon or a certified copy has been obtained from the recording office. If the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, finds a Material Defect, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall promptly notify the Seller (provided, however, that with respect to those documents described in Sections 2.01(b)(iv), (v) and (vii), the Trustee’s and Custodian’s obligations shall extend only to the documents actually delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian pursuant to such
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Sections). In accordance with the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller shall correct or cure any such defect within 90 days from the date of notice from the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, of the Material Defect and if the Seller is unable to cure such defect within such period, and if such defect materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall enforce the Seller’s obligation under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, to provide a Substitute Mortgage Loan (if within two years of the Closing Date) or purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price; provided, however, that if such defect would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), without reliance on the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(3) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) or any other provision that would allow a Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage” notwithstanding its failure to meet the requirements of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), any such cure, repurchase or substitution must occur within 90 days from the date such breach was discovered; provided, further, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to deliver the original Security Instrument or intervening assignments thereof, or a certified copy, because the originals of such documents or a certified copy, have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan, if the Seller delivers such original documents or certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date or Subsequent Transfer Date, as applicable. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the Seller cannot deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for recording to the appropriate recording office in the applicable jurisdiction because such document has not been returned by such office; provided that the Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such receipt is not available, a certificate confirming that such documents have been accepted for recording, and delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall be effected by the Seller within thirty days of its receipt of the original recorded document.
(c) In the event that a Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Seller in accordance with Sections 2.02(a) or (b) above, the Seller shall remit to the Master Servicer the Repurchase Price for deposit in the Distribution Account and the Seller shall provide to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee written notification detailing the components of the Repurchase Price. Upon deposit of the Repurchase Price in the Distribution Account, the Depositor shall notify the Trustee and the Custodian, as agent of the Trustee (upon receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto with respect to such Mortgage Loan), shall release to the Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse, representation or warranty, furnished to it by the Seller, as are necessary to vest in the Seller title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan. Such purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Repurchase Price in available funds is received by the Securities Administrator. The Master Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which was previously delivered to it by the Depositor in a form agreed to between the Depositor and the Master Servicer, to reflect such repurchase and shall promptly notify the Trustee of such amendment and the Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of such amendment. The obligation of the Seller to repurchase any Mortgage Loan as to which
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such a defect in a constituent document exists shall be the sole remedy respecting such defect available to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on their behalf.
Section 2.03. Assignment of Interest in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. (a) The Depositor hereby assigns to the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, all of its right, title and interest in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including but not limited to the Depositor’s rights and obligations pursuant to the Servicing Agreements (noting that the Seller has retained the right in the event of breach of the representations, warranties and covenants, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loans of the related Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement to enforce the provisions thereof and to seek all or any available remedies). The obligations of the Seller to substitute or repurchase, as applicable, a Mortgage Loan shall be the Trustee’s and the Certificateholders’ sole remedy for any breach thereof. At the request of the Trustee, the Depositor shall take such actions as may be necessary to enforce the above right, title and interest on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or shall execute such further documents as the Trustee may reasonably require in order to enable the Trustee to carry out such enforcement.
(b) If the Depositor, the Master Servicer, or the Trustee discovers a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, which breach materially and adversely affects the value of the interests of Certificateholders or the Trustee in the related Mortgage Loan, the party discovering the breach shall give prompt written notice of the breach to the other parties. The Seller, within 90 days of its discovery or receipt of notice that such breach has occurred (whichever occurs earlier), shall cure the breach in all material respects or, subject to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, shall purchase the Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with respect thereto from the Trustee; provided, however, that if there is a breach of any representation set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, and the Mortgage Loan or the related property acquired with respect thereto has been sold, then the Seller shall pay, in lieu of the Repurchase Price, any excess of the Repurchase Price over the Net Liquidation Proceeds received upon such sale. (If the Net Liquidation Proceeds exceed the Repurchase Price, any excess shall be paid to the Seller to the extent not required by law to be paid to the borrower.) Any such purchase by the Seller shall be made by providing an amount equal to the Repurchase Price to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account and written notification detailing the components of such Repurchase Price. The Depositor shall notify the Trustee and submit to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, a Request for Release, and the Trustee shall release, or the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to release, to the Seller the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment furnished to it by the Seller, without recourse, representation or warranty as are necessary to vest in the Seller title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with respect thereto. Such purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Repurchase Price in available funds is received by the Securities Administrator. The Securities Administrator shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect such repurchase and shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of such amendment. Enforcement of the obligation of the Seller to purchase (or substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan for) any Mortgage Loan or any property acquired with
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respect thereto (or pay the Repurchase Price as set forth in the above proviso) as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Certificateholders or the Trustee on their behalf.
Section 2.04. Substitution of Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in lieu of purchasing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Sections 2.02 or 2.03 of this Agreement, the Seller may, no later than the date by which such purchase by the Seller would otherwise be required, tender to the Trustee a Substitute Mortgage Loan accompanied by a certificate of an authorized officer of the Seller that such Substitute Mortgage Loan conforms to the requirements set forth in the definition of “Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Subsequent Mortgage Purchase Loan Agreement or this Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that substitution pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, in lieu of purchase shall not be permitted after the termination of the two-year period beginning on the Startup Day; provided, further, that if the breach would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), without reliance on the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(3) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) or any other provision that would allow a Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage” notwithstanding its failure to meet the requirements of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), any such cure or substitution must occur within 90 days from the date the breach was discovered. The Trustee will promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of any such substitution. The Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall examine the Mortgage File for any Substitute Mortgage Loan in the manner set forth in Section 2.02(a) and the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall notify the Seller, in writing, within five Business Days after receipt, whether or not the documents relating to the Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfy the requirements of the fourth sentence of Section 2.02(a). Within two Business Days after such notification, the Seller shall provide to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account the amount, if any, by which the Outstanding Principal Balance as of the next preceding Due Date of the Mortgage Loan for which substitution is being made, after giving effect to the Scheduled Principal due on such date, exceeds the Outstanding Principal Balance as of such date of the Substitute Mortgage Loan, after giving effect to Scheduled Principal due on such date, which amount shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement as if it were the payment by the Seller of the Repurchase Price for the purchase of a Mortgage Loan by the Seller. After such notification to the Seller and, if any such excess exists, upon receipt of such deposit, the Trustee shall accept such Substitute Mortgage Loan which shall thereafter be deemed to be a Mortgage Loan hereunder. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the Substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Trust Fund and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Seller. The Scheduled Principal on a Substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Seller and the Scheduled Principal on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such Due Date shall be the property of the Trust Fund. Upon acceptance of the Substitute Mortgage Loan (and delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian
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as agent of the Trustee, as applicable, of a Request for Release for such Mortgage Loan), the Trustee or the Custodian, as agent for the Trustee, shall release to the Seller the related Mortgage File related to any Mortgage Loan released pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, and shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse, representation or warranty in form as provided to it as are necessary to vest in the Seller title to and rights under any Mortgage Loan released pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement , the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable. The Seller shall deliver the documents related to the Substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Sections 2.01(b) and 2.02(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, with the date of acceptance of the Substitute Mortgage Loan deemed to be the Closing Date for purposes of the time periods set forth in those Sections. The representations and warranties set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have been made by the Seller with respect to each Substitute Mortgage Loan as of the date of acceptance of such Mortgage Loan by the Trustee. The Master Servicer shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect such substitution and shall provide a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the Trustee shall deliver such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Rating Agencies.
Section 2.05. Issuance of Certificates. (a) The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and the other assets comprising the Trust Fund and, concurrently therewith, has signed, and countersigned and delivered to the Depositor, in exchange therefor, Certificates in such authorized denominations representing such Fractional Undivided Interests as the Depositor has requested. The Trustee agrees that it will hold the Mortgage Loans and such other assets as may from time to time be delivered to it (or the Custodian, as its agent) segregated on the books of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
(b) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to (i) the REMIC I Regular Interests, and the other assets of REMIC III, for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC III Interests, (ii) the REMIC II Regular Interests and the REMIC III Regular Interests, and the other assets of REMIC IV, for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC IV Interests, and (iii) the REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P, and the other assets of REMIC V for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC V Interests. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests, REMIC II Regular Interests, REMIC III Regular Interests and REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P (each of which are uncertificated) and the other assets of REMIC III, REMIC IV and REMIC V, and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the REMIC III Interests, REMIC IV Interests and REMIC V Interests, as applicable.
Section 2.06. Representations and Warranties Concerning the Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator as follows:
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(a) the Depositor is duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties and to conduct its business as now conducted by it and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) the Depositor has the full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and has duly authorized, by all necessary corporate action on its part, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Depositor and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Depositor or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it may be bound or (C) constitute a violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which breach or violation may materially impair the Depositor’s ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement;
(d) no litigation is pending, or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof;
(e) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of, or compliance by the Depositor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Depositor has obtained the same; and
(f) immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Trustee, each Mortgage Note and each Mortgage were not subject to an assignment or pledge, and the Depositor had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell such Mortgage Loan to the Trustee free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest.
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Section 2.07. Conveyance of Subsequent Mortgage Loans. (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b) below, in consideration of the Paying Agent's delivery on the Subsequent Transfer Dates to or upon the written order of the Depositor of all or a portion of the balance of funds in the Pre-Funding Account, the Depositor shall, on such Subsequent Transfer Date, sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey without recourse to the Trust Fund (subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement) all its right, title and interest in and to (i) the Subsequent Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Subsequent Transfer Instrument delivered by the Seller on such Subsequent Transfer Date, (ii) all interest accruing thereon on and after the Subsequent Cut-off Date and all collections in respect of interest and principal due after the Subsequent Cut-off Date and (iii) all items with respect to such Subsequent Mortgage Loans to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 and the other items in the related Mortgage Files; provided, however, that the Seller reserves and retains all right, title and interest in and to principal received and interest accruing on such Subsequent Mortgage Loans prior to the related Subsequent Cut-off Date. The transfer to the Trust for deposit in the applicable Loan Group by the Depositor of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be absolute and is intended by the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificateholders to constitute and to be treated as a sale of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trust. The related Mortgage File for each Subsequent Mortgage Loan shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, at least three Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date.
The purchase price paid by the Trust from amounts released by the Paying Agent from the Pre-Funding Account shall be 100% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans so transferred (as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule provided by the Depositor). This Agreement shall constitute a fixed price purchase contract in accordance with Section 860G(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(b) The Depositor shall transfer to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for deposit in the applicable Loan Group, the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, and the other property and rights related thereto as described in paragraph (a) above, and the Paying Agent shall release funds from the Pre-Funding Account in an amount equal to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans purchased on the related Subsequent Transfer Date, only upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date:
(i) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trustee a duly executed Subsequent Transfer Instrument, which shall include a Mortgage Loan Schedule listing the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause to be delivered to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, at least three Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date, a computer file containing such Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) the Depositor shall have furnished to the Master Servicer, no later than three Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date, (x) if the servicer or servicers of such Subsequent Mortgage Loans are existing Servicers, then a written acknowledgement of each such Servicer that it is servicing such Subsequent Mortgage Loans pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, or (y) if the servicer or servicers are
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not existing Servicers, then a Servicing Agreement and Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement with respect to such servicer or servicers in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer;
(iii) as of each Subsequent Transfer Date, as evidenced by delivery of the Subsequent Transfer Instrument, substantially in the form of Exhibit L, the Depositor shall not be insolvent nor shall it have been rendered insolvent by such transfer nor shall it be aware of any pending insolvency with respect to it:
(iv) such sale and transfer shall not result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Trust or the Certificateholders;
(v) the Pre-Funding Period shall not have terminated;
(vi) the Depositor shall not have selected the Subsequent Mortgage Loans in a manner that it believed to be adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders; and
(vii) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trustee a Subsequent Transfer Instrument confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in this Section 2.07 and, pursuant to the Subsequent Transfer Instrument, assigned to the Trustee without recourse for the benefit of the Certificateholders all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, in, to and under the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, to the extent of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans.
(c) Any conveyance of Subsequent Mortgage Loans on a Subsequent Transfer Date is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Each such Subsequent Mortgage Loan must satisfy the representations and warranties specified in the related Subsequent Transfer Instrument and this Agreement;
(ii) The Depositor will not select such Subsequent Mortgage Loans in a manner that it believes to be adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders;
(iii) As of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, each such Subsequent Mortgage Loan will satisfy the following criteria:
(A) Such Subsequent Mortgage Loan may not be 30 or more days delinquent as of the last day of the month preceding the related Subsequent Cut-off Date;
(B) The original term to stated maturity of such Subsequent Mortgage Loan will not be less than 180 months and will not exceed 360 months;
(C) Each Subsequent Mortgage Loan must be a One-Month LIBOR, Six Month LIBOR, One Year LIBOR or One Year Treasury adjustable rate Mortgage Loan with a first lien on the related Mortgaged Property;
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(D) No Subsequent Mortgage Loan will have a first payment date occurring after February 1, 2006;
(E) The latest maturity date of any Subsequent Mortgage Loan will be no later than February 1, 2036;
(F) Such Subsequent Mortgage Loan will have a credit score of not less than 520;
(G) Such Subsequent Mortgage Loan will have a Gross Margin as of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date ranging from approximately 2.00% per annum to approximately 3.25% per annum;
(H) Such Subsequent Mortgage Loan will have a maximum mortgage rate as of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date greater than 10.00%; and
(I) Such Subsequent Mortgage Loan shall have been underwritten in accordance with the underwriting guidelines of EMC;
(d) As of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, the Subsequent Mortgage Loans in the aggregate will satisfy the following criteria:
(i) Have a weighted average Gross Margin ranging from 2.00% to 3.25% per annum;
(ii) Have a weighted average credit score greater than 690;
(iii) Have no less than 75% of the Mortgaged Properties be owner occupied;
(iv) Have no less than 70% of the Mortgaged Properties be single family detached or planned unit developments;
(v) Have no more than 45% of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans be cash out refinance;
(vi) Have all of such Subsequent Mortgage Loans with a Loan-to-Value Ratio greater than 80% be covered by a Primary Insurance Policy;
(vii) Have a weighted average maximum mortgage rate greater than or equal to 10.75%; and
(viii) Be acceptable to the Rating Agencies.
To the extent that the Pre-Funded Amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account has not been fully applied to the purchase of subsequent mortgage loans for Loan Group I on or before April 17, 2006, the holders of the for group I certificates will receive on the distribution date immediately following April 17, 2006, the Remaining Pre-Funded Amount.
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Any such amount transferred to the Interest Coverage Account for Loan Group I will be included in Principal Funds.
Section 2.08. Purposes and Powers of the Trust.
The purpose of the common law trust, as created hereunder, is to engage in the following activities:
(a) acquire and hold the Mortgage Loans and the other assets of the Trust Fund and the proceeds therefrom;
(b) to issue the Certificates sold to the Depositor in exchange for the Mortgage Loans;
(c) to make payments on the Certificates;
(d) to engage in those activities that are necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith; and
(e) 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. The Trustee shall not cause the Trust to 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 2.07 may not be amended, without the consent of the Certificateholders evidencing 51% or more of the aggregate voting rights of the Certificates.
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ARTICLE III
Administration and Servicing of Mortgage Loans
Section 3.01. Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of the Servicers to service and administer their respective Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the applicable Servicing Agreements and shall have full power and authority to do any and all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such master servicing and administration. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee and consult with each Servicer as necessary from time-to-time to carry out the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and evaluate all reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer by each Servicer and shall cause each Servicer to perform and observe the covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by such Servicer under its applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor each Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each related Mortgage Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring with such information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate corrective adjustments to the Servicers’ and Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and corrected information, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Securities Administrator as shall be necessary in order for it to prepare the statements specified in Section 6.04, and prepare any other information and statements required to be forwarded by the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer shall reconcile the results of its Mortgage Loan monitoring with the actual remittances of the Servicers as reported to the Master Servicer.
The Trustee shall furnish the Servicers and the Master Servicer with any powers of attorney, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit O, and other documents in form as provided to it necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicers and the Master Servicer to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property.
The Trustee shall provide access to the records and documentation in possession of the Trustee regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the office of the Trustee; provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law, the Trustee shall not be required to provide access to such records and documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy of any Mortgagor. The Trustee shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a charge that covers the Trustee’s actual costs.
The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer and the Master Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument; (iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument or otherwise available at law or equity.
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Section 3.02. REMIC-Related Covenants. For as long as each 2006-1 REMIC shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall act in accordance herewith to assure continuing treatment of such 2006-1 REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall comply with any directions of the Depositor, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer to assure such continuing treatment. In particular, the Trustee shall not (a) sell or permit the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loans or of any investment of deposits in an Account unless such sale is as a result of a repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement or the Trustee has received a REMIC Opinion addressed to the Trustee prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b) other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.04 of this Agreement, as applicable, accept any contribution to any 2006-1 REMIC after the Startup Day without receipt of a REMIC Opinion addressed to the Trustee.
Section 3.03. Monitoring of Servicers. (a) The Master Servicer shall be responsible for reporting to the Trustee and the Depositor the compliance by each Servicer with its duties under the related Servicing Agreement. In the review of each Servicer’s activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an officer’s certificate of the Servicer (or similar document signed by an officer of the Servicer) with regard to such Servicer’s compliance with the terms of its Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that a Servicer should be terminated in accordance with its Servicing Agreement, or that a notice should be sent pursuant to such Servicing Agreement with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute grounds for such termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor and the Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or take such other action as it deems appropriate.
(b) The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of each Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement, and shall, in the event that a Servicer fails to perform its obligations in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement, subject to the preceding paragraph, terminate the rights and obligations of such Servicer thereunder and act as successor servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or cause the Trustee to enter in to a new Servicing Agreement with a successor Servicer selected by the Master Servicer; provided, however, it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the actual servicing functions can be fully transferred to such successor Servicer. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Servicing Agreements and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, provided that the Master Servicer shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action.
(c) To the extent that the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer related to any termination of a Servicer, appointment of a successor Servicer or the transfer and assumption of servicing by the Master Servicer with respect to any Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the Servicer as a result of an event of default by
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such Servicer and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of servicing, including, but not limited to, all servicing files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor servicer to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Distribution Account.
(d) The Master Servicer shall require each Servicer to comply with the remittance requirements and other obligations set forth in the related Servicing Agreement, including the obligation of each Servicer to furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to each Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations, on a monthly basis.
(e) If the Master Servicer acts as Servicer, it will not assume liability for the representations and warranties of the Servicer, if any, that it replaces.
Section 3.04. Fidelity Bond. The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage with respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The errors and omissions insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or trustees.
Section 3.05. Power to Act; Procedures. The Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of Article X hereof, to do any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the master servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall not (and, consistent with its responsibilities under Section 3.03, shall not permit any Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, would cause any 2006-1 REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or 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 set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Master Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Master Servicer) to the effect that the contemplated action would not cause any 2006-1 REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon any 2006-1 REMIC. The Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any powers of attorney
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empowering the Master Servicer or any Servicer to execute and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such other documents, as the Master Servicer may request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices (and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer or any Servicer). If the Master Servicer or the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of the state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of a co-trustee pursuant to Section 9.11 hereof. In the performance of its duties hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not, except in those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trustee, be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.
Section 3.06. Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. To the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the extent Mortgage Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to enforce such clauses in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.
Section 3.07. Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by any Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes for payment to Certificateholders on the next Distribution Date, the Servicer will, if required under the applicable Servicing Agreement (or if the Servicer does not, the Master Servicer may), promptly furnish to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, two copies of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment that are required to be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the applicable Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01, or by the applicable Servicer pursuant to its Servicing Agreement, have been or will be so deposited) and shall request that the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, deliver to the applicable Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the applicable Servicer and the Trustee and Custodian shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. Upon any such payment in full, each Servicer is authorized, to give, as agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that secured the Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of mortgage without recourse) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, which instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Person or Persons entitled thereto against receipt therefor of such payment, it being understood and agreed that no
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expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be chargeable to the Protected Account.
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall execute such documents as shall be prepared and furnished to the Trustee by a Servicer or the Master Servicer (in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. The Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, upon the request of a Servicer or the Master Servicer, and delivery to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of two copies of a request for release signed by a Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit D (or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer), release the related Mortgage File held in its possession or control to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable. Such trust receipt shall obligate the Servicer or the Master Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Master Servicer no longer exists unless the Mortgage Loan shall be liquidated, in which case, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer similar to that hereinabove specified, the Mortgage File shall be released by the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to the Servicer or the Master Servicer.
Section 3.08. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee. (a) The Master Servicer shall transmit and each Servicer (to the extent required by the related Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or Custodian such documents and instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer or such Servicer from time to time as are required by the terms hereof, or in the case of the Servicers, the applicable Servicing Agreement, to be delivered to the Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer or by a Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders subject to the Master Servicer’s right to retain or withdraw from the Distribution Account the Master Servicing Compensation and other amounts provided in this Agreement, and to the right of each Servicer to retain its Servicing Fee and other amounts as provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall, and (to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) shall cause each Servicer to, provide access to information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such information.
(b) All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the
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Master Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and each Servicer shall be entitled to setoff against, and deduct from, any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the Master Servicer or such Servicer under this Agreement or the applicable Servicing Agreement.
Section 3.09. Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies. (a) For each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of the Servicers under the related Servicing Agreements to maintain or cause to be maintained standard fire and casualty insurance and, where applicable, flood insurance, all in accordance with the provisions of the related Servicing Agreements. It is understood and agreed that such insurance shall be with insurers meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement and that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or to be maintained on property acquired in respect of a defaulted 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.
(b) Pursuant to Section 4.01 and 4.04, any amounts collected by the Servicers or the Master Servicer, under any insurance policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement) shall be deposited into the Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.04 and 4.05. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer or any Servicer in maintaining any such insurance if the Mortgagor defaults in its obligation to do so shall be added to the amount owing under the Mortgage Loan where the terms of the Mortgage Loan so permit; provided, however, that the addition of any such cost shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating the distributions to be made to Certificateholders and shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer or such Servicer pursuant to Section 4.04 and 4.05.
Section 3.10. Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds. The Master Servicer shall (to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) cause the related Servicer to prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies and take such actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the insured’s claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Master Servicer (or disbursed to a Servicer and remitted to the Master Servicer) in respect of such policies, bonds or contracts shall be promptly deposited in the Distribution Account upon receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition precedent to the presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited (or remitted).
Section 3.11. Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies. (a) The Master Servicer shall not take, or permit any Servicer (to the extent such action is prohibited under the applicable Servicing Agreement) to take, any action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Master Servicer or such Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use its best reasonable efforts to cause each Servicer (to the extent required under the
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related Servicing Agreement) to keep in force and effect (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance), primary mortgage insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall not, and shall not permit any Servicer (to the extent required under the related Servicing Agreement) to, cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to present, or to cause each Servicer (to the extent required under the related Servicing Agreement) to present, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 4.01 and 4.04, any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or any Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
Section 3.12. Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
The Trustee (or the Custodian, as directed by the Trustee), shall retain possession and custody of the originals (to the extent available) of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, or certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of renewal as to the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as contemplated by this Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Certificates have been distributed in full and the Master Servicer otherwise has fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement, the Trustee (or its Custodian, if any, as directed by the Trustee) shall also retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian, as directed by the Trustee), upon the execution or receipt thereof the originals of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, any certificates of renewal, and such other documents or instruments that constitute portions of the Mortgage File that come into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.
Section 3.13. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall cause each Servicer (to the extent required under the related Servicing Agreement) to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged 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, all in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement.
Section 3.14. Compensation for the Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer will be entitled to the income and gain realized from any investment of funds in the Distribution Account as set forth in Section 4.04 for the performance of its activities hereunder. Servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, if any, late payment charges, as collected, if any, or otherwise (but not including any Prepayment Charge)
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shall be retained by the applicable Servicer and shall not be deposited in the Protected Account. The Master Servicer will be entitled to retain, as additional compensation, any interest remitted by a Servicer in connection with a Principal Prepayment in full or otherwise in excess of amounts required to be remitted to the Distribution Account (such amounts together with the amounts specified in the first sentence of this Section 3.14, the “Master Servicing Compensation”). The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as provided in this Agreement.
Section 3.15. REO Property. (a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in respect of any related Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall, to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, cause the applicable Servicer to sell, any REO Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall cause the applicable Servicer to protect and conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to the extent required by the applicable Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions and in a manner that does not result in a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” (unless such result would maximize the Trust Fund’s after-tax return on such property) or cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.
(b) The Master Servicer shall, to the extent required by the related Servicing Agreement, cause the applicable Servicer to deposit all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property in the Protected Account.
(c) The Master Servicer and the applicable Servicer, upon the final disposition of any REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Monthly Advances and other unreimbursed advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees from Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Monthly Advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, prior to final disposition, out of any net rental income or other net amounts derived from such REO Property.
(d) To the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, the Liquidation Proceeds from the final disposition of the REO Property, net of any payment to the Master Servicer and the applicable Servicer as provided above shall be deposited in the Protected Account on or prior to the Determination Date in the month following receipt thereof and be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Distribution Account on the next succeeding Servicer Remittance Date.
Section 3.16. Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, not later than March 1 of each calendar year (with a 10 calendar day cure period) beginning in 2007, an Officer's Certificate (an “Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer's knowledge,
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based on such review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, 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 of cure provisions thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. The Master Servicer shall cause each Servicer, to the extent set forth in the related Servicing Agreement, to deliver a similar Annual Statement of Compliance by that subservicer or subcontractor to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as described above as and when required with respect to the Master Servicer. In the event that the Master Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a subservicer or subcontractor determined by the Master Servicer to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall cause such subservicer or subcontractor to deliver a similar Annual Statement of Compliance by that subservicer to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as described above as and when required with respect to the Master Servicer.
Failure of the Master Servicer to comply with this Section 3.16 (including with respect to the time frames required in this Section) which failure results in a failure to timely file the Form 10-K, shall, be deemed an Event of Default, and the Trustee, at the direction of the Depositor shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
Section 3.17. Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Records. Pursuant to Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Master Servicer and the Custodian (each, an “Attesting Party”) shall deliver to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee on or before March 1 (with a 10 calendar day cure period) of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report regarding such Attesting Party's assessment of compliance (an “Assessment of Compliance”) with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year. The Assessment of Compliance, as set forth in Regulation AB, must contain the following:
(a) A statement by an authorized officer of such Attesting Party of its authority and its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the related Attesting Party;
(b) A statement by such officer that such Attesting Party used the Servicing Criteria attached as Exhibit K hereto, and which will also be attached to the Assessment of Compliance, to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the related Attesting Party;
(c) An assessment by such officer of the related Attesting Party’s compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities such Attesting Party performs with
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respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the related Attesting Party, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans;
(d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the related Attesting Party’s Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and
(e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to such related Attesting Party, which statement shall be based on the activities such related Attesting Party performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving such related Attesting Party, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans.
Such report at a minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit K hereto that are indicated as applicable to the related Attesting Party.
On or before March 1st of each calendar year beginning in 2007, each Attesting Party shall furnish to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee a report (an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the related Attesting Party, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
The Master Servicer shall cause each Person Participating in the Servicing Function to deliver to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report as and when provided above along with an indication of what Servicing Criteria are addressed in such assessment.
Such Assessment of Compliance, as to any subservicer, shall at a minimum address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit K hereto that are indicated as applicable to any “primary servicer.” The Securities Administrator shall confirm that each of the Assessments of Compliance delivered to it, taken as a whole, address all of the Servicing Criteria and taken individually address the Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit M and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as to any subcontractor (as defined in the related Servicing Agreement), an Assessment of Compliance is not required to be delivered unless it is required as part of a Form 10-K with respect to the Trust Fund.
Failure of the Master Servicer to timely comply with this Section 3.17 (including with respect to the time frames required in this Section) shall be deemed an Event of Default, and the Trustee, at the direction of the Depositor, shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
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The Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report, as and when provided above, which shall at a minimum address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit M hereto which are indicated as applicable to a “custodian.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, as to any Custodian, an Assessment of Compliance is not required to be delivered unless it is required as part of a Form 10-K with respect to the Trust Fund.
Section 3.18. Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. (a) (i)Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall, in accordance with industry standards, file with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”), a Distribution Report on Form 10-D, signed by the Master Servicer, with a copy of the Monthly Statement to be furnished by the Securities Administrator to the Certificateholders for such Distribution Date and detailing all data elements specified in Item 1121(a) of Regulation AB; provided that the Securities Administrator shall have received no later than 7 calendar days after the related Distribution Date, all information required to be provided to the Securities Administrator as described in clause (a)(iv) below. Any disclosure in addition to the Monthly Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit Q to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, approved by the Depositor, and the Master Servicer will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure absent such reporting (other than with respect to cases in which the Master Servicer is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit Q) or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure absent such reporting and approval. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this Section.
(ii) (A) Within 7 calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) the parties set forth in Exhibit O shall be required to provide, pursuant to section 3.18(a)(v) below, to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known, in XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D.
(B) After preparing the Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a draft copy of the Form 10-D to the Master Servicer, and in the case that such Form 10-D contains Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, for review. No later than 2 Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the related Distribution Date, a senior officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the servicing function shall sign the Form 10-D and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Securities Administrator. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 3.18(a)(vi). Promptly (but no later than one (1) Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website, identified in Section 6.07, a final executed copy of each Form 10-D. The signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted at 410-884-2000. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Securities Administrator of its duties under Sections 3.18(a)(i) and (vi) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all
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applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under such Sections. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(iii) (A) Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file, at the direction of the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust, any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall be, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit Q to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, approved by the Depositor, and the Master Servicer will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine (other than with respect to when they are the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit Q) or prepare any Additional Form 8-K Disclosure absent such reporting and approval.
(A) For so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth in Exhibit O shall be required pursuant to Section 3.18(a)(v) below to provide to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known, in XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this Section.
(B) After preparing the Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a draft copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor and the Master Servicer for review. No later than 12:00 p.m. New York City time on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a senior officer of the Master Servicer shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Securities Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 3.18(a)(v). Promptly (but no later than one (1) Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website, identified in Section 6.07, a final executed copy of each Form 8-K. The signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted at 410-884-2000. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Securities Administrator of its duties under this Section 3.18(a)(ii) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties
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strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 3.18(a)(ii). The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(iv) (A) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”) (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31st of each year), commencing in March 2007, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Securities Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement, (I) an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer and any subservicer, as described under Section 3.16, (II)(A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria for the Master Servicer, each subservicer and subcontractor Participating in the Servicing Function and the Custodian, as described under Section 3.17, and (B) if the Master Servicer’s or the Custodian’s report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 3.17 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if the Master Servicer’s or the Custodian’s report on assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria described under Section 3.17 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included, (III)(A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Master Servicer and the Custodian, as described under Section 3.17, and (B) if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 3.17 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included, and (IV) a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification (“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification”) as described in this Section 3.18 (a)(iv)(D) below. Any disclosure or information in addition to (I) through (IV) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall be, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit Q to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, approved by the Depositor, and the Master Servicer will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure absent such reporting (other than with respect to case in which the Master Servicer is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit Q) or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure absent such reporting and approval.
(B) No later than March 1 (with a 10 calendar day cure period) of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2007, (i) the parties set forth in Exhibit Q shall be required to provide pursuant to Section 3.18(a)(v) below to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known, in XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to
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form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K.
(C) After preparing the Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a draft copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor and the Master Servicer for review. No later than Noon New York City time on the 4th Business Day prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline, a senior officer of the Master Servicer shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Securities Administrator. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 3.18(a)(vi). Promptly (but no later than one (1) Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website, identified in Section 6.07, a final executed copy of each Form 10-K. The signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted at 410-884-2000. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Securities Administrator of its duties under Section 3.18(a)(iv) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under such Section, Section 3.16 and Section 3.17. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Subject to the foregoing, the Securities Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the other parties listed on Exhibit Q of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information.
(D) Each Form 10-K shall include a certification (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification”), required to be included therewith pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Master Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer shall cause any subservicer or subcontractor, to the extent set forth in the related Servicing Agreement, engaged by it to, provide to the Person who signs the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification (the “Certifying Person”), by March 10 of each year in which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and otherwise within a reasonable period of time upon request, a certification (each, a “Back-Up Certification”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N, upon which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. The senior officer of the Master Servicer shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. Such officer of the Certifying Person can be contacted at 410-884-2000.
(v) With respect to any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or any Form 8-K Disclosure Information (collectively, the “Additional Disclosure”) relating to the Trust Fund in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T, the Securities Administrator’s obligation to include such Additional Information in the applicable Exchange Act report is subject to receipt from the entity
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that is indicated in Exhibit O as the responsible party for providing that information, if other than the Securities Administrator, as and when required as described in Section 3.18(a)(i) through (iii) above. Each of the Master Servicer, Seller, Securities Administrator, and Depositor hereby agrees to notify and provide to the extent known to the Master Servicer, Seller, Securities Administrator, and Depositor all Additional Disclosure relating to the Trust Fund, with respect to which such party is indicated in Exhibit O as the responsible party for providing that information. Within five Business Days prior to each Distribution Date of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, the Depositor shall make available to the Securities Administrator the related Significance Estimate and the Securities Administrator shall use such information to calculate the related Significance Percentage. If the Significance Percentage meets either of the threshold levels detailed in Item 1115(b)(1) or 1115(b)(2) of Regulation AB, the Securities Administrator shall deliver written notification ot the Depositor, the related Counterparty to that effect. The Depositor shall request from the related Counterparty any information required under Regulation AB to the extent required under the related Cap Contract Agreement. The Depositor will be obligated pursuant to the related Cap Contract Agreement to provide to the Securities Administrator any information that may be required to be included in any Form 10-D, Form 8-K or Form 10-K or written notification instructing the Securities Administrator that such Additional Disclosure regarding the related Counterparty is not necessary for such Distribution Date.
(vi) (A) On or prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Securities Administrator is able to do so under applicable law, the Securities Administrator shall file a Form 15 relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act.
(B) In the event that the Securities Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement or for any other reason, the Securities Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor and the Master Servicer. In the case of Form 10-D and 10-K, the Depositor, Master Servicer and Securities Administrator will cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-DA and 10-KA as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next Form 10-D. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will notify the Depositor and the Master Servicer and such parties will cooperate to prepare any necessary 8-KA, 10-DA or 10-KA. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K shall be signed by a senior officer of the Master Servicer. The Depositor and Master Servicer acknowledge that the performance by the Securities Administrator of its duties under this Section 3.18(a)(v) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent upon the Master Servicer and the Depositor timely performing their duties under this Section. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
The Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Securities Administrator, from time to time upon request, such further information, reports and financial statements within its control related to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans as the Securities Administrator reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission. The Securities
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Administrator shall have no responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this Section 3.18; provided, however, the Securities Administrator will cooperate with the Depositor in connection with any additional filings with respect to the Trust Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under the Exchange Act. Copies of all reports filed by the Securities Administrator under the Exchange Act shall be sent to: the Depositor c/o Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., Attn: Managing Director Analysis and Control, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000. Fees and expenses incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with this Section 3.18 shall not be reimbursable from the Trust Fund.
(b) In connection with the filing of any Form 10-K hereunder, the Securities Administrator shall sign a certification (a “Form of Back-Up Certification for Form 10-K Certificate,” substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L) for the Depositor regarding certain aspects of the Form 10-K certification signed by the Master Servicer, provided, however, that the Securities Administrator shall not be required to undertake an analysis of any accountant’s report attached as an exhibit to the Form 10-K.
(c) The Securities Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Depositor and their respective officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Securities Administrator’s obligations under Section 3.17 and Section 3.18 or the Securities Administrator’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
The Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator and their officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the obligations of the Depositor under Section 3.16, Section 3.17 and Section 3.18 or the Depositor’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
The Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and their respective officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the obligations of the Master Servicer under this Section 3.18 or the Master Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Trustee, the Depositor or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, then the defaulting party, in connection with a breach of its respective obligations under this Section 3.18 or its respective negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith, agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the other parties as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the other party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault and the relative benefit of the respective parties.
(d) Nothing shall be construed from the foregoing subsections (a), (b) and (c) to require the Securities Administrator or any officer, director or Affiliate thereof to sign any Form
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10-K or any certification contained therein. Furthermore, the inability of the Securities Administrator to file a Form 10-K as a result of the lack of required information as set forth in Section 3.16(a) or required signatures on such Form 10-K or any certification contained therein shall not be regarded as a breach by the Securities Administrator of any obligation under this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.02, this Section 3.18 may be amended without the consent of the Certificateholders.
Section 3.19. The Company. On the Closing Date, the Company will receive from the Depositor a payment of $5,000.
Section 3.20. UCC. The Depositor shall inform the Trustee in writing of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements that were filed on the Closing Date in connection with the Trust with stamped recorded copies of such financing statements to be delivered to the Trustee promptly upon receipt by the Depositor. The Trustee agrees to monitor and notify the Depositor if any continuation statements for such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements need to be filed. If directed by the Depositor in writing, the Trustee will file any such continuation statements solely at the expense of the Depositor. The Depositor shall file any financing statements or amendments thereto required by any change in the Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 3.21. Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans. (a) With respect to any Mortgage Loan which as of the first day of a Fiscal Quarter is delinquent in payment by 90 days or more or is an REO Property, the Company shall have the right to purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trust at a price equal to the Repurchase Price; provided, however, (i) that such Mortgage Loan is still 90 days or more delinquent or is an REO Property as of the date of such purchase and (ii) this purchase option, if not theretofore exercised, shall terminate on the date prior to the last day of the related Fiscal Quarter. This purchase option, if not exercised, shall not be thereafter reinstated unless the delinquency is cured and the Mortgage Loan thereafter again becomes 90 days or more delinquent or becomes an REO Property, in which case the option shall again become exercisable as of the first day of the related Fiscal Quarter.
(b) If at any time the Company remits to the Master Servicer a payment for deposit in the Distribution Account covering the amount of the Repurchase Price for such a Mortgage Loan, and the Company provides to the Trustee a certification signed by a Servicing Officer stating that the amount of such payment has been deposited in the Distribution Account, then the Trustee shall execute the assignment of such Mortgage Loan to the Company at the request of the Company without recourse, representation or warranty and the Company shall succeed to all of 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 Company 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.
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Section 3.22. Reserved.
Section 3.23. Intention of the Parties and Interpretation.
Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 3.16, 3.17 and 3.18 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Seller and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified in writing, as agreed to and executed by the parties hereto, as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) the parties shall comply with reasonable requests made by the Seller, or the Depositor or the Securities Administrator for delivery of additional or different information as the Seller, the Depositor or the Securities Administrator may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. All costs expenses, fees, liabilities, charges and amounts (including legal fees) incurred by the Trustee in connection with this Section 3.23 shall be fully reimbursed to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.05(l).
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ARTICLE IV
Accounts
Section 4.01. Protected Accounts. (a) The Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of each Servicer to establish and maintain a Protected Account in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, with records to be kept with respect thereto on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, into which accounts shall be deposited within 48 hours (or as of such other time specified in the related Servicing Agreement) of receipt, all collections of principal and interest on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to any REO Property received by a Servicer, including Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and advances made from the Servicer’s own funds (less servicing compensation as permitted by the applicable Servicing Agreement in the case of any Servicer) and all other amounts to be deposited in the Protected Account. The Servicer is hereby authorized to make withdrawals from and deposits to the related Protected Account for purposes required or permitted by this Agreement. To the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, the Protected Account shall be held by a Designated Depository Institution and segregated on the books of such institution in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders.
(b) To the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, amounts on deposit in a Protected Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders and, except as provided in the preceding paragraph, not commingled with any other funds. Such Permitted Investments shall mature, or shall be subject to redemption or withdrawal, no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn for deposit in the Distribution Account, and shall be held until required for such deposit. The income earned from Permitted Investments made pursuant to this Section 4.01 shall be paid to the related Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement, and the risk of loss of moneys required to be distributed to the Certificateholders resulting from such investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the related Servicer. The related Servicer (to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement) shall deposit the amount of any such loss in the Protected Account within two Business Days of receipt of notification of such loss but not later than the second Business Day prior to the Distribution Date on which the moneys so invested are required to be distributed to the Certificateholders.
(c) To the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement and subject to this Article IV, on or before each Servicer Remittance Date, the related Servicer shall withdraw or shall cause to be withdrawn from its Protected Accounts and shall immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in the Distribution Account amounts representing the following collections and payments (other than with respect to principal of or interest on the Initial Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date or principal of or interest on Subsequent Mortgage Loans due on or before the related Subsequent Cut-off Date) with respect to each Loan Group or Sub-Loan Group, as applicable:
(i) Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans received or any related portion thereof advanced by such Servicer pursuant to its Servicing Agreement which were due during or before the related Due Period, net of the amount thereof comprising its Servicing Fee or any fees with respect to any lender-paid primary mortgage insurance policy;
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(ii) Full Principal Prepayments and any Liquidation Proceeds received by such Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the related Prepayment Period (or, in the case of Subsequent Recoveries, during the related Due Period), with interest to the date of prepayment or liquidation, net of the amount thereof comprising its Servicing Fee;
(iii) Partial Principal Prepayments received by such Servicer for the Mortgage Loans in the related Prepayment Period; and
(iv) Any amount to be used as a Monthly Advance.
(d) Withdrawals may be made from an Account only to make remittances as provided in Section 4.01(c), 4.04 and 4.05; to reimburse the Master Servicer or a Servicer for Monthly Advances which have been recovered by subsequent collections from the related Mortgagor; to remove amounts deposited in error; to remove fees, charges or other such amounts deposited on a temporary basis; or to clear and terminate the account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01. As provided in Sections 4.01(c) and 4.04(b) certain amounts otherwise due to the Servicers may be retained by them and need not be deposited in the Distribution Account.
(e) The Master Servicer shall not itself waive (or authorize a Servicer to waive, unless such Servicer is allowed to waive in accordance with the terms of the related Servicing Agreement) any Prepayment Charge that the Trust would otherwise be entitled to unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. In no event will the Master Servicer itself waive a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If a Prepayment Charge is waived by the Master Servicer, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Master Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by depositing such amount into the Distribution Account by the immediately succeeding Distribution Account Deposit Date.
Section 4.02. [Reserved].
Section 4.03. [Reserved].
Section 4.04. Distribution Account. (a) The Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Distribution Account as a segregated trust account or accounts.
(b) The Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator will each deposit in the Distribution Account as identified and as received by each of them, the following amounts:
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(i) Any amounts received from the Servicers and constituting Available Funds;
(ii) Any Monthly Advance and any Compensating Interest Payments required to be made by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement;
(iii) Any Insurance Proceeds or Net Liquidation Proceeds received by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or which were not deposited in a Protected Account;
(iv) The Repurchase Price with respect to any Mortgage Loans purchased by the Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Sections 2.02 or 2.03 hereof, any amounts which are to be treated pursuant to Section 2.04 of this Agreement as the payment of a Repurchase Price in connection with the tender of a Substitute Mortgage Loan by the Seller, the Repurchase Price with respect to any Mortgage Loans purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.21, and all proceeds of any Mortgage Loans or property acquired with respect thereto repurchased by the Depositor or its designee pursuant to Section 10.01;
(v) Any amounts required to be deposited with respect to losses on investments of deposits in an Account;
(vi) Any amounts received by the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, or required to be paid by the Master Servicer, in connection with any Prepayment Charge on the Prepayment Charge Loans; and
(vii) Any other amounts received by or on behalf of the Master Servicer and required to be deposited in the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) All amounts deposited to the Distribution Account shall be held by the Securities Administrator in the name of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(d) The requirements for crediting the Distribution Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of (i) late payment charges or assumption, tax service, statement account or payoff, substitution, satisfaction, release and other like fees and charges and (ii) the items enumerated in Section 4.05 with respect to the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Servicers, need not be credited by the Master Servicer or the Servicers to the Distribution Account. Amounts received by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator in connection with Prepayment Charges on the Prepayment Charge Loans shall be deposited into the Class XP Reserve Account by such party upon receipt thereof. In the event that the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator shall deposit or cause to be deposited to the Distribution Account any amount not required to be credited thereto, the Securities Administrator, upon receipt of a written request therefor signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, shall promptly transfer such amount to the Master Servicer, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(e) The Distribution Account shall constitute a trust account of the Trust Fund segregated on the books of the Securities Administrator and held by the Securities Administrator in trust in its Corporate Trust Office, and the Distribution Account and the funds deposited
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therein shall not be subject to, and shall be protected from, all claims, liens, and encumbrances of any creditors or depositors of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer (whether made directly, or indirectly through a liquidator or receiver of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer). The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account. The amount at any time credited to the Distribution Account shall be invested in the name of the Trustee, in such Permitted Investments selected by the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall select the Permitted Investments for the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account. All Permitted Investments shall mature or be subject to redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall be held until, the next succeeding Distribution Date if the obligor for such Permitted Investment is the Securities Administrator or, if such obligor is any other Person, the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, in the case of Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Master Servicer. With respect to the Distribution Account and the funds deposited therein, the Securities Administrator shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the Certificateholders shall be entitled to the priorities afforded to such a trust account (in addition to a claim against the estate of the Trustee) as provided by 12 U.S.C. § 92a(e), and applicable regulations pursuant thereto, if applicable, or any applicable comparable state statute applicable to state chartered banking corporations.
(f) Any and all investment earnings and losses on amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account shall be for the account of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer from time to time shall be permitted to withdraw or receive distribution of any and all investment earnings from the Distribution Account on behalf of itself. The risk of loss of moneys required to be distributed to the Certificateholders resulting from such investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the Master Servicer based on the Permitted Investments on which such loss is incurred. The Master Servicer shall deposit the amount of any such loss in the Distribution Account within two Business Days of receipt of notification of such loss but not later than the Distribution Date on which the moneys so invested are required to be distributed to the Certificateholders.
Section 4.05. Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account. The Securities Administrator will, from time to time on demand of the Master Servicer (or with respect to clause (l) hereto, on demand of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Custodian), make or cause to be made such withdrawals or transfers from the Distribution Account as the Master Servicer has designated for such transfer or withdrawal pursuant to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreements or as the Securities Administrator deems necessary for the following purposes:
(a) to reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer for any Monthly Advance of its own funds, the right of the Master Servicer or a Servicer to reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts received on a particular Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the Repurchase Price therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which represent late payments or recoveries of the principal of or interest on such Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Monthly Advance was made;
(b) to reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer from Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds relating to a particular Mortgage Loan for amounts expended by the Master Servicer or such Servicer in good faith in connection with the restoration of the related
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Mortgaged Property which was damaged by an Uninsured Cause or in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan;
(c) to reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer from Insurance Proceeds relating to a particular Mortgage Loan for insured expenses incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan and to reimburse the Master Servicer or such Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds from a particular Mortgage Loan for Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement for Liquidation Expenses with respect to a Mortgage Loan to the extent that (i) any amounts with respect to such Mortgage Loan were paid as Excess Liquidation Proceeds pursuant to clause (xi) of this Section 4.05(a) to the Master Servicer; and (ii) such Liquidation Expenses were not included in the computation of such Excess Liquidation Proceeds;
(d) to pay the Master Servicer or any Servicer, as appropriate, from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds received in connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan, the amount which the Master Servicer or such Servicer would have been entitled to receive under clause (ix) of this Section 4.05(a) as servicing compensation on account of each defaulted scheduled payment on such Mortgage Loan if paid in a timely manner by the related Mortgagor;
(e) to pay the Master Servicer or any Servicer from the Repurchase Price for any Mortgage Loan, the amount which the Master Servicer or such Servicer would have been entitled to receive under clause (ix) of this Section 4.05(a) as servicing compensation;
(f) to reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer for advances of funds (other than Monthly Advances) made with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and the right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the Repurchase Price therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which represent late recoveries of the payments for which such advances were made;
(g) to reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer for any Nonrecoverable Advance that has not been reimbursed pursuant to clauses (i) and (vi);
(h) to pay the Master Servicer as set forth in Section 3.14;
(i) to reimburse the Master Servicer for expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by and reimbursable to it pursuant to Sections 3.03, 7.04(c) and (d);
(j) to pay to the Master Servicer, as additional servicing compensation, any Excess Liquidation Proceeds to the extent not retained by the related Servicer;
(k) to reimburse or pay any Servicer any such amounts as are due thereto under the applicable Servicing Agreement and have not been retained by or paid to the Servicer, to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement;
(l) to reimburse the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Custodian for expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by or reimbursable to it pursuant to this Agreement;
(m) to remove amounts deposited in error; and
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(n) to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.01.
(o) The Securities Administrator shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis and shall provide a copy to the Securities Administrator, for the purpose of accounting for any reimbursement from the Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) and (viii) or with respect to any such amounts which would have been covered by such clauses had the amounts not been retained by the Master Servicer without being deposited in the Distribution Account under Section 4.04(b). Reimbursements made pursuant to clauses (vii), (ix), (xi) and (xii) will be allocated between the Loan Groups or Sub-Loan Groups, as applicable, pro rata based on the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group or Sub-Loan Group, as applicable.
(p) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute the Interest Funds, Principal Funds and Available Funds to the extent on deposit in the Distribution Account for each Loan Group or Sub-Loan Group, as applicable, to the Holders of the related Certificates in accordance with Section 6.01.
Section 4.06. Reserve Fund. (a) On or before the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish a Reserve Fund in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Group I Certificates. The Reserve Fund must be an Eligible Account. The Reserve Fund shall be entitled “Reserve Fund, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as Trustee for the benefit of holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Class I-1A-1, Class I-1A-2, Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3”. The Securities Administrator shall demand payment of all money payable by the Counterparty under the Cap Contracts. The Securities Administrator shall deposit in the Reserve Fund all payments received by it from the Counterparty pursuant to the Cap Contracts and, prior to distribution of such amounts pursuant to Section 6.01(a), all payments described under the eighth and ninth clauses of Section 6.01(a). On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall remit amounts received by it from the Counterparty to the Holders of the applicable Group I Certificates in the manner provided in Section 6.01(b).
(b) The Reserve Fund is an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ‘1.860G-2(h) and shall be an asset of the Trust Fund but not an asset of any 2006-1 REMIC. The Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trust shall be the nominal owner of the Reserve Fund. For federal income tax purposes, the Class B-IO Certificateholder shall be the beneficial owner of the Reserve Fund, subject to the power of the Securities Administrator to distribute amounts under Section 6.01(b) and the eighth and ninth clauses of Section 6.01(a) and shall report items of income, deduction, gain or loss arising therefrom. For federal income tax purposes, amounts distributed to Certificateholders pursuant to the eighth and ninth clauses of Section 6.01(a) will be treated as first distributed to the Class B-IO Certificates and then paid from the Class B-IO Certificateholders to the applicable holders of the Group I Certificates. Amounts in the Reserve Fund shall, at the written direction of the Class B-IO Certificateholder, be held either uninvested in a trust or deposit account of the Securities Administrator with no liability for interest or other compensation thereon or invested in Permitted Investments that mature no later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Distribution Date. To the extent that the Class B-IO Certificateholders have provided the Securities Administrator with
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such written direction to invest such funds in Permitted Investments, on each Distribution Date the Securities Administrator shall distribute all net income and gain from such Permitted Investments in the Reserve Fund to the Class B-IO Certificateholder, not as a distribution in respect of any interest in any 2006-1 REMIC. All amounts earned on amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund shall be taxable to the Class B-IO Certificateholder. Any losses on such Permitted Investments shall not in any case be a liability of the Securities Administrator but an amount equal to such losses shall be given by the Class B-IO Certificateholder to the Securities Administrator out of the Class B-IO Certificateholders’ own funds immediately as realized, for deposit by the Securities Administrator into the Reserve Fund.
Section 4.07. Class XP Reserve Account. (a) The Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain with itself a separate, segregated trust account, which shall be an Eligible Account, titled “Reserve Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator f/b/o Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Class XP”. On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $100 into the Class XP Reserve Account. Funds on deposit in the Class XP Reserve Account shall be held in trust by the Securities Administrator for the holders of the Class XP Certificates. The Class XP Reserve Account will not represent an interest in any REMIC.
(b) Any amount on deposit in the Class XP Reserve Account shall be held uninvested. On the Business Day prior to each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw the amount then on deposit in the Class XP Reserve Account and deposit such amount into the Distribution Account to be distributed to the Holders of the related Class XP Certificates in accordance with Section 6.01(c) and Section 6.02(e), as applicable. The initial $100 deposited in the Class XP Reserve Account shall be applied to the Class XP Certificates on a pro rata basis. In addition, on the earlier of (x) the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date on which all the assets of the Trust Fund are repurchased as described in Section 10.01(a) and (y) the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date occurring in January 2012, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw the amount on deposit in the Class XP Reserve Account, deposit such amount into the Distribution Account and remit such amount to the Securities Administrator and provide written instruction to the Securities Administrator to pay such amount to the related Class XP Certificates in accordance with Section 6.01(c) and Section 6.02(e), as applicable, and following such withdrawal the Class XP Reserve Account shall be closed.
Section 4.08. Cap Reserve Account. (a) The Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Cap Reserve Account as a segregated trust account or accounts.
(b) All amounts deposited to the Cap Reserve Account pursuant to Section 6.01(b) shall be held by the Securities Administrator in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, in trust for the benefit of the Group I Offered Certificateholders and the Class I-B-3 Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. All amounts deposited to the Cap Reserve Account pursuant to Section 6.02(f) shall be held by the Securities Administrator in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, in trust for the benefit of the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 and Class II-B-3 Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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(c) The Cap Reserve Account is an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation ‘1.860G-2(h) and shall be an asset of the Trust Fund but not an asset of any 2005-1 REMIC. The Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trust shall be the nominal owner of the Cap Reserve Account. The Class B-IO Certificateholder shall be the beneficial owner of the Cap Reserve Account, subject to the power of the Securities Administrator to distribute amounts under Section 6.01. Amounts in the Cap Reserve Account shall, at the direction of the Class B-IO Certificateholder, be held either uninvested in a trust or deposit account of the Securities Administrator with no liability for interest or other compensation thereon or invested in Permitted Investments in the name of the Trustee as selected by the Class B-IO Certificateholder that mature no later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Distribution Date. Any losses on such investments shall be deposited in the Cap Reserve Account by the Class B-IO Certificateholder out of its own funds immediately as realized.
(d) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute amounts on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account to (i) the Holders of the Group I Certificates in accordance with Section 6.01(b) and (ii) the Holders of the Group II Certificates in accordance with Section 6.02(f).
Section 4.09. Pre-Funding Accounts and Pre-Funding Reserve Accounts.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Paying Agent shall establish and maintain a segregated trust account or sub-account of a trust account, which shall be titled “Pre-Funding Account, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1” (the “Pre-Funding Account”). The Pre-Funding Account shall be an Eligible Account or a sub account of an Eligible Account. The Paying Agent shall, promptly upon receipt, deposit in the Pre-Funding Account and retain therein the Pre-Funded Amount remitted on the Closing Date to the Paying Agent by the Depositor. Funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Account shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the Holders of the Certificates related to Group I Loans for the uses and purposes set forth herein.
(b) The Paying Agent will invest funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Account as directed by the Depositor or its designee in writing in Permitted Investments with a maturity date (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Paying Agent or an Affiliate of the Paying Agent is the obligor for the Permitted Investment, or (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account or sub account of a trust account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Paying Agent or an affiliate of the Paying Agent is the obligor for the Permitted Investment (or, if no written direction is received by the Paying Agent from the Depositor, then funds in such account shall remain uninvested). For federal income tax purposes, the Depositor or its designee shall be the owner of the Pre-Funding Account and shall report all items of income, deduction. gain or loss arising therefrom. All income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Account shall be transferred to the Interest Coverage Account at the following times: (i) on the Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date, if a Person other than the Paying Agent or an Affiliate of the Paying Agent is the obligor for the Permitted Investment, or on each Distribution Date, if the Paying Agent or an Affiliate of the Paying Agent is the obligor for the
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Permitted Investment, (ii) on the Business Day immediately preceding each Subsequent Transfer Date, if a Person other than the Paying Agent or an Affiliate of the Paying Agent is the obligor for the Permitted Investment, or on each Subsequent Transfer Date, if the Paying Agent or an Affiliate of the Paying Agent is the obligor for the Permitted Investment or (iii) within one Business Day of the Paying Agent's receipt thereof. Such transferred funds shall not constitute income and gain for purposes of Section 4.10(b) hereof. The Depositor or its designee shall deposit in the Pre-Funding Account the amount of any net loss incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such loss without any right of reimbursement therefor. At no time will the Pre-Funding Account be an asset of any REMIC created hereunder.
(c) Amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account shall be withdrawn by the Paying Agent as follows:
(i) On any Subsequent Transfer Date, the Paying Agent shall withdraw from the Pre-Funding Account an amount equal to 100% of the Stated Principal Balances of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans transferred and assigned to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for deposit in the related Sub-Loan Group on such Subsequent Transfer Date and deposit such amount into the Pre-Funding Reserve Account;
(ii) If the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of investment income) has not been reduced to zero by the close of business on the date of termination of the Pre-Funding Period, then at the close of business on such date, the Paying Agent shall deposit into the Pre-Funding Reserve Account any amounts remaining in the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of investment income) for distribution in accordance with Section 4.09(e)(ii);
(iii) To withdraw any amount not required to be deposited in the Pre-Funding Account or deposited therein in error; and
(iv) Upon the earliest of (i) the reduction of the Principal Balances of the Certificates to zero or (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01, to withdraw (and deposit in the Pre-Funding Reserve Account) any amount remaining on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account for payment to the related Certificateholders then entitled to distributions in respect of principal until the Principal Balance of the Certificates has been reduced to zero, and any remaining amount to the Depositor.
Withdrawals pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) shall be treated as contributions of cash to REMIC II on the date of withdrawal.
(d) No later than the Closing Date, the Paying Agent shall establish and maintain a segregated trust account or a sub-account of a trust account, which shall be titled “Pre-Funding Reserve Account, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as Trustee for the benefit of holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1” (the “Pre-Funding Reserve Account”). The Pre-Funding Reserve Account shall be an Eligible Account or a sub account of an Eligible Account.
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The Paying Agent shall, at the close of business on the day of the termination of the Pre-Funding Period, deposit in the Pre-Funding Reserve Account and retain therein any funds remaining in the Pre-Funding Account at the close of business on such day. Funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Reserve Account shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth herein.
(a) The Paying Agent shall not invest funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Reserve Account. The Pre-Funding Reserve Account and any funds on deposit therein shall be assets of REMIC II. Amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account shall be withdrawn by the Paying Agent as follows:
(i) On any Subsequent Transfer Date, the Paying Agent shall withdraw from the Pre-Funding Reserve Account the amount deposited therein on such date pursuant to Section 4.09(c)(i) in respect of a Subsequent Mortgage transferred and assigned to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust for deposit in the related Group on such Subsequent Transfer Date and pay such amount to or upon the order of the Depositor upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.07 with respect to such transfer and assignment;
(ii) On the Distribution Date immediately following termination of the Pre-Funding Period, the Paying Agent shall withdraw from the Pre-Funding Reserve Account the Remaining Pre-Funded Amount for the related Group deposited therein on such date pursuant to Section 4.09(c)(ii) for distribution to the related Certificate Groups pursuant to Section 6.01(a); and
(iii) On each Distribution Date during the Pre-Funding Period and the Distribution Date immediately following termination of the Pre-Funding Period, the Paying Agent shall withdraw from the Pre-Funding Reserve Account the amount deposited therein on such date pursuant to Section 4.09(c) for distribution as Interest Funds with respect to Loan Group I pursuant to Section 6.01(a).
Section 4.10 Interest Coverage Account.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Paying Agent shall establish and maintain a segregated trust account or a sub account of a trust account, which shall be titled “Interest Coverage Account, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as trustee for the benefit of holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1” (the “Interest Coverage Account”). The Interest Coverage Account shall be an Eligible Account or a sub account of an Eligible Account. The Paying Agent shall, promptly upon receipt, deposit in the Interest Coverage Account and retain therein the Interest Coverage Amount for Loan Group I remitted on the Closing Date to the Paying Agent by the Depositor and all income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Account pursuant to Section 4.09(b). Funds deposited in the Interest Coverage Account shall be held in trust by the Paying Agent for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth herein.
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(b) For federal income tax purposes, the Depositor shall be the owner of the Interest Coverage Account and shall report all items of income, deduction, gain or loss arising therefrom. At no time will the Interest Coverage Account be an asset of any REMIC created hereunder. All income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Interest Coverage Account, which investment shall be made solely upon the written direction of the Depositor, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Depositor and shall be remitted by the Paying Agent to the Depositor no later than the first Business Day following receipt of such income and gain by the Paying Agent. If no written direction with respect to such investment shall be received by the Paying Agent from the Depositor, then funds in such Account shall remain uninvested. The Depositor shall deposit in the Interest Coverage Account the amount of any net loss incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such loss.
(c) On each Distribution Date during the Pre-Funding Period and on the day of termination of the Pre-Funding Period, the Paying Agent shall withdraw from the Interest Coverage Account and deposit in the Pre-Funding Reserve Account an amount of interest that accrues during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Weighted Average Group Pass Through Rate for the related Sub-Loan Group on the excess, if any, of the Pre-Funded Amount for such Sub-Loan Group over the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of Subsequent Mortgage Loans in such Sub-Loan Group that both (i) had a Due Date during the Due Period relating to such Distribution Date or the Distribution Date following the end of the Pre-Funding Period, as applicable, and (ii) had a Subsequent Cut-off Date prior to the first day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Such withdrawal and deposit shall be treated as a contribution of cash by the Mortgage Loan Seller to REMIC II on the date thereof. Immediately following any such withdrawal and deposit, and immediately following the conveyance of any Subsequent Mortgage to the Trust on any Subsequent Transfer Date, the Paying Agent shall, at the request of the Mortgage Loan Seller, withdraw from the Interest Coverage Account and remit to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount remaining in such Interest Coverage Account over the amount that would be required to be withdrawn therefrom (assuming sufficient funds therein) pursuant to the second preceding sentence on each subsequent Distribution Date, if any, that will occur during the Pre-Funding Period or on the day of termination of the Pre-Funding Period, if no Subsequent Mortgage were acquired by the Trust Fund after the end of the Prepayment Period relating to the current Distribution Date or the Distribution Date following the end of the Pre-Funding Period, as applicable. On the day of termination of the Pre-Funding Period, the Paying Agent shall withdraw from the Interest Coverage Account and remit to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee the amount remaining in such Interest Coverage Account after payment of the amount required to be withdrawn therefrom pursuant to the second preceding sentence on the day of termination of the Pre-Funding Period.
(d) Upon the earliest of (i) the Distribution Date immediately following the end of the Pre-Funding Period, (ii) the reduction of the principal balances of the Certificates to zero or (iii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01, any amount remaining on deposit in the Interest Coverage Account after distributions pursuant to paragraph (c) above shall be withdrawn by the Paying Agent and paid to the Seller or its designee.
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ARTICLE V
Certificates
Section 5.01. Certificates. (a) The Depository, the Depositor and the Securities Administrator have entered into a Depository Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (the “Depository Agreement”). Except for the Residual Certificates, the Private Certificates and the Individual Certificates and as provided in Section 5.01(b), the Certificates shall at all times remain registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and at all times: (i) registration of such Certificates may not be transferred by the Securities Administrator except to a successor to the Depository; (ii) ownership and transfers of registration of such Certificates on the books of the Depository shall be governed by applicable rules established by the Depository; (iii) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges and expenses from its Depository Participants; (iv) the Securities Administrator shall deal with the Depository as representative of such Certificate Owners of the respective Class of Certificates for purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders under this Agreement, and requests and directions for and votes of such representative shall not be deemed to be inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate Owners; and (v) the Trustee and the Securities Administrator may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository Participants.
The Residual Certificates and the Private Certificates are initially Physical Certificates. If at any time the Holders of all of the Certificates of one or more such Classes request that the Securities Administrator cause such Class to become Global Certificates, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor will take such action as may be reasonably required to cause the Depository to accept such Class or Classes for trading if it may legally be so traded.
All transfers by Certificate Owners of such respective Classes of Book-Entry Certificates and any Global Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owners. Each Depository Participant shall only transfer 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.
(b) If (i)(A) the Depositor advises the Securities Administrator in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository and (B) the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor within 30 days or (ii) the Depositor at its option advises the Securities Administrator in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depository, the Securities Administrator shall request that the Depository notify all Certificate Owners of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of definitive, fully registered Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Securities Administrator of the Certificates by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for registration, the Securities Administrator shall issue 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 interest in the related Class of Certificates. In order to make such
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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 Securities Administrator to exchange or cause the exchange of the Certificate Owner’s interest in such Class of Certificates for an equivalent interest in fully registered definitive form. Upon receipt by the Securities Administrator of instructions from the Depository directing the Securities Administrator to effect such exchange (such instructions to contain information regarding the Class of Certificates and the Certificate Principal Balance being exchanged, the Depository Participant account to be debited with the decrease, the registered holder of and delivery instructions for the definitive Certificate, and any other information reasonably required by the Securities Administrator), (i) the Securities Administrator shall instruct the Depository to reduce the related Depository Participant’s account by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the definitive Certificate, (ii) the Securities Administrator shall execute and deliver, in accordance with the registration and delivery instructions provided by the Depository, a Definitive Certificate evidencing such Certificate Owner’s interest in such Class of Certificates and (iii) the Securities Administrator shall execute 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.
Neither the Depositor nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for any delay in the delivery of any instructions required pursuant to this Section 5.01(b) and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.
(c) (i) As provided herein, the REMIC Administrator will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Group II Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC I.” Component I of the Class R Certificates will represent the sole Class of “residual interests” in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein) under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate and initial Uncertificated Principal Balance for each of the “regular interests” in REMIC I and the designation and Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificates allocable to Component I of the Class R Certificates. None of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.
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Class Designation for each REMIC I Interest |
Type of |
Uncertificated |
Initial |
Final Maturity Date* |
Class Y-1 |
Regular |
Variable(1) |
$701,176,255.52 |
February 2036 |
Class Y-2 |
Regular |
Variable(2) |
$134,219,965.52 |
February 2036 |
Class Y-3 |
Regular |
Variable(3) |
$78,203,770.07 |
February 2036 |
Class Z-1 |
Regular |
Variable(1) |
$701,176,255.52 |
February 2036 |
Class Z-2 |
Regular |
Variable(2) |
$134,219,965.52 |
February 2036 |
Class Z-3 |
Regular |
Variable(3) |
$78,203,770.07 |
February 2036 |
Component I of the Class R Certificates |
Residual |
(4) |
$0 |
February 2036 |
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* |
The Distribution Date in the specified month, which is the month following the month the latest maturing Mortgage Loan in the related Sub-Loan Group matures. For federal income tax purposes, for each Class of REMIC I Interests, the “latest possible maturity date” shall be the Final Maturity Date. |
(1) |
Interest distributed to REMIC I Regular Interests Y-1 and Z-1 on each Distribution Date will have accrued at the weighted average of the Net Rates for the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Mortgage Loans on the applicable Uncertificated Principal Balance outstanding immediately before such Distribution Date. |
(2) |
Interest distributed to REMIC I Regular Interests Y-2 and Z-2 on each Distribution Date will have accrued at the weighted average of the Net Rates for the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Mortgage Loans on the applicable Uncertificated Principal Balance outstanding immediately before such Distribution Date. |
(3) |
Interest distributed to REMIC I Regular Interests Y-3 and Z-3 on each Distribution Date will have accrued at the weighted average of the Net Rates for the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Mortgage Loans on the applicable Uncertificated Principal Balance outstanding immediately before such Distribution Date. |
(4) |
Component I of the Class R Certificates will not bear interest. |
(ii) As provided herein, the REMIC Administrator will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Group I Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC II.” Component II of the Class R Certificates will represent the sole Class of “residual interests” in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate and initial Uncertificated Principal Balance for each of the “regular interests” in REMIC II and the designation and Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificates allocable to Component II of the Class R Certificates. None of the REMIC II Regular Interests will be certificated.
Class Designation for |
Type of Interest |
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate |
Initial Uncertificated |
Final Maturity Date* |
LT1 |
Regular |
Variable(1) |
$832,440,234.62 |
February 2036 |
LT2 |
Regular |
Variable(1) |
$27,087.16 |
February 2036 |
LT3 |
Regular |
0.00% |
$56,170.80 |
February 2036 |
LT4 |
Regular |
Variable(2) |
$56,170.80 |
February 2036 |
Component II of the |
Regular |
(3) |
$0 |
February 2036 |
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* |
The Distribution Date in the specified month, which is the month following the month the latest maturing Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group matures. For federal income tax purposes, for each Class of REMIC II Interests, the “latest possible maturity date” shall be the Final Maturity Date. |
(1) |
REMIC II Regular Interests LT1 and LT2 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates on the Group I Mortgage Loans. |
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(2) |
REMIC II Regular Interest LT4 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to twice the weighted average of the Net Rates on the Group I Mortgage Loans. |
(3) |
Component II of the Class R Certificates will not bear interest. |
(iii) As provided herein, the REMIC Administrator will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests and any proceeds thereof as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC III.” Component III of the Class R Certificates will represent the sole Class of “residual interests” in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate and initial Uncertificated Principal Balance for each of the “regular interests” in REMIC III and the designation and Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificates allocable to Component III of the Class R Certificates.
Class Designation for each |
Type of Interest |
Initial Uncertificated |
Uncertificated Pass-Through |
II-1A-1 |
Regular |
$300,000,000 |
(1) |
II-1A-23 |
Regular |
$340,143,000 |
(1) |
II-2A |
Regular |
$122,536,000 |
(2) |
II-3A |
Regular |
$71,396,000 |
(3) |
II-B-1 |
Regular |
$31,396,000 |
(4) |
II-B-2 |
Regular |
$16,453,000 |
(4) |
II-B-3 |
Regular |
$10,055,000 |
(4) |
II-B-4 |
Regular |
$9,141,000 |
(4) |
II-B-5 |
Regular |
$7,769,000 |
(4) |
II-B-6 |
Regular |
$5,029,991 |
(4) |
Component III of the Class R Certificates |
Residual |
$0 |
(5) |
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(1) |
REMIC III Regular Interests II-1A-1 and II-1A-23 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Mortgage Loans. |
(2) |
REMIC III Regular Interest II-2A will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Mortgage Loans. |
(3) |
REMIC III Regular Interest II-3A will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Mortgage Loans. |
(4) |
REMIC III Regular Interests XX-X-0, XX-X-0, XX-X-0, XX-X-0, XX-X-0 and II-B-6 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the weighted average of the weighted average of the Net Rates in each Sub-Loan Group weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting from the aggregate principal balance of each Sub-Loan Group, the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Classes of Senior Certificates. For purposes of the REMIC provisions, the foregoing rate will be the weighted average of the Uncertificated Pass-through Rate for each of the Class Y Regular Interests. |
(5) |
Component III of the Class R Certificates will not bear interest. |
(iiv) As provided herein, the REMIC Administrator will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC II Regular Interests and the REMIC III Regular Interests and any proceeds thereof as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC IV.” Component IV of the Class R Certificates will represent the sole Class of “residual interests” in REMIC IV for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate (which is also the Pass-Through Rate for the Related Certificates) and initial Uncertificated Principal Balance for each of the “regular interests” in REMIC IV, and the designation and Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R Certificates allocable to Component IV of the Class R Certificates.
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Class Designation for |
Type of |
Initial Uncertificated |
Uncertificated Pass-Through |
I-1A-1 |
Regular |
$680,218,000 |
(1) |
I-1A-2 |
Regular |
$83,258,000 |
(1) |
II-1A-1 |
Regular |
$300,000,000 |
(2) |
II-1X-1 |
Regular |
$0 |
(3) |
II-1A-2 |
Regular |
$278,759,000 |
(4) |
II-1A-3 |
Regular |
$61,384,000 |
(4) |
II-1X-2 |
Regular |
$0 |
(5) |
II-2A-1 |
Regular |
$110,786,000 |
(6) |
II-2A-2 |
Regular |
$11,750,000 |
(6) |
II-2X-1 |
Regular |
$0 |
(7) |
II-3A-1 |
Regular |
$64,550,000 |
(8) |
II-3A-2 |
Regular |
$6,846,000 |
(8) |
II-3X-1 |
Regular |
$0 |
(9) |
II-B-1 |
Regular |
$31,534,000 |
(10) |
II-B-2 |
Regular |
$16,453,000 |
(10) |
II-B-3 |
Regular |
$10,055,000 |
(10) |
II-X-B1 |
Regular |
$0 |
(11) |
II-X-B2 |
Regular |
$0 |
(12) |
II-X-B3 |
Regular |
$0 |
(13) |
II-B-4 |
Regular |
$9,141,000 |
(14) |
II-B-5 |
Regular |
$7,769,000 |
(14) |
II-B-6 |
Regular |
$5,029,991 |
(14) |
I-M-1 |
Regular |
$23,312,000 |
(15) |
I-M-2 |
Regular |
$16,652,000 |
(15) |
I-B-1 |
Regular |
$10,824,000 |
(16) |
I-B-2 |
Regular |
$4,163,000 |
(16) |
I-B-3 |
Regular |
$4,163,000 |
(16) |
I-XP |
Regular |
$0 |
(17) |
II-XP |
Regular |
$0 |
(17) |
B-IO-I and B-IO-P |
Regular |
$9,989,663 |
(18) |
Component IV of the |
Residual |
$0 |
(19) |
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(1) |
REMIC IV Regular Interests I-1A-1 and I-1A-2 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the least of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin, (ii) 11.50% and (iii) the related Net Rate Cap. |
(2) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1A-1 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Mortgage Loans minus 1.065% per annum. After the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1A-1 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Mortgage Loans. |
(3) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1X-1 will bear interest at a fixed Pass Through Rate equal to 1.065% per annum based on a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1A-1. After the Distribution Date in December 2010, the REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1X-1 will not bear any interest. |
(4) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interests II-1A-2 and II-1A-3 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Mortgage Loans minus 0.465% per annum. After the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interests II-1A-2 and II-1A-3 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Mortgage Loans. |
(5) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1X-2 will bear interest at a fixed Pass Through Rate equal to 0.465% per annum based on a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1A-2 and II-1A-3. After the Distribution Date in December 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-1X-2 will not bear any interest. |
(6) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in October 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interests II-2A-1 and II-2A-2 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Mortgage Loans minus 0.385% per annum. After the Distribution Date in October 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interests II-2A-1 and II-2A-2 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Mortgage Loans. |
(7) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in October 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-2X-1 will bear interest at a fixed Pass Through Rate equal to 0.385% per annum based on a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC IV Regular Interests II-2A-1 and II-2A-2. After the Distribution Date in October 2010, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-2X-1 will not bear any interest. |
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(8) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in October 2012, REMIC IV Regular Interests II-3A-1 and II-3A-2 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Mortgage Loans minus 0.100% per annum. After the Distribution Date in October 2012, REMIC IV Regular Interests II-3A-1 and II-3A-2 will bear interest at a variable Pass Through Rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Mortgage Loans. |
(9) |
On or prior to the Distribution Date in October 2012, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-3X-1 will bear interest at a fixed Pass Through Rate equal to 0.100% per annum based on a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC IV Regular Interests II-3A-1 and II-3A-2. After the Distribution Date in October 2012, REMIC IV Regular Interest II-3X-1 will not bear any interest. |
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REMIC IV Regular Interests II-B-1, II-B-2 and II-B-3 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the least of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin, (ii) 10.50% and (iii) the related Net Rate Cap. |
(11) |
REMIC IV Regular Interest II-X-B1 will bear interest based on the notional amount and excess, if any, of (i) the related Net Rate Cap over (ii) the lesser of (a) one-month LIBOR plus the Class II-B-1 related Margin and (b) 10.50%. |
(12) |
REMIC IV Regular Interest II-X-B2 will bear interest based on the notional amount and excess, if any, of (i) the related Net Rate Cap over (ii) the lesser of (a) one-month LIBOR plus the Class II-B-2 related Margin and (b) 10.50%. |
(13) |
REMIC IV Regular Interest II-X-B3 will bear interest based on the notional amount and excess, if any, of (i) the related Net Rate Cap over (ii) the lesser of (a) one-month LIBOR plus the Class II-B-3 related Margin and (b) 10.50%. |
(14) |
REMIC IV Regular Interests II-B-4, II-B-5 and II-B-6 will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Rate of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting from the aggregate principal balance of Loan Group II, the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Classes of Senior Certificates. For federal income tax purposes, the interest rate on each foregoing REMIC IV Regular Interest is equal to the interest rate on the REMIC III Regular Interest bearing the same alphanumeric class designation. |
(15) |
REMIC IV Regular Interests I-M-1 and I-M-2 will bear interest at a rate equal to the least of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin, (ii) 11.50% and (iii) the related Net Rate Cap. |
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REMIC IV Regular Interests I-B-1 , I-B-2 and I-B-3 will bear interest at a rate equal to the least of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin, (ii) 11.50% and (iii) the related Net Rate Cap. |
(17) |
The Class XP Certificates will not bear any interest. The Class XP Certificates will be entitled to receive Prepayment Charges collected with respect to the Prepayment Charge Loans. The Class XP Certificates will not represent an interest in any REMIC, they will instead represent an interest in the Trust constituted by this Agreement that is a strip of Prepayment Charges associated with the Prepayment Charge Loans. |
(18) |
The Class B-IO Certificates will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Class B-IO Pass-Through Rate on its Notional Amount. Amounts paid, or deemed paid, to the Class B-IO Certificates shall be deemed to first be paid to REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-I in reduction of accrued and unpaid interest thereon until such accrued and unpaid interest shall have been reduced to zero and shall then be deemed paid to REMIC IV Regular Interest B-IO-P in reduction of the principal balance thereof. |
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Component IV of the Class R Certificates will not bear interest. |
(v) As provided herein, the REMIC Administrator will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P and any proceeds thereof as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC V.” The Class R-X Certificates will represent the sole Class of “residual interests” in REMIC V for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate and initial Uncertificated Principal Balance for the single “regular interest” in REMIC V and the designation and Certificate Principal Balance of the Class R-X Certificates.
Class Designation for |
Type of |
Initial Uncertificated |
Uncertificated Pass-Through |
B-IO |
Regular |
$9,989,663 |
(1) |
Class R-X Certificates |
Residual |
$0 |
(2) |
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The Class B-IO Certificates will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Class B-IO Pass-Through Rate on its Notional Amount. The REMIC V Regular Interest will not have an Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate, but will be entitled to 100% of all amounts distributed or deemed distributed on REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P. |
(2) |
The Class R-X Certificates will not bear interest. |
(d) Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date in the Trust Fund has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for the REMIC I Regular Interests, REMIC II Regular Interests, REMIC III Regular Interests, REMIC IV Regular Interests, REMIC V Regular Interest and the Certificates.
(e) With respect to each Distribution Date, each Class of Certificates shall accrue interest during the related Interest Accrual Period. With respect to each Distribution Date and each such Class of Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates or the Class B-IO Certificates), interest shall be calculated, on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period, based upon the respective Pass-Through Rate set forth, or determined as provided, above and the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class applicable to such Distribution Date. With respect to each Distribution Date and the Class B-IO Certificates, interest shall be calculated, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, based upon the Pass-Through Rate set forth, or determined as provided, above and the Notional Amount of such Class applicable to such Distribution Date.
(f) The Certificates shall be substantially in the forms set forth in Exhibits X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0-0, X-0-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-0, X-00, X-00 and A-12. On original issuance, the Securities Administrator shall sign, countersign and shall deliver them at the direction of the Depositor. Pending the preparation of definitive Certificates of any Class, the Securities Administrator may sign and countersign temporary Certificates that are printed, lithographed or typewritten, in authorized denominations for Certificates of such Class, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Certificates in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers or authorized signatories executing such Certificates may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Certificates. If temporary Certificates are issued, the Depositor will cause definitive Certificates to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Certificates, the temporary Certificates shall be exchangeable for definitive Certificates upon surrender of the temporary Certificates at the office of the Securities Administrator, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Certificates, the Securities Administrator shall sign and countersign and deliver in exchange therefor a like aggregate principal amount, in authorized denominations for such Class, of definitive Certificates of the same Class. Until so exchanged, such temporary Certificates shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits as definitive Certificates.
(g) Each Class of Book-Entry Certificates will be registered as a single Certificate of such Class held by a nominee of the Depository or the DTC Custodian, and beneficial interests will be held by investors through the book-entry facilities of the Depository in minimum denominations of (i) in the case of the Senior Certificates (other than the Class II-1A-1 Certificates), $100,000 and in each case increments of $1.00 in excess thereof, (ii) in the case of the Class II-1A-1 Certificates, $10,000 and increments of $1.00 in excess thereof, and (iii) in the case of the Offered Subordinate Certificates, $100,000 and increments of $1.00 in excess thereof,
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except that one Certificate of each such Class may be issued in a different amount so that the sum of the denominations of all outstanding Certificates of such Class shall equal the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall execute and countersign Physical Certificates all in an aggregate principal amount that shall equal the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class on the Closing Date. The Group II Non-offered Subordinate Certificates shall be issued in certificated fully-registered form in minimum dollar denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof, except that one Group II Non-offered Subordinate Certificate of each Class may be issued in a different amount so that the sum of the denominations of all outstanding Private Certificates of such Class shall equal the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class on the Closing Date. The Class R Certificates shall each be issued in certificated fully-registered form in the denomination of $100. The Class R-X Certificates shall each be issued in certificated fully-registered form with no denomination. Each Class of Global Certificates, if any, shall be issued in fully registered form in minimum dollar denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof, except that one Certificate of each Class may be in a different denomination so that the sum of the denominations of all outstanding Certificates of such Class shall equal the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall execute and countersign (i) in the case of each Class of Offered Certificates, the Certificate in the entire Certificate Principal Balance of the respective Class and (ii) in the case of each Class of Private Certificates, Individual Certificates all in an aggregate principal amount that shall equal the Certificate Principal Balance of each such respective Class on the Closing Date. The Certificates referred to in clause (i) and if at any time there are to be Global Certificates, the Global Certificates shall be delivered by the Depositor to the Depository or pursuant to the Depository’s instructions, shall be delivered by the Depositor on behalf of the Depository to and deposited with the DTC Custodian. The Securities Administrator shall sign the Certificates by facsimile or manual signature and countersign them by manual signature on behalf of the Securities Administrator by one or more authorized signatories, each of whom shall be Responsible Officers of the Securities Administrator or its agent. A Certificate bearing the manual and facsimile signatures of individuals who were the authorized signatories of the Securities Administrator or its agent at the time of issuance shall bind the Securities Administrator, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such positions prior to the delivery of such Certificate.
(h) No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate the manually executed countersignature of the Securities Administrator or its agent, and such countersignature upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly executed and delivered hereunder. All Certificates issued on the Closing Date shall be dated the Closing Date. All Certificates issued thereafter shall be dated the date of their countersignature.
(i) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup” day of each 2006-1 REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(j) For federal income tax purposes, each 2006-1 REMIC shall have a tax year that is a calendar year and shall report income on an accrual basis.
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(k) The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall cause each 2006-1 REMIC to timely elect to be treated as a REMIC under Section 860D of the Code. Any inconsistencies or ambiguities in this Agreement or in the administration of any Trust established hereby shall be resolved in a manner that preserves the validity of such elections.
(l) The following legend shall be placed on the Residual Certificates, whether upon original issuance or upon issuance of any other Certificate of any such Class in exchange therefor or upon transfer thereof:
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 SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR 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 XXXXXXX 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 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
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CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
Section 5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Securities Administrator shall maintain at its Corporate Trust Office a Certificate Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Securities Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided.
(b) Subject to Section 5.01(a) and, in the case of any Global Certificate or Physical Certificate upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the Securities Administrator maintained for such purpose, the Securities Administrator shall sign, countersign and shall deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, a new Certificate of a like Class and aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, but bearing a different number.
(c) By acceptance of a Private Certificate or a Residual Certificate, whether upon original issuance or subsequent transfer, each holder of such Certificate acknowledges the restrictions on the transfer of such Certificate set forth in the Securities Legend and agrees that it will transfer such a Certificate only as provided herein. In addition to the provisions of Section 5.02(h), the following restrictions shall apply with respect to the transfer and registration of transfer of an Private Certificate or a Residual Certificate to a transferee that takes delivery in the form of an Individual Certificate:
(i) The Securities Administrator shall register the transfer of an Individual Certificate if the requested transfer is being made to a transferee who has provided the Securities Administrator with a Rule 144A Certificate or comparable evidence as to its QIB status.
(ii) The Securities Administrator shall register the transfer of any Individual Certificate if (x) the transferor has advised the Securities Administrator in writing that the Certificate is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor along with facts surrounding the transfer as set forth in Exhibit F-3 hereto; and (y) prior to the transfer the transferee furnishes to the Securities Administrator an Investment Letter (and the Securities Administrator shall be fully protected in so doing), provided that, if based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Securities Administrator to the effect that the delivery of (x) and (y) above are not sufficient to confirm that the proposed transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable laws, the Securities Administrator shall as a condition of the registration of any such transfer require the transferor to furnish such other certifications, legal opinions or other information prior to registering the transfer of an Individual Certificate as shall be set forth in such Opinion of Counsel.
(d) So long as a Global Certificate of such Class is outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depository, transfers of beneficial interests in such Global Certificate, or transfers by holders of Individual Certificates of such Class to transferees that take delivery in the form of beneficial interests in the Global Certificate, may be made only in accordance with Section 5.02(h), the rules of the Depository and the following:
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(i) In the case of a beneficial interest in the Global Certificate being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor, such transferee shall be required to take delivery in the form of an Individual Certificate or Certificates and the Securities Administrator shall register such transfer only upon compliance with the provisions of Section 5.02(c)(ii).
(ii) In the case of a beneficial interest in a Class of Global Certificates being transferred to a transferee that takes delivery in the form of an Individual Certificate or Certificates of such Class, except as set forth in clause (i) above, the Securities Administrator shall register such transfer only upon compliance with the provisions of Section 5.02(c)(i).
(iii) In the case of an Individual Certificate of a Class being transferred to a transferee that takes delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate of such Class, the Securities Administrator shall register such transfer if the transferee has provided the Securities Administrator with a Rule 144A Certificate or comparable evidence as to its QIB status.
(iv) No restrictions shall apply with respect to the transfer or registration of transfer of a beneficial interest in the Global Certificate of a Class to a transferee that takes delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Global Certificate of such Class; provided that each such transferee shall be deemed to have made such representations and warranties contained in the Rule 144A Certificate as are sufficient to establish that it is a QIB.
(e) Subject to Section 5.02(h), an exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate of a Class for an Individual Certificate or Certificates of such Class, an exchange of an Individual Certificate or Certificates of a Class for a beneficial interest in the Global Certificate of such Class and an exchange of an Individual Certificate or Certificates of a Class for another Individual Certificate or Certificates of such Class (in each case, whether or not such exchange is made in anticipation of subsequent transfer, and, in the case of the Global Certificate of such Class, so long as such Certificate is outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depository) may be made only in accordance with Section 5.02(h), the rules of the Depository and the following:
(i) A holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate of a Class may at any time exchange such beneficial interest for an Individual Certificate or Certificates of such Class.
(ii) A holder of an Individual Certificate or Certificates of a Class may exchange such Certificate or Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Global Certificate of such Class if such holder furnishes to the Securities Administrator a Rule 144A Certificate or comparable evidence as to its QIB status.
(iii) A holder of an Individual Certificate of a Class may exchange such Certificate for an equal aggregate principal amount of Individual Certificates of such Class in different authorized denominations without any certification.
(f) (i) Upon acceptance for exchange or transfer of an Individual Certificate of a Class for a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate of such Class as provided herein, the Securities Administrator shall cancel such Individual Certificate and shall (or shall request the
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Depository to) endorse on the schedule affixed to the applicable Global Certificate (or on a continuation of such schedule affixed to the Global Certificate and made a part thereof) or otherwise make in its books and records an appropriate notation evidencing the date of such exchange or transfer and an increase in the certificate balance of the Global Certificate equal to the certificate balance of such Individual Certificate exchanged or transferred therefor.
(ii) Upon acceptance for exchange or transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate of a Class for an Individual Certificate of such Class as provided herein, the Securities Administrator shall (or shall request the Depository to) endorse on the schedule affixed to such Global Certificate (or on a continuation of such schedule affixed to such Global Certificate and made a part thereof) or otherwise make in its books and records an appropriate notation evidencing the date of such exchange or transfer and a decrease in the certificate balance of such Global Certificate equal to the certificate balance of such Individual Certificate issued in exchange therefor or upon transfer thereof.
(g) The Securities Legend shall be placed on any Individual Certificate issued in exchange for or upon transfer of another Individual Certificate or of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate.
(h) Subject to the restrictions on transfer and exchange set forth in this Section 5.02, the holder of any Individual Certificate may transfer or exchange the same in whole or in part (in an initial certificate balance equal to the minimum authorized denomination set forth in Section 5.01(g) or any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof) by surrendering such Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator, or at the office of any transfer agent, together with an executed instrument of assignment and transfer satisfactory in form and substance to the Securities Administrator in the case of transfer and a written request for exchange in the case of exchange. The holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, cause the Depository (or its nominee) to notify the Securities Administrator in writing of a request for transfer or exchange of such beneficial interest for an Individual Certificate or Certificates. Following a proper request for transfer or exchange, the Securities Administrator shall, within five Business Days of such request made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator, sign, countersign and deliver at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator, to the transferee (in the case of transfer) or holder (in the case of exchange) or send by first class mail at the risk of the transferee (in the case of transfer) or holder (in the case of exchange) to such address as the transferee or holder, as applicable, may request, an Individual Certificate or Certificates, as the case may require, for a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest and in such authorized denomination or denominations as may be requested. The presentation for transfer or exchange of any Individual Certificate shall not be valid unless made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator by the registered holder in person, or by a duly authorized attorney-in-fact.
(i) At the option of the Certificateholders, Certificates may be exchanged for other Certificates of authorized denominations of a like Class and aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator; provided, however, that no Certificate may be exchanged for new Certificates unless the original Fractional Undivided Interest represented by each such new
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Certificate (i) is at least equal to the minimum authorized denomination or (ii) is acceptable to the Depositor as indicated to the Securities Administrator in writing. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Securities Administrator shall sign and countersign and the Securities Administrator shall deliver the Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
(j) If the Securities Administrator so requires, every Certificate presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, with a signature guarantee, in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, duly executed by the holder thereof or his or her attorney duly authorized in writing.
(k) No service charge shall be made for any transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
(l) The Securities Administrator shall cancel all Certificates surrendered for transfer or exchange but shall retain such Certificates in accordance with its standard retention policy or for such further time as is required by the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act, and thereafter may destroy such Certificates.
Section 5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. (a) If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Securities Administrator, or the Securities Administrator receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Securities Administrator such security or indemnity as it may require to save it harmless, and (iii) the Securities Administrator has not received notice that such Certificate has been acquired by a third Person, the Securities Administrator shall sign, countersign and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and Fractional Undivided Interest but in each case bearing a different number. The mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall thereupon be canceled of record by the Securities Administrator and shall be of no further effect and evidence no rights.
(b) Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.03, the Securities Administrator may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Securities Administrator) connected therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.03 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.
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Section 5.04. Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and any agent of the Depositor or the Securities Administrator 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 6.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever. Neither the Depositor, the Securities Administrator nor any agent of the Depositor or the Securities Administrator shall be affected by notice to the contrary. No Certificate shall be deemed duly presented for a transfer effective on any Record Date unless the Certificate to be transferred is presented no later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding such Record Date.
Section 5.05. Transfer Restrictions on Residual Certificates. (a) Residual Certificates, or interests therein, may not be transferred without the prior express written consent of the Tax Matters Person and the Seller, which cannot be unreasonably withheld. As a prerequisite to such consent, the proposed transferee must provide the Tax Matters Person, the Seller and the Securities Administrator with an affidavit that the proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee (and an affidavit that it is a U.S. Person, unless, in the case of a Class R Certificate only, the Tax Matters Person and the Seller consent to the transfer to a person who is not a U.S. Person) as provided in Section 5.05(b).
(b) No transfer, sale or other disposition of a Residual Certificate (including a beneficial interest therein) may be made unless, prior to the transfer, sale or other disposition of a Residual Certificate, the proposed transferee (including the initial purchasers thereof) delivers to the Tax Matters Person, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor an affidavit in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E stating, among other things, that as of the date of such transfer (i) such transferee is a Permitted Transferee and that (ii) such transferee is not acquiring such Residual Certificate for the account of any person who is not a Permitted Transferee. The Tax Matters Person shall not consent to a transfer of a Residual Certificate if it has actual knowledge that any statement made in the affidavit issued pursuant to the preceding sentence is not true. Notwithstanding any transfer, sale or other disposition of a Residual Certificate to any Person who is not a Permitted Transferee, such transfer, sale or other disposition shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be deemed to be a Holder of a Residual Certificate for any purpose hereunder, including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions thereon. If any purported transfer shall be in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.05(b), then the prior Holder thereof shall, upon discovery that the transfer of such Residual Certificate was not in fact permitted by this Section 5.05(b), be restored to all rights as a Holder thereof retroactive to the date of the purported transfer. None of the Securities Administrator, the Tax Matters Person or the Depositor shall be under any liability to any Person for any registration or transfer of a Residual Certificate that is not permitted by this Section 5.05(b) or for making payments due on such Residual Certificate to the purported Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such purported Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the written affidavit referred to above was received with respect to such transfer, and the Tax Matters Person, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, as applicable, had no knowledge that it was untrue. The prior Holder shall be entitled to recover from any purported Holder of a Residual Certificate that was in fact not a permitted transferee under this Section 5.05(b) at the time it became a Holder all payments made on such Residual Certificate. Each Holder of a Residual Certificate, by acceptance thereof, shall be deemed for all purposes to have consented to the provisions of this Section 5.05(b) and to any amendment of this Agreement deemed necessary (whether as a result of new legislation or otherwise) by counsel of the Tax Matters Person or the Depositor to ensure that the Residual Certificates are not transferred to any Person who is not a Permitted Transferee and that any transfer of such Residual Certificates will not cause the imposition of a tax upon the Trust or cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.
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(c) The Class R-X Certificates (including a beneficial interest therein) and, unless the Tax Matters Person shall have consented in writing (which consent may be withheld in the Tax Matters Person’s sole discretion), the Class R Certificates (including a beneficial interest therein), may not be purchased by or transferred to any person who is not a United States Person.
(d) By accepting a Residual Certificate, the purchaser thereof agrees to be a Tax Matters Person if it is the Holder of the largest percentage interest of such Certificate, and appoints the Securities Administrator to act as its agent with respect to all matters concerning the tax obligations of the Trust.
Section 5.06. Restrictions on Transferability of Certificates. (a) No offer, sale, transfer or other disposition (including pledge) of any Certificate shall be made by any Holder thereof unless registered under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws is available and the prospective transferee (other than the Depositor) of such Certificate signs and delivers to the Securities Administrator an Investment Letter, if the transferee is an Institutional Accredited Investor, in the form set forth as Exhibit F-l hereto, or a Rule 144A Certificate, if the transferee is a QIB, in the form set forth as Exhibit F-2 hereto. Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, no restrictions shall apply with respect to the transfer or registration of transfer of a beneficial interest in any Certificate that is a Global Certificate of a Class to a transferee that takes delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Global Certificate of such Class provided that each such transferee shall be deemed to have made such representations and warranties contained in the Rule 144A Certificate as are sufficient to establish that it is a QIB. In the case of a proposed transfer of any Certificate to a transferee other than a QIB, the Securities Administrator may require an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Securities Administrator that such transaction is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The cost of such opinion shall not be an expense of the Securities Administrator or the Trust Fund.
(b) The Private Certificates shall each bear a Securities Legend.
Section 5.07. ERISA Restrictions. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), no Residual Certificates or Private Certificates may be acquired directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement that is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (a “Plan”), or by a person using “plan assets” of a Plan, unless the proposed transferee provides the Securities Administrator, with an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator (upon which they may rely) that is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, which opinion will not be at the expense of the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, that the purchase of such Certificates by or on behalf of such Plan is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement.
(b) Unless such Person has provided an Opinion of Counsel in accordance with Section 5.07(a), any Person acquiring an interest in a Global Certificate which is a Private Certificate, by acquisition of such Certificate, shall be deemed to have represented to the
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Securities Administrator, and any Person acquiring an interest in a Private Certificate in definitive form shall represent in writing to the Securities Administrator, that it is not acquiring an interest in such Certificate directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, or with “plan assets” of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement which is subject to Title I of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code.
(c) Each beneficial owner of a Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2, Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2 or Class II-B-3 Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that certificate or interest therein, that either (i) such Certificate is rated at least “BBB-” or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P or Xxxxx’x, (ii) such beneficial owner is not a Plan or investing with “plan assets” of any Plan, or (iii) (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
(d) Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator will be required to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with the transfer restrictions with respect to the Global Certificates. Any attempted or purported transfer of any Certificate in violation of the provisions of Sections (a), (b) or (c) above shall be void ab initio and such Certificate shall be considered to have been held continuously by the prior permitted Certificateholder. Any transferor of any Certificate in violation of such provisions, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer as a result of such attempted or purported transfer. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for transfer of any such Global Certificates in or through book-entry facilities of any Depository or between or among Depository Participants or Certificate Owners made in violation of the transfer restrictions set forth herein.
Section 5.08. Rule 144A Information. For so long as any Private Certificates are outstanding, (1) the Seller will provide or cause to be provided to any holder of such Private Certificates and any prospective purchaser thereof designated by such a holder, upon the request of such holder or prospective purchaser, the information required to be provided to such holder or prospective purchaser by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act; and (2) the Seller shall update such information from time to time in order to prevent such information from becoming false and misleading and will take such other actions as are necessary to ensure that the safe harbor exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 144A is and will be available for resales of such Private Certificates conducted in accordance with Rule 144A.
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ARTICLE VI
Payments to Certificateholders
Section 6.01. Distributions on the Group I Certificates. (a) On each Distribution Date, with respect to Loan Group I, an amount equal to the Interest Funds and Principal Funds for such Distribution Date shall be withdrawn by the Securities Administrator from the Distribution Account and the Pre-Funding Reserve Account in respect of Loan Group I to the extent of funds on deposit therein and distributed in the following order of priority:
First, Interest Funds will be distributed, in the following manner and order of priority:
1. From Interest Funds, to the Class I-1A-1 Certificates and Class I-1A-2 Certificates, the Current Interest and then any Interest Carry Forward Amount for each such Class, pro rata, based on the Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount due each such Class;
2. From remaining Interest Funds, to the Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates, sequentially, in that order, the Current Interest for each such Class;
3. Any Excess Spread, to the extent necessary to cause the Overcollateralization Amount to equal to the Overcollateralization Target Amount, will be the Extra Principal Distribution Amount and will be included as part of the Principal Distribution Amount and distributed in accordance with second (A) and (B) below; and
4. Any Remaining Excess Spread will be applied, together with the Overcollateralization Release Amount, as Excess Cashflow pursuant to clauses Third through Thirteenth below.
On any Distribution Date, any shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act and any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls to the extent not covered by Compensating Interest Payments will be allocated as set forth in the definition of Current Interest herein.
Second, to pay as principal on the Certificates entitled to payments of principal, in the following order of priority:
(B) For each Distribution Date (i) prior to the Stepdown Date or (ii) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, from Principal Funds and the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date:
1. To the Class I-1A-1 Certificates and Class I-1A-2 Certificates, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount will be distributed pro rata between the Class I-1A-1 Certificates and the Class I-1A-2 Certificates, in accordance with their respective Certificate Principal Balances, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero;
2. To the Class I-M-1 Certificates, any remaining Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
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3. To the Class I-M-2 Certificates, any remaining Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
4. To the Class I-B-1 Certificates, any remaining Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
5. To the Class I-B-2 Certificates, any remaining Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and
6. To the Class I-B-3 Certificates, any remaining Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero.
(C) For each Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date, so long as a Trigger Event is not in effect, from Principal Funds and the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date:
1. To the Class I-1A-1 Certificates and Class I-1A-2 Certificates, from the Principal Distribution Amount, an amount equal to the Class I-A Principal Distribution Amount will be distributed pro rata between the Class I-1A-1 Certificates and the Class I-1A-2 Certificates in accordance with their respective Certificate Principal Balances until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero;
2. To the Class I-M-1 Certificates, from any remaining Principal Distribution Amount, the Class I-M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
3. To the Class I-M-2 Certificates, from any remaining Principal Distribution Amount, the Class I-M-2 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
4. To the Class I-B-1 Certificates, from any remaining Principal Distribution Amount, the Class I-B-1 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero;
5. To the Class I-B-2 Certificates, from any remaining Principal Distribution Amount, the Class I-B-2 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero; and
6. To the Class I-B-3 Certificates, from any remaining Principal Distribution Amount, the Class I-B-3 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof is reduced to zero.
Third, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, the following amounts to each Class of Class I-A Certificates, on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective amounts owed to each such Class: (a) any Interest Carry Forward Amount to the extent not paid pursuant to clause First 1 above and then (b) any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case for each such Class for such Distribution Date;
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Fourth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, the following amounts to the Class I-M-1 Certificates: (a) any Interest Carry Forward Amount and then (b) any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case for such Class for such Distribution Date;
Fifth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, the following amounts to the Class I-M-2 Certificates: (a) any Interest Carry Forward Amount and then (b) any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case for such Class for such Distribution Date;
Sixth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, the following amounts to the Class I-B-1 Certificates: (a) any Interest Carry Forward Amount and then (b) any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case for such Class for such Distribution Date;
Seventh, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, the following amounts to the Class I-B-2 Certificates: (a) any Interest Carry Forward Amount and then (b) any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case for such Class for such Distribution Date;
Eighth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, the following amounts to the Class I-B-3 Certificates: (a) any Interest Carry Forward Amount and then (b) any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case for such Class for such Distribution Date;
Ninth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, to each Class of Class I-A Certificates, any Basis Risk Shortfall and any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryforward Amount (remaining unpaid after payments are made under the related Cap Contracts) for each such Class for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Basis Risk Shortfall and Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount owed to each such Class;
Tenth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, to the Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates, in that order, any Basis Risk Shortfall and any Basis Risk Shortfall Carryforward Amount (remaining unpaid after payments are made under the related Cap Contracts), in each case for such Class for such Distribution Date;
Eleventh, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, to the Class B-IO Certificates, the Class B-IO Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date;
Twelfth, from any remaining Excess Cashflow, to the Class B-IO Certificates, any unreimbursed Class B-IO Advanced Amounts; and
Thirteenth, any remaining amounts to the Class R Certificates.
All payments of amounts in respect of Basis Risk Shortfall or Basis Risk Shortfall Carryforward Amount made pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (a) shall, for federal income tax purposes, be deemed to have been distributed from REMIC V to the holder of the Class B-IO Certificates, and then paid outside of any 2006-1 REMIC to the recipients thereof pursuant to an interest rate cap contract. By accepting their Certificates the holders of the Certificates agree so to treat such payments for purposes of filing their income tax returns.
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(b) On each Distribution Date, the related Cap Contract Payment Amount with respect to such Payment Date shall be distributed in the following order of priority, in each case to the extent of amounts available:
(i) first, to the holders of the related Class or Classes of Certificates, the payment of any Basis Risk Shortfall or Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date;
(ii) second, from any remaining amounts, the payment of an amount equal to any Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount for the related Class or Classes of Certificates to the extent not covered by Interest Funds or Excess Cashflow on such Distribution Date;
(iii) third, from any remaining amounts, available from the Cap Contracts relating to the Class I-A Certificates, to the Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates, in that order, to the extent not paid pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) above; and
(iv) fourth, for deposit into the Cap Reserve Account, any remaining amount.
On each Distribution Date, amounts on deposit in the Cap Reserve Account will be allocated first to the Class I-A Certificates, pro rata, based on the current Realized Losses and any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount for each such Class for such Distribution Date, and then to the Class I-M-1, Class I-M-2, Class I-B-1, Class I-B-2 and Class I-B-3 Certificates, in that order, to pay any current Realized Losses and any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, in each case, for such Class and for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by Excess Cashflow on such Distribution Date.
All Cap Contract Payment Amounts made with respect to Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amounts will be treated, for federal income tax purposes, as reimburseable advances (“Class B-IO Advances”) made from the holder of the Class B-IO Certificates. Such Class B-IO Advances will be paid back to the holder of the Class B-IO Certificate pursuant to Section 6.01(a).
(c) On each Distribution Date, all amounts transferred from the Class XP Reserve Account representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Prepayment Charge Loans with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period will be withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed by the Securities Administrator to the Holders of the Class I-XP Certificates and shall not be available for distribution to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates.
(d) The expenses and fees of the Trust shall be paid by each of the 2006-1 REMICs, to the extent that such expenses relate to the assets of each of such respective 2006-1 REMICs, and all other expenses and fees of the Trust shall be paid pro rata by each of the 2006-1 REMICs.
Section 6.02. Distributions on the Group II Certificates. (a) Interest and principal (as applicable) on the Group II Certificates of each Certificate Group will be distributed by the Securities Administrator monthly on each Distribution Date, commencing in February 2006, in
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an amount equal to the Available Funds for the related Sub-Loan Group on deposit in the Distribution Account in respect of each Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II for such Distribution Date. On each Distribution Date, the Available Funds for each Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II on deposit in the Distribution Account shall be distributed as follows:
(A) on each Distribution Date, the Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-1 will be distributed to the Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1 and Class II-1X-2 Certificates as follows:
first, to the Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1 and Class II-1X-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest on such Classes for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class;
second, to the Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2, Class II-1A-3, Class II-1X-1 and Class II-1X-2 Certificates, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata, based on the undistributed Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-1; and
third, to the Class II-1A-1, Class II-1A-2 and Class II-1A-3 Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the Senior Optimal Principal Amount with respect to the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Certificates for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-1, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
(B) on each Distribution Date, the Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-2 will be distributed to the Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2 and Class II-2X-1 Certificates as follows:
first, to the Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2 and Class II-2X-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest on such Classes for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class;
second, to the Class II-2A-1, Class II-2A-2 and Class II-2X-1 Certificates, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata, based on the undistributed Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-2; and
third, to the Class II-2A-1 Certificates and the Class II-2A-2 Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the Senior Optimal Principal Amount with respect to the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Certificates for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-2, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
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(C) on each Distribution Date, the Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-3 will be distributed to the Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2 and Class II-3X-1 Certificates as follows:
first, to the Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2 and Class II-3X-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest on such Classes for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class;
second, to the Class II-3A-1, Class II-3A-2 and Class II-3X-1 Certificates, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata, based on the undistributed Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-3; and
third, to the Class II-3A-1 Certificates and the Class II-3A-2 Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the Senior Optimal Principal Amount with respect to the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Certificates for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for Sub-Loan Group II-3, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
(D) Except as provided in clauses (E) and (F) below, on each Distribution Date on or prior to the Cross-Over Date, an amount equal to the sum of any remaining Available Funds for all Loan Groups in Loan Group II after the distributions in clauses (A) through (C) above will be distributed sequentially, in the following order, to the Class II-B-1, Class II-B-2, Class II-B-3, Class II-B-4, Class II-B-5 and Class II-B-6 Certificates, in each case up to an amount equal to and in the following order:
(i) on each Distribution Date, the remaining Available Funds will be distributed to the Class II-B-1 Certificates and the Class II-X-B1 Certificates as follows:
first, to the Class II-B-1 Certificates and the Class II-X-B1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest on each such Class for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class;
second, to the Class II-B-1 Certificates, any Carry-forward Shortfall Amounts due to such Class II-B-1 Certificates (in accordance with paragraph (I) below) to the extent such amount was deducted from the Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class II-X-B1 Certificates for such Distribution Date;
third, to the Class II-B-1 Certificates and Class II-X-B1 Certificates, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata, based on the undistributed Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds;
fourth, to the Class II-B-1 Certificates its Allocable Share for such Distribution Date to the extent of the remaining Available Funds for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II;
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(ii) on each Distribution Date, the remaining Available Funds will be distributed to the Class II-B-2 Certificates and the Class II-X-B2 Certificates as follows:
first, to the Class II-B-2 Certificates and the Class II-X-B2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest on each such Class for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class;
second, to the Class II-B-2 Certificates, any Carry-forward Shortfall Amounts due to such Class II-B-2 Certificates (in accordance with paragraph (I) below) to the extent such amount was deducted from the Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class II-X-B2 Certificates for such Distribution Date;
third, to the Class II-B-2 Certificates and Class II-X-B2 Certificates, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata, based on the undistributed Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds;
fourth, to the Class II-B-2 Certificates its Allocable Share for such Distribution Date to the extent of the remaining Available Funds for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II;
(iii) on each Distribution Date, the remaining Available Funds will be distributed to the Class II-B-3 Certificates and the Class II-X-B3 Certificates as follows:
first, to the Class II-B-3 Certificates and Class II-X-B3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest on each such Class for such Distribution Date, pro rata, based on the Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each such Class;
second, to the Class II-B-3 Certificates, any Carry-forward Shortfall Amounts due to such Class II-B-3 Certificates (in accordance with paragraph (I) below) to the extent such amount was deducted from the Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class II-X-B3 Certificates for such Distribution Date;
third, to the Class II-B-3 Certificates and Class II-X-B3 Certificates, any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates, pro rata, based on the undistributed Accrued Certificate Interest owed to each Class, to the extent of remaining Available Funds;
fourth, to the Class II-B-3 Certificates its Allocable Share for such Distribution Date to the extent of the remaining Available Funds for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II;
(iv) on each Distribution Date, the remaining Available Funds will be distributed to the Class II-B-4, Class II-B-5 and Class II-B-6 Certificates, in each case up to an amount equal to and in the following order: (a) the Accrued Certificate Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, (b) any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining undistributed from previous Distribution Dates and (c) such Class’s
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Allocable Share for such Distribution Date, in each case, to the extent of remaining Available Funds for all Sub-Loan Groups in Loan Group II.
(E) On each Distribution Date prior to the Cross-Over Date, but after the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Senior Certificates in any Certificate Group to zero, the remaining Certificate Groups related to the Group II Mortgage Loans will be entitled to receive in reduction of their Certificate Principal Balances, pro rata based upon aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Senior Certificates in each Certificate Group related to the Group II Mortgage Loans immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in addition to any Principal Prepayments related to such remaining Group II Senior Certificates’ respective Sub-Loan Group allocated to such Senior Certificates, 100% of the Principal Prepayments on any Group II Mortgage Loan in the Sub-Loan Group or Sub-Loan Groups relating to any fully paid Certificate Group. Such amounts allocated to Group II Senior Certificates shall be treated as part of the Available Funds for the related Sub-Loan Group and distributed as part of the related Senior Optimal Distribution Amount in accordance with priority third in clauses (A) through (C) above, as applicable, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages for each Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II on such Distribution Date equals or exceeds two times the initial weighted average of the Subordinate Percentages for each Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more (including for this purpose any such Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and Group II Mortgage Loans with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has been acquired by the Trust), averaged over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Subordinate Certificates does not exceed 100%, then the additional allocation of Principal Prepayments to the Certificates in accordance with this clause will not be made and 100% of the Principal Prepayments on any Group II Mortgage Loan in the Sub-Loan Group relating to the fully paid Certificate Group or Certificate Groups related to the Group II Mortgage Loans will be allocated to the Group II Subordinate Certificates.
(F) For any Undercollateralized Certificate Group on any Distribution Date prior to the Cross-Over Date, (i) 100% of amounts otherwise allocable to the Group II Subordinate Certificates in respect of principal will be distributed to the Group II Senior Certificates of such Undercollateralized Certificate Group on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Certificate Principal Balances in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances thereof, until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such Group II Senior Certificates is an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group and (ii) the Accrued Certificate Interest otherwise allocable to the Group II Subordinate Certificates on such Distribution Date will be reduced and distributed to such Group II Senior Certificates, to the extent of any amount due and unpaid on such Group II Senior Certificates, in an amount equal to one month’s interest at a rate equal to the related Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date on the related Undercollateralized Amount. Any such reduction in the Accrued Certificate Interest on the Group II Subordinate Certificates will be allocated in reverse order of their respective numerical designations,
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commencing with the Class II-B-6 Certificates. If there exists more than one Undercollateralized Certificate Group on a Distribution Date, amounts distributable to such Undercollateralized Certificate Groups pursuant to this clause will be allocated between such Undercollateralized Certificate Groups, pro rata, based upon their respective Undercollateralized Amounts.
(G) If, after distributions have been made pursuant to priorities first and second of clauses (A) through (C) above on any Distribution Date, the remaining Available Funds for any Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II is less than the Senior Optimal Principal Amount for that Sub-Loan Group, the Senior Optimal Principal Amount for such Sub-Loan Group shall be reduced by that amount, and the remaining Available Funds for such Sub-Loan Group will be distributed as principal among the related Classes of Group II Senior Certificates on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Certificate Principal Balances.
(H) On each Distribution Date, any Available Funds remaining after payment of interest and principal to the Classes of Certificates entitled thereto, will be distributed to the Class R Certificates; provided that if on any Distribution Date there are any Available Funds for any Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II remaining after payment of interest and principal to a Class or Classes of Certificates entitled thereto, such amounts will be distributed to the other Classes of Group II Senior Certificates, pro rata, based upon their Certificate Principal Balances, until all amounts due to all Classes of Group II Senior Certificates have been paid in full, before any Available Funds are distributed in accordance with this clause to the Class R Certificates.
(I) On each Distribution Date, Carry Forward Shortfall Amounts, to the extent not covered by the related Cap Contract, (i) with respect to the Class II-B-1 Certificates, will be paid from amounts that would otherwise be allocable to pay Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class II-X-B1 Certificates, (ii) with respect to the Class II-B-2 Certificates, will be paid from amounts that would otherwise be allocable to pay Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class II-X-B2 Certificates, and (iii) with respect to the Class II-B-3 Certificates, will be paid from amounts that would otherwise be allocable to pay Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class II-X-B3 Certificates.
(b) No Accrued Certificate Interest will be payable with respect to any Class of Certificates after the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate has been reduced to zero.
(c) If on any Distribution Date the Available Funds for the Group II Senior Certificates in any Certificate Group is less than the Accrued Certificate Interest on the related Senior Certificates for such Distribution Date prior to reduction for Net Interest Shortfalls and the interest portion of Realized Losses, the shortfall will be allocated to the holders of the Class of Senior Certificates in such Certificate Group on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest for that Distribution Date absent such shortfalls. In addition, the amount of any interest shortfalls will constitute unpaid Accrued Certificate Interest and will be distributable to holders of the Certificates of the related Classes entitled to such amounts on subsequent Distribution Dates, to the extent of the applicable Available Funds after
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current interest distributions as required herein. Any such amounts so carried forward will not bear interest. Shortfalls in interest payments will not be offset by a reduction in the servicing compensation of the Master Servicer or otherwise, except to the extent of applicable Compensating Interest Payments.
(d) The expenses and fees of the Trust shall be paid by each of the 2006-1 REMICs, to the extent that such expenses relate to the assets of each of such respective 2006-1 REMICs, and all other expenses and fees of the Trust shall be paid pro rata by each of the 2006-1 REMICs.
(e) On each Distribution Date, all amounts transferred from the Class XP Reserve Account representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Prepayment Charge Loans with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period will be withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed by the Securities Administrator to the Holders of the Class II-XP Certificates and shall not be available for distribution to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates.
(f) On each Distribution Date, the related Cap Contract Payment Amount with respect to such Payment Date shall be distributed in the following order of priority, in each case to the extent of amounts available:
(i) The Cap Contract Payment Amount with respect to the Class II-B-1 Certificates will be allocated as follows:
first, to the payment of any Carry Forward Shortfall Amount for such Distribution Date;
second, to payments of any Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount on such Distribution Date; and
third, from any remaining amounts, to payment on the Class II-X-B1 Certificates.
(ii) The Cap Contract Payment Amount with respect to the Class II-B-2 Certificates will be allocated as follows:
first, to the payment of any Carry Forward Shortfall Amount for such Distribution Date;
second, to payments of any Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount on such Distribution Date; and
third, from any remaining amounts, to payment on the Class II-X-B2 Certificates.
(iii) The Cap Contract Payment Amount with respect to the Class II-B-3 Certificates will be allocated as follows:
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first, to the payment of any Carry Forward Shortfall Amount for such Distribution Date;
second, to payments of any Current Interest and Interest Carry Forward Amount on such Distribution Date; and
third, from any remaining amounts, to payment on the Class II-X-B3 Certificates.
Section 6.03. Allocation of Losses and Subsequent Recoveries on the Group I Certificates. (a) On or prior to each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the amount of any Realized Loss in respect of each Group I Mortgage Loan that occurred during the immediately preceding calendar month, based on information provided by the related Servicer. Any Realized Losses with respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans shall be applied on each Distribution Date after the distributions provided for in Section 6.01, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class or Classes of Group I Certificates to the extent provided in the definition of Applied Realized Loss Amount.
(b) In addition, in the event that the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator receives any Subsequent Recoveries from a Servicer, the Master Servicer shall deposit such funds into the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(ii). 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 Group I Subordinate Certificates with the highest payment priority to which Applied Realized Loss Amounts have been allocated, but not by more than the amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to that Class of Group I Subordinate Certificates. The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to sequentially increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Certificates, beginning with the Class of Group I Certificates with the next highest payment priority, up to the amount of such Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class or Classes of Group I Certificates. Notwithstanding the forgoing, any Subsequent Recoveries will be allocated to the Group I Senior Certificates to the extent of any Applied Realized Loss Amounts before being applied to the Group I Subordinate Certificates. Holders of such Group I Certificates will not be entitled to any payments in respect of Current 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 Group I Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Fractional Undivided Interest.
Section 6.04. Allocation of Losses and Subsequent Recoveries on the Group II Certificates. (a) On or prior to each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the amount of any Realized Loss in respect of each Group II Mortgage Loan that occurred during the immediately preceding calendar month, based on information provided by the related Servicer.
(b) With respect to any Group II Certificates on any Distribution Date, the principal portion of each Realized Loss on a Group II Mortgage Loan in a Sub-Loan Group shall be allocated as follows:
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first, to the Class II-B-6 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
second, to the Class II-B-5 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
third, to the Class II-B-4 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
fourth, to the Class II-B-3 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
fifth, to the Class II-B-2 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
sixth, to the Class II-B-1 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and
seventh, to the Senior Certificates in the related Certificate Group until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof has been reduced to zero in accordance with clause (d) below;
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (b), no such allocation of any Realized Loss shall be made on a Distribution Date to any Class of (i) Group II Subordinated Certificates to the extent that such allocation would result in the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of all Group II Certificates in as of such Distribution Date, after giving effect to all distributions and prior allocations of Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans on such date, to an amount less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the month of such Distribution Date and (ii) Group II Senior Certificates in a Certificate Group to the extent that such allocation would result in the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of all the Group II Senior Certificates in such Certificate Group as of such Distribution Date, after giving effect to all distributions and prior allocations of Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group in Loan Group II on such date, to an amount less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the Group II Mortgage Loans in such Sub-Loan Group as of the first day of the month of such Distribution Date (each such limitation in clause (i) and (ii), the “Loss Allocation Limitation”).
(d) The principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Certificates shall be allocated among the Certificates of such Class in proportion to their respective Certificate Principal Balances. The principal portion of any allocation of Realized Losses shall be accomplished by reducing the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Group II Certificates on the related Distribution Date. The principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to the Sub-Loan Group II-1 Certificates will be allocated first to the Class II-1A-3 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero and then to the Class II-1A-2 Certificates and Class II-1A-1 Certificates, pro rata, until their respective Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero. The principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to the Sub-Loan Group II-2 Certificates will be allocated first to the
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Class II-2A-2 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero and then to the Class II-2A-1 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero. The principal portion of any Realized Losses allocated to the Sub-Loan Group II-3 Certificates will be allocated first to the Class II-3A-2 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero and then to the Class II-3A-1 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero. Once the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Certificates in a Certificate Group been reduced to zero, the principal portion of Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans in the related Sub-Loan Group (if any) that are not allocated to the Subordinate Certificates pursuant to Section 6.02.2(b) will be allocated pro rata based upon their respective Certificate Principal Balances to the remaining Group II Senior Certificates of the other Certificate Groups, pro rata based upon their respective Certificate Principal Balances.
(e) Realized Losses shall be allocated on the Distribution Date in the month following the month in which such loss was incurred and, in the case of the principal portion thereof, after giving effect to distributions made on such Distribution Date.
(f) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall determine the Subordinate Certificate Writedown Amount. Any Subordinate Certificate Writedown Amount shall effect a corresponding reduction in the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-B Certificates in the reverse order of their numerical Class designations.
(g) The applicable Senior Percentage of Net Interest Shortfalls will be allocated among the Group II Senior Certificates in the related Group II Certificate Group in proportion to the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest that would have been allocated thereto in the absence of such shortfalls. The applicable Subordinate Percentage of Net Interest Shortfall will be allocated among the Group II Subordinate Certificates in proportion to the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest that would have been allocated thereto in the absence of such shortfalls. The interest portion of any Realized Losses with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans occurring on or prior to the Cross-Over Date will be allocated to the Class II-B Certificates in inverse order of their numerical Class designations. Following the Cross-Over Date, the interest portion of Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans will be allocated to the Group II Senior Certificates in the related Group II Certificate Group on a pro rata basis in proportion to the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest that would have been allocated thereto in the absence of such Realized Losses.
(h) In addition, in the event that the Master Servicer receives any Subsequent Recoveries from a Servicer, the Master Servicer shall deposit such funds into the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(ii). 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 Group II Subordinate Certificates with the highest payment priority to which Realized Losses have been allocated, but not by more than the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates pursuant to this Section 6.02.2. The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to sequentially increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Group II Subordinate Certificates, beginning with the Class of Group II Subordinate Certificates with the next highest payment priority, up to the amount of such
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Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class or Classes of Group II Certificates pursuant to this Section 6.02.2. Holders of such Certificates will not be entitled to any payments in respect of current 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 Group II Subordinate Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Fractional Undivided Interest.
Section 6.05. Cross-Collateralization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Group I Subordinate Certificates or the Group II Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero and a Realized Loss that is a Special Hazard Loss is to be allocated to the related Senior Certificates, such loss will be allocated among such Senior Certificates and the most subordinate outstanding class of non-related Subordinate Certificates on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balance thereof.
Section 6.06. Payments. (a) On each Distribution Date, other than the final Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder of record as of the immediately preceding Record Date the Certificateholder’s pro rata share of its Class (based on the aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest represented by such Holder’s Certificates) of all amounts required to be distributed on such Distribution Date to such Class. The Securities Administrator shall calculate the amount to be distributed to each Class and, based on such amounts, the Securities Administrator shall determine the amount to be distributed to each Certificateholder. The Securities Administrator’s calculations of payments shall be based solely on information provided to the Securities Administrator by the Master Servicer. The Securities Administrator shall not be required to confirm, verify or recompute any such information but shall be entitled to rely conclusively on such information.
(b) Payment of the above amounts to each Certificateholder shall be made (i) by check mailed to each Certificateholder entitled thereto at the address appearing in the Certificate Register or (ii) upon receipt by the Securities Administrator on or before the fifth Business Day preceding the Record Date of written instructions from a Certificateholder by wire transfer to a United States dollar account maintained by the payee at any United States depository institution with appropriate facilities for receiving such a wire transfer; provided, however, that the final payment in respect of each Class of Certificates will be made only upon presentation and surrender of such respective Certificates at the office or agency of the Securities Administrator specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final payment.
Section 6.07. Statements to Certificateholders. On each Distribution Date, concurrently with each distribution to Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator shall make available to the parties hereto and each Certificateholder, via the Securities Administrator’s internet website as set forth below, the following information, expressed in the aggregate and as a Fractional Undivided Interest representing an initial Certificate Principal Balance of $1,000, or in the case of the Class II-X Certificates and the Class B-IO Certificates, an initial Notional Amount of $1,000:
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(a) the Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of each Class after giving effect (i) to all distributions allocable to principal on such Distribution Date and (ii) the allocation of any Applied Realized Loss Amounts for such Distribution Date;
(b) the amount of the related distribution to Holders of each Class allocable to principal, separately identifying (A) the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments included therein, (B) the aggregate of all scheduled payments of principal included therein and (C) the Extra Principal Distribution Amount (if any);
(c) the Pass-Through Rate for each applicable Class of Certificates with respect to the current Accrual Period, and, if applicable, whether such Pass-Through Rate was limited by the Net Rate Cap;
(d) the amount of such distribution to Holders of each Class allocable to interest;
(e) the applicable accrual periods dates for calculating distributions and general distribution dates;
(f) the total cash flows received and the general sources thereof;
(g) the amount, if any, of fees or expenses accrued and paid, with an identification of the payee and the general purpose of such fees including the related amount of the Servicing Fees paid to or retained by the Master Servicer for the related Due Period;
(h) the amount of any Cap Contract Payment Amount payable to the Securities Administrator;
(i) with respect to each Loan Group, the amount of such distribution to each Certificate allocable to interest and, with respect to the Group I Certificates, the portion thereof, if any, provided by the Cap Contract;
(j) the Interest Carry Forward Amount and any Basis Risk Shortfall Carry Forward Amount for each Class of Certificates;
(k) with respect to each Loan Group, the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of (A) all of the Mortgage Loans and (B) the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, for the following Distribution Date;
(l) the number and Outstanding Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group that were Delinquent (exclusive of any Mortgage Loan in foreclosure) in respect of which (A) one Scheduled Payment is Delinquent, (B) two Scheduled Payments are Delinquent, (C) three or more Scheduled Payments are Delinquent and (D) foreclosure proceedings have been commenced, in each case as of the close of business on the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date and separately identifying such information for the (1) first lien Mortgage Loans, (2) second lien Mortgage Loans, and (3) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, in each such Loan Group;
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(m) with respect to each Loan Group, the amount of Monthly Advances included in the distribution on such Distribution Date (including the general purpose of such Monthly Advances), the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Monthly Advances as of the end of the Due Period, and the general source of funds for reimbursements;
(n) with respect to each Loan Group, the cumulative amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts to date;
(o) if applicable, material modifications, extensions or waivers to Mortgage Loan terms, fees, penalties or payments during the preceding calendar month or that have become material over time;
(p) with respect to each Loan Group and with respect to any Mortgage Loan that was liquidated during the preceding calendar month, the loan number and aggregate Stated Principal Balance of, and Realized Loss on, such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date;
(q) with respect to each Loan Group, the total number and principal balance of any real estate owned or REO Properties as of the close of business on the Determination Date preceding such Distribution Date;
(r) with respect to each Loan Group, the three month rolling average of the percent equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans that are 60 days or more delinquent or are in bankruptcy or foreclosure or are REO Properties, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans in each case as of the close of business on the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date and separately identifying such information for the (1) first lien Mortgage Loans, and (2) Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans;
(s) the Realized Losses during the related Due Period and the cumulative Realized Losses through the end of the preceding month;
(t) the amount withdrawn form the Pre-Funding Account, the Pre-Funding Reserve Account and the Interest Coverage Account and deemed to be Principal Funds or Interest Funds on that Distribution Date, the amount remaining on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account and in the Interest Coverage Account, following such Distribution Date, and the amount withdrawn from the Pre-Funding Account and used to buy Subsequent Mortgage Loans prior to such Distribution Date;
(u) whether a Trigger Event exists;
(v) updated pool composition data including the following with respect to each Loan Group: weighted average mortgage rate and weighted average remaining term;
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(w) with respect to each Loan Group, information regarding any new issuance of securities backed by the same asset pool, any pool asset changes, such as additions or removals of Mortgage Loans from the Trust Fund, if applicable;
(x) any material changes in the solicitation, credit-granting, underwriting, origination, acquisition or Mortgage Loan selection criteria or procedures, as applicable, used to originate, acquire or select Mortgage Loans for the Trust Fund;
(y) the special hazard amount, fraud loss amount and bankruptcy amount, if applicable, as of the close of business on the applicable distribution date and a description of any change in the calculation of these amounts; and
(z) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of the Class XP Certificates allocable to Prepayment Charges.
The Depositor covenants that if there is a material change in the solicitation, credit-granting, underwriting, origination, acquisition or Mortgage Loan selection criteria or procedures, as applicable, used to originate, acquire or select Mortgage Loans for the Trust Fund it will notify the Securities Administrator five calendar days before each Distribution Date, and if no such notification occurs, the Securities Administrator has no obligation to report with respect to (y). The Depositor covenants to the Securities Administrator that there will be no new issuance of securities backed by the same asset pool, so the Securities Administrator will only be responsible in (x) above for reporting any pool asset changes, such as additions or removals of Mortgage Loans from the Trust Fund
The information set forth above shall be calculated or reported, as the case may be, by the Securities Administrator, based solely on, and to the extent of, information provided to the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer by the Servicer and the Counterparty. The Securities Administrator may conclusively rely on such information and shall not be required to confirm, verify or recalculate any such information.
The Securities Administrator may make available each month, to any interested party, the monthly statement to Certificateholders via the Securities Administrator’s website initially located at “xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.” Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Securities Administrator’s customer service desk at (000) 000-0000. Parties that are unable to use the above distribution option are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling the Securities Administrator’s customer service desk and indicating such. The Securities Administrator shall have the right to change the way such reports are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the parties, and the Securities Administrator shall provide timely and adequate notification to all parties regarding any such change.
To the extent timely received from the Securities Administrator, the Trustee will also make monthly statements available each month to Certificateholders via the Trustee’s internet website. The Trustee’s internet website will initially be located at xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/xxx. Assistance in using the Trustee’s website service can be obtained by calling the Trustee’s customer service desk at (000) 000-0000.
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Within a reasonable period of time after the end of the preceding calendar year beginning in 2006, the Securities Administrator will furnish a report to each Holder of the Certificates of record at any time during the prior calendar year as to the aggregate of amounts reported pursuant to subclauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above with respect to the Certificates, plus information with respect to the amount of servicing compensation and such other customary information as the Securities Administrator may determine to be necessary and/or to be required by the Internal Revenue Service or by a federal or state law or rules or regulations to enable such Holders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligations shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Securities Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to the requirements of the Code.
Section 6.08. Monthly Advances. If the Scheduled Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due on a related Due Date is delinquent, other than as a result of application of the Relief Act, and for which the related Servicer was required to make an advance pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement exceeds the amount deposited in the Distribution Account which will be used for an advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will deposit in the Distribution Account not later than the Distribution Account Deposit Date immediately preceding the related Distribution Date an amount equal to such deficiency, net of the Servicing Fee for such Mortgage Loan except to the extent the Master Servicer determines any such advance to be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Subject to the foregoing, the Master Servicer, as successor servicer, shall continue to make such advances through the date that the related Servicer is required to do so under its Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that if the Master Servicer deems an advance to be a Nonrecoverable Advance, on the Distribution Account Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to make such advance and shall present an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee (i) stating that the Master Servicer elects not to make a Monthly Advance in a stated amount and (ii) detailing the reason it deems the advance to be a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Section 6.09. Compensating Interest Payments. The Master Servicer shall deposit in the Distribution Account not later than each Distribution Account Deposit Date an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of the aggregate amounts required to be paid by the Servicers under the Servicing Agreements with respect to subclauses (a) and (b) of the definition of Interest Shortfall with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date, and not so paid by the related Servicers and (ii) the Master Servicer Compensation for such Distribution Date (such amount, the “Compensating Interest Payment”). The Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any reimbursement of any Compensating Interest Payment.
Section 6.10. Distributions on REMIC Regular Interests. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to distribute to the Trustee on behalf of REMIC III as the holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests and REMIC II Regular Interests, those portions of the REMIC I Distribution Amount not designated to Component I of the Class R Certificate, in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities set forth in the definition of REMIC I Distribution Amount and those portions of the REMIC II Distribution Amount not designated to Component II of the Class R Certificate, in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities set forth in the definition of REMIC II Distribution Amount.
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(b) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to distribute to the Trustee on behalf of REMIC IV as the holder of the REMIC III Regular Interests, those portions of the REMIC III Distribution Amount not designated to Component III of the Class R Certificate, in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities set forth in the definition of REMIC III Distribution Amount.
(c) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to distribute the REMIC IV Distribution Amount to: (i) the holders of the Certificates (other than the Class B-IO Certificates), as the holders of the REMIC IV Interests (other than REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P) and (ii) itself on behalf of REMIC V, as the holder of REMIC IV Regular Interests B-IO-I and B-IO-P, in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities set forth in the definition of REMIC IV Distribution Amount.
(d) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to distribute to the holder of the Class B-IO Certificates, as the holder of REMIC V Regular Interest, the amounts set forth in the definition of REMIC V Distribution Amount.
(e) Notwithstanding the deemed distributions on the REMIC Regular Interests described in this Section 6.07, distributions of funds from the Distribution Account shall be made only in accordance with Sections 6.01 and 6.02.
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ARTICLE VII
The Master Servicer
Section 7.01. Liabilities of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by it herein.
Section 7.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer. (a) The Master Servicer will keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation, and will 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 duties under this Agreement.
(b) Any Person into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Master Servicer, shall be the successor of the Master Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 7.03. Indemnification of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator. (a) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that may be sustained in connection with, arising out of, or relating to, any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) relating to this Agreement, the Servicing Agreements, the Assignment Agreements or the Certificates or the powers of attorney delivered by the Trustee hereunder (i) related to the Master Servicer’s failure to perform its duties in compliance with this Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or (ii) incurred by reason of the Master Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder, provided, in each case, that with respect to any such claim or legal action (or pending or threatened claim or legal action), the Trustee shall have given the Master Servicer and the Depositor written notice thereof promptly after the Trustee shall have with respect to such claim or legal action knowledge thereof. The Trustee’s failure to give any such notice shall not affect the Trustee’s right to indemnification hereunder, except to the extent the Master Servicer is materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice. This indemnity shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee, Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator and the termination of this Agreement.
(b) The Depositor will indemnify any Indemnified Person for any loss, liability or expense of any Indemnified Person not otherwise covered by the Master Servicer’s indemnification pursuant to Section 7.03(a).
Section 7.04. Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others. Subject to the obligation of the Master Servicer to indemnify the Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 7.03:
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(a) Neither the Master Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Indemnified Persons, the Depositor, the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for taking any action or for refraining from taking any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Master Servicer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of such Person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.
(b) The Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of 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.
(c) The Master Servicer, the Custodian and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Master Servicer or the Custodian shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless thereby against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that may be sustained in connection with, arising out of, or related to, any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) relating to this Agreement, the Certificates or any Servicing Agreement (except to the extent that the Master Servicer is indemnified by the Servicer thereunder), other than (i) any such loss, liability or expense related to the Master Servicer’s failure to perform its duties in compliance with this Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement), or to the Custodian’s failure to perform its duties under the Custodial Agreement, respectively, or (ii) any such loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the Master Servicer’s or the Custodian’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or under the Custodial Agreement, as applicable, or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder or under the Custodial Agreement, as applicable.
(d) The Master Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties under this Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, the Master Servicer may in its discretion, with the consent of the Trustee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with 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 and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Distribution Account as provided by Section 4.05. Nothing in this Section 7.04(d) shall affect the Master Servicer’s obligation to supervise, or to take such actions as are necessary to ensure, the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.01(a).
(e) In taking or recommending any course of action pursuant to this Agreement, unless specifically required to do so pursuant to this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not be required to investigate or make recommendations concerning potential liabilities which the Trust might incur as a result of such course of action by reason of the condition of the Mortgaged Properties but shall give notice to the Trustee if it has notice of such potential liabilities.
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(f) The Master Servicer shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of any Servicer, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
Section 7.05. Master Servicer Not to Resign. Except as provided in Section 7.07, the Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon a determination that any such duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such impermissibility cannot be cured. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Independent Counsel addressed to the Trustee to such effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation by the Master Servicer shall become effective until the Company or the Trustee or a successor to the Master Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 8.02 hereof. The Trustee shall notify the Rating Agencies upon its receipt of written notice of the resignation of the Master Servicer.
Section 7.06. Successor Master Servicer. In connection with the appointment of any successor master servicer or the assumption of the duties of the Master Servicer, the Company or the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor master servicer out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as the Company or the Trustee and such successor master servicer shall agree. If the successor master servicer does not agree that such market value is a fair price, such successor master servicer shall obtain two quotations of market value from third parties actively engaged in the servicing of single-family mortgage loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the compensation payable to a successor master servicer may not exceed the compensation which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain if the Master Servicer had continued to act as Master Servicer hereunder.
Section 7.07. Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing. The Master Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations in its entirety as Master Servicer under this Agreement and the Company may terminate the Master Servicer without cause and select a new Master Servicer; provided, however, that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (a) shall be a Person which shall be qualified to service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac; (b) shall have a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency pursuant to clause (ii) below); (c) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (as evidenced in a writing signed by the Trustee); and (d) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to 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 it as master servicer under this Agreement, any custodial agreement from and after the effective date of such agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency shall be given prior written notice of the identity of the proposed successor to the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency’s rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale and delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result of such assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect delivered to the Master Servicer and the Trustee (at the expense of the Master Servicer); (iii) the Master Servicer assigning and selling the master servicing shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Independent Counsel addressed to the Trustee, each stating that all conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement have been completed and such action is permitted by and complies with the
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terms of this Agreement; and (iv) in the event the Master Servicer is terminated without cause by the Company, the Company shall pay the terminated Master Servicer a termination fee equal to 0.25% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time the master servicing of the Mortgage Loans is transferred to the successor master servicer. No such assignment or delegation shall affect any rights or liability of the Master Servicer arising prior to the effective date thereof.
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ARTICLE VIII
Default
Section 8.01. Events of Default. “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the 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) and only with respect to the defaulting Master Servicer:
(a) The Master Servicer fails to cause to be deposited in the Distribution Account any amount so required to be deposited pursuant to this Agreement (other than a Monthly Advance), and such failure continues unremedied for a period of three Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer; or
(b) The Master Servicer fails to observe or perform in any material respect any other material covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement to be performed by it, which covenants and agreements materially affect the rights of Certificateholders, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, properly requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or to the Master Servicer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust Fund; or
(c) There is entered against the Master Servicer a decree or order by a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order is unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days, or an involuntary case is commenced against the Master Servicer under any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days after the commencement of the case; or
(d) The Master Servicer consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or substantially all of its property; or the Master Servicer admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations;
(e) The Master Servicer assigns or delegates its duties or rights under this Agreement in contravention of the provisions permitting such assignment or delegation under Sections 7.05 or 7.07;
(f) The Master Servicer fails to comply with Section 3.16, Section 3.17 and Section 3.18; or
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(g) The Master Servicer fails to cause to be deposited, in the Distribution Account any Monthly Advance (other than a Nonrecoverable Advance) by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Distribution Account Deposit Date.
In each and every such case, so long as such Event of Default with respect to the Master Servicer shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee or the Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the principal of the Trust Fund, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Trustee if given by such Certificateholders), with a copy to the Rating Agencies, and with the consent of the Company, may terminate all of the rights and obligations (but not the liabilities) of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and/or the REO Property serviced by the Master Servicer and the proceeds thereof. Upon the receipt by the Master Servicer of the written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans, REO Property or under any other related agreements (but only to the extent that such other agreements relate to the Mortgage Loans or related REO Property) shall, subject to Section 8.02, automatically and without further action pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant to this Section 8.01; 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 rights and obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the Trustee of (i) the property and amounts which are then or should be part of the Trust or which thereafter become part of the Trust; and (ii) originals or copies of all documents of the Master Servicer reasonably requested by the Trustee to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s duties thereunder. In addition to any other amounts which are then, or, notwithstanding the termination of its activities under this Agreement, may become payable to the Master Servicer under this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive, out of any amount received on account of a Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, that portion of such payments which it would have received as reimbursement under this Agreement if notice of termination had not been given. The termination of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer shall not affect any obligations incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such termination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default described in clause (vi) of this Section 8.01 shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer, which may be delivered by telecopy, immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer thereafter arising under this Agreement, but without prejudice to any rights it may have as a Certificateholder or to reimbursement of Monthly Advances and other advances of its own funds, and the Trustee shall act as provided in Section 8.02 to carry out the duties of the Master Servicer, including the obligation to make any Monthly Advance the nonpayment of which was an Event of Default described in clause (vi) of this Section 8.01. Any such action taken by the Trustee must be prior to the distribution on the relevant Distribution Date.
Section 8.02. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) Upon the receipt by the Master Servicer of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent
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Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer is legally unable to act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; provided further, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to the time of termination. As compensation therefor, but subject to Section 7.06, the Trustee shall be entitled to compensation which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or expenses previously incurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to act, or shall, if it is legally unable so to act, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, 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; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master Servicer. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee 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 the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, the compensation shall not be in excess of that which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.
(b) If the Trustee shall succeed to any duties of the Master Servicer respecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee); the provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor master servicer.
The costs and expenses of the Trustee in connection with the termination of the Master Servicer, the appointment of a successor master servicer and, if applicable, any transfer of servicing, including, without limitation, all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Trustee or the successor master servicer to service the Mortgage
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Loans properly and effectively, to the extent not paid by the terminated Master Servicer, shall be payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.05. Any successor to the Master Servicer acting as successor servicer under any Servicing Agreement shall give notice to the applicable Mortgagors of such change of servicer and shall, during the term of its service as successor master servicer maintain in force the policy or policies that the Master Servicer is required to maintain pursuant to Section 3.04.
Section 8.03. Notification to Certificateholders. Upon any termination or appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Rating Agencies and the Securities Administrator, and the Securities Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.
Section 8.04. Waiver of Defaults. The Trustee shall transmit by mail to the Securities Administrator, who shall give prompt written notice thereof to all Certificateholders, within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured, notice of each such Event of Default. The Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund may, on behalf of all Certificateholders, waive any default by the Master Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consequences thereof, except a default in the making of or the causing to be made any required distribution on the Certificates, which default may only be waived by Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating 100% of the Trust Fund. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall be deemed to cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been timely remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. The Securities Administrator shall give notice of any such waiver to the Trustee, who shall then give such notice to the Rating Agencies.
Section 8.05. List of Certificateholders. Upon written request of three or more Certificateholders of record, for purposes of communicating with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under this Agreement, the Securities Administrator will afford such Certificateholders access during business hours to the most recent list of Certificateholders held by the Securities Administrator.
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ARTICLE IX
Concerning the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
Section 9.01. 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, and the Securities Administrator each undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively. If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and subject to Section 8.02(b) use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
(b) Upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments which are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall examine them to determine whether they are in the form required by this Agreement; provided, however, that neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished hereunder; provided, further, that neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy or verification of any calculation provided to it pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall make monthly distributions and the final distribution to the Certificateholders from funds in the Distribution Account as provided in Sections 6.01 and 10.01 herein based solely on the report of the Securities Administrator.
(e) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Securities Administrator 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 and the Securities Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable except for the performance of their respective 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 or the Securities Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, 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 or the Securities Administrator, respectively, and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;
(ii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable in its individual capacity for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or an officer of the Securities Administrator, respectively,
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unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the directions of the Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust Fund, if such action or non-action relates to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, or exercising any trust or other power conferred upon the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, under this Agreement;
(iv) The Trustee shall not be required to take notice or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office shall have actual knowledge thereof. In the absence of such notice, the Trustee may conclusively assume there is no such default or Event of Default;
(v) The Trustee shall not in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in any Account held by or in the name of Trustee unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency (except to the extent that the Trustee is obligor and has defaulted thereon);
(vi) The Securities Administrator shall not in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in any Account held by the Securities Administrator hereunder or any Account held by the Securities Administrator in the name of the Trustee unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Securities Administrator’s gross negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency (except to the extent that the Securities Administrator is obligor and has defaulted thereon);
(vii) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee or the Securities Administrator be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
(viii) None of the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Company, the Custodian, the Counterparty or the Trustee shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the other, it being understood that this Agreement shall not be construed to render them partners, joint venturers or agents of one another and
(ix) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, except during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to,
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and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) All funds received by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and required to be deposited in the Pre-Funding Account, the Pre-Funding Reserve Account, the Interest Coverage Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement will be promptly so deposited by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, as applicable.
(f) Except for those actions that the Trustee or the Securities Administrator is required to take hereunder, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall have any obligation or liability to take any action or to refrain from taking any action hereunder in the absence of written direction as provided hereunder.
Section 9.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01:
(a) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance on any resolution, certificate of the Securities Administrator (with respect to the Trustee only), the Depositor, the Master Servicer or a Servicer, 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;
(b) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may consult with counsel and any advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
(c) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement, other than its obligation to give notices pursuant to 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 of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge (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 person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;
(d) 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, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable in its individual capacity 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;
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(e) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 25% of the Trust Fund and provided that the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, 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 or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee or the Securities Administrator may require reasonable indemnity against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;
(f) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or through Affiliates, agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the Trustee may not appoint any agent (other than the Custodian) to perform its custodial functions with respect to the Mortgage Files or paying agent functions under this Agreement without the express written consent of the Master Servicer, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable or responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any of the Trustee’s or the Securities Administrator’s agents or attorneys or a custodian or paying agent appointed hereunder by the Trustee or the Securities Administrator with due care and, when required, with the consent of the Master Servicer;
(g) Should the Trustee or the Securities Administrator deem the nature of any action required on its part, other than a payment or transfer by the Securities Administrator under Section 4.01(b) or Section 4.04, to be unclear, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, may require prior to such action that it be provided by the Depositor with reasonable further instructions;
(h) The right of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be accountable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act;
(i) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to give any bond or surety with respect to the execution of the trust created hereby or the powers granted hereunder, except as provided in Section 9.07; and
(j) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall have any duty to conduct any affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, or the eligibility of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of this Agreement.
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Section 9.03. Trustee and Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and countersignature of the Securities Administrator on the Certificates) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall have any responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator makes any representation as to the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates (other than the signature and countersignature of the Securities Administrator on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan except as expressly provided in Sections 2.02 and 2.05 hereof; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee of the obligation to review the Mortgage Files pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.04. The Securities Administrator’s signature and countersignature (or countersignature of its agent) on the Certificates shall be solely in its capacity as Securities Administrator and shall not constitute the Certificates an obligation of the Securities Administrator in any other capacity. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be responsible for the legality or validity of this Agreement or any document or instrument relating to this Agreement, the validity of the execution of this Agreement or of any supplement hereto or instrument of further assurance, or the validity, priority, perfection or sufficiency of the security for the Certificates issued hereunder or intended to be issued hereunder. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of any Mortgage or any Mortgage Loan, or the perfection and priority of any Mortgage or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Trust Fund or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders, under this Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement other than any continuation statements filed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.20.
Section 9.04. Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator in their individual capacities or in any capacity other than as Trustee or Securities Administrator, hereunder may become the owner or pledgee of any Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and may otherwise deal with the parties hereto.
Section 9.05. Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Fees and Expenses. The fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be paid in accordance with a side letter agreement between the Trustee and the Master Servicer. In addition, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator will be entitled to recover from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 4.05(l) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances and the expenses of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively, in connection with such Person's compliance with Section 3.23, any Event of Default, any breach of this Agreement, the termination of the Master Servicer, the appointment of a successor master servicer and, if applicable, any transfer of servicing as set forth in Section 8.02(b), or as otherwise set forth herein, or any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action)
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incurred or made by or against the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, in the administration of the trusts hereunder (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its counsel) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or intentional misconduct or which is the responsibility of the Certificateholders. If funds in the Distribution Account are insufficient therefor, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall recover such expenses from the Depositor. Such compensation and reimbursement obligation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust.
Section 9.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator. The Trustee and any successor Trustee and the Securities Administrator and any successor Securities Administrator shall during the entire duration of this Agreement be a state bank or trust company or a national banking association 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 and undivided profits of at least $40,000,000 or, in the case of a successor Trustee, $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and, in the case of the Trustee, rated “BBB” or higher by S&P with respect to their long-term rating and rated “BBB” or higher by S&P and “Baa2” or higher by Moody’s with respect to any outstanding long-term unsecured unsubordinated debt, and, in the case of a successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator other than pursuant to Section 9.10, rated in one of the two highest long-term debt categories of, or otherwise acceptable to, each of the Rating Agencies. If the Trustee 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 9.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its total equity capital (combined capital and surplus) as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.06, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.08.
Section 9.07. Insurance. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator, at their own expense, shall at all times maintain and keep in full force and effect: (i) fidelity insurance, (ii) theft of documents insurance and (iii) forgery insurance (which may be collectively satisfied by a “Financial Institution Bond” and/or a “Bankers’ Blanket Bond”). All such insurance shall be in amounts, with standard coverage and subject to deductibles, as are customary for insurance typically maintained by banks or their affiliates which act as custodians for investor-owned mortgage pools. A certificate of an officer of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator as to the Trustee’s or the Securities Administrator’s, respectively, compliance with this Section 9.07 shall be furnished to any Certificateholder upon reasonable written request.
Section 9.08. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Securities Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the Trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor and the Master Servicer, with a copy to the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to each of the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, the successor Trustee
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or Securities Administrator, as applicable. If no successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.
(b) If at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.06 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or if at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor shall promptly remove the Trustee, or shall be entitled to remove the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to each of the Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, so removed, and the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable.
(c) The Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund may at any time remove the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and appoint a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator by written instrument or instruments, in quintuplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator (if the Trustee is removed), the Trustee (if the Securities Administrator is removed), and the Trustee or Securities Administrator so removed and the successor so appointed. In the event that the Trustee or Securities Administrator is removed by the Holders of Certificates in accordance with this Section 9.08(c), the Holders of such Certificates shall be responsible for paying any compensation payable hereunder to a successor Trustee or successor Securities Administrator, in excess of the amount paid hereunder to the predecessor Trustee or predecessor Securities Administrator, as applicable.
(d) No resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and appointment of a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 9.08 shall become effective except upon appointment of and acceptance of such appointment by the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator as provided in Section 9.09.
Section 9.09. Successor Trustee and Successor Securities Administrator. (a) Any successor Trustee or Securities Administrator appointed as provided in Section 9.08 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and to its predecessor Trustee or Securities Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder. The resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall then become effective and such successor Trustee or Securities Administrator, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Securities Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall, after its receipt of payment in full of its outstanding fees and expenses promptly deliver to the successor Trustee or Securities
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Administrator, as applicable, all assets and records of the Trust held by it hereunder, and the Depositor and the predecessor Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, 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 or Securities Administrator, as applicable, all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
(b) No successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 9.09 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06.
(c) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Securities Administrator as provided in this Section 9.09, the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such Trustee or Securities Administrator hereunder to all Certificateholders at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register and to the Rating Agencies. The Company shall pay the cost of any mailing by the successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.
Section 9.10. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator. Any state bank or trust company or national banking association into which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any state bank or trust company or national banking association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall be a party, or any state bank or trust company or national banking association succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, hereunder, provided such state bank or trust company or national banking association shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06. Such succession shall be valid without the execution, delivery of notice or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 9.11. 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 or property constituting the same may at the time be located, the Depositor and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee and the Depositor 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, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.11, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Depositor and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable.
(b) If the Depositor shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a written request so to do, the Trustee shall have the power to make such appointment without the Depositor.
(c) No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor Trustee under Section 9.06 hereunder and no notice to
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Certificateholders of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 9.08 hereof.
(d) In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 9.11, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee and required to be conferred on such co-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 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.
(e) 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 IX. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of 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.
(f) To the extent not prohibited by law, any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, request the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to do any lawful act under or with respect to 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.
(g) No trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of another trustee under this Agreement. The Depositor and the Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
Section 9.12. Federal Information Returns and Reports to Certificateholders; REMIC Administration. (a) For federal income tax purposes, the taxable year of each 2006-1 REMIC shall be a calendar year and the Securities Administrator shall maintain or cause the maintenance of the books of each such 2006-1 REMIC on the accrual method of accounting.
(b) The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and the Trustee shall upon the written instruction of the Securities Administrator sign, Federal tax information returns or elections required to be made hereunder with respect to each 2006-1 REMIC, the Trust Fund, if applicable, and the Certificates containing such information and at the times and in the manner as may be required by the Code or applicable Treasury regulations, and the Securities Administrator shall furnish to each Holder of Certificates at any time during the calendar year for which such returns or reports are made
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such statements or information at the times and in the manner as may be required thereby, including, without limitation, reports relating to mortgaged property that is abandoned or foreclosed, receipt of mortgage interests in kind in a trade or business, a cancellation of indebtedness, interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using a constant prepayment assumption of 30% CPR for the Group I Mortgage Loans and 25% CPR for the Group II Mortgage Loans). The Securities Administrator will apply for an Employee Identification Number from the IRS under Form SS-4 or any other acceptable method for all tax entities. In connection with the foregoing, the Securities Administrator shall timely prepare and file, and the Trustee shall upon the written instruction of the Securities Administrator sign, IRS Form 8811, which shall provide the name and address of the person who can be contacted to obtain information required to be reported to the holders of regular interests in each 2006-1 REMIC (the “REMIC Reporting Agent”). The Trustee shall make elections to treat each 2006-1 REMIC as a REMIC (which elections shall apply to the taxable period ending December 31, 2006 and each calendar year thereafter) in such manner as the Code or applicable Treasury regulations may prescribe, and as described by the Securities Administrator. The Trustee shall upon the written instruction of the Securities Administrator sign all tax information returns filed pursuant to this Section and any other returns as may be required by the Code. The Holder of the largest percentage interest in the Residual Certificates is hereby designated as the “Tax Matters Person” (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §§1.860F-4(d)) for each 2006-1 REMIC. The Securities Administrator is hereby designated and appointed as the agent of each such Tax Matters Person. Any Holder of a Residual Certificate will by acceptance thereof appoint the Securities Administrator as agent and attorney-in-fact for the purpose of acting as Tax Matters Person for each 2006-1 REMIC during such time as the Securities Administrator does not own any such Residual Certificate. In the event that the Code or applicable Treasury regulations prohibit the Trustee from signing tax or information returns or other statements, or the Securities Administrator from acting as agent for the Tax Matters Person, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall take whatever action that in their sole good faith judgment is necessary for the proper filing of such information returns or for the provision of a tax matters person, including designation of the Holder of the largest percentage interest in a Residual Certificate to sign such returns or act as tax matters person. Each Holder of a Residual Certificate shall be bound by this Section.
(c) The Securities Administrator shall provide upon request and receipt of reasonable compensation, such information as required in Section 860D(a)(6)(B) of the Code to the Internal Revenue Service, to any Person purporting to transfer a Residual Certificate to a Person other than a transferee permitted by Section 5.05(b), and to any regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust fund, partnership, trust, estate, organization described in Section 1381 of the Code, or nominee holding an interest in a pass-through entity described in Section 860E(e)(6) of the Code, any record holder of which is not a transferee permitted by Section 5.05(b) (or which is deemed by statute to be an entity with a disqualified member).
(d) The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file or cause to be filed, and the Trustee shall upon the written instruction of the Securities Administrator sign, any state income tax returns required under Applicable State Law with respect to each REMIC or the Trust Fund.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Securities Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to
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Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount on the Mortgage Loans, that the Securities Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In the event the Securities Administrator withholds any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Securities Administrator shall, together with its monthly report to such Certificateholders, indicate such amount withheld.
(f) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator agree to indemnify the Trust Fund and the Depositor for any taxes and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as a result of a breach of the Trustee’s covenants and the Securities Administrator’s covenants, respectively, set forth in this Section 9.12; provided, however, such liability and obligation to indemnify in this paragraph shall be several and not joint and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable or be obligated to indemnify the Trust Fund for the failure by the other to perform any duty under this Agreement or the breach by the other of any covenant in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE X
Termination
Xxxxxxx 00.00. Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx by EMC or its Designee or Liquidation of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Subject to Section 10.02, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator created hereby, other than the obligation of the Securities Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as set forth in this Section 10.01 shall terminate:
(i) in accordance with Section 10.01(c), the repurchase by or at the direction of EMC or its designee of all of the Mortgage Loans in each of Loan Group I and Loan Group II (which repurchase of the Group I Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans may occur on separate dates) and all related REO Property remaining in the Trust at a price (the “Termination Purchase Price”) equal to the sum of (without duplication) (a) 100% of the Outstanding Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in such Loan Group (other than a Mortgage Loan related to REO Property) as of the date of repurchase, net of the principal portion of any unreimbursed Monthly Advances on the Mortgage Loans relating to the Mortgage Loans made by the purchaser, plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate to, but not including, the first day of the month of repurchase, (b) the appraised value of any related REO Property, less the good faith estimate of the Depositor of liquidation expenses to be incurred in connection with its disposal thereof (but not more than the Outstanding Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, together with interest at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate accrued on that balance but unpaid to, but not including, the first day of the month of repurchase), such appraisal to be calculated by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the Trustee at the expense of the Depositor, (c) unreimbursed out-of pocket costs of the Master Servicer, including unreimbursed servicing advances and the principal portion of any unreimbursed Monthly Advances, made on the Mortgage Loans in such Loan Group prior to the exercise of such repurchase right, (d) any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation of any predatory or abusive lending laws with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and (e) any unreimbursed costs and expenses of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator payable pursuant to Section 9.05;
(ii) the later of the making 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 with respect to any Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that in the event that an advance has been made, but not yet recovered, at the time of such termination, the Person having made such advance shall be entitled to receive, notwithstanding such termination, any payments received subsequent thereto with respect to which such advance was made; or
(iii) the payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts required to be paid to them pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) In no event, however, shall the Trust created hereby continue beyond 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. James’s, living on the date of this Agreement.
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(c) (i) The right of EMC or its designee to repurchase Group I Mortgage Loans and related assets described in Section 10.01(a)(i) above shall be exercisable only if the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the sum of the Cut-off Date Balance.
(i) The right of EMC or its designee to repurchase Group II Mortgage Loans and related assets described in Section 10.01(a)(i) above shall be exercisable only if the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the sum of the Cut-off Date Balance.
(iii) The right of EMC or its designee to repurchase all the assets of the Trust Fund described in Section 10.01(a)(i) above shall also be exercisable if the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator has determined that the REMIC status of any 2006-1 REMIC has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year.
(iv) At any time thereafter, in the case of (i) and (ii) or (iii) above, EMC may elect to terminate any 2006-1 REMIC at any time, and upon such election, the Depositor or its designee, shall purchase in accordance with Section 10.01(a)(i) above all the assets of the Trust Fund.
(d) The Securities Administrator shall give notice of any termination to the Certificateholders, with a copy to the Master Servicer and the Trustee (who shall then give such copy of notice to the Rating Agencies) upon which the Certificateholders shall surrender their Certificates to the Securities Administrator for payment of the final distribution and cancellation. Such notice shall be given by letter, mailed not earlier than the l5th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of such final distribution, and shall specify (i) the Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator therein specified.
(e) If the option of EMC to repurchase or cause the repurchase of all Group I Mortgage Loans or the Group II Mortgage Loans and the related assets described in Section 10.01(c) above is exercised, EMC and/or its designee shall deliver to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account, by the Business Day prior to the applicable Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Termination Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans being repurchased on such Distribution Date. Upon presentation and surrender of the related Certificates by the related Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator shall distribute to such Certificateholders from amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account an amount determined as follows: with respect to each such Certificate (other than the Class II-X Certificates, the Residual Certificates and the Class XP Certificates), the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance, plus with respect to each such Certificate (other than the Residual Certificates and the Class XP Certificates), one month’s interest thereon at the applicable Pass-Through Rate; and with respect to the Class R Certificates and the Class XP Certificates, the percentage interest
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evidenced thereby multiplied by the difference, if any, between the above described repurchase price and the aggregate amount to be distributed to the Holders of the related Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates and the Class XP Certificates). If the amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay all of the related Certificates in full (other than the Residual Certificates and the Class XP Certificates), any such deficiency will be allocated in the case of a repurchase of the Group I Mortgage Loans, first, to the Class I-B Certificates, in inverse order of their numerical designation, second, to the Class I-M Certificates, in inverse order of their numerical designation, and then to the related Senior Certificates, on a pro rata basis and in the case of a repurchase of the Group II Mortgage Loans, first, to the Class II-B Certificates, in inverse order of their numerical designation, and then to the related Senior Certificates, on a pro rata basis. Upon deposit of the required repurchase price and following such final Distribution Date for the related Certificates, the Trustee shall release promptly (or cause the Custodian to release) to EMC and/or its designee the Mortgage Files for the remaining applicable Mortgage Loans, and the Accounts with respect thereto shall terminate, subject to the Securities Administrator’s obligation to hold any amounts payable to the related Certificateholders in trust without interest pending final distributions pursuant to Section 10.01(g). After final distributions pursuant to Section 10.01(g) to all Certificateholders, any other amounts remaining in the Accounts will belong to the Depositor.
(f) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by reason of the payment or liquidation of all Mortgage Loans or the disposition of all property acquired with respect to all Mortgage Loans under Section 10.01(a)(ii) above, upon the presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Securities Administrator shall distribute to the remaining Certificateholders, in accordance with their respective interests, all distributable amounts remaining in the Distribution Account. Following such final Distribution Date, the Trustee shall release (or shall instruct the Custodian, as its agent, to release) promptly to the Depositor or its designee the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans, and the Distribution Account shall terminate, subject to the Securities Administrator’s obligation to hold any amounts payable to the Certificateholders in trust without interest pending final distributions pursuant to this Section 10.01(f).
(g) If not all of the Certificateholders shall surrender their Certificates for cancellation within six months after the time specified in the above-mentioned written notice, the Securities Administrator 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, not all the Certificates shall have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities Administrator may take appropriate steps, or appoint any agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets which remain subject to this Agreement.
(h) EMC, if it is not the Master Servicer, or its designee, as applicable, shall be deemed to represent that one of the following will be true and correct: (i) the exercise of the optional termination right set forth in Section 10.01 shall not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (ii) EMC or such designee, as applicable, is (A) not a party in interest with respect to any Plan and (B) is not a "benefit plan investor" (other than a plan sponsored or maintained by EMC or the designee, as the case may be, provided that no assets of such plan are invested or deemed to be invested in the Certificates).
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If the holder of the optional termination right is unable to exercise such option by reason of the preceding sentence, then the Master Servicer may exercise such option.
Section 10.02. Additional Termination Requirements. (a) If the option of the Depositor to repurchase all the Mortgage Loans under Section 10.01(a)(i) above is exercised, the Trust Fund and each 2006-1 REMIC shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Trustee has been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee to the effect that the failure of the Trust to comply with the requirements of this Section 10.02 will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F of the Code on each 2006-1 REMIC or (ii) cause any 2006-1 REMIC to fail to qualify as a 2006-1 REMIC at any time that any Regular Certificates are outstanding:
(i) within 90 days prior to the final Distribution Date, at the written direction of Depositor, the Securities Administrator, as agent for the respective Tax Matters Persons, shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation of each 2006-1 REMIC in the case of a termination under Section 10.01(a)(i). Such plan, which shall be provided to the Securities Administrator by the Depositor, shall meet the requirements of a “qualified liquidation” under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations thereunder.
(ii) the Depositor shall notify the Trustee and the Securities Administrator 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 Securities Administrator shall sell or otherwise dispose of all of the remaining assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms hereof; and
(iii) at or after the time of adoption of such a plan of complete liquidation of any 2006-1 REMIC and at or prior to the final Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall sell for cash all of the assets of the Trust to or at the direction of the Depositor, and each 2006-1 REMIC, shall terminate at such time.
(b) By their acceptance of the Residual Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby (i) agree to adopt such a plan of complete liquidation of the related 2006-1 REMIC upon the written request of the Depositor, and to take such action in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Depositor and (ii) appoint the Depositor as their attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for purposes of adopting such a plan of complete liquidation. The Trustee shall adopt such plan of liquidation by filing the appropriate statement on the final tax return of each 2006-1 REMIC. Upon complete liquidation or final distribution of all of the assets of the Trust Fund, the Trust Fund and each 2006-1 REMIC shall terminate.
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ARTICLE XI
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 11.01. Intent of Parties. The parties intend that each 2006-1 REMIC shall be treated as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes and that the provisions of this Agreement should be construed in furtherance of this intent. Notwithstanding any other express or implied agreement to the contrary, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee, each recipient of the related Prospectus Supplement and, by its acceptance thereof, each holder of a Certificate, agrees and acknowledges that each party hereto has agreed that each of them and their employees, representatives and other agents may disclose, immediately upon commencement of discussions, to any and all persons the tax treatment and tax structure of the Certificates and the 2006-1 REMICs, the transactions described herein and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to any of them relating to such tax treatment and tax structure except where confidentiality is reasonably necessary to comply with the securities laws of any applicable jurisdiction. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms “tax treatment” and “tax structure” have the meanings set forth in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.6011-4(c), 301.6111-2(c) and 301.6112-1(d).
Section 11.02. Amendment. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, without notice to or the consent of any of the Certificateholders, to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, (iii) conform any provisions herein to the provisions in the Prospectus, (iv) comply with any changes in the Code or (v) make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (iv) and (v) of this Section 11.02(a), such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Independent Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3.23, this Agreement shall not be amended without the agreement of all the parties hereto.
(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Company, the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund or of the applicable Class or Classes, if such amendment affects only such Class or Classes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates then outstanding, or (iii) cause any 2006-1 REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, as evidenced by an Opinion of Independent Counsel addressed to the Trustee which shall be provided to the Trustee other than at the Trustee’s expense. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 11.02(b), Certificates registered in the name of or held for the benefit of
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the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, or the Trustee or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to vote their Fractional Undivided Interests with respect to matters affecting such Certificates.
(c) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment, the Securities Administrator shall furnish a copy of such amendment or written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and the Trustee, and the Trustee shall then provide a copy of such amendment or notice to the Rating Agencies.
(d) In the case of an amendment under Section 11.02(b) above, it shall not be necessary for the Certificateholders to approve the particular form of such an amendment. Rather, it shall be sufficient if the Certificateholders approve the substance of the amendment. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Securities Administrator may prescribe.
(e) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Trustee’s or the Securities Administrator’s own respective rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.
Section 11.03. Recordation of Agreement. 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere. The Depositor shall effect such recordation, at the expense of the Trust upon the request in writing of a Certificateholder, but only if such direction is accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of the Certificateholder requesting recordation) to the effect that such recordation would materially and beneficially affect the interests of the Certificateholders or is required by law.
Section 11.04. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a) The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.
(b) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Certificateholders shall have any right to vote or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to establish the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholders 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.
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(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, under or with respect to this Agreement against the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any successor to any such parties unless (i) such Certificateholder previously shall have given to the Securities Administrator a written notice of a continuing default, as herein provided, (ii) the Holders of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs and expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and (iii) 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.
(d) No one or more Certificateholders shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to affect the rights of any other Certificateholders or to obtain or seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Certificateholder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 11.04, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Section 11.05. Acts of Certificateholders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Securities Administrator and, where it is expressly required, to the Depositor. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.05.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his or her individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his or her authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the individual executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Securities Administrator deems sufficient.
(c) The ownership of Certificates (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on such Certificates, except an endorsement in accordance with Section 5.02 made on a Certificate presented in accordance with Section 5.04) shall be proved by the Certificate Register, and neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor any successor to any such parties shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
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(e) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action of the holder of any Certificate shall bind every future holder of the same Certificate and the holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer or exchange thereof, if applicable, or in lieu thereof with respect to anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any successor to any such party in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificates.
(e) In determining whether the Holders of the requisite percentage of Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Certificates owned by the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be disregarded, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.02(b) and except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Certificates which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Certificates which have been pledged in good faith to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgor establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgor’s right to act with respect to such Certificates and that the pledgor is not an Affiliate of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, or the Master Servicer, as the case may be.
Section 11.06. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CERTIFICATES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, WHICH THE PARTIES HERETO EXPRESSLY RELY UPON IN THE CHOICE OF SUCH LAW AS THE GOVERNING LAW HEREUNDER) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 11.07. Notices. All demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered at (including delivery by facsimile) or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight courier, to (i) in the case of the Depositor, Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Chief Counsel, and with respect to Reg AB notifications to the Depositor at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx; (ii) in the case of the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (iii) in the case of the Company, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Vice President-Servicing, telecopier number: (000) 000-0000, or to such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; (iv) in the case of the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, X.X. Xxx 00, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (or, in the case of overnight deliveries, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 21045) (Attention: Corporate Trust Services – XXXXXX 0000-0), xxxxxxxxx no.: (000) 000-0000, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other parties hereto in writing; or (v) in the case of the Rating Agencies, Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The
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XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. Any notice delivered to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee under this Agreement shall be effective only upon receipt. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Certificateholder 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 when mailed, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.
Section 11.08. 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 severed 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 11.09. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
Section 11.10. Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 11.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 11.12. Notice to Rating Agencies. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limited or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. The Trustee shall promptly provide notice to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge:
1. Any material change or amendment to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreements;
2. The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;
3. The resignation or termination of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator;
4. The repurchase or substitution of any Mortgage Loans;
5. The final payment to Certificateholders; and
6. Any change in the location of the Distribution Account.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED |
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Securities Administrator |
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[PSA]
EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION |
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EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION |
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STATE OF NEW YORK |
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On the [___] day of January 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, known to me to be a Vice President of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the limited liability company that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such limited liability company 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
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[PSA]
STATE OF NEW YORK |
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On the [___] day of January 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ______________, known to me to be a _____________ of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, the entity that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity 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
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[PSA]
STATE OF MARYLAND |
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On the [___] day of January 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, known to me to be a Vice President of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, the entity that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity 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
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On the [___] day of January 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, known to me to be a Vice President of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, the entity that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity 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
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STATE OF TEXAS |
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On the [___] day of January 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared ______________, known to me to be ____________________ of EMC Mortgage Corporation, the corporation that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public
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On the [___] day of January 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _________________, known to me to be ____________________ of EMC Mortgage Corporation, the corporation that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public
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[PSA]
APPENDIX 1 Calculation of Class Y Principal Reduction Amount For any Distribution Date the amounts by which the Uncertificated Principal Balances of the Class Y-1, Y-2 and Y-3 Regular Interests, respectively, will be reduced on such distribution date by the allocation of Realized Losses and the distribution of principal, determined as follows: First, for each of Sub-Loan Group II-1, Sub-Loan Group II-2 and Sub-Loan Group II-3, determine the weighted average of the Net Rates of the Mortgage Loans in that Sub-Loan Group for distributions of interest that will be made on the next succeeding Distribution Date (the "Group Interest Rate"). The Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts will be determined pursuant to the "Generic Solution for the Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts" set forth below (the "Generic Solution") by making identifications among the actual Sub-Loan Groups and their related Class Y and Class Z Regular Interests and weighted average net rates and the Groups named in the Generic Solution and their related Class Y and Class Z Regular Interests as follows: A. Determine which Sub-Loan Group has the lowest Group Interest Rate. That Sub-Loan Group will be identified with Group AA and the Class Y Regular Interest and Class Z Regular Interest related to that Sub-Loan Group will be respectively identified with the Class YAA and Class ZAA Certificates. The Group Interest Rate for that Sub-Loan Group will be identified with J%. If two or more Sub-Loan Groups have the lowest Group Interest Rate pick one for this purpose, subject to the restriction that each Sub-Loan Group may be picked only once in the course of any such selections pursuant to paragraphs A through C of this definition. B. Determine which Sub-Loan Group has the second lowest Group Interest Rate. That Sub-Loan Group will be identified with Group BB and the Class Y Regular Interest and Class Z Regular Interest related to that Sub-Loan Group will be respectively identified with the Class BB and Class ZBB Certificates. The Group Interest Rate for that Sub-Loan Group will be identified with K%. If two or more Sub-Loan Groups have the second lowest Group Interest Rate pick one for this purpose, subject to the restriction that each Sub-Loan Group may be picked only once in the course of any such selections pursuant to paragraphs A through C of this definition. C. Determine which Sub-Loan Group has the third lowest Group Interest Rate. That Sub-Loan Group will be identified with Group CC and the Class Y Regular Interest and Class Z Regular Interest related to that Sub-Loan Group will be respectively identified with the Class YCC and Class ZCC Certificates. The Group Interest Rate for that Sub-Loan Group will be identified with L%. If two or more Sub-Loan Groups have the third lowest Group Interest Rate pick one for this purpose, subject to the restriction that each Sub-Loan Group may be picked only once in the course of any such selections pursuant to paragraphs A through C or this definition. Generic Solution for Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts: For purposes of the succeeding formulas the following symbols shall have the meanings set forth below: PJB = the Group AA Subordinate Percentage after the allocation of Realized Losses and distributions of principal on such Distribution Date. PLB = the Group CC Subordinate Percentage after the allocation of Realized Losses and distributions of principal on such Distribution Date. PKB = the Group BB Subordinate Percentage after the allocation of Realized Losses and distributions of principal on such Distribution Date. R = the Class CB Certificate Interest Rate = (J%PJB + L%PLB + K%PKB)/(PJB + PLB + PKB) R1 = the weighted average of the Group Interest Rates for Group AA and Group BB = (J% (Pj - ΔPj) + K% (Pk - ΔPk))/(Pj - ΔPj + Pk - ΔPk) R2 = the weighted average of the Group Interest Rates for Group CC and Group BB = (L% (Pl - ΔPl) + K% (Pk - ΔPk))/(Pl - ΔPl + Pk - ΔPk) r1 = the weighted average of the Class YAA and Class YBB Certificate Interest Rates = (J% Yj + K% Yk)/(Yj + Yk) r2 = the weighted average of the Class YCC and Class YBB Certificate Interest Rates = (L% Yl + K% Yk)/(Yl + Yk) Yj = the Class YAA Uncertificated Principal Balance after distributions on the prior Distribution Date. Yl = the Class YCC Uncertificated Principal Balance after distributions on the prior Distribution Date. Yk = the Class YBB Uncertificated Principal Balance after distributions on the prior Distribution Date. ΔYj = the Class YAA Principal Reduction Amount. ΔYl = the Class YCC Principal Reduction Amount. ΔYk = the Class YBB Principal Reduction Amount. Zj = the Class ZAA Uncertificated Principal Balance after distributions on the prior Distribution Date. Zl = the Class ZCC Uncertificated Principal Balance after distributions on the prior Distribution Date. Zk = the Class ZBB Uncertificated Principal Balance after distributions on the prior Distribution Date. ΔZj = the Class ZAA Principal Reduction Amount. ΔZl = the Class ZCC Principal Reduction Amount. ΔZk = the Class ZBB Principal Reduction Amount. Pj = the aggregate of the Class YAA and Class ZAA Uncertificated Principal Balances after distributions on the prior Distribution Date, which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of the Group AA Mortgage Loans reduced by the Class R-1 Principal Balance, if applicable. = Yj + Zj Pl = the aggregate of the Class YCC and Class ZCC Principal Balances after distributions on the prior Distribution Date, which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of the Group CC Loans reduced by the Class R-1 Principal Balance, if applicable. = Yl + Zl = Pk = the aggregate of the Class YBB and Class ZBB Principal Balances after distributions on the prior Distribution Date, which is equal to the aggregate principal balance of the Group BB Loans reduced by the Class R Certificate Principal Balance, if any. = Yk + Zk ΔPj = the aggregate principal reduction resulting on such Distribution Date on the Group AA Mortgage Loans as a result of principal distributions (exclusive of any distributions made pursuant to clause (d)(i) of the definition of the REMIC I Distribution Amount) to be made and Realized Losses to be allocated on such Distribution Date, reduced by the portion, if any, of such reduction allocable to Component I of the Class R Certificates, which is equal to the aggregate of the Class YAA and Class ZAA Principal Reduction Amounts. = ΔYj + ΔZj ΔPl= the aggregate principal reduction resulting on such Distribution Date on the Group CC Mortgage Loans as a result of principal distributions (exclusive of any distributions made pursuant to clause (d)(i) of the definition of the REMIC I Distribution Amount) to be made and Realized Losses to be allocated on such Distribution Date, reduced by the portion, if any, of such reduction allocable to Component I of the Class R Certificates, which is equal to the aggregate of the Class YCC and Class ZCC Principal Reduction Amounts. = ΔYl + ΔZl ΔPk = the aggregate principal reduction resulting on such Distribution Date on the Group BB Mortgage Loans as a result of principal distributions (exclusive of any distributions made pursuant to clause (d)(i) of the definition of the REMIC I Distribution Amount) to be made and Realized Losses to be allocated on such Distribution Date, reduced by the portion, if any, of such reduction allocable to Component I of the Class R Certificates, which is equal to the aggregate of the Class YBB and Class ZBB Principal Reduction Amounts. = ΔYk + ΔZk α = .0005 γ1 = (R - R1)/(L% - R). If R=>K%, γ1 is a non-negative number unless its denominator is zero, in which event it is undefined. γ2 = (R - J%)/( R2 - R). If R<K%, γ2 is a non-negative number. If γ1 is undefined, ΔYj = Yj, ΔYl = (Yl/Pl)ΔPl, and ΔYk = Yk. If γ2 is zero, ΔYl = Yl, ΔYj = (Yj/Pj)ΔPj, and ΔYk = Yk. In the remaining situations, ΔYj, ΔYl and ΔYk shall be defined as follows: I. If R=>K% and r1=> R1, make the following additional definitions: δYk = ((J% - R1)/(K% - R1))Yj + Yk δYk is a number between Yk and 0 such that (J%Yj + K%( Yk.- δYk))/(Yj + Yk.- δYk) = R1. Y4 = Yj + Yk.- δYk P4 = Pj + Pk. ΔY4 = ΔYj + )Yk.- δYk 1. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => 0, Y4- α(P4 - ΔP4) => 0, and γ1(P4 - ΔP4) < (Pl - ΔPl), ΔYl = Yl - αγ1(P4 - ΔP4) and ΔY4 = Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4). 2. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => 0, Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4) => 0, and γ1(P4 - ΔP4) => (Pl - ΔPl), ΔYl = Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) and ΔY4 = Y4 - (α/γ1)(Pl - ΔPl). 3. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) < 0, Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4) => 0, and Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4) => Y4 - (Yl/γ1), ΔYl = Yl - αγ1(P4 - ΔP4) and ΔY4 = Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4). 4. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) < 0, Y4 - (Yl/γ1) => 0, and Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4) <= Y4 - (Yl/γ1), ΔYl = 0 and ΔY4 = Y4 - (Yl/γ1). 5. If Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4) < 0, Y4 - (Yl/γ1) < 0, and Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) <= Yl - (γ1Y4), ΔYl = Yl - (γ1Y4) and ΔY4 = 0. 6. If Y4 - α(P4 - ΔP4) < 0, Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => 0, and Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => Yl - (γ1Y4), ΔYl = Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) and ΔY4 = Y4 - (α/γ1)(Pl - ΔPl). ΔYj = [Yj/(Yj + Yk - δYk)])Y4 ΔYk = δYk + [(Yk - δYk)/(Yj + Yk - δYk)])Y4 The purpose of the foregoing definitional provisions together with the related provisions allocating Realized Losses and defining the Class Y and Class Z Principal Distribution Amounts is to accomplish the following goals in the following order of priority: 1. Making the ratio of (Yl - ΔYl ) to (Y4 - ΔY4 ) equal to γ1 after taking account of the allocation Realized Losses and the distributions that will be made through the end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate and assuring that the Principal Reduction Amount for each of the Class YAA, Class YCC, Class YBB, Class ZAA Class ZCC and Class ZBB Regular Interests is greater than or equal to zero for such Distribution Date; 2. Making the Class YAA Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YAA and Class ZAA Uncertificated Principal Balances, the Class YCC Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YCC and Class ZCC Uncertificated Principal Balances and the Class YBB Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YBB and Class ZBB Uncertificated Principal Balances in each case after giving effect to allocations of Realized Losses and distributions to be made through the end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate; and 3. Making the larger of (a) the fraction whose numerator is (Yl - ΔYl ) and whose denominator is the sum of (Yl - ΔYl) and (Zl - ΔZl) and (b) the fraction whose numerator is (Y4 - ΔY4) and whose denominator is the sum of (Y4 - ΔY4), (Zj - ΔZj) and (Zk - ΔZk) as large as possible while remaining less than or equal to 0.0005. In the event of a failure of the foregoing portion of the definition of Class Y Principal Reduction Amount to accomplish both of goals 1 and 2 above, the amounts thereof should be adjusted to so as to accomplish such goals within the requirement that each Class Y Principal Reduction Amount must be less than or equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of Realized Losses to be allocated on the related Distribution Date for the related Sub-Loan Group and (b) the remainder of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for the related Sub-Loan Group or after reduction thereof by the distributions to be made on such Distribution Date (i) to the Class II-X-B1 Certificates, Class II-X-B2 Certificates or Class II-X-B3 Certificates, as applicable, and (ii) in respect of interest on the related Class Y and Class Z Certificates, or, if both of such goals cannot be accomplished within such requirement, such adjustment as is necessary shall be made to accomplish goal 1 within such requirement. In the event of any conflict among the provisions of the definition of the Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts, such conflict shall be resolved on the basis of the goals and their priorities set forth above within the requirement set forth in the preceding sentence. If the formula allocation of ΔY4 between ΔYj and ΔYk cannot be achieved because either ΔYj as so defined is greater than ΔPj or ΔYk as so defined is greater than ΔPk, such an allocation shall be made as close as possible to the formula allocation within the requirement that ΔYj < ΔPj and ΔYk < ΔPk. II. If R=>K% and r1<R1, make the following additional definitions: δYj = Yj + ((R1 - K%)/(R1 - J%))Yk δYj is a number between Yj and 0 such that (J%(Yj - δYj) + K%Yk)/(Yj - δYj + Yk.) = R1. Y5 = Yj - δYj + Yk. P5 = Pj + Pk. ΔY5 = ΔYj - δYj + ΔYk. 1. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => 0, Y5- α(P5 - ΔP5) => 0, and γ1(P5 - ΔP5) < (Pl - ΔPl), ΔYl = Yl - αγ1(P5 - ΔP5) and ΔY5 = Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5). 2. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => 0, Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5) => 0, and γ1(P5 - ΔP5) => (Pl - ΔPl), ΔYl = Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) and ΔY5 = Y5 - (α/γ1)(Pl - ΔPl). 3. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) < 0, Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5) => 0, and Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5) => Y5 - (Yl/γ1), ΔYl = Yl - αγ1(P5 - ΔP5) and ΔY5 = Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5). 4. If Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) < 0, Y5 - (Yl/γ1) => 0, and Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5) <= Y5 - (Yl/γ1), ΔYl = 0 and ΔY5 = Y5 - (Yl/γ1). 5. If Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5) < 0, Y5 - (Yl/γ1) < 0, and Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) <= Yl - (γ1Y5), ΔYl = Yl - (γ1Y5) and ΔY5 = 0. 6. If Y5 - α(P5 - ΔP5) < 0, Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => 0, and Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) => Yl - (γ1Y5), ΔYl = Yl - α(Pl - ΔPl) and ΔY5 = Y5 - (α/γ1)(Pl - ΔPl). ΔYj = δYj + [(Yj - δYj)/(Yj - δYj + Yk)]ΔY5 ΔYk = [Yk/(Yj - δYj + Yk)]ΔY5 The purpose of the foregoing definitional provisions together with the related provisions allocating Realized Losses and defining the Class Y and Class Z Principal Distribution Amounts is to accomplish the following goals in the following order of priority: 1. Making the ratio of (Yl - ΔYl) to (Y5 - ΔY5) equal to γ1 after taking account of the allocation Realized Losses and the distributions that will be made through end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate and assuring that the Principal Reduction Amount for each of the Class YAA, Class YCC, Class YBB, Class ZAA Class ZCC and Class ZBB Regular Interests is greater than or equal to zero for such Distribution Date; 2. Making the Class YAA Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YAA and Class ZAA Uncertificated Principal Balances, the Class YCC Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YCC and Class ZCC Uncertificated Principal Balances and the Class YBB Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YBB and Class ZBB Uncertificated Principal Balances in each case after giving effect to allocations of Realized Losses and distributions to be made through the end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate; and 3. Making the larger of (a) the fraction whose numerator is (Yl - ΔYl) and whose denominator is the sum of (Yl - ΔYl) and (Zl - ΔZl) and (b) the fraction whose numerator is (Y5 - ΔY5) and whose denominator is the sum of (Y5 - ΔY5), (Zj - ΔZj) and (Zk - ΔZk) as large as possible while remaining less than or equal to 0.0005. In the event of a failure of the foregoing portion of the definition of Class Y Principal Reduction Amount to accomplish both of goals 1 and 2 above, the amounts thereof should be adjusted to so as to accomplish such goals within the requirement that each Class Y Principal Reduction Amount must be less than or equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of Realized Losses to be allocated on the related Distribution Date for the related Sub-Loan Group and (b) the remainder of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for the related Sub-Loan Group or after reduction thereof by the distributions to be made on such Distribution Date (i) to the Class II-X-B1 Certificates, Class II-X-B2 Certificates or Class II-X-B3 Certificates, as applicable, and (ii) in respect of interest on the related Class Y and Class Z Certificates, or, if both of such goals cannot be accomplished within such requirement, such adjustment as is necessary shall be made to accomplish goal 1 within such requirement. In the event of any conflict among the provisions of the definition of the Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts, such conflict shall be resolved on the basis of the goals and their priorities set forth above within the requirement set forth in the preceding sentence. If the formula allocation of ΔY5 between ΔYj and ΔYk cannot be achieved because either ΔYj as so defined is greater than ΔPj or ΔYk as so defined is greater than )Pk, such an allocation shall be made as close as possible to the formula allocation within the requirement that ΔYj < ΔPj and ΔYk < ΔPk. III. If R<=K% and r2=> R2, make the following additional definitions: δYl = ((K% - R2)/(L% - R2))Yk + Yl δYl is a number between Yl and 0 such that (K%Yk + L%( Yl.- δYl))/(Yk + Yl.- δYl) = R2. Make the following additional definitions: Y6 = Yl - δYl + Yk. P6 = Pl + Pk. ΔY6 = ΔYl - δYl + ΔYk. 1. If Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) => 0, Yj- α(Pj - ΔPj) => 0, and γ2(Pj - ΔPj) < (P6 - ΔP6), ΔY6 = Y6 - αγ2(Pj - ΔPj) and ΔYj = Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj). 2. If Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) => 0, Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) => 0, and γ2(Pj - ΔPj) => (P6 - ΔP6), ΔY6 = Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) and ΔYj = Yj - (α/γ2)(P6 - ΔP6). 3. If Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) < 0, Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) => 0, and Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) => Yj - (Y6/γ2), ΔY6 = Y6 - αγ2(Pj - ΔPj) and ΔYj = Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj). 4. If Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) < 0, Yj - (Y6/γ2) => 0, and Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) <= Yj - (Y6/γ2), ΔY6 = 0 and ΔYj = Yj - (Y6/γ2). 5. If Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) < 0, Yj - (Y6/γ2) < 0, and Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) <= Y6 - (γ2Yj), ΔY6 = Y6 - (γ2Yj) and ΔYj = 0. 6. If Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) < 0, Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) => 0, and Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) => Y6 - (γ2Yj), ΔY6 = Y6 - α(P6 - ΔP6) and ΔYj = Yj - (α/γ2)(P6 - ΔP6). ΔYl = δYl + [(Yl - δYl)/(Yl - δYl + Yk)]ΔY6 ΔYk = [Yk/(Yl - δYl + Yk)]ΔY6 The purpose of the foregoing definitional provisions together with the related provisions allocating Realized Losses and defining the Class Y and Class Z Principal Distribution Amounts is to accomplish the following goals in the following order of priority: 1. Making the ratio of (Yj - ΔYj) to (Y6 - ΔY6) equal to γ2 after taking account of the allocation Realized Losses and the distributions that will be made through end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate and assuring that the Principal Reduction Amount for each of the Class YAA, Class YCC, Class YBB, Class ZAA Class ZCC and Class ZBB Regular Interests is greater than or equal to zero for such Distribution Date; 2. Making the Class YAA Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YAA and Class ZAA Uncertificated Principal Balances, the Class YCC Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YCC and Class ZCC Uncertificated Principal Balances and the Class YBB Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YBB and Class ZBB Uncertificated Principal Balances in each case after giving effect to allocations of Realized Losses and distributions to be made through the end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate; and 3. Making the larger of (a) the fraction whose numerator is (Yj - ΔYj) and whose denominator is the sum of (Yj - <W041>Yj) and (Zh - )Zj) and (b) the fraction whose numerator is (Y6 - ΔY6) and whose denominator is the sum of (Y6 - ΔY6), (Zl - ΔZl) and (Zk - ΔZk) as large as possible while remaining less than or equal to 0.0005. In the event of a failure of the foregoing portion of the definition of Class Y Principal Reduction Amount to accomplish both of goals 1 and 2 above, the amounts thereof should be adjusted to so as to accomplish such goals within the requirement that each Class Y Principal Reduction Amount must be less than or equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of Realized Losses to be allocated on the related Distribution Date for the related Sub-Loan Group and (b) the remainder of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for the related Sub-Loan Group or after reduction thereof by the distributions to be made on such Distribution Date (i) to the Class II-X-B1 Certificates, Class II-X-B2 Certificates or Class II-X-B3 Certificates, as applicable, and (ii) in respect of interest on the related Class Y and Class Z Certificates, or, if both of such goals cannot be accomplished within such requirement, such adjustment as is necessary shall be made to accomplish goal 1 within such requirement. In the event of any conflict among the provisions of the definition of the Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts, such conflict shall be resolved on the basis of the goals and their priorities set forth above within the requirement set forth in the preceding sentence. If the formula allocation of ΔY6 between ΔYl and ΔYk cannot be achieved because either <W041>Yl as so defined is greater than ΔPl or ΔYk as so defined is greater than ΔPk, such an allocation shall be made as close as possible to the formula allocation within the requirement that ΔYl < ΔPl and ΔYk < ΔPk. IV. If R<K% and r2<R2, make the following additional definitions: δYk = Yk + ((R2 - L%)/(R2 - K%))Yl δYk is a number between Yk and 0 such that (K%(Yk - δYk) + L%Yl)/(Yk - δYk + Yl.) = R2. Y7 = Yk - δYk + Yl. P7 = Pk + Pl. ΔY7 = ΔYk - δYk + ΔYl. 1. If Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) => 0, Yj- α(Pj - ΔPj) => 0, and γ2(Pj - ΔPj) < (P7 - ΔP7), ΔY7 = Y7 - αγ2(Pj - ΔPj) and ΔYj = Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj). 2. If Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) => 0, Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) => 0, and γ2(Pj - ΔPj) => (P7 - ΔP7), ΔY7 = Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) and ΔYj = Yj - (α/γ2)(P7 - ΔP7). 3. If Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) < 0, Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) => 0, and Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) => Yj - (Y7/γ2), ΔY7 = Y7 - αγ2(Pj - ΔPj) and ΔYj = Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj). 4. If Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) < 0, Yj - (Y7/γ2) => 0, and Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) <= Yj - (Y7/γ2), ΔY7 = 0 and ΔYj = Yj - (Y7/γ2). 5. If Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) < 0, Yj - (Y7/γ2) < 0, and Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) <= Y7 - (γ2Yj), ΔY7 = Y7 - (γ2Yj) and ΔYj = 0. 6. If Yj - α(Pj - ΔPj) < 0, Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) => 0, and Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) => Y7 - (γ2Yj), ΔY7 = Y7 - α(P7 - ΔP7) and ΔYj = Yj - (α/γ2)(P7 - ΔP7). ΔYl = [(Yl/(Yl + Yk - δYk)]ΔY7 ΔYk = δYk + [(Yk - δYk)/(Yl + Yk - δYk)]ΔY7 The purpose of the foregoing definitional provisions together with the related provisions allocating Realized Losses and defining the Class Y and Class Z Principal Distribution Amounts is to accomplish the following goals in the following order of priority: 1. Making the ratio of (Yj - ΔYj) to (Y7 - ΔY7) equal to γ2 after taking account of the allocation Realized Losses and the distributions that will be made through end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate and assuring that the Principal Reduction Amount for each of the Class YAA, Class YCC, Class YBB, Class ZAA Class ZCC and Class ZBB Regular Interests is greater than or equal to zero for such Distribution Date; 2. Making the Class YAA Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YAA and Class ZAA Uncertificated Principal Balances, the Class YCC Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YCC and Class ZCC Uncertificated Principal Balances and the Class YBB Uncertificated Principal Balance less than or equal to 0.0005 of the sum of the Class YBB and Class ZBB Uncertificated Principal Balances in each case after giving effect to allocations of Realized Losses and distributions to be made through the end of the Distribution Date to which such provisions relate; and 3. Making the larger of (a) the fraction whose numerator is (Yj - ΔYj) and whose denominator is the sum of (Yj - ΔYj) and (Zj - ΔZj) and (b) the fraction whose numerator is (Y7 - ΔY7) and whose denominator is the sum of (Y7 - ΔY7), (Zl - ΔZl) and (Zk - ΔZk) as large as possible while remaining less than or equal to 0.0005. In the event of a failure of the foregoing portion of the definition of Class Y Principal Reduction Amount to accomplish both of goals 1 and 2 above, the amounts thereof should be adjusted to so as to accomplish such goals within the requirement that each Class Y Principal Reduction Amount must be less than or equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of Realized Losses to be allocated on the related Distribution Date for the related Sub-Loan Group and (b) the remainder of the REMIC I Available Distribution Amount for the related Sub-Loan Group or after reduction thereof by the distributions to be made on such Distribution Date (i) to the Class II-X-B1 Certificates, Class II-X-B2 Certificates or Class II-X-B3 Certificates, as applicable, and (iii) in respect of interest on the related Class Y and Class Z Certificates, or, if both of such goals cannot be accomplished within such requirement, such adjustment as is necessary shall be made to accomplish goal 1 within such requirement. In the event of any conflict among the provisions of the definition of the Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts, such conflict shall be resolved on the basis of the goals and their priorities set forth above within the requirement set forth in the preceding sentence. If the formula allocation of ΔY7 between ΔYl and ΔYk cannot be achieved because either ΔYl as so defined is greater than )Pl or )Yk as so defined is greater than <W041>Pk, such an allocation shall be made as close as possible to the formula allocation within the requirement that ΔYl < ΔPl and ΔYk < ΔPk. Initial Balance Calculation Method: [The principal balances for the Class YAA, Class YBB and Class YCC Regular Interests as of the Cut-Off Date should be calculated as follows: First, calculate the Cut-Off Date values for Pj, Pk and Pl. Then calculate the Cut-Off Date value of R using those balances and the Senior Certificate balances. If R=>K%, calculate R1 = (J%Pj + K%Pk)/(Pj + Pk) and γ1 =(R - R1)/(L% - R). If Pl <= γ1(Pj + Pk), the Cut-Off Date principal balance of the Class YC Regular Interest (Yl) equals 0.0005Pl and the Cut-Off Date principal balances of the Class YAA and Class YBB Regular Interests (Yj and Yk) equal 0.0005 PjPl/[γ1(Pj + Pk)] and 0.0005 PkPl/[γ1(Pj + Pk)] respectively. If Pl > γ1(Pj + Pk), the Cut-Off Date principal balances of the Class YAA and Class YBB Regular Interests (Yj and Yk) equal 0.0005 Pj and 0.0005 Pk respectively and the Cut-Off Date principal balance of the Class YCC Regular Interest (Yl) equals 0.0005γ1(Pj + Pk). If R<K%, calculate R2 = (L%Pl + K%Pk)/(Pl + Pk) and γ2 =(R - J%)/( R2 - R). If Pl + Pk <= γ2Pj, the Cut-Off Date principal balances of the Class YCC and Class YBB Regular Interests (Yl and Yk) equal 0.0005Pl and 0.0005Pk, respectively, and the Cut-Off Date principal balance of the Class YAA Regular Interest (Yj) equals 0.0005 (Pl + Pk)/γ2. If Pl + Pk> γ2Pj, the Cut-Off Date principal balance of the Class YAA Regular Interest (Yj) equal 0.0005 Pj and the Cut-Off Date principal balances of the Class YCC and Class YBB Regular Interests (Yl and Yk) equal 0.0005γ2PjPl/(Pl +Pk) and 0.0005γ2PjPk/(Pl +Pk), respectively.] NOTES: 1. Classes YAA and ZAA are related to the Group AA Mortgage Loans. The sum of the Uncertificated Principal Balances for the Class YAA and Class ZAA Regular Interests is equal to the aggregate stated principal balance of the Group AA Mortgage Loans. Classes YCC and ZCC are related to the Group CC Mortgage Loans. The sum of the Uncertificated Principal Balances for the Class YCC and Class ZCC Regular Interests is equal to the aggregate stated principal balance of the Group CC Mortgage Loans. Classes YBB and ZBB are related to the Group BB Mortgage Loans. The sum of the Uncertificated Principal Balances for the Class YBB and Class ZBB Regular Interests is equal to the aggregate stated principal balance of the Group BB Mortgage Loans. The Y and Z classes will be principal and interest classes bearing interest at the pass-through rate for the related Sub-Loan Group. 2. The Class CB Certificate Interest Rate is the weighted average of the Certificate Interest Rates on the Class YAA, Class YCC and Class YBB Regular Interests. -------------------------------------------------I-1------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CLASS I-A 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No. 1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class I-A Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $____________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: __________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class I-A Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth in the Agreement. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class I-A Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF CLASS I-M CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE HERETO AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A CLASS I-M CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) SUCH CERTIFICATE IS RATED AT LEAST "BBB-" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BY FITCH, S&P AND XXXXX'X, (II) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH "PLAN ASSETS"?OF ANY PLAN, (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class I-M Subordinate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: __________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class I-M Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth in the Agreement. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon and any Realized Losses allocable hereto. Each beneficial owner of a Class I-M Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) such Certificate is rated at least "BBB-" or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P and Xxxxx'x, (ii) it is not a Plan or investing with "plan assets" of any Plan ,(iii)(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class I-M Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-3 FORM OF CLASS I-B-[1][2] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE HERETO AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A CLASS I-B-[1][2] CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) SUCH CERTIFICATE IS RATED AT LEAST "BBB-" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BY FITCH, S&P AND XXXXX'X, (II) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH "PLAN ASSETS"? OF ANY PLAN, (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class I-B-[1][2] Subordinate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: __________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class I-B-[1][2] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth in the Agreement. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon and any Realized Losses allocable hereto. Each beneficial owner of a Class I-B-[1][2] Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) such Certificate is rated at least "BBB-" or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P and Xxxxx'x, (ii) it is not a Plan or investing with "plan assets" of any Plan ,(iii)(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class I-B-[1][2] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-4 FORM OF CLASS I-B-[3] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A, CLASS M, CLASS I-B-1 AND CLASS I-B-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"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class I-B-[3] Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: __________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class I-B-[3] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class I-B-[3] Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreement and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreement by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreement in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_______________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class I-B-[3] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of JPMorgan Chase Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_______________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-5-1 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT. 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 XXXXXXX 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 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Percentage Interest: 100% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: __________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class R Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. 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 Securities Administrator 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 Seller 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 Seller, which purchaser may be the Seller, or any affiliate of the Seller, on such terms and conditions as the Seller may choose. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amounts required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class R Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-5-2 FORM OF CLASS R-X 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT. 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 XXXXXXX 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 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Percentage Interest: 100% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class R-X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $0.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ____________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class R-X Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. 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 Securities Administrator 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 Seller 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 Seller, which purchaser may be the Seller, or any affiliate of the Seller, on such terms and conditions as the Seller may choose. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amounts required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class R-X Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class R-X Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-6 FORM OF CLASS B-IO CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A, THE CLASS M AND THE CLASS B 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Variable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class B-IO Subordinate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate as of the Cut-off Agreement and Cut-off Date: Date: January 1, 2006 $_____________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Notional Amount of this First Distribution Date: Certificate as of the Cut-off Date: February 27, 2006 $______________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: CUSIP: ____________ [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class B-IO Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) on the Notional Amount hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate as set forth in the Agreement. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount of interest required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. The Class B-IO Certificates have no Certificate Principal Balance. The Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate is set forth above. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class B-IO Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class B-IO Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:_________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-7 FORM OF CLASS I-XP CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Percentage Interest: 100% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class I-XP Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ___________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: April 25, 2035 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class I-XP Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class I-XP Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 20% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group I or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class I-XP Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-8 FORM OF CLASS II-A 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No. 1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class II-A Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $____________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: __________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class II-A Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth in the Agreement. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group II or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:__________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class II-A Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:__________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-9 FORM OF CLASS II-[1][2][3]X-1 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 _______% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class II-[1][2][3]X-1 Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of Date of Pooling and Servicing this Certificate as of the Cut-off Agreement and Cut-off Date: Date: January 1, 2006 $___________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Notional Amount of this First Distribution Date: Certificate as of the Cut-off Date: February 27, 2006 $___________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ____________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class II-[1][2][3]X-1 Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Notional Amount hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth above. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Notional Amount of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. The initial Notional Amount of this Certificate is set forth above. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group II or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [_], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:____________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class II-[1][2][3]X-1 Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:____________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-10 FORM OF CLASS II-B-[1][2][3] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS II-A CERTIFICATES AND CLASS II-M 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE HERETO AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A CLASS II-B-[1][2][3] CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) SUCH CERTIFICATE IS RATED AT LEAST "BBB-" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BY FITCH, S&P AND XXXXX'X, (II) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH "PLAN ASSETS"? OF ANY PLAN, (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class II-B-[1][2][3] Subordinate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ___________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class II-B-[1][2][3] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth in the Agreement. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon and any Realized Losses allocable hereto. Each beneficial owner of a Class II-B-[1][2][3] Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) such Certificate is rated at least "BBB-" or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P and Xxxxx'x, (ii) it is not a Plan or investing with "plan assets" of any Plan, (iii)(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group II or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:____________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class II-B-[1][2][3] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:____________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-11 FORM OF CLASS II-X-B[1][2][3] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS II-A 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, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE SELLER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A CLASS II-B-[1][2][3] CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, BY VIRTUE OF ITS ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THAT CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN, THAT EITHER (I) SUCH CERTIFICATE IS RATED AT LEAST "BBB-" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BY FITCH, S&P AND XXXXX'X, (II) IT IS NOT A PLAN OR INVESTING WITH "PLAN ASSETS"? OF ANY PLAN, (III) (1) IT IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (2) THE SOURCE OF FUNDS USED TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE OR INTEREST THEREIN IS AN "INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT," AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60, AND (3) THE CONDITIONS IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 _______% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class II-X-B[1][2][3] Subordinate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of Date of Pooling and Servicing this Certificate as of the Cut-off Agreement and Cut-off Date: Date: January 1, 2006 $___________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Notional Amount of this First Distribution Date: Certificate as of the Cut-off Date: February 27, 2006 $___________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ____________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class II-X-B[1][2][3] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the Closing Date) to and including the day prior to the current Distribution Date on the Notional Amount hereof at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate set forth above. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date so long as such Certificate remains in book-entry form (and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Distribution Date), an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount (of interest, if any) required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Notional Amount of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. The initial Notional Amount of this Certificate is set forth above. Each beneficial owner of a Class II-X-B[1][2][3] Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of that Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) such Certificate is rated at least "BBB-" or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P and Xxxxx'x, (ii) it is not a Plan or investing with "plan assets" of any Plan, (iii)(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group II or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [_], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class II-X-B[1][2][3] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:___________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-12 FORM OF CLASS II-B-[4][5][6] CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS II-A, CLASS II-B-1, CLASS II-B-2 AND CLASS II-B-3 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"). THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN. THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Adjustable Pass-Through Rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class II-B-[4][5][6] Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aggregate Initial Certificate Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $__________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ____________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [February 25, 2036] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class II-B-[4][5][6] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class II-B-[4][5][6] Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreement and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreement by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreement in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group II or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class II-B-[4][5][6] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT A-13 FORM OF CLASS II-XP CERTIFICATE THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A") TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A "QIB"), PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) IN CERTIFICATED FORM TO AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING THEREOF IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS PURCHASING NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO (A) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF A LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM PROVIDED IN THE AGREEMENT AND (B) THE RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR OF SUCH OTHER EVIDENCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT SUCH REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (A "PLAN") THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND/OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR BY A PERSON USING "PLAN ASSETS" OF A PLAN, UNLESS THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR WITH AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TRUSTEE, MASTER SERVICER AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR AND ON WHICH THEY MAY RELY WHICH IS SATISFACTORY TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT THE PURCHASE 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, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificate No.1 Percentage Interest: 100% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class II-XP Senior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate Agreement and Cut-off Date: as of the Cut-off Date: January 1, 2006 $0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Certificate Principal Balance First Distribution Date: of this Certificate as of the Cut-off February 27, 2006 Date: $0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Master Servicer: CUSIP: ___________ Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assumed Final Distribution Date: [May 25, 2035] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAR XXXXXXX ALT-A TRUST 2006-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the distributions allocable to the Class II-XP Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of adjustable interest rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and sold by BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund, and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS I"), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee referred to below or any of their affiliates or any other person. Neither this Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental entity or by BSABS I, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or any of their affiliates or any other person. None of BSABS I, the Master Servicer 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 Bear, Xxxxxxx Securities Corp. is the registered owner of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced hereby in the beneficial ownership interest of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate in a trust (the "Trust Fund") primarily consisting of conventional adjustable rate mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family residential properties (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") sold by BSABS I. The Mortgage Loans were sold by EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") to BSABS X. Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ("Xxxxx Fargo") will act as master servicer of the Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicer," which term includes any successors thereto under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement"), among BSABS I, as depositor (the "Seller"), the Master Servicer, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator (the "Securities Administrator"), EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them 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 its acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. The Securities Administrator will distribute on the 25th day of each month, or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day (each, a "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 Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month of the related Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of the Fractional Undivided Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate. The Assumed Final Distribution Date is the Distribution Date in the month following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan and is not likely to be the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of this Class of Certificates will be reduced to zero. Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Securities Administrator by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register or, if such Person so requests by notifying the Securities Administrator in writing as specified in the Agreement, by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose and designated in such notice. 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 hereon. No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made (a) in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or (b) to a transferee that is an "Institutional Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1 or F-2, as applicable, and (ii) if requested by the Securities Administrator, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Seller, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Seller, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Seller, the Seller and the Master Servicer 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. No transfer of this Class II-XP Certificate will be made unless the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received either (i) opinion of counsel for the benefit of the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and which they may rely which is satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that the purchase of this certificate is permissible under local 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"), and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") and will not subject the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator to any obligation or liability in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement or (ii) a representation letter stating that the transferee is not acquiring directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement (a "Plan") that is subject to Title I of ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the Code, or by a person using "plan assets" of a Plan. This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as set forth on the face hereof (the "Certificates"). The Certificates, in the aggregate, evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust Fund formed pursuant to the Agreement. The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund for payment hereunder and that neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee is liable to the Certificateholders for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the Agreement. This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Securities Administrator. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided: (i) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement from time to time by EMC, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee, and (ii) the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements by the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates, evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 51% of the Trust Fund (or in certain cases, Holders of Certificates of affected Classes evidencing such percentage of the Fractional Undivided Interests thereof). 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 lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof and of the Servicing Agreements in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable with the Securities Administrator upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Securities Administrator for such purposes, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations representing a like aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest will be issued to the designated transferee. The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without coupons in the Classes and denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Certificate is exchangeable for one or more new Certificates evidencing the same Class and in the same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made to the Certificateholders for any such registration of transfer, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby (other than the obligations to make payments to Certificateholders with respect to the termination of the Agreement) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (B) the remittance of all funds due under the Agreement, or (ii) the optional repurchase by the party named in the Agreement of all the Mortgage Loans and other assets of the Trust Fund in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Such optional repurchase may be made only if (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase is less than 10% of the Cut-off Date Balance for Loan Group II or (ii) the Depositor, based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Depositor and the Trustee has determined that the REMIC status of any REMIC under the Agreement has been lost or that a substantial risk exists that such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year. The exercise of such right will effect the early retirement of the Certificates. In no event, however, will the Trust Fund created by the Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years after the death of certain persons identified in the Agreement. Unless this Certificate has been countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed. Dated: January [__], 2006 XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee By:______________________________________________ Authorized Signatory CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Class II-XP Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Authorized signatory of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator By:______________________________________________ Authorized Signatory
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 Fractional Undivided 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.
EXHIBIT B MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE INFORMATION The Preliminary and Final Mortgage Loan Schedules shall set forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (a) the loan sequence number; (b) the Mortgagor's name; (c) the Mortgage Loan identifying number; (d) EMC Loan identifying number; (e) the city, state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property; (f) the property type; (g) current gross coupon; (h) the Mortgage Interest Rate; (i) the Servicing Fee Rate; (j) the Master Servicing Fee Rate; (k) the LPMI Fee, if applicable; (l) the Trustee Fee Rate; (m) the Net Rate; (n) the original term; (o) the maturity date; (p) the stated original term to maturity; (q) the stated remaining term to maturity; (r) the original Principal Balance; (s) the first payment date; (t) the principal and interest payment in effect as of the Cut-off Date; (u) the unpaid Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date; (v) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (w) the paid-through date; (x) the insurer of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; (y) the MIN with respect to each MOM Loan; (z) the Gross Margin, if applicable; (aa) the next Adjustment Date, if applicable; (bb) the Maximum Lifetime Mortgage Rate, if applicable; (cc) the Minimum Lifetime Mortgage Rate, if applicable; (dd) the Periodic Rate Cap, if applicable; (ee) the Loan Group; (ff) the number of days delinquent, if any; (gg) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is negatively amortizing; and (hh) which Mortgage Loans adjust after an initial fixed-rate period of one, two, three, five, seven or ten years. (ii) the Prepayment Charge, if any; and (jj) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an EMC Mortgage Loan or a Master Funding Mortgage Loan. Such schedule also shall set forth for all of the Mortgage Loans, the total number of Mortgage Loans, the total of each of the amounts described under (k) and (n) above, the weighted average by principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of each of the rates described under (e), (f) and (g) above, and the weighted average remaining term to maturity by unpaid principal balance as of the Cut-off Date.
EXHIBIT C [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT D REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 RE: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, EMC Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee, issuing Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you pursuant to the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated. Mortgage Loan Number: Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code: Reason for Requesting Documents (check one): _____ 1. Mortgage Paid in Full and proceeds have been deposited into the Custodial Account _____ 2. Foreclosure _____ 3. Substitution _____ 4. Other Liquidation _____ 5. Nonliquidation Reason: _____ 6. California Mortgage Loan paid in full By:_____________________________________ (authorized signer) Issuer: Address: Date:
EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT Affidavit pursuant to Section 860E(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and for other purposes 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 Investor] (record or beneficial owner of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Class [R][R-X] Certificates) (the "Class R Certificates") (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. 2. That the Owner (i) is not and will not be as of [Closing Date][date of purchase] a "disqualified organization" within the meaning of Section 860E(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or an "electing large partnership" within the meaning of Section 775 of the Code, (ii) will endeavor to remain other than a disqualified organization and an electing large partnership for so long as it retains its ownership 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. 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. 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. 6. That the Owner has reviewed the restrictions set forth on the face of the Class R Certificates and the provisions of Section 5.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R Certificates were issued. The Owner expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such restrictions and provisions. 7. 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. 8. The Owner's Taxpayer Identification Number is # _______________. 9. 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. 10. 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 August 19, 2002, and (ii) the preamble describing the adoption of the amendments to such regulation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 11. 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 Certificates that the Owner intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Class R Certificates as they become due, fully understanding that it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by the Class R Certificates. 12. 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. 13. The Owner is 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 or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust whose income from sources without the United States is includable in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. 14. 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 or another United States taxpayer. 15. (a) The Purchaser hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with the Company, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the following statements in (1) or (2) are accurate: (1) The Certificates (i) are not being acquired by, and will not be transferred to, any employee benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or other retirement arrangement, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Xxxxx plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested, that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") (any of the foregoing, a "Plan"), (ii) are not being acquired with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation, 29 C.F.R. ? 2510.3-101 or otherwise under ERISA, and (iii) will not be transferred to any entity that is deemed to be investing plan assets within the meaning of the DOL regulation, 29 C.F.R. ? 2510.3-101 or otherwise under ERISA; (2) The purchase of Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, will not subject the Company, the Trustee or the Master Servicer to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, with respect to each source of funds ("Source") being used by the Purchaser to acquire the Certificates, each of the following statements is accurate: (a) the Purchaser is an insurance company; (b) the Source is assets of the Purchaser's "general account;" (c) the conditions set forth in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60 issued by the DOL have been satisfied and the purchase, holding and transfer of Certificates by or on behalf of the Purchaser are exempt under PTCE 95-60; and (d) the amount of reserves and liabilities for such general account contracts held by or on behalf of any Plan does not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of such general account plus surplus as of the date hereof (for purposes of this clause, all Plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof) or employee organization are deemed to be a single Plan) in connection with its purchase and holding of such Certificates; or (b) The Owner will provide 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 of Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code 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. In addition, the Owner hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the Owner will not transfer such Certificates to any Plan or person unless either such Plan or person 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. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its [Title of Officer] this ____ day of _________, 20__. [NAME OF INVESTOR] By: ________________________________________ [Name of Officer] [Title of Officer] [Address of Investor for receipt of distributions] Address of Investor for receipt of tax information:
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 Investor, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Investor. Subscribed and sworn before me this ___ day of _________, 20___. NOTARY PUBLIC COUNTY OF STATE OF My commission expires the ___ day of ___________________, 20___.
EXHIBIT F-1 FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER (NON-RULE 144A) ______________,200___ Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust 2006-1 Re: Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust 2006-1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Class___ Ladies and Gentlemen: ______________ (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from ______________ (the "Seller") $_________ initial Certificate Principal Balance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Class _____ (the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006 among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor (the "Seller"), EMC Mortgage Corporation, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 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 Seller and the Trustee 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 Seller 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. 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (b) such other information concerning the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and the Seller as has been requested by the Purchaser from the Seller 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 Seller or the Seller to the satisfaction of the Purchaser. 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. 6. The Purchaser (if the Certificate is not rated at least "BBB-" or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P or Xxxxx'x): (a) is not an employee benefit 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 (a "Plan"), or any other person (including an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any Plan) acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with "plan assets" of any Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation at 29 C.F.R. §2510.3-101; or (b) is an insurance company, the source of funds to be used by it to purchase the Certificates is an "insurance company general account" (within the meaning of DOL Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60), and the purchase is being made in reliance upon the availability of the exemptive relief afforded under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60.] In addition, the Purchaser hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer that the Purchaser will not transfer such Certificates to any Plan or person unless such Plan or person meets the requirements set forth in either 6(a) or (b) above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very truly yours, [PURCHASER] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By: Name: Title: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXHIBIT F-2 [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 0000 Xxx. 2. The Buyer warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Seller, the Trustee and the Master Servicer (as defined to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 (the "Agreement"), among the Company, EMC, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer (the "Master Servicer"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "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 Master Servicer. (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 (if the Rule 144A Securities are not rated at least "BBB-" or its equivalent by Fitch, S&P or Xxxxx'x): (a) is not an employee benefit 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 (a "Plan"), or any other person (including an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any Plan) acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with "plan assets" of any Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101; or (b) is an insurance company, the source of funds to be used by it to purchase the Certificates is an "insurance company general account" (within the meaning of DOL Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60), and the purchase is being made in reliance upon the availability of the exemptive relief afforded under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60.] 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:
ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT F 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), Massachusetts 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. -- 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 Rule 144A Yes No Securities only for the Buyer's own account? 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:__________________________________
EXHIBIT F-3 FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER , 20 Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2006-1 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust 2006-1 Re: Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 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 2006-1 (the "Certificates") pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC (the "Company"), EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC"), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer (the "Master Servicer"), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 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. Very truly yours, (Seller) By: Name: Title:
EXHIBIT G FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT THIS CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (including its successors under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement defined below, the Trustee), BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC., as company (together with any successor in interest, the Company, XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as master servicer and securities administrator (together with any successor in interest or successor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, the Master Servicer and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as custodian (together with any successor in interest or any successor appointed hereunder, the Custodian. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the Company, EMC, the Master Servicer and the Trustee have entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, relating to the issuance of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (as in effect on the date of this agreement, the Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and as amended and supplemented from time to time, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Custodian has agreed to act as agent for the Trustee for the purposes of receiving and holding certain documents and other instruments delivered by the Company or the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Servicers under their respective Servicing Agreements, all upon the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Trustee, the Company, the Master Servicer and the Custodian hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement, unless otherwise required by the context herein. ARTICLE II. CUSTODY OF MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS Section 2.1. Custodian to Act as Agent: Acceptance of Mortgage Files. The Custodian, as the duly appointed agent of the Trustee for these purposes, acknowledges (subject to any exceptions noted in the Initial Certification referred to in Section 2.3(a) receipt of the Mortgage Files relating to the Mortgage Loans identified on the schedule attached hereto (the Mortgage Files and declares that it holds and will hold such Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, in trust, for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders. Section 2.2. Recordation of Assignments. If any Mortgage File includes one or more assignments of Mortgage to the Trustee in a state which is specifically excluded from the Opinion of Counsel delivered by the Seller to the Trustee (with a copy to the Custodian) pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each such assignment shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Company for the purpose of recording it in the appropriate public office for real property records, and the Company, at no expense to the Custodian, shall promptly cause to be recorded in the appropriate public office for real property records each such assignment of Mortgage and, upon receipt thereof from such public office, shall return each such assignment of Mortgage to the Custodian. Section 2.3. Review of Mortgage Files. (1) On or prior to the Closing Date, in accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee an Initial Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit One evidencing receipt (subject to any exceptions noted therein) of a Mortgage File for each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Schedule attached hereto (the Mortgage Loan Schedule. (2) Within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Custodian agrees, for the benefit of Certificateholders, to review, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each such document, and shall deliver to the Seller and the Trustee an Interim Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit Two to the effect that all such documents 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. The Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine said documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face. (3) Not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Custodian shall review the Mortgage Files as provided in Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and deliver to the Seller and the Trustee a Final Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit Three evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files. (4) In reviewing the Mortgage Files as provided herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian shall make no representation as to and shall not be responsible to verify (i) the validity, legality, enforceability, due authorization, recordability, sufficiency or genuineness of any of the documents included in any Mortgage File or (ii) the collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of any of the documents in any Mortgage File. Upon receipt of written request from the Trustee, the Custodian shall as soon as practicable supply the Trustee with a list of all of the documents relating to the Mortgage Loans missing from the Mortgage Files. Section 2.4. Notification of Breaches of Representations and Warranties. Upon discovery by the Custodian of a breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Mortgage Loan relating to a Mortgage File, the Custodian shall give prompt written notice to the Company, the related Servicer and the Trustee. Section 2.5. Custodian to Cooperate: Release of Mortgage Files. Upon receipt of written notice from the Trustee that the Mortgage Loan Seller has repurchased a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Article II of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and that the purchase price therefore has been deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account, then the Custodian agrees to promptly release to the Mortgage Loan Seller the related Mortgage File. Upon the Custodian's receipt of a request for release (a Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement signed by a Servicing Officer of the related Servicer stating that it has received payment in full of a Mortgage Loan or that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Custodian agrees promptly to release to the related Servicer the related Mortgage File. The Company shall deliver to the Custodian and the Custodian agrees to accept the Mortgage Note and other documents constituting the Mortgage File with respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan. From time to time as is appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the related Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer requesting that possession of all of the Mortgage File be released to the related 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 of the Insurance Policies. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File to the related Servicer. All Mortgage Files so released to the related Servicer shall be held by it in trust for the Trustee for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders. The related Servicer shall cause each Mortgage File or any document therein so released to be returned to the Custodian when the need therefore by the related Servicer no longer exists, unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution Account or (ii) the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the related Servicer has delivered to the Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. At any time that a Servicer is required to deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release, the Servicer shall deliver two copies of the Request for Release if delivered in hard copy or the Servicer may furnish such Request for Release electronically to the Custodian, in which event the Servicing Officer transmitting the same shall be deemed to have signed the Request for Release. In connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage File because of a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan, such Request for Release shall be accompanied by an assignment of mortgage, without recourse, representation or warranty from the Trustee to the Mortgage Loan Seller and the related Mortgage Note shall be endorsed without recourse, representation or warranty by the Trustee (unless such Mortgage Note was a MERS Loan and not endorsed to the Trustee) and be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller. In connection with any Request for Release of a Mortgage File because of the payment in full of a Mortgage Loan, such Request for Release shall be accompanied by a certificate of satisfaction or other similar instrument to be executed by or on behalf of the Trustee and returned to the related Servicer. Section 2.6. Assumption Agreements. In the event that any assumption agreement, substitution of liability agreement or sale of servicing agreement is entered into with respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, shall cause the related Servicer to notify the Custodian that such assumption or substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Custodian the original of such assumption or substitution agreement, which shall be added to the related Mortgage File and, for all purposes, shall be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting parts thereof. ARTICLE III. CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN Section 3.1. Custodian as Bailee and Agent of the Trustee. With respect to each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents constituting each Mortgage File which are delivered to the Custodian, the Custodian is exclusively the bailee and agent of the Trustee and has no instructions to hold any Mortgage Note or Mortgage for the benefit of any person other than the Trustee, holds such documents for the benefit of Certificateholders and undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. Except upon compliance with the provisions of Section 2.5 of this Agreement, no Mortgage Note, Mortgage or Mortgage File shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Company, the Servicers or the Master Servicer or otherwise released from the possession of the Custodian. Section 3.2. Reserved. Section 3.3. Custodian May Own Certificates. The Custodian 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 Custodian. Section 3.4. Master Servicer to Pay Custodian's Fees and Expenses. The Master Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Custodian from time to time, and the Custodian shall be entitled to, reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder of the Custodian, and the Master Servicer will pay or reimburse the Custodian upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Custodian 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), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith or to the extent that such cost or expense is indemnified by the Company pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Section 3.5. Custodian May Resign Trustee May Remove Custodian. The Custodian may resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed upon it as such obligations and duties relate to its acting as Custodian of the Mortgage Loans. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Trustee shall either take custody of the Mortgage Files itself and give prompt written notice thereof to the Company, the Master Servicer and the Custodian, or promptly appoint a successor Custodian by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Custodian and one copy to the successor Custodian. If the Trustee shall not have taken custody of the Mortgage Files and no successor Custodian shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Custodian may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Custodian. The Trustee may remove the Custodian at any time with the consent of the Master Servicer. In such event, the Trustee shall appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a successor Custodian hereunder. Any successor Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, shall be able to satisfy the other requirements contained in Section 3.7 and shall be unaffiliated with the Servicer or the Company. Any resignation or removal of the Custodian and appointment of a successor Custodian pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 3.5 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor Custodian. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Company and the Master Servicer of the appointment of any successor Custodian. No successor Custodian shall be appointed by the Trustee without the prior approval of the Company and the Master Servicer. Section 3.6. Merger or Consolidation of Custodian. Any Person into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Custodian shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided that such successor is a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and is able to satisfy the other requirements contained in Section 3.7 and is unaffiliated with the Master Servicer or the Company. Section 3.7. Representations of the Custodian. The Custodian hereby represents that it is a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions in which it will hold any Mortgage File. Section 3.8. Limitation on Liability. Neither the Custodian nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees, shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith in good faith and reasonably believed (which belief may be based upon the written opinion or advice of counsel selected by it in the exercise of reasonable care) by it or them to be within the purview of this Agreement, except for its or their own negligence, lack of good faith or willful misconduct. The Custodian and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Custodian may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any person with authority with respect to any related matters arising hereunder. In no event shall the Custodian or its directors, officers, agents and employees be held liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages resulting from any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or in connection herewith even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Custodian agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Trustee and each of their respective employees, representatives, affiliates, officers, directors and agents for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, payments, costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Trustee or Trust Fund or any such other respective Person, due to any willful misfeasance or negligent or bad faith performance or non-performance by the Custodian of its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Custodian shall not be liable to any of the foregoing Persons for any amount and any portion of any such amount directly and solely resulting from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of such person, and the Custodian's reliance on written instructions from the Trustee or the Master Servicer. The provisions of this Section 3.8 shall survive the termination of this Custodial Agreement. The Custodian and its directors, officers, employees and agents shall be entitled to indemnification and defense from the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred (other than as a result of any willful misfeasance or negligent or bad-faith performance or non-performance on their part), arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance or administration of the custodial arrangement created hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder. ARTICLE IV. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB Section 4.1. Intent of the parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article IV is to facilitate compliance by the Company and the Trustee with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Company and the Trustee 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 parties hereto acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements 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 and the Trustee in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB to the extent reasonably practicable. The Custodian shall cooperate reasonably with the Company and the Trusteeto deliver to the Company (including any of their respective 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 and the Trustee to permit the Company and the Trustee to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB. Section 4.2. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Custodian. (1) The Custodian hereby represents and warrants that the information set forth in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption "Description of the Certificates - The Custodian" (the "Custodian Disclosure") does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (2) The Custodian 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 Section 4.3 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Company prior to such date: (i) there are no aspects of its financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by it of its Custodian obligations under this Agreement or any other securitization transaction as to which it is the custodian; (ii) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against it; and (iii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Custodian 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 such terms are used in Regulation AB) relating to the Securitization Transaction contemplated by the Original Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as identified by the Company to the Custodian in writing as of the Closing Date (each, a "Transaction Party"). (3) If so requested by the Company on any date following the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (1) of this section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such confirmation, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. 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 4.3. Additional Information to Be Provided by the Custodian. 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 Custodian shall (a) notify the Company in writing of any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Custodian that would be material to Certificateholders, and (b) provide to the Company a written description of such proceedings. Any notices and descriptions required under this Section 4.3 shall be given no later than five Business Days prior to the Determination Date following the month in which the Custodian has knowledge of the occurrence of the relevant event. As of the date the Company or Master Servicer files each Report on Form 10-D or Form 10-K with respect to the Certificates, the Custodian will be deemed to represent that any information previously provided under this Section 4.3, if any, is materially correct and does not have any material omissions unless the Custodian has provided an update to such information. Section 4.4. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. On or before March 15 of each calendar year, the Custodian shall: (1) deliver to the Company a report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) regarding the Custodian's assessment of compliance with the 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 Custodian, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Five hereto; and (2) 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 Custodian 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 4.5. Indemnification; Remedies. (1) The Custodian shall indemnify the Company, each affiliate of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee 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 the Custodian Disclosure and any information, report, certification, accountants' attestation or other material provided under this Article IV by or on behalf of the Custodian (collectively, the "Custodian Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Custodian Information a material fact required to be stated in the Custodian Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (ii) any failure by the Custodian to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' attestation or other material when and as required under this Article IV. (2) In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (ii) of Section 4.5(1), the Custodian shall promptly reimburse the Company for all costs reasonably incurred by the Company in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Custodian. ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 5.1. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and demands and other communications required under this Agreement or pursuant to any other instrument or document delivered hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specifically provided, may be delivered personally, by telegram or telex, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, at the addresses specified on the signature page hereof (unless changed by the particular party whose address is stated herein by similar notice in writing), in which case the notice will be deemed delivered when received. Section 5.2. Amendments. No modification or amendment of or supplement to this Agreement shall be valid or effective unless the same is in writing and signed by all parties hereto, and neither the Company, the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall enter into any amendment hereof except as permitted by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee shall give prompt notice to the Custodian of any amendment or supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and furnish the Custodian with written copies thereof. Section 5.3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Section 5.4. Recordation of Agreement. 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 Company and at the Trust's expense, but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the failure to effect such recordation is likely to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders. 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 5.5. 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. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date first above written. Address: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 By: Attention: Name: Telecopy: Title: Confirmation: Address: BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Title: Vice President Address: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer 9062 Old Annapolis By: Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Name: Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Title: Address: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian 0000 00xx Xxxxxx By: Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 Name: Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Title: Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) On the 31st day of January, 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _______________, known to me to be a _________________of JPMorgan Chase 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 association and acknowledged to me that such 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 [SEAL]
STATE OF MARYLAND ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF XXXXXX ) On the 31st day of January, 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared __________________, known to me to be a/an _____________________ of Xxxxx Fargo 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 [SEAL]
STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) On the 31st day of January, 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, known to me to be a Vice President of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, one of the companies that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said company, and acknowledged to me that such company 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 MARYLAND ) ss.: COUNTY OF XXXXXX ) On the 31st day of January, 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared __________________, known to me to be a/an _____________________ of Xxxxx Fargo 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 FORM OF CUSTODIAN INITIAL CERTIFICATION ___________, 20__ JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities Association I LLC 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1 Re: Custodial Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association relating to Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1 Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 2.3 of the above-captioned Custodial Agreement, and subject to Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that it has received a Mortgage File (which contains an original Mortgage Note or lost note affidavit) to the extent required in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached hereto. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: Name: Title:
EXHIBIT TWO FORM OF CUSTODIAN INTERIM CERTIFICATION ___________, 20__ JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities Association I LLC 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1 Re: Custodial Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association relating to Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1 Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 2.3 of the above-captioned Custodial Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that it has received a Mortgage File to the extent required pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, and it has reviewed the Mortgage File and the Mortgage Loan Schedule and has determined that: all required documents have been executed and received and that such documents related to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached hereto. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: Name: Title:
EXHIBIT THREE FORM OF CUSTODIAN FINAL CERTIFICATION __________, 20__ JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities Association I LLC 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1 Re: Custodial Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, by and among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association relating to Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1 Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Section 2.3 of the above-captioned Custodial Agreement and subject to Section 2.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, subject to any exceptions listed on Schedule A attached hereto, it has received a Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule containing with respect to each such Mortgage Loan: (i) The original Mortgage Note, endorsed without recourse (A) to the order of the Trustee or (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan in the MERS System, in blank, and in each case showing an unbroken chain of endorsements from the originator thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee or a lost note affidavit together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note; (ii) the original Mortgage and, if the related Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, noting the presence of the MIN and language indicating that such Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, which shall have been recorded (or if the original is not available, a copy), with evidence of such recording indicated thereon; (iii) unless the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, a certified copy of the assignment (which may be in the form of a blanket assignment if permitted in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee, with evidence of recording with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the name of the Trustee thereon; (iv) all intervening assignments of the Security Instrument, if applicable and only to the extent available to the Seller with evidence of recording thereon; (v) the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of primary mortgage guaranty insurance, to the extent available, if any, (vi) the original policy of title insurance or mortgagee's certificate of title insurance or commitment or binder for title insurance, and (vii) originals of all modification agreements, if applicable and available. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Custodial Agreement or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable. XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: Name: Title:
EXHIBIT FOUR SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Custodian shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria"; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicable Servicing Criteria Servicing Criteria --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference Criteria --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Servicing Considerations --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers 1122(d)(1)(i) and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and 1122(d)(1)(ii) procedures are instituted to monitor the third party's performance and compliance with such servicing activities --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any requirements in the transaction 1122(d)(1)(iii) agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function 1122(d)(1)(iv) throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Collection and Administration --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more 1122(d)(2)(i) than two business days following receipt and identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disbursements made via wire transfer on 1122(d)(2)(ii) behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for 1122(d)(2)(iii) such advances are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of 1122(d)(2)(iv) overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1122(d)(2)(v) institutions" 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1122(d)(2)(vii) transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than ther person who prepared the reconciliations; 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investor Remittances and Reporting --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1122(d)(3)(i) 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, 1122(d)(3)(ii) distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the 1122(d)(3)(iii) servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled 1122(d)(3)(iv) checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pool Asset Administration --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collateral or security on pool assets is 1122(d)(4)(i) maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related asset pool documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pool assets and related documents are v 1122(d)(4)(ii) safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any additions, removals or substitutions v* to the asset pool are made, reviewed and 1122(d)(4)(iii) approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1122(d)(4)(iv) receipt and identification, 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The servicer's records regarding the pool 1122(d)(4)(v) assets agree with the servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's pool asset (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, 1122(d)(4)(vi) reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loss mitigation of recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deed in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are 1122(d)(4)(vii) initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements., Such records are maintained in at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the 1122(d)(4)(viii)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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjustments to interest rates or rates of 1122(d)(4)(ix) return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1122(d)(4)(x) accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 3- calendar days of full repayment of the related pool asset, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax ore insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such 1122(d)(4)(xi) payments, provided that such support has been received by the service at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's 1122(d)(4)(xii) funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xiii)Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible funds are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXHIBIT X-0 XXXX XX XXXXXXX SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-2 CHEVY CHASE BANK SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-3 COUNTRYWIDE SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-4 EMC SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-5 EVERHOME SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-6 GMACM SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-7 GREENPOINT SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-8 HARBORSIDE SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-9 HSBC SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-10 HOMEBANC SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-11 INDYMAC SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-12 MELLON TRUST SERVICING AGREEMENTS (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-13 PHH SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-14 USBANK SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT H-15 WASHINGTON MUTUAL SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT X-00 XXXXXXXXXX SERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
fvvc EXHIBIT I-1 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006 (the "Closing Date"), among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Steams ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and Bank of America, National Association (the "Company"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006, between the Assignor and the Company (the "Recognition Agreement), the Company has agreed to service certain residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") for the Assignor as owner of the Assigned Loans, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated April 1, 2005, as modified in (a) the Regulation AB Compliance Addendum to Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated January [__], 2006, between the Assignor and the Company and (b) the Recognition Agreement (as modified, the "Servicing Agreement"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the Assigned Loans now serviced by the Company for Assignor and the Assignor's right to have the Assigned Loans serviced for the Assignor by the Company under the Recognition Agreement shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement. Assignment and Assumption The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Recognition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Subsection 7.01 and Subsection 7.02 of the Servicing Agreement and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company. The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any Mortgage Loans subject to the Recognition Agreement other than those set forth on Attachment 1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants The Assignor warrants and represents to the Assignee and the Company as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Recognition Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; The Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to the Assignee as contemplated herein, the Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of the Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Recognition Agreement; The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; The Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; The Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignee and the Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignor enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; The Assignor has received from the Company, and has delivered to the Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to the Assignor by the Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Recognition Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and has not received, and has not requested from the Company, any additional documents; and No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in the Recognition Agreement to be untrue in any material respect; The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company as of the date hereof: The Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; The Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of the Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignee enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and The Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Assignor and the Company all of the Assignor's rights as "Purchaser" thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. The Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, the Assignor and the Assignee as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Recognition Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given to the Company thereunder; The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement; The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's articles of association or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, except such as has been obtained, effected or taken prior to the date hereof; The Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Recognition Agreement in favor of the Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Recognition Agreement in favor of the Assignor; and No certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of the Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of the Assignee From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize the Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will be part of a REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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). It is the intention of the Assignor, the Company and the Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Recognition Agreement or the Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of the Assignee. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this AAR Agreement is acknowledged and accepted by the Assignee not individually or personally but solely as Assignee for the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), the Assignor, the Assignee, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Assignee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii) under no circumstances shall the Assignee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Miscellaneous All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: In the case of the Company, Bank of America, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Secondary Marketing Manager In the case of the Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association X.X. Xxx 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or, if by overnight delivery to: 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 In the case of the Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services - Structured Finance Services BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and the reasonable fees of the attorneys of the Assignee and the Company in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which the Assignor, the Assignee, the Company or BSABS may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed the Assignor, the Assignee, the Company or BSABS, respectively, hereunder. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans and the assignment of the Recognition Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by the Assignor to the Assignee and the termination of the Recognition Agreement. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Recognition Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that the Master Servicer has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company under the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement with respect to the servicing of the Assigned Loans. The Company shall make all distributions under the Recognition Agreement to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Recognition Agreement to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 10 herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Assignor By:_____________________________ Name: Title: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not individually but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, Assignee By:_____________________________ Name: Title: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Company By:_____________________________ Name: Title: ACKNOWLEDGED: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:____________________________ Name: Title:
ATTACHMENT I ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
ATTACHMENT 2 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-2 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") and Bank of America, National Association (the "Company"). WHEREAS, EMC acquired the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "2002-9 Mortgage Loans") through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust 2002-9, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-9; WHEREAS, EMC acquired the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 2 hereto (the "2003-1 Mortgage Loans" and, together with the 2002-9 Mortgage Loans, the "Mortgage Loans") through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-1; and WHEREAS, the Company is currently servicing the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated April 1, 2005, as modified by the Regulation AB Compliance Addendum to Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement (the "Reg AB Addendum"), dated January [__], 2006, each by and between the Company and EMC (as modified by the Reg AB Addendum, the "Servicing Agreement"). In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement. Recognition of EMC From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), as if EMC and the Company had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in the form of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign certain of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2006 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. The Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights against the Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against the Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans affected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants EMC warrants and represents to the Company as of the date hereof: EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement; The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement; The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's articles of association or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Servicing Agreement, solely to the extent it relates to the Mortgage Loans, as follows: The following definitions are added to Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Steams ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" as defined in Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Eligible Account: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations and short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the debt obligations of such holding company, so long as Xxxxx'x is not a Rating Agency) are rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest long-term and its highest short-term rating categories respectively, at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, or (ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution or trust company in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by the FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which accounts are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and to each Rating Agency, the Certificateholders have a claim with respect to the funds in such account or a perfected first priority 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 or trust company in which such account is maintained, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company having capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000, acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) any other account acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Purchaser. Prepayment Penalty: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the charges or premiums, if any, due in connection with a full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The definition of Business Day in Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following definition: Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the States of New York, California, Virginia, Maryland or Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. The following is added as Subsection 7.01(fff) of the Servicing Agreement: (fff) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. The following are added as the last three paragraphs of Subsection 11.01 of the Servicing Agreement: "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer (a) shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer will obtain an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Trustee with respect to whether such action could result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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, an "Adverse REMIC Event"), and the Servicer shall not take any such action or cause the Trust Fund to take any such action as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Servicer shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Servicer shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a 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." The following is added as the last sentence of the first paragraph of Subsection 11.01 of the Servicing Agreement: "In addition, the Servicer shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to each Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations, on a monthly basis." The following is added to the end of the first paragraph of Subsection 11.04 of the Servicing Agreement: "Each Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account." The following is added to the end of the first paragraph of Subsection 11.06 of the Servicing Agreement: "Each Escrow Account shall be an Eligible Account." The following is added as paragraph (d) of Subsection 11.13 of the Servicing Agreement: "Any REO Property shall be disposed of by the Servicer before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Servicer is otherwise directed by the Assignee." The word "or" at the end of paragraph (f) of Subsection 13.01 is deleted and the word "or" is added following the semi-colon contained at the end of paragraph (g) of Subsection 13.01. The following is added as the second paragraph of Subsection 11.14 of the Servicing Agreement: "The Servicer shall not waive (or permit a subservicer to waive) any Prepayment Penalty unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan. In no event will the Servicer waive a Prepayment Penalty in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If a Prepayment Penalty is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Penalty by depositing such amount into the Custodial Account by the immediately succeeding Remittance Date." The following is added as paragraph (h) of Subsection 13.01 of the Servicing Agreement: "(h) failure by the Servicer to duly perform within the required time period, its obligations under Subsections 11.20, 11.21 and Section 2.05 of the Reg AB Addendum, which failure continues unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by any party to this Agreement or by any Master Servicer responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such Mortgage Loans;" The following is added as Section 32 of the Servicing Agreement: SECTION 32. Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. Miscellaneous Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Servicing Agreement, the Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC and hereby agrees that in no event will it service the Mortgage Loans in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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). It is the intention of EMC and the Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: In the case of the Company, Bank of America, National Association 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Secondary Marketing Manager In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which the Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed the Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 2002-9 MORTGAGE LOANS
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ATTACHMENT 3 SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-3 ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (the "Assignment and Assumption Agreement"), dated January 31, 2006 among EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not individually but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 ("Assignee") and Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. (the "Company"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006, between the Assignor and the Company (the "Recognition Agreement"), the Company has agreed to service certain residential mortgage loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") for the Assignor as owner of the Mortgage Loans, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 13, 2003, by and between the Assignor and the Company with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as modified in the Recognition Agreement (as amended and modified, the "PWS Agreement"). For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Defined terms used in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Master Servicer") and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator. 2. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, as purchaser, in, to and under (a) the Mortgage Loans, (b) the Recognition Agreement and (c) the PWS Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the PWS Agreement, and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company. The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and all obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to the PWS Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and are not the subject of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. 3. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignee that: a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever; and upon the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and BSABS, the Assignee shall have good title to each and every Mortgage Loan, as well as any and all of the Assignee's interests and rights under the Recognition Agreement and the PWS Agreement as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; b. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the PWS Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the PWS Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation the transfer of the servicing obligations under the PWS Agreement. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under or defaults under, the PWS Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and d. The Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Mortgage Loans; e. The Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Assignor. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignee and the Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignor enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; f. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Assignor of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans or any interest in the Mortgage Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, or any interest in the Mortgage Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, or any interest in the Mortgage Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; 4. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company that: a. The Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; b. The Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignee of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of the Assignee. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignee enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. To the best of Assignee's knowledge, no material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Assignee of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; d. The Assignee assumes all of the rights of the Purchaser under the PWS Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than the right to enforce the obligations of the Company under the PWS Agreement. 5. The Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, the Assignor and the Assignee as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Exhibit B and Exhibit C are true and accurate copies of the Recognition Agreement and the PWS Agreement, respectively, each of which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. The Company is a federally chartered savings bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the PWS Agreement and the Recognition Agreement; c. The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on part of the Company. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and e. The Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Recognition Agreement in favor of the Assignee with respect to the Mortgage Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the PWS Agreement in favor of the Assignor. 6. The Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of the Assignor set forth in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 7. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize the Assignee as owner of the Mortgage Loans, and acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the PWS Agreement, the Recognition Agreement and this Assignment and Assumption Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of the Assignor, the Company and the Assignee that this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Recognition Agreement or the PWS Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of the Assignee. Pursuant to Section 11.18 of the PWS Agreement, the Company hereby acknowledges that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 of the PWS Agreement with respect to the Company and Section 3.02 of the PWS Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans are being made by the Company as of January 31, 2006. The Assignor retains the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02 of the PWS Agreement against the Company. 8. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) the execution and delivery of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement by the Assignee is solely in its capacity as trustee for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 pursuant to the Pooling Agreement and not individually, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under this Agreement or made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the PWS Agreement or the Pooling Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Notices 9. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans, the Recognition Agreement and this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of the Company, Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxxx With a copy to: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. Chief Mortgage Counsel 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 b. In the case of the Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx c. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association X.X. Xxx 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or, if by overnight delivery to: 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of the Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services- Structured Finance Services BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 Miscellaneous: 10. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and the reasonable fees of the attorneys of the Assignee and the Company in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. 11. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 12. No term or provision of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 13. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 14. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans, the assignment of the PWS Agreement and the Recognition Agreement to the extent of the Mortgage Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the PWS Agreement and the Recognition Agreement. 15. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 16. In the event that any provision of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement conflicts with any provision of the PWS Agreement or the Recognition Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall control. 17. Any new loan number assigned to a Mortgage Loan by the Assignee shall be provided to the Company at the following address: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx. In addition, if Assignee has changed its document custodian from the previous custodian, such new custodian's name, address and contact information shall be provided to the Company at the aforementioned address. 18. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (the "Master Servicer") has been appointed as the master servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, under the PWS Agreement and this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the PWS Agreement as provided thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the PWS Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the PWS Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company each as provided by the PWS Agreement. The Company shall make all distributions under the PWS Agreement, as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the PWS Agreement, as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 9(d) herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not individually but solely as Trustee, Assignee By:_____________________________ Name:___________________________ Title:__________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_____________________________ Name:___________________________ Title:__________________________ CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By:_____________________________ Name:___________________________ Title:__________________________ Acknowledged and Agreed XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
Exhibit A: MORTGAGE LOANS (Provided upon request)
Exhibit B: RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (See Tab [__])
Exhibit C: PWS AGREEMENT (Provided upon request)
EXHIBIT I-4 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") and Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. (the "Company"). WHEREAS, the Company sold the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "Mortgage Loans"), on a servicing retained basis, to EMC pursuant to that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 13, 2003, and Amendment No. 2, dated as of January [__], 2006 (as amended, the "PWS Agreement") among the Company and EMC; WHEREAS, EMC transferred the Mortgage Loans to the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-9 in connection with a securitization (the "Underlying Transaction"); and WHEREAS, EMC reacquired the 2002-9 Mortgage Loans through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Underlying Transaction. In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the PWS Agreement. Recognition of EMC 1. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the PWS Agreement (as modified herein) as if EMC and the Company had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in the form of the PWS Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee 2. The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign certain of the Mortgage Loans and the PWS Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2005 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2005 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. The Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights against the Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against the Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee, to the extent such rights and remedies pertain to such Mortgage Loans. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans affected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 3. EMC warrants and represents to the Company as of the date hereof: EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. 4. The Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the PWS Agreement; b. The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the PWS Agreement and this Recognition Agreement; The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's articles of association or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Modification of the PWS Agreement 5. EMC and the Company hereby amend the PWS Agreement as follows: (a) The following definitions shall be added to Article I of the PWS Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. BSABS: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association or any successor thereto. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" as defined in Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. (b) The definition of "Business Day" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the States of New York, Maryland or Minnesota, or (iii) a day on which banks in the States of New York, Maryland or Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. (c) The first sentence of Subsection (c) of the definition of "Eligible Account" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "(c) in a separate non-trust account (which is not fully insured by FDIC or other insurance) in an Eligible Institution." (d) The following is added to the last sentence of the definition of "Eligible Institution": "; provided that Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. shall cease to be an Eligible Institution in the event that either its short-term or long-term debt rating is reduced below the rating in effect on January 1, 2006." (e) The following are added as the last three paragraphs of Section 4.01 of the PWS Agreement: "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan without permission of the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any REO Property shall be disposed of by the Company before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the related Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Company is otherwise directed by the Master Servicer. The Company shall comply with any written instructions, to the extent the Company is able to reasonably comply, received from the Master Servicer or the Assignor pertaining to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the acquisition, holding or disposition of any REO Property to ensure the continued qualification of each REMIC as a REMIC in accordance with the REMIC Provisions." Miscellaneous 6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the PWS Agreement, the Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs and hereby agrees that in no event will it service the Mortgage Loans in a manner that would (i) cause any such intended REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of EMC and the Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: In the case of the Company, Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxxx With a copy to: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. Chief Mortgage Counsel 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 b. In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. 9. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which the Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed the Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. 12. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the PWS Agreement and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 13. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the PWS Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 Mortgage Loans (AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
ATTACHMENT 2 PWS AGREEMENT (Available upon request)
EXHIBIT I-5 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee"), and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (the "Company"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 between the Assignor and the Company, as successor in interest to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the "Recognition Agreement"), the Company has agreed to service certain residential mortgage loans (the "Called Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto for the Assignor as owner of the Called Loans, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2002, and Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 1, 2004, as modified in the Recognition Agreement (as amended and modified, the "Servicing Agreement"), between the Assignor and the Company, as successor in interest to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.; and Whereas, the Assignor purchased mortgage loans from the Company listed on Attachment 2 annexed hereto (the "2006-1 Loans") pursuant to that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2002 between the Assignor and the Company, as successor in interest to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., and that certain Term Sheet dated November 22, 2005, between the Assignor and the Company (collectively referred to herein as the "Purchase Agreement"); and the Company agreed to service the 2006-1 Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the Called Loans and the 2006-1 Loans (collectively referred to herein as the "Assigned Loans") and the Assignor's right, title and interest to and under the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Recognition Agreement (collectively referred to herein as the "Agreements") shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement or Recognition Agreement, as applicable. Assignment and Assumption 8. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title, interest and obligations of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title, interest and its obligations in, to and under the Agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement and the Assignor is retaining any and all rights to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company including, but not limited to, the right to seek repurchase or indemnification pursuant to Section 3.03 and 3.04 of the Servicing Agreement. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any Mortgage Loans subject to the Agreements other than those set forth on Attachment 1 and Attachment 2. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that upon execution of this AAR Agreement, the Assignee shall become the "Purchaser" under the Purchase Agreement, except as specifically set forth herein, and subject to the preceding paragraph, all representations, warranties and covenants by the "Company" to the "Purchaser" under the Purchase Agreement including, but not limited to, the rights to receive indemnification, shall accrue to Assignee by virtue of this AAR Agreement. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 9. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 3 are true and accurate copies of the Agreements, which agreements are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; c. There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Agreements; d. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; e. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; f. Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; g. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; and h. Assignor has received from Company, and has delivered to Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Agreements with respect to the Assigned Loans and has not received, and has not requested from Company, any additional documents. 10. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: a. Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-1; b. Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and d. The Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's rights and obligations (and the Master Servicer will ensure the performance of these obligations) under the Agreements but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 11. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: a. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement; b. Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby or if required, such consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained prior to the date hereof; and d. Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Recognition Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Recognition Agreement in favor of Assignor. 12. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee and the Company (and their successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee or the Company (and their successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 13. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will be part of a REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with this AAR Agreement. 14. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this AAR Agreement is acknowledged and accepted by the Assignee not individually or personally but solely as Assignee for the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Assignee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii) under no circumstances shall the Assignee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Miscellaneous 15. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx With a copy to: General Counsel b. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 16. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and the reasonable fees of the attorneys of the Assignee and the Company in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. 17. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 18. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 19. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 20. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Agreements to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Agreements. 21. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 22. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Agreements with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 23. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the master servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association and the Assignee and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company under the Recognition Agreement to the extent assigned under this AAR Agreement (specifically excluding, without limitation, any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement and any and all rights to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company which are retained by the Assignor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that the Company shall not be obligated to defend and indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Assignor and the Assignee against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, judgments and any related costs including, without limitation, reasonable and necessary legal fees, resulting from (i) actions of the Company which were taken upon the written instruction or direction of the Master Servicer or Assignee, as applicable, or (ii) the failure of the Master Servicer to perform the obligations of the Assignee as "Purchaser" with respect to the Agreements. The Company shall make all distributions under the Recognition Agreement to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Recognition Agreement to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 8 herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By: _______________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE Assignee By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Company By: Countrywide GP, Inc., its General Partner By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT I CALLED LOANS
ATTACHMENT 2 2006-1 LOANS
ATTACHMENT 3 AGREEMENTS
EXHIBIT I-6 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "EMC") and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, successor in interest to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the "Company"). WHEREAS, EMC acquired the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-9; WHEREAS, the Company is currently servicing the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2002, and Amendment Xx. 0, xxxxx xx xx Xxxxxxxxx 0, 0000 (xx amended, the "Servicing Agreement") between the Company and EMC. In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement. Recognition of EMC From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign the Mortgage Loans, the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2006 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, to be dated as of January 31, 2006 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights under this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans effected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants EMC warrants and represents to Company as of the date hereof: EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement which incorporates by reference the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein); Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby or if required, such consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained prior to the date hereof. Modification of the Servicing Agreement The Company and EMC hereby modify the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans as follows: The following definitions are added to Article I of the Servicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Purchaser. BSABS: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC. Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The following shall be added as Section 12.12 of the Servicing Agreement: For purposes of this Agreement, any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. Miscellaneous Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC and hereby agrees that in the event that Company is notified in writing by EMC that such Mortgage Loans are part of a REMIC, Company will service such Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein) and shall negotiate in good faith any reasonable amendments thereto to insure that such Mortgage Loans are serviced in a manner that would not (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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). It is the intention of EMC and Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: In the case of Company, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx With a copy to: General Counsel c. In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein) and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP By: Countrywide GP, Inc., its general partner By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 MORTGAGE LOANS
ATTACHMENT 2 SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-7 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "AAR Agreement") is made and entered into as of January 31, 2006 (the "Closing Date"), among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and EverHome Mortgage Company (f/k/a Alliance Mortgage Company) (the "Company"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, between the Assignor and the Company (the "Recognition Agreement"), the Company agreed to service the mortgage loans listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Called Mortgage Loans") in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subservicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. [1], dated as of January [__], 2006, between the Company and the Assignor (as amended and modified in the Recognition Agreement, the "Subservicing Agreement"); Whereas, the Assignor purchased certain mortgage loans (the "Market Street Loans") from Market Street Mortgage Corporation ("Market Street") pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2002, between the Assignor and Market Street, and those certain Term Sheets, dated as of September 19, 2005, and October 27, 2005, each between the Assignor and Market Street; Whereas, the Assignor purchased certain mortgage loans (the "Xxxx Financial Loans" and, together with the Market Street Loans, the "2006-1 Mortgage Loans," listed on Attachment 2 annexed hereto) from Xxxx Financial, LLC ("Xxxx Financial") pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2003, between the Assignor and Xxxx Financial, and that certain Term Sheet, dated June 28, 2005, between the Assignor and Xxxx Financial; and Whereas, the Company agreed to service the 2006-1 Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subservicing Agreement. In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the mortgage loans listed on Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 annexed hereto (collectively, the "Assigned Loans") shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Subservicing Agreement. Assignment and Assumption 1. Except as expressly provided for herein, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest as in, to and under (a) the Assigned Loans and (b) as they relate to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement and the Subservicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee any of its right, title and interest, to and under the Subservicing Agreement with respect to any other mortgage loan other than the Assigned Loans. Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, the Assignor makes no representations, warranties or covenants to the Assignee and the Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor has no obligations to the Assignee under the terms of the Recognition Agreement or Subservicing Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any obligation to indemnify the Assignee). Assignor acknowledges and agrees that upon execution of this Agreement, the Assignee shall become the "Owner" under the Subservicing Agreement, and all representations, warranties and covenants by the "Company" to the "Owner" under the Subservicing Agreement including, but not limited to, the rights to receive indemnification, shall accrue to Assignee by virtue of this Agreement. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 2. Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignee and Company as of the date hereof that: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 3 and Attachment 4 are true and correct copies of the Subservicing Agreement and Recognition Agreement, respectively, each of which is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Subservicing Agreement and the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor's interests, rights and obligations under the Subservicing Agreement and the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; c. There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement or the Subservicing Agreement; d. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; e. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; f. Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's articles of incorporation or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and the parties hereto, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and g. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 3. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company as of the date hereof that: a. Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; b. Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and the parties hereto, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and d. The Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of the rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Recognition Agreement and the Subservicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans other than the right to enforce the obligations of the Company under the Subservicing Agreement. 4. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee, as of the date hereof, that: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 3 and Attachment 4 are true and accurate copies of the Recognition Agreement and Subservicing Agreement, respectively, each of which is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the Subservicing Agreement; c. Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's articles of incorporation or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; e. Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Subservicing Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Accounts and Escrow Accounts previously established under the Subservicing Agreement in favor of Assignor; f. Pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Subservicing Agreement, the Company hereby restates the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Subservicing Agreement with respect to the Company and/or the Assigned Loans; and g. Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. 5. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 6. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Subservicing Agreement, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any such intended REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Subservicing Agreement or Recognition Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. 7. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) the execution and delivery of this AAR Agreement by the Assignee is solely in its capacity as trustee (the "Trustee") for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, and not individually, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1 (the "Trust") is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under this AAR Agreement or made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Subservicing Agreement, the Recognition Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Miscellaneous 8. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Subservicing Agreement, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, EverHome Mortgage Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: EverHome Mortgage Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 b. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 9. With respect to the Subservicing Agreement, and with respect to any other servicing agreement executed between the Company and the Assignor related to the servicing of mortgage loans in connection with Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 ("Other Subservicing Agreement"), the Company agrees and acknowledges that a default by the Company under one Servicing Agreement or Other Servicing Agreement which continues for a period in excess of the cure period provided for in such Servicing Agreement or Other Servicing Agreement shall constitute a default by the Company under each of the Servicing Agreement and Other Subservicing Agreement. 10. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 11. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 12. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 13. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Recognition Agreement or the Subservicing Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Recognition Agreement or Subservicing Agreement. 14. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 15. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Recognition Agreement or Subservicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 16. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the Recognition Agreement, Subservicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the Subservicing Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the Subservicing Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the Subservicing Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company. The Company shall make all distributions under the Subservicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA#000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 FFC to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Subservicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 9(c) herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written. EMC MORTAGE CORPORATION, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, the Assignor NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee, the Assignee By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________ Its:______________________________ Its:______________________________ EVERHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, the Company By:_______________________________ Its:______________________________ Acknowledged and Agreed XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:______________________________ Its:_____________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 CALLED LOANS (Provided Upon Request)
ATTACHMENT 2 2006-1 MORTGAGE LOANS (Provided Upon Request)
ATTACHMENT 3 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (See Tab [__])
ATTACHMENT 4 SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT (Provided Upon Request)
EXHIBIT I-8 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation ("EMC") and EverHome Mortgage Company (f/k/a Alliance Mortgage Company) (the "Company"). WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "2002-9 Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust 2002-9, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-9; WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 2 hereto (the "2003-1 Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2003-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-1; WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 3 hereto (the "2005-9 Mortgage Loans" and, together with the 2002-9 Mortgage Loans and the 2003-1 Mortgage Loans, the "Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust 2005-9, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-9; and WHEREAS, the Company agreed to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subservicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. [1], dated as of January [__], 2006, between the Assignor and Company (as amended, the "Subservicing Agreement"). In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Subservicing Agreement. Recognition of EMC 1. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the Subservicing Agreement (as modified herein) as if EMC and the Company had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in the form of the Subservicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee 2. The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign certain of the Mortgage Loans and the Subservicing Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2006 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee, to the extent such rights and remedies pertain to such Mortgage Loans. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans affected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 3. EMC warrants and represents to Company as of the date hereof: a. EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and b. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. 4. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 4 is a true and accurate copy of the Subservicing Agreement; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Subservicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Modification of Subservicing Agreement 5. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Subservicing Agreement as follows: The following definitions are added to Article I of the Subservicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest that meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and EMC Mortgage Corporation. Servicing Fee Rate: A rate per annum equal to either (i) 0.375% or (ii) 0.400% as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement). Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The following shall be added as clause (n) of Article III of the Subservicing Agreement: "(n) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations." Miscellaneous 6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Subservicing Agreement Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs and hereby agrees that in no event will it service the Mortgage Loans in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of EMC and Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, EverHome Mortgage Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: EverHome Mortgage Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 b. In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. 9. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. 12. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Subservicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 13. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Subservicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ EVERHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 2002-9 MORTGAGE LOANS (Available upon request)
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EXHIBIT I-9 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and GMAC Mortgage Corporation (the "Company"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, between the Assignor and the Company (the "Recognition Agreement"), the Company agreed to service the mortgage loans listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loans") in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1, 2001, Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 31, 2002, and Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 20, 2005 (as amended, the "Servicing Agreement"), between the Company and Assignor, as modified in the Recognition Agreement. In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto also agree that the Assigned Loans shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement. Assignment and Assumption 1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any mortgage loans subject to the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement other than those set forth on Attachment 1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 2. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement and attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a true and accurate copy of the Recognition Agreement, each of which is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor's interests and rights under the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; c. There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement or the Servicing Agreement; d. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; e. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; f. Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and g. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 3. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: a. Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-1; b. Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and d. The Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's rights under the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 4. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement and attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a true and accurate copy of the Recognition Agreement, each of which is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement; c. Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's articles of incorporation or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; e. Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Servicing Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Servicing Agreement in favor of Assignor; and f. No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Article III of the Servicing Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. 5. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 6. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Servicing Agreement or the Recognition Agreement, which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this AAR Agreement is acknowledged and accepted by the Assignee not individually or personally but solely as Assignee for the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Assignee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii) under no circumstances shall the Assignee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Miscellaneous 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Servicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, GMAC Mortgage Corporation 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 b. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and the reasonable fees of the attorneys of the Assignee and the Company in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. 9. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 12. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Recognition Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. 13. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Recognition Agreement or the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 15. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Master Servicer") has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the Servicing Agreement, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the Servicing Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the Servicing Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company. The Company shall make all distributions under the Servicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Servicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 8d herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:________________________ Name:______________________ Title:_____________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE Assignee By:________________________ Name:______________________ Title:_____________________ GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Company By:________________________ Name:______________________ Title:_____________________ ACKNOWLEDGED: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:________________________ Name:______________________ Title:_____________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOANS (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 2 SERVICING AGREEMENT (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 3 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (See Tab [__])
EXHIBIT I-10 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "EMC") and GMAC Mortgage Corporation (the "Company"). WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "2002-9 Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust 2002-9, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-9; and WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 2 hereto (the "2003-1 Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2003-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-1; and WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 3 hereto (the "2005-9 Mortgage Loans" and, together with the 2002-9 Mortgage Loans and the 2003-1 Mortgage Loans, the "Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust 2005-9, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-9; and WHEREAS, the Company agreed to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2001, between the Company and EMC, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of October 1, 2001, Amendment No. 2 dated as of July 31, 2002 and Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 20, 2005 (as amended, the "Servicing Agreement"). In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement. Recognition of EMC 5. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein) as if EMC and the Company had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in the form of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee 6. The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign certain of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2006 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee, to the extent such rights and remedies pertain to such Mortgage Loans. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans affected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 7. EMC warrants and represents to Company as of the date hereof: c. EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and d. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. 8. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 4 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's articles of incorporation or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Modification of the Servicing Agreement 9. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Servicing Agreement as follows: The following definitions are added to Article I of the Servicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Steams ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Owner. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Miscellaneous 10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Servicing Agreement, Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs and hereby agrees that in no event will it service the Mortgage Loans in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of EMC and Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 11. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, GMAC Mortgage Corporation 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 b. In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 12. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. 13. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 14. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 15. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. 16. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 17. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 18. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 2002-9 MORTGAGE LOANS (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 2 2003-1 MORTGAGE LOANS (Available upon request)
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ATTACHMENT 4 SERVICING AGREEMENT (Available upon request)
EXHIBIT I-11 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not individually but solely as trustee for the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (the "Company"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") purchased by the Assignor from the Company and now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to (a) the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006, between Assignor and Company (as amended, the "PWS Agreement") and (b) the Term Sheets dated September 23, 2005, September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005, each between Assignor and Company (the "Term Sheets" and together with the PWS Agreement, the "Agreements") shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the PWS Agreement. Assignment and Assumption Except as expressly provided for herein, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest as in, to and under (a) the Assigned Loans and (b) the Agreements with respect to the Assigned Loans; provided, however, that the Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee any of its right, title or interest, in, to and under the PWS Agreement with respect to any mortgage loan other than the Assigned Loans listed on Exhibit A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the PWS Agreement and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company. Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, the Assignor makes no representations, warranties or covenants to the Assignee and the Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor has no obligations to the Assignee under the terms of the PWS Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any obligation to indemnify the Assignee). Representations, Warranties and Covenants Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are true and accurate copies of the Agreements which agreements are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the PWS Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests and rights under the PWS Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the PWS Agreement; Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; The Assignor has received from Company, and has delivered to the Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by the Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to the PWS Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and has not received, and has not requested from the Company, any additional documents; and There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignor's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignor, would adversely affect Assignor's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignor's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans as trustee on behalf of the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignee's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignee, would adversely affect Assignee's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignee's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement; and Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Assignor and the Company all of the rights of the Purchaser under the PWS Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are true and accurate copies of the Agreements, which agreements are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the PWS Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; The Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the PWS Agreement in favor of the Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the PWS Agreement in favor of Assignor; No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the PWS Agreement to be untrue in any material respect; and Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the PWS Agreement (as modified by this AAR Agreement) but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any such intended REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the PWS Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) the execution and delivery of this AAR Agreement by the Assignee is solely in its capacity as trustee (the "Trustee") for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, and not individually, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1 (the "Trust") is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under this AAR Agreement or made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Agreements or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Modification of PWS Agreement The Company and Assignor hereby amend the PWS Agreement as follows: The following definitions are added to Article I of the PWS Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. BSABS: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS") Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and EMC Mortgage Corporation. Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The definition of Business Day is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the States of California, New York, Maryland or Minnesota, or (iii) a day on which banks in the States of New York, Maryland or Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. The Standard & Poor's rating of "A2" in the definition of Eligible Account in Section 1.01 of the PWS Agreement is hereby replaced with "AA". The following is added to the first sentence of the fourth paragraph of Section 4.13 of the PWS Agreement: "; provided, however, that any REO property shall be disposed of by the Company before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO property, unless the Company is otherwise directed by the Assignee." Section 11.04 of the PWS Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws and except to the extent preempted by Federal law and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Miscellaneous All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the PWS Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: In the case of Company: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx In the case of Assignor: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 In the case of Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services - Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 In the case of Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the PWS Agreement. Such right will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Company under the PWS Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the PWS Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the PWS Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company. The Company shall make all distributions under the PWS Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 FFC to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account # 00000000 and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the PWS Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 8(c) herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the PWS Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the PWS Agreement. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the PWS Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, the Assignee By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Company By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 2 AGREEMENTS (Available Upon Request)
EXHIBIT I-12 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not individually but solely as trustee for the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation (the "Company"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto purchased by the Assignor from the Company and now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January [__], 2006, between Assignor and Company (as amended, the "Purchase Agreement") shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. Assignment and Assumption Except as expressly provided for herein, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest as in, to and under (a) the Assigned Loans and (b) the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans; provided, however, that the Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee any of its right, title or interest, in, to and under the Purchase Agreement with respect to any mortgage loan other than the Assigned Loans listed on Attachment 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement, and any obligation of the Company to cure, repurchase or substitute for a mortgage loan and to indemnify the Assignor with respect to a breach of such representations and warranties pursuant to Section 3.03 and Section 8.01 of the Purchase Agreement, and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties and the obligations of the Company set forth in those sections against the Company. In addition, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under (a) Section 2.09 of the Purchase Agreement, (b) Section 4.03 and Section 4.13 of the Purchase Agreement (but only insofar as such Sections grant to the Purchaser the right to terminate the servicing of defaulted Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties by the Company) and (c) Section 10.2 of the Purchase Agreement, and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce such sections against the Company. Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, the Assignor makes no representations, warranties or covenants to the Assignee and the Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor has no obligations to the Assignee under the terms of the Purchase Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any obligation to indemnify the Assignee). Representations, Warranties and Covenants Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor's interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Purchase Agreement; Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; The Assignor has received from Company, and has delivered to the Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by the Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and has not received, and has not requested from the Company, any additional documents; and There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignor's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignor, would adversely affect Assignor's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignor's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans as trustee on behalf of the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignee's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignee, would adversely affect Assignee's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignee's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement; and Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Assignor and the Company all of the rights of the Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; The Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Purchase Agreement in favor of the Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Purchase Agreement in favor of Assignor; No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement to be untrue in any material respect; and Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement (as modified by this AAR Agreement) but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any such intended REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) the execution and delivery of this AAR Agreement by the Assignee is solely in its capacity as trustee (the "Trustee") for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, and not individually, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1 (the "Trust") is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under this AAR Agreement or made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Agreements or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Modification of Purchase Agreement The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: The following definitions are added to Article I of the Purchase Agreement: Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and EMC Mortgage Corporation. Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association Servicing Fee Rate: As provided in the related mortgage loan schedule. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The definition of Business Day is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the States of New York, Maryland, Minnesota or South Carolina, or (iii) a day on which banks in the States of New York, Maryland, Minnesota or South Carolina are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. The phrase "in a form acceptable for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Form 10-K" shall be added following the phrase "acceptable to the Purchaser" in each of Section 6.04 and Section 6.05 of the Purchase Agreement. Section 11.04 of the Purchase Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws and except to the extent preempted by Federal law. The obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Miscellaneous All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: In the case of Company: Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation 00-X Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 In the case of Assignor: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 In the case of Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services - Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Master Servicer") has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and therefore has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the Purchase Agreement. Such right will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Company under the Purchase Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company. The Company shall make all distributions under the Purchase Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Purchase Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 8 herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Client Manager BSALTA 2006-1 Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Purchase Agreement. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:_______________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not individually but solely as Trustee for the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 Assignee By:_______________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ SAVANNAH BANK, NA dba HARBOURSIDE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Company By:_______________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________ Acknowledged and Agreed: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:_______________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ Title:____________________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 2 PURCHASE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-13 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not individually but solely as trustee for the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA) (the "Company"). Whereas, the Assignor purchased certain residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") from the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment Reg AB, dated as of November 7, 2005 (as amended, the "Servicing Agreement"), between the Company and Assignor and pursuant to which the Company agreed to service the Assigned Loans; and In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Assignor's right, title and interest to and under the Servicing Agreement and the Assigned Loans now serviced by Company for Assignor, shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement. Assignment and Assumption 7. Except as expressly provided for herein, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest as in, to and under (a) the Assigned Loans and (b) the Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee any of its right, title or interest, in, to and under the Servicing Agreement with respect to any mortgage loan other than the Assigned Loans listed on Attachment 1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company. Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, the Assignor makes no representations, warranties or covenants to the Assignee and the Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor has no obligations to the Assignee under the terms of the Servicing Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any obligation to indemnify the Assignee). Representations, Warranties and Covenants 8. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: [reserved]; Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor's interests and rights under the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Servicing Agreement; Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; The Assignor has received from Company, and has delivered to the Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by the Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and has not received, and has not requested from the Company, any additional documents; and There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignor's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignor, would adversely affect Assignor's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignor's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement. 9. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans as trustee on behalf of the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignee's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignee, would adversely affect Assignee's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignee's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement; and Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Assignor and the Company all of the rights of the Purchaser under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans. 10. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: [reserved]; Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; The Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Servicing Agreement in favor of the Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Servicing Agreement in favor of Assignor; No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement to be untrue in any material respect; and Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. 11. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 12. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement (as modified by this AAR Agreement) but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any such intended REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. 13. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this AAR Agreement is acknowledged and accepted by the Assignee not individually or personally but solely as Assignee for the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Assignee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii) under no circumstances shall the Assignee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Modification of Servicing Agreement 14. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Servicing Agreement as follows: (a) The following definitions are added to Article I of the Servicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03 or any Servicing Advance which, in the good faith judgment of the Company, may not be ultimately recoverable by the Company from Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise. The determination by the Company that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Company delivered to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer and detailing the reasons for such determination. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Purchaser. Prepayment Charge: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the charges or premiums, if any, due in connection with a full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof. Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. (b) The definition of Business Day is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the States of New York, Maryland or Minnesota, or (iii) a day on which banks in the States of New York, Maryland or Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. (c) Article III of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.02(kkk): (kkk) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. (d) Article IV of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following after the first sentence in 4.01: In addition, the Company shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. The following is added as Subsection 4.05(ix) of the Servicing Agreement: "(ix) to reimburse itself for any Nonrecoverable Advances;" (e) The following is added to the second sentence of the third paragraph of Section 4.13 of the Servicing Agreement: "; provided, however, that any REO property shall be disposed of by the Company before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO property, unless the Company is otherwise directed by the Assignee." (f) The following is added as Section 4.15 of the Servicing Agreement: Section 4.15 Waiver of Prepayment Charges The Company shall not waive (or permit a subservicer to waive) any Prepayment Charge unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. In no event will the Company waive a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If a Prepayment Charge is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Company is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by depositing such amount into the Custodial Account by the immediately succeeding Remittance Date. (g) Section 11.04 of the Servicing Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws and except to the extent preempted by Federal law and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. (h) The following shall be added as Section 11.19 of the Servicing Agreement: Section 11.19 Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. Miscellaneous 15. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Servicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) Xxxx X. Xxxxxx / Assistant Vice President 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 b. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 16. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. 17. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 18. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 19. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 20. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Servicing Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Servicing Agreement. 21. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 22. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 23. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Master Servicer") has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the Servicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the Servicing Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the Servicing Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company. The Company shall make all distributions under the Servicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Servicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 9d herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:________________________________ Name:______________________________ Title:_____________________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, Assignee By: _____________________________ Name: _____________________________ Title: ___________________________ HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) Company By:________________________________ Name:______________________________ Title:_____________________________ Acknowledged and Agreed: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: _____________________________ Name: _____________________________ Title: ____________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOANS (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 2 SERVICING AGREEMENT (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 3 Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet The numbers on the form correspond with the numbers listed below. Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: 1. The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 2. The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 3. Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 4-12. Complete as applicable. All line entries must be supported by copies of appropriate statements, vouchers, receipts, bills, canceled checks, etc., to document the expense. Entries not properly documented will not be reimbursed to the Servicer. 13. The total of lines 1 through 12. Credits: 14-21. Complete as applicable. All line entries must be supported by copies of the appropriate claims forms, EOBs, HUD-1 and/or other proceeds verification, statements, payment checks, etc. to document the credit. If the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Bankruptcy Deficiency, the difference between the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Note prior to the Bankruptcy Deficiency and the Unpaid Principal Balance as reduced by the Bankruptcy Deficiency should be input on line 20. 22. The total of lines 14 through 21. Please note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (15) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (16) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds. Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain) 23. The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ). Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332 XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. CALCULATION OF REALIZED LOSS/GAIN Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________ ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- Servicer Loan No. Servicer Name Servicer Address ------------------- ------------------- -------------------- XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ Borrower's Name:________________________________________________________ Property Address:________________________________________________________________ Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: (1)Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan $ ______________ (1) (2) Interest accrued at Net Rate ________________ (2) (3) Accrued Servicing Fees ________________ (3) (4) Attorney's Fees ________________ (4) (5) Taxes ________________ (5) (6) Property Maintenance ________________ (6) (7) MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums ________________ (7) (8) Utility Expenses ________________ (8) (9) Appraisal/BPO ________________ (9) (10) Property Inspections ________________ (10) (11) FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses ________________ (11) (12) Other (itemize) $________________ (12) Cash for Keys__________________________ ________________ HOA/Condo Fees_______________________ ________________ ______________________________________ ________________ ______________________________________ ________________ Total Expenses $ _______________ (13) Credits: (14) Escrow Balance $ _______________ (14) (15) HIP Refund ________________ (15) (16) Rental Receipts ________________ (16) (17) Hazard Loss Proceeds ________________ (17) (18) Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds ________________ (18) (19) Pool Insurance Proceeds ________________ (19) (20) Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property ________________ (20) (21) Other (itemize) ________________ (21) _________________________________________ ________________ _________________________________________ ________________ Total Credits $________________ (22) Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $________________ (23)
EXHIBIT I-14 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "AAR Agreement") made as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee"), PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) (the "Company") and Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust ("Xxxxxx'x Gate"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 between the Assignor and the Company (the "Recognition Agreement"), the Company has agreed to service certain residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") for the Assignor as owner of the Assigned Loans, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001 (the "Servicing Agreement") among the Company, Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust and EMC Mortgage Corporation; and In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the Assigned Loans now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Recognition Agreement and the Assignor's right, title and interest to and under the Recognition Agreement, shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement. Assignment and Assumption 24. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Recognition Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Servicing Agreement and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in those sections against the Company. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any Mortgage Loans subject to the Recognition Agreement other than those set forth on Attachment 1. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 25. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Recognition Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; c. There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Recognition Agreement; d. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; e. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; f. Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; g. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto; h. Assignor has received from Company, and has delivered to Assignee, all documents required to be delivered to Assignor by Company prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Recognition Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and has not received, and has not requested from Company, any additional documents; and 26. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: a. Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-1; b. Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and d. The Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's rights as "Purchaser" thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 27. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Recognition Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement; c. Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; e. Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Recognition Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Recognition Agreement in favor of Assignor; and f. No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. 28. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 29. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will be part of a REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Recognition Agreement or the Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) the execution and delivery of this AAR Agreement by the Assignee is solely in its capacity as trustee (the "Trustee") for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Assignor, the Assignee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, and not individually, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1 (the "Trust") is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (c) under no circumstances shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under this AAR Agreement or made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Agreements or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee for Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Miscellaneous 30. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail Stop: SVMP Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 b. In the case of Xxxxxx'x Gate, Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail Stop: SVMP Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 e. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 31. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and the reasonable fees of the attorneys of the Assignee and the Company in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement. 32. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 33. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 34. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 35. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Recognition Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Recognition Agreement. 36. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 37. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Recognition Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 38. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the master servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Assignor, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association and the Assignee and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company under the Recognition Agreement. The Company shall make all distributions under the Recognition Agreement to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Recognition Agreement to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 8 herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE Assignee By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Company By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ XXXXXX'X GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST By: PHH Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ ACKNOWLEDGED: XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT I ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
ATTACHMENT 2 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-15 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "EMC") and PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) (the "Company"). WHEREAS, EMC acquired the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "2002-4 Mortgage Loans") through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-4; WHEREAS, EMC acquired the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 2 hereto (the "2002-9 Mortgage Loans" and, together with the 2002-4 Mortgage Loans, the "Mortgage Loans") through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ARM Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-9; WHEREAS, the Company is currently servicing the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001 (the "Servicing Agreement"), among the Company, Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust and EMC Mortgage Corporation. In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement. Recognition of EMC 19. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein) as if EMC and Company had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in the form of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee 20. The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign certain of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2006 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans affected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 21. EMC warrants and represents to Company as of the date hereof: e. EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and f. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. 22. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Modification of the Servicing Agreement 23. The Company and EMC hereby modify the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans as follows: The following definitions shall be added to Section 1.01 of the Servicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. BSABS: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC. Commission or SEC: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Company: The Servicer. Depositor: BSABS. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association or any successor thereto. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of a Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor or the related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or otherwise with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among BSABS, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and EMC. Prepayment Penalty: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the charges or premiums, if any, due in connection with a full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. &sec;&sec;229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit 16 for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit 16 and the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB shall control (or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by the Purchaser, the Company and any Person that will be responsible for signing any Sarbanes Certification with respect to a Securitization Transaction in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit 16). Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer. Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. The definition of Eligible Account is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Eligible Account: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations and short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the debt obligations of such holding company, so long as Xxxxx'x is not a Rating Agency) are rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest long-term and its highest short-term rating categories respectively, at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, or (ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution or trust company in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by the FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which accounts are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and to each Rating Agency, the Certificateholders have a claim with respect to the funds in such account or a perfected first priority 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 or trust company in which such account is maintained, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company having capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000, acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) any other account acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee. Subsection (6) of Section 3.01 of the Servicing Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: (6) PHH Mortgage has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its last two fiscal years. Except as has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such financial statements fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period of PHH Mortgage and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are true, correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. The Trust has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its last two fiscal years and a copy of its Offering Circular dated May 21, 1998 (the "Trust Financials") and such Trust Financials fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period of the Trust. Except as has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, there has been no change in such Trust Financials since their date and the Trust is not aware of any errors or omissions therein. Subsection (7) of Section 3.01 of the Servicing Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following (new text is underlined): (7) There has been no change in the servicing policies and procedures, business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the applicable Seller since (i) in the case of PHH Mortgage, the date of its financial statements and (ii) in the case of the Trust, the date of delivery of the Trust Financials, that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the applicable Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement; The following shall be added as Subsection (15) of Section 3.01 of the Servicing Agreement: (15) As of the date of each Securitization Transaction, and except as has been otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor: (1) no default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (2) no material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (3) the Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (4) no material changes to the Servicer's servicing policies and procedures for similar loans has occurred in the preceding three years; (5) there are no aspects of the Servicer's financial condition that could have a material adverse impact on the performance by the Servicer of its obligations hereunder; (6) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Servicer that could be material to investors in the securities issued in such Securitization Transaction; and (7) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Servicer of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Subsection (33) of Section 3.03 of the Servicing Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: (33) The related Mortgagor (1) is not the subject of any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not notified the Seller of any relief requested by or allowed to such Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; The following shall be added as Subsection (50) of Section 3.03 of the Servicing Agreement: (50) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. Section 3.05 of the Servicing Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: Section 3.05. Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Funding Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more Securitization Transactions. The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.05 hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Securitization Transaction, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05, the Company agrees that it is required to perform the obligations described in Exhibit 14 hereto. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser as are customary in the industry; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"), but modified, if necessary, to reflect changes since the Funding Date. In addition, the Company shall provide to any master servicer or issuer in connection with a Securitization Transaction, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant; (iii) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the information with respect to the Company (as originator) and each Third-Party Originator of the Mortgage Loans as required under Item 1110(a) and (b) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which has of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit 17 for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole reasonable discretion. If requested by the Purchaser, this will include information about the applicable credit-granting or underwriting criteria; (iv) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable; (v) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information with respect to the Company (as servicer) as required by Item 1108(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit 17 for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall provide the information required pursuant to this clause with respect to the Subservicer; (vi) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (a) information regarding any legal proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit 17 for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, (b) information regarding affiliations with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit 17 for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, and (c) information regarding relationships and transactions with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit 17 for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion; (vii) if so requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such statements and agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Company's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, or to any financial information included in any other disclosure provided under this Section 3.05, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor; (viii) for the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (7) of Section 3.01(15) of this Agreement (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships; All notification pursuant to this Section 3.05(b)(viii), other than those pursuant to Section 3.05(b)(viii)(i)(A), should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to Section 3.05(b)(viii)(i)(A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx; (ix) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date, the Company shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(15) of this Agreement or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party; (x) as a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities; (xi) in addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); (B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (C) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB); and (xii) the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance policy, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Company or any Subservicer or the Company or such Subservicer's performance hereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit 17 and the text of the applicable Item of Regulation AB as cited above, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, 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, data, accountants' letter or other material provided under this Section 3.05 by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Section 3.05 by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; (ii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Section 3.05, including particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Section 3.05, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 12.12 any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; (iii) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(16) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(16) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or (iv) the negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection with its performance under this Section 3.05. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. In connection with such a securitization, the Purchaser may be required to engage a master servicer or trustee to determine the allocation of payments to and make remittances to the certificateholders, at the Purchaser's sole cost and expense. In the event that a master servicer or trustee to determine the allocation of payments to and make remittances to the certificateholders is requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the reasonable and customary requirements of such securitization, which may include the Servicer's acting as a subservicer in a master servicing arrangement. With respect to the then owners of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall thereafter deal solely with such master servicer or trustee, as the case may be with respect to such Mortgage Loans which are subject to the Securitization and shall not be required to deal with any other party with respect to such Mortgage Loans. The cost of such securitization shall be borne by the Purchaser, other than the Seller's overhead or employees' salaries. The following shall be added after the first sentence of Subsection (1) of Section 5.01 of the Servicing Agreement: The Servicer shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. The following shall be added as the second paragraph of Section 5.02 of the Servicing Agreement: The Servicer shall not waive (or permit a subservicer to waive) any Prepayment Penalty unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan. In no event will the Servicer waive a Prepayment Penalty in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If a Prepayment Penalty is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Penalty by depositing such amount into the Collection Account by the immediately succeeding Remittance Date. Subsection (6) of Section 5.05 of the Servicing Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: (6) to pay to itself as additional servicing compensation any interest earned on funds in the Collection Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date); The following paragraphs are added after the second paragraph of Section 5.13 of the Servicing Agreement: "Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer (a) shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer will obtain an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the Trustee with respect to whether such action could result in the imposition of a tax upon the 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, an "Adverse REMIC Event"), and the Servicer shall not take any such action or cause the Trust Fund to take any such action as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Servicer shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in the REMIC. The Servicer shall not enter into any arrangement by which the REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the 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. Any REO Property shall be disposed of by the Servicer before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Servicer is otherwise directed by the Assignee." The following shall be added after the first paragraph of Subsection (1) of Section 5.15 of the Servicing Agreement: In determining the delinquency status of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will use delinquency recognition policies as described to and approved by the Purchaser, and shall revise these policies as requested by the Purchaser from time to time. The following shall replace the first paragraph of Section 6.02 of the Servicing Agreement: On or before the fifth (5th) Business Day of each month during the term hereof, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser monthly accounting reports substantially in the form of Exhibits 11 and 12 attached hereto with respect to the most recently ended Due Period, or in such other forms as may be mutually agreed upon by Servicer and Master Servicer. Such monthly accounting reports shall include information as to the aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans, the scheduled amortization of all Mortgage Loans, any delinquencies and the amount of any Principal Prepayments as of the most recently ended Record Date, and the status of all other collection efforts with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and all realized losses detailed on a Form 332, attached as Exhibit 13, or in such other form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and any related Master Servicer. Such monthly reports shall be delivered to Purchaser in a mutually acceptable electronic format. The Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect to Mortgage Loans or REO Properties (provided, the Purchaser shall have given the Servicer reasonable notice and opportunity to prepare such reports, information or documentation), including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations of any governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Purchaser (including but not limited to Regulation AB), all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Section 7.04 of the Servicing Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following: Section 7.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Annual Certification. (a) The Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer, not later than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Purchaser (an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement during such period has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year, 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. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Servicer to the Purchaser upon request and by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Servicer shall deliver an officer's certificate (an "Annual Certification") of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Servicer. (b) With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization Transaction, by March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an officer of the Servicer shall execute and deliver an Annual Certification to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any related Depositor for the benefit of each such entity and such entity's affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such entity and such entity's affiliates, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 15. In the event that the Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Servicer shall deliver an Annual Certification of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Servicer. (c) If the Servicer cannot deliver the related Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification by March 1 of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Servicer to deliver such Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Servicer to timely comply with this Section 7.04 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as set forth in 7.04(c), and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without the Purchaser's incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in connection therewith, as provided in Section 10.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 11.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. The following shall be added as Section 7.07 of the Servicing Agreement: Section 7.07 Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. On and after January 1, 2006, the Servicer shall service and administer, and shall cause each subservicer to servicer or administer, the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Servicing Criteria. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization Transaction, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an "Assessment of Compliance") reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor regarding the Servicer's assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which as of the date hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the Servicer that contains the following: (a) A statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer; (b) A statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer; (c) An assessment by such officer of the Servicer's compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Servicer, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; (d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the Servicer's Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and (e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to the Servicer, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Servicer, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Such report at a minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria in Exhibit 18 hereto identified as applicable to the Servicer delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization Transaction, on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report (an "Attestation Report") by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Servicer, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Servicer shall cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer pursuant to Section 11.19 to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in Sections 7.07. If the Servicer cannot deliver the related Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report by March 1 of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Servicer to deliver such Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Servicer to timely comply with this Section 7.07 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as described herein, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same, as provided in Section 10.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 11.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. The following shall be added as Section 7.08 of the Servicing Agreement: Section 7.08 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that a purpose of Sections 3.01(15), 3.05, 6.02, 7.04 and 7.07 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. None of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor shall 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 thereunder. The Company 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any Master Servicer to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees), any Master Servicer and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser, such Master Servicer or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. The following shall be added as the second paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Servicing Agreement: The Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer and its affiliates, and in each case, its officers, directors and agents from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Master Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations in connection with the preparation, filing and certification of any Form 10-K under Section 3.18 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Master Servicer in connection therewith. In addition, the Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer and its affiliates, and in each case, its officers, directors and agents from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by any Servicer (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), other than the Servicer (as defined in this Agreement), of its obligations in connection with any back-up certification (or any other back-up documents) to any certification of any Form 10-K required to be provided by the Master Servicer, but solely to the extent the Master Servicer receives amounts from such Servicer in connection with any indemnification provided by such Servicer (in each case as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) to the Master Servicer. The last paragraph of Section 10.01 shall be replaced with the following: then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Sellers may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Sellers and the Servicer (and if the Servicer is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction) under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans(including the Servicing rights thereon) and the proceeds thereof subject to Section 12.01, without the Purchaser's incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in connection therewith; provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 10.01, this Agreement and all authority and power of the Sellers hereunder (whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the REO Properties or otherwise) shall automatically cease. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement (whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise) shall cease. The Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. The following shall be added as Section 12.12 of the Servicing Agreement: Section 12.12. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. (a) The Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. The Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section. (b) The Servicer shall cause any Subservicer used by the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 3.01(15), 3.01(18), 3.05, 7.04 and 7.07 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Servicer, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 3.01(17) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any Annual Statement of Compliance required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 7.04(a), any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 7.07 and any Annual Certification required under Section 7.04(b) as and when required to be delivered. (c) The Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph. (d) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 7.07 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report and the other certificates required to be delivered by such Subservicer and such Subcontractor under Section 7.07, in each case as and when required to be delivered. The following shall be added as Section 12.13 of the Servicing Agreement: Section 12.13. Third-Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. The following shall be added as Exhibit 11 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 11 REPORTING DATA FOR MONTHLY REPORT [OBJECT OMITTED] The following shall be added as Exhibit 12 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 12 REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting Column/Header Name Description Decimal Format Comment SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator. CLIENT_NBR Servicer Client Number SERV_INVESTOR_NBR Contains a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a group of loans in their system. BORROWER_FIRST_NAME First Name of the Borrower. BORROWER_LAST_NAME Last name of the borrower. PROP_ADDRESS Street Name and Number of Property PROP_STATE The state where the property located. PROP_ZIP Zip code where the property is located. BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date that the borrower's next MM/DD/YYYY payment is due to the servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by Servicer. LOAN_TYPE Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv) BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE The date a particular bankruptcy MM/DD/YYYY claim was filed. BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed. BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy filing. POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE The payment due date once the MM/DD/YYYY bankruptcy has been approved by the courts BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATEThe Date The Loan Is Removed From MM/DD/YYYY Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted. LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Was MM/DD/YYYY Approved By The Servicer LOSS_MIT_TYPE The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As; LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan MM/DD/YYYY Is Scheduled To End/Close LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Is MM/DD/YYYY Actually Completed FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE The date DA Admin sends a letter MM/DD/YYYY to the servicer with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings. ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE Date File Was Referred To Attorney MM/DD/YYYY to Pursue Foreclosure FIRST_LEGAL_DATE Notice of 1st legal filed by an MM/DD/YYYY Attorney in a Foreclosure Action FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE The date by which a foreclosure MM/DD/YYYY sale is expected to occur. FRCLSR_SALE_DATE The actual date of the foreclosure MM/DD/YYYY sale. FRCLSR_SALE_AMT The amount a property sold for at 2 No the foreclosure sale. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) EVICTION_START_DATE The date the servicer initiates MM/DD/YYYY eviction of the borrower. EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE The date the court revokes legal MM/DD/YYYY possession of the property from the borrower. LIST_PRICE The price at which an REO property 2 No is marketed. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) LIST_DATE The date an REO property is listed MM/DD/YYYY at a particular price. OFFER_AMT The dollar value of an offer for 2 No an REO property. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) OFFER_DATE_TIME The date an offer is received by MM/DD/YYYY DA Admin or by the Servicer. REO_CLOSING_DATE The date the REO sale of the MM/DD/YYYY property is scheduled to close. REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE Actual Date Of REO Sale MM/DD/YYYY OCCUPANT_CODE Classification of how the property is occupied. PROP_CONDITION_CODE A code that indicates the condition of the property. PROP_INSPECTION_DATE The date a property inspection is MM/DD/YYYY performed. APPRAISAL_DATE The date the appraisal was done. MM/DD/YYYY CURR_PROP_VAL The current "as is" value of the 2 property based on brokers price opinion or appraisal. REPAIRED_PROP_VAL The amount the property would be 2 worth if repairs are completed pursuant to a broker's price opinion or appraisal. If applicable: DELINQ_STATUS_CODE FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan DELINQ_REASON_CODE The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this cycle. MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was MM/DD/YYYY Filed With Mortgage Insurance Company. MI_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim No Filed commas(,) or dollar signs ($) MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Company MM/DD/YYYY Disbursed Claim Payment MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Mortgage Insurance Company 2 No Paid On Claim commas(,) or dollar signs ($) POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Claim Was Filed With Pool MM/DD/YYYY Insurance Company POOL_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Claim Filed With Pool 2 No Insurance Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Claim Was Settled and The MM/DD/YYYY Check Was Issued By The Pool Insurer POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Paid On Claim By Pool 2 No Insurance Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DAT Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed MM/DD/YYYY With HUD FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim MM/DD/YYYY Payment FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DAT Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed MM/DD/YYYY With HUD FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim MM/DD/YYYY Payment FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date VA Claim Was Filed With the MM/DD/YYYY Veterans Admin VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA MM/DD/YYYY Claim Payment VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA 2 No Claim commas(,) or dollar signs ($) Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows: o ASUM- Approved Assumption o BAP- Borrower Assistance Program o CO- Charge Off o DIL- Deed-in-Lieu o FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement o MOD- Loan Modification o PRE- Pre-Sale o SS- Short Sale o MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer NOTE: Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file. The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property code as follows: o Mortgagor o Tenant o Unknown o Vacant The Property Condition field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows: o Damaged o Excellent o Fair o Gone o Good o Poor o Special Hazard o Unknown
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows: -------------------------------------------------------- Delinquency Code Delinquency Description -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 001 FNMA-Death of principal mortgagor -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 002 FNMA-Illness of principal mortgagor -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 003 FNMA-Illness of mortgagor's family member -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 004 FNMA-Death of mortgagor's family member -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 005 FNMA-Marital difficulties -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 006 FNMA-Curtailment of income -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 007 FNMA-Excessive Obligation -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 008 FNMA-Abandonment of property -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 009 FNMA-Distant employee transfer -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 011 FNMA-Property problem -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 012 FNMA-Inability to sell property -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 013 FNMA-Inability to rent property -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 014 FNMA-Military Service -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 015 FNMA-Other -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 016 FNMA-Unemployment -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 017 FNMA-Business failure -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 019 FNMA-Casualty loss -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 022 FNMA-Energy environment costs -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 023 FNMA-Servicing problems -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 026 FNMA-Payment adjustment -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 027 FNMA-Payment dispute -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 029 FNMA-Transfer of ownership pending -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 030 FNMA-Fraud -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 031 FNMA-Unable to contact borrower -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- INC FNMA-Incarceration --------------------------------------------------------
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status of Default as follows: ------------------------------------------------------- Status Code Status Description ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 09 Forbearance ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 17 Pre-foreclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 24 Government Seizure ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 26 Refinance ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 27 Assumption ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 28 Modification ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 29 Charge-Off ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 30 Third Party Sale ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 31 Probate ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 32 Military Indulgence ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 43 Foreclosure Started ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 44 Deed-in-Lieu Started ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 49 Assignment Completed ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 61 Second Lien Considerations ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 62 Veteran's Affairs-No Bid ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 63 Veteran's Affairs-Refund ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 64 Veteran's Affairs-Buydown ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 65 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 66 Chapter 11 Bankruptcy ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 67 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy ------------------------------------------------------- The following shall be added as Exhibit 13 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 13 REPORTING DATA FOR REALIZED LOSSES AND GAINS Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet NOTE: Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed items. The numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below. Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: 1. The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 2. The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 3. Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 4-12. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * For taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required showing period of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances. * For escrow advances - complete payment history (to calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward) * Other expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments * REO repairs > $1500 require explanation * REO repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids. * Short Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB's approved Officer Certificate * Unusual or extraordinary items may require further documentation. 13. The total of lines 1 through 12. Credits: 14-21. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * Copy of the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale, bid instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney Letter of Proceeds Breakdown. * Copy of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee * All other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332 form 22. The total of lines 14 through 21. Please Note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds. Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain) 23. The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ). Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332 Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________ ------------------------ -------------------------- ------------------------------- Servicer Loan No. Servicer Name Servicer Address ------------------------ -------------------------- ------------------------------- XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________ Property Address: _________________________________________________________ Liquidation Type: REO Sale 3rd Party Sale Short Sale Charge Off Was this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown Yes No If "Yes", provide deficiency or cramdown amount _______________________________ Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: (1)Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan $ ______________ (1) (2) Interest accrued at Net Rate ______________ (2) (3) Accrued Servicing Fees ______________ (3) (4) Attorney's Fees ______________ (4) (5) Taxes (see page 2) ______________ (5) (6) Property Maintenance ______________ (6) (7) MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums (see page 2) ______________ (7) (8) Utility Expenses ______________ (8) (9) Appraisal/BPO ______________ (9) (10) Property Inspections ______________ (10) (11) FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses ______________ (11) (12) Other (itemize) ______________ (12) Cash for Keys__________________________ ______________ (12) HOA/Condo Fees_______________________ ______________ (12) ______________________________________ ______________ (12) Total Expenses $ ______________ (13) Credits: (14) Escrow Balance $ _______________ (14) (15) HIP Refund _______________ (15) (16) Rental Receipts _______________ (16) (17) Hazard Loss Proceeds _______________ (17) (18) Primary Mortgage Insurance / Gov't Insurance _______________ (18a) HUD Part A _______________ (18b) HUD Part B (19) Pool Insurance Proceeds _______________ (19) (20) Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property _______________ (20) (21) Other (itemize) _______________ (21) _________________________________________ _______________ (21) Total Credits $ _______________ (22) Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $ _______________ (23) Escrow Disbursement Detail --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type Date Paid Period of Total Paid Base Penalties Interest (Tax /Ins.) Coverage Amount --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following shall be added as Exhibit 14 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 14 COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A RECONSTITUTION o The Company shall (i) possess the ability to service to a securitization documents; (ii) service on a "Scheduled/Scheduled" reporting basis (advancing through the liquidation of an REO Property), (iii) make compensating interest payments on payoffs and (iv) remit and report to a master servicer in format acceptable to such master servicer by the 10th calendar day of each month. o The Company shall provide an acceptable annual certification (officer's certificate) to the master servicer (as required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) as well as any other annual certifications required under the securitization documents (i.e. the annual statement as to compliance/annual independent certified public accountants' servicing report due by February 28 of each year). o The Company shall allow for the Purchaser, the master servicer or their designee to perform a review of audited financials and net worth of the Company. o The Company shall provide a Uniform Single Attestation Program certificate and Management Assertion as requested by the master servicer or the Purchaser. o The Company shall provide information on each Custodial Account as requested by the master servicer or the Purchaser, and each Custodial Accounts shall comply with the requirements for such accounts as set forth in the securitization documents. o The Company shall maintain its servicing system in accordance with the requirements of the master servicer. The following shall be added as Exhibit 15 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 15 FORM OF COMPANY CERTIFICATION Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ l, 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES] I, ____________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF COMPANY] (the "Company"), certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company Servicing Information"); Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Servicing Information; Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee]; I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports. The following shall be added as Exhibit 16 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 16 SUMMARY OF REGULATION AB SERVICING CRITERIA NOTE: This Exhibit 16 is provided for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Exhibit 16 and the text of Regulation AB, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. Item 1122(d) (i) General servicing considerations. (A) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. (B) 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. (C) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. (D) 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. (ii) Cash collection and administration. (A) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (B) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. (C) 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. (D) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. (E) 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. (F) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. (G) 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. (iii) Investor remittances and reporting. (A) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. (B) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. (C) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (D) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. (iv) Mortgage Loan administration. (A) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. (B) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. (C) 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. (D) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. (E) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. (F) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related mortgage loan documents. (G) 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. (H) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). (I) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. (J) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (K) 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. (L) 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. (M) 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. (N) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectable accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. (O) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. The following shall be added as Exhibit 17 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 17 SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE REGULATION AB REQUIREMENTS NOTE: This Exhibit 17 is provided for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Exhibit 17 and the text of Regulation AB, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) -Provide static pool information with respect to mortgage loans that were originated or purchased by the Company and which are of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. -Provide static pool information regarding delinquencies, cumulative losses and prepayments for prior securitized pools of the Company. -If the Company has less than 3 years experience securitizing assets of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, provide the static pool information by vintage origination years regarding loans originated or purchased by the Company, instead of by prior securitized pool. A vintage origination year represents mortgage loans originated during the same year. -Such static pool information shall be for the prior five years, or for so long as the Company has been originating or purchasing (in the case of data by vintage origination year) or securitizing (in the case of data by prior securitized pools) such mortgage loans if for less than five years. -The static pool information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in monthly increments over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. -Provide summary information for the original characteristics of the prior securitized pools or vintage origination years, as applicable and material, including: number of pool assets, original pool balance, weighted average initial loan balance, weighted average mortgage rate, weighted average and minimum and maximum FICO, product type, loan purpose, weighted average and minimum and maximum LTV, distribution of loans by mortgage rate, and geographic concentrations of 5% or more. Item 1108(b) and (c) Provide the following information with respect to each servicer that will service, including interim service, 20% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Securitization Transaction: -a description of the Company's form of organization; -a description of how long the Company has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Company's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Company's experience in, and procedures for the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Company's portfolio of mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Company that may be material to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including whether any default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company, whether any material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Company, and the extent of outsourcing the Company uses; -a description of any material changes to the Company's policies or procedures in the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans during the past three years; -information regarding the Company's financial condition to the extent that there is a material risk that the effect on one or more aspects of servicing resulting from such financial condition could have a material impact on the performance of the securities issued in the Securitization Transaction, or on servicing of mortgage loans of the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; -any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, and the Company's processes and procedures designed to address such factors; -statistical information regarding principal and interest advances made by the Company on the Mortgage Loans and the Company's overall servicing portfolio for the past three years; and -the Company's process for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of REO Properties, foreclosure, sale of the Mortgage Loans or workouts. Item 1110(a) -Identify any originator or group of affiliated originators that originated, or is expected to originate, 10% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Securitization Transaction. Item 1110(b) Provide the following information with respect to any originator or group of affiliated originators that originated, or is expected to originate, 20% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Securitization Transaction: -the Company's form of organization; and -a description of the Company's origination program and how long the Company has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description must include a discussion of the Company's experience in originating mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans and information regarding the size and composition of the Company's origination portfolio as well as information that may be material to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, such as the Company's credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Item 1117 -describe any legal proceedings pending against the Company or against any of its property, including any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, that may be material to the holders of the securities issued in the Securitization Transaction. Item 1119(a) -describe any affiliations of the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer with the sponsor, depositor, issuing entity, trustee, any originator, any other servicer, any significant obligor, enhancement or support provider or any other material parties related to the Securitization Transaction. Item 1119(b) -describe any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding entered into outside of the ordinary course of business or on terms other than those obtained in an arm's length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the Securitization Transaction, between the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer, or their respective affiliates, and the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity or their respective affiliates, that exists currently or has existed during the past two years, that may be material to the understanding of an investor in the securities issued in the Securitization Transaction. Item 1119(c) -describe any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding involving or relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Securitization Transaction, including the material terms and approximate dollar amount involved, between the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer, or their respective affiliates and the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity or their respective affiliates, that exists currently or has existed during the past two years. The following shall be added as Exhibit 18 to the Servicing Agreement: EXHIBIT 18 SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria": -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference Criteria -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Servicing Considerations ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to X monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are X outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party's performance and compliance with such servicing activities. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions X 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. ---------------- ---------------- Cash Collection and Administration ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into X the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf X of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding X 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. ---------------- ---------------- The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately X maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction 1122(d)(2)(iv) agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a X 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. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to X prevent unauthorized access. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly X 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. ---------------- ---------------- Investor Remittances and Reporting ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be X filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and X remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days X 1122(d)(3)(iii) specified in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other X 1122(d)(3)(iv) form of payment, or custodial bank statements. ---------------- ---------------- Pool Asset Administration X ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is X maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. ---------------- ---------------- Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction X 1122(d)(4)(ii) agreements ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to X the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any X payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage X loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of X an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., X forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(viii)Records documenting collection efforts are X maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of X return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an X obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as X tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with X 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. ---------------- ---------------- Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer, X or such other number of days specified in the 1122(d)(4)(xiii)transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible X accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as X 1122(d)(4)(xv) set forth in the transaction agreements. ---------------- ---------------- ------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous 24. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Servicing Agreement, Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC and hereby agrees that in no event will it service the Mortgage Loans in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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). It is the intention of EMC and Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 25. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Mail Stop: SVMP Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx c. In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 26. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. 27. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 28. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 29. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. 30. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 31. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 32. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_______________________________ Name:_____________________________ Title:____________________________ PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_______________________________ Name:_____________________________ Title:____________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 2002-4 MORTGAGE LOANS
ATTACHMENT 2 2002-9 MORTGAGE LOANS
ATTACHMENT 3 SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-16 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "AAR Agreement") is made and entered into as of January 31, 2006 (the "Closing Date"), among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and U.S. Bank, NA (the "Company"). Whereas, pursuant to the Recognition Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 between the Assignor and the Company (the "Recognition Agreement"), the Company has agreed to service certain residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") for the Assignor as owner of the Assigned Loans, in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January [__], 2006, between the Assignor and the Company, as modified in the Recognition Agreement (as amended and modified, the "PWS Agreement") and pursuant to which the Company agreed to service the Assigned Loans. In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Assigned Loans shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the PWS Agreement: Assignment and Assumption 6. Except as expressly provided for herein, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest as in, to and under (a) the Assigned Loans and (b) as they relate to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement and the PWS Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee any of its right, title and interest, to and under the PWS Agreement with respect to any other mortgage loan other than the Assigned Loans. Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, the Assignor makes no representations, warranties or covenants to the Assignee and the Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor has no obligations to the Assignee under the terms of the PWS Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any obligation to indemnify the Assignee). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under the representations and warranties contained in Section Section 3.02 of the PWS Agreement, and the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce such representations and warranties pursuant to Section 3.03 of the PWS Agreement. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that upon execution of this Agreement, the Assignee shall become the "Purchaser" under the PWS Agreement, and subject to the preceding paragraph, all representations, warranties and covenants by the "Company" to the "Purchaser" under the PWS Agreement including, but not limited to, the rights to receive indemnification, shall accrue to Assignee by virtue of this Agreement. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 7. Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignee and Company as of the date hereof that: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and correct copy of the PWS Agreement, and attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a true and correct copy of the Recognition Agreement, each of which is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the PWS Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the PWS Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; c. There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Assigned Loans, the Recognition Agreement or the PWS Agreement; d. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; e. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; f. Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and the parties hereto, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and g. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 8. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company as of the date hereof that: a. Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned Loans; b. Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and the parties hereto, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and d. From and after the date hereof, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company, all of Assignor's rights as "Purchaser" under the PWS Agreement but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 9. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignee and Assignor, as of the date hereof, that: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and correct copy of the PWS Agreement and attached hereto as Attachment 3 is a true and correct copy of the Recognition Agreement, each of which is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Recognition Agreement and the PWS Agreement; c. Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; e. Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the PWS Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the PWS Agreement in favor of Assignor; and f. Pursuant to Section 11.18 of the PWS Agreement, the Company hereby restates the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the PWS Agreement with respect to the Company and the Assigned Loans. g. Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. 10. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 11. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will be part of a REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Recognition Agreement, the PWS Agreement and this AAR Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Recognition Agreement or the PWS Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. 12. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this AAR Agreement is acknowledged and accepted by the Assignee not individually or personally but solely as Assignee for the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Assignor, the Assignee, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Assignee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii) under no circumstances shall the Assignee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the PWS Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Miscellaneous 13. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the PWS Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, U.S. Bank, N.A. 0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Cheikh Xxxx x. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 14. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the Recognition Agreement, the PWS Agreement and this AAR Agreement. The Company shall make all distributions under the PWS Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the PWS Servicing Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 8 herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. 15. THIS AAR AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 16. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 17. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee, Company or BSABS may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee, Company or BSABS, respectively, hereunder. 18. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Recognition Agreement or the PWS Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the PWS Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. 19. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 20. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Recognition Agreement or the PWS Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in it's individual capacity but solely as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1, the Assignee By: ______________________________ Its: _____________________________ EMC MORTAGE CORPORATION, the Assignor By: ______________________________ Its: _____________________________ U.S. BANK, NA, the Company By: ______________________________ Its: _____________________________ Acknowledged and Agreed XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. By:______________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:___________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOANS (PROVIDED UPON REQUEST)
ATTACHMENT 2 PWS AGREEMENT (PROVIDED UPON REQUEST)
EXHIBIT I-17 RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Recognition Agreement (this "Recognition Agreement") made as of January 1, 2006, between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "EMC") and U.S. Bank, NA (the "Company"). WHEREAS, the mortgage loans identified on Attachment 1 hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") were acquired by EMC through the exercise of an optional redemption right held by EMC in connection with the Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2003-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-1; and WHEREAS, the Company agreed to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January [__], 2006, between the Company and EMC (as amended, the "Servicing Agreement"). In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Recognition Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement. Recognition of EMC 33. From and after the date hereof, the Company shall recognize EMC as owner of the Mortgage Loans and will service the Mortgage Loans for EMC pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein) as if EMC and the Company had entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in the form of the Servicing Agreement (as modified herein), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Assignment of Mortgage Loans and Recognition Agreement to Trustee 34. The Company hereby acknowledges that EMC will assign certain of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Agreement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Alt-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-10 (the "Trustee"), on January 31, 2006 pursuant to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2006 (the "AAR Agreement") among EMC, the Trustee and the Company. Company hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by EMC to the Trustee of all of EMC's rights against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement and to the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy against Company pursuant to this Recognition Agreement by the Trustee, to the extent such rights and remedies pertain to such Mortgage Loans. Such enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by EMC directly. Notwithstanding anything in this Recognition Agreement to the contrary, Company acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to service the Mortgage Loans affected by this Recognition Agreement is not conditional upon EMC's subsequent assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 35. EMC warrants and represents to Company as of the date hereof: g. EMC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of EMC's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of EMC's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which EMC is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which EMC or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of EMC. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by EMC and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of EMC enforceable against EMC in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and h. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by EMC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by EMC of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. 36. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, EMC as of the date hereof: Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement; Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Recognition Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This Recognition Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by EMC, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this Recognition Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Modification of Servicing Agreement 5. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Servicing Agreement as follows: The following definitions are added to Article I of the Servicing Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-10. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Owner. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The definition of Eligible Institution in Section 1.01 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby modified by adding the following proviso at the end of clause (i): "; provided, however, that U.S. Bank, N.A. shall be considered an Eligible Institution only if it maintains the same rating assigned to it as of the date hereof." Miscellaneous 6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Servicing Agreement, Company acknowledges that the Mortgage Loans may be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs and hereby agrees that in no event will it service the Mortgage Loans in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of EMC and Company that this Recognition Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Mortgage Loans and this Recognition Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, U.S. Bank, N.A. 0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Cheikh Xxxx x. In the case of EMC, EMC Mortgage Corporation MacArthur Ridge II 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopy: (000) 000-0000 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the reasonable fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this Recognition Agreement. 9. This Recognition Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this Recognition Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This Recognition Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Company or EMC may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Company or EMC, respectively, hereunder. 12. This Recognition Agreement shall survive the conveyances of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Servicing Agreement and this Recognition Agreement and the Mortgage Loans by EMC to the Trustee as contemplated in this Recognition Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 13. This Recognition Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this Recognition Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms of this Recognition Agreement shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Recognition Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ U.S. BANK, NA By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 MORTGAGE LOANS (Available upon request)
ATTACHMENT 2 SERVICING AGREEMENT (Available upon request)
EXHIBIT I-18 ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "AAR Agreement") made and entered into as of January 31, 2006, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1 (the "Assignee") and Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis (the "Company"). Whereas, the Company agreed to service certain mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Forward Commitment Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 4, 2003 between the Assignor and the Company (the "Purchase Agreement"). In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Mortgage Loans listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loans") shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. Any capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Purchase Agreement: Assignment and Assumption 39. Except as expressly provided for herein, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest as in, to and under (a) the Assigned Loans and (b) as they relate to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor is retaining the right to enforce the representations and warranties set forth in Article VII of the Purchase Agreement against the Company. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any mortgage loans other than the Assigned Loans set forth on Attachment 1. Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, the Assignor makes no representations, warranties or covenants to the Assignee and the Assignee acknowledges that the Assignor has no obligations to the Assignee under the terms of the Purchase Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein (including, but not limited to, any obligation to indemnify the Assignee). It is hereby acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the servicing rights with respect to the Assigned Loans are owned by the Company and are not being assigned to the Assignee under this AAR Agreement. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 40. Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignee and Company as of the date hereof that: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and correct copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, and in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2006 between the Assignor and Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC ("BSABS"), Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor's interests and rights under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; c. There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Purchase Agreement; d. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; e. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; f. Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; g. There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignor's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignor, would adversely affect Assignor's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignee's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement; and h. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 41. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company as of the date hereof that: a. Assignee is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and has all requisite power and authority to hold the Assigned Loans on behalf of the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1; b. Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; c. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; d. There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to Assignee's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignee, would adversely affect Assignee's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement, or the Assignee's ability to perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement; and e. From and after the date hereof, Assignee assumes all of Assignor's rights under the Purchase Agreement but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 42. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee, as of the date hereof, that: a. Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and correct copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; b. Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement; c. Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; d. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; e. Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Purchase Agreement in favor of Assignee with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under the Purchase Agreement in favor of Assignor; and f. No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. 43. Assignor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignee (and its successors and assigns) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that Assignee (and its successors and assigns) may sustain in any way related to any breach of the representations or warranties of Assignor set forth in this AAR Agreement or the breach of any covenant or condition contained herein. Recognition of Assignee 44. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans are intended to be part of a REMIC or multiple REMICs, and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and this AAR Agreement but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any such intended 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). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Agreement is acknowledged and accepted by the Assignee not individually or personally but solely as Assignee for the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below), (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of the Assignee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust and (iii) under no circumstances shall the Assignee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Assignee or the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under this Agreement or made or undertaken by the Assignee, the Assignor or the Trust under the Purchase Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any recourse against the Assignee in respect of any obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless BSABS, each director of BSABS, each officer of BSABS who signed the Registration Statement, the Underwriters and each person, if any, who controls BSABS or any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Party") against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilites to which the Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act or otherwise, including, without limitation, with respect to disputes between the parties, insofar as such lossess, claims, expenses, damages or liabilites (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, dated January 30, 2006 (the "Prospectus Supplement"), or the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Prospectus Supplement a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was contained in or omitted from information furnished in writing by the Company for inclusion in the Prospectus Supplement, in the section entitled "The Master Servicer and The Servicers - The Servicers - Xxxxxxxxxx". Modification of Purchase Agreement 45. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as it relates to the Assigned Loans as follows: (i) The following definitions are added to Section I of the Purchase Agreement: Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee for the holders of Bear Xxxxxxx ALT-A Trust 2006-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-1. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successors in interest who meet the qualifications of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, EMC Mortgage Corporation, the Trustee and the Master Servicer. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. (ii) The following is added as Section 7.02(xlviii) of the Purchase Agreement: "(xlviii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations." (iii) The definition of Distribution Date in Section 1 and Subsection 11.00 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Distribution Date: The 18th day of each month and if such day is not a Business Day the Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. (iv) The Standard & Poor's rating of "A2" in the definition of Eligible Account in Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby replaced with "AA". (v) The definition of Servicing Fee in Subsection 11.00 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to 1/12th of the Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Due Period. (f) The following definitions are added to Subsection 11.00 of the Purchase Agreement: Advance: An advance of delinquent Monthly Payments in respect of a Mortgage Loan required to be made by the Company as provided in Subsection 11.03 hereof. Amount Held for Future Distribution: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount held in the Custodial Account at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date on account of (i) all Monthly Payments or portions thereof received in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the related Due Period and (ii) Principal Prepayments and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such Mortgage Loans after the last day of the related Prepayment Period. Bankruptcy Code: Title 11 of the United States Code. Compensating Interest: An amount, not to exceed the Servicing Fee, to be remitted to the Master Servicer by the Company to the payment of a Prepayment Interest Shortfall on a Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement. Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in the Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan that became final and non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation or any other 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 such Mortgage Loan, or any reduction in the amount of principal to be paid in connection with any Monthly Payment that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal, which valuation or reduction results from an order of such court that is final and non-appealable in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code. Liquidated Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted Mortgage Loan that has been liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, foreclosure sale, trustee's sale or other realization (including disposition of any related REO Property) as provided by applicable law governing the real property subject to the related Mortgage and any security agreements and as to which the Company has certified in the related Prepayment Period that it has received all amounts it expects to receive in connection with such liquidation. LPMI Fee: Shall mean the fee payable to the insurer for each Mortgage Loan subject to an LPMI Policy as set forth in such LPMI Policy. LPMI Policy: A policy of mortgage guaranty insurance issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac in which the Company is responsible for the payment of the LPMI Fee thereunder from collections on the related Mortgage Loan. Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time, the per annum rate equal to the related Mortgage Rate less the sum of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the rate at which the LPMI Fee is calculated, if any. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of an Advance or a Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise. Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a partial Principal Prepayment, a Principal Prepayment in full, or that became a Liquidated Loan during the related Prepayment Period, (other than a Principal Prepayment in full resulting from the purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the amount, if any, by which (i) one month's interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such prepayment (or liquidation) or in the case of a partial Principal Prepayment on the amount of such prepayment (or liquidation proceeds) exceeds (ii) the amount of interest paid or collected in connection with such Principal Prepayment or such liquidation proceeds less the sum of (a) the Servicing Fee and (b) the LPMI Fee, if any. Prepayment Period: As to any Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Realized Loss: With respect to each Liquidated Loan, an amount (not less than zero or more than the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan) as of the date of such liquidation, equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such Liquidated Loan as of the date of such liquidation, minus (ii) the Liquidation Proceeds, if any, received in connection with such liquidation during the month in which such liquidation occurs, to the extent applied as recoveries of principal of the Liquidated Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has become the subject of a Deficient Valuation, (i) if the value of the related Mortgaged Property was reduced below the principal balance of the related Mortgage Note, the amount by which the value of the Mortgaged Property was reduced below the principal balance of the related Mortgage Note, and (ii) if the principal amount due under the related Mortgage Note has been reduced, 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 plus any reduction in the interest component of the Monthly Payments. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has become the subject of a Debt Service Reduction and any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which the related Monthly Payment was reduced. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has become the subject of a Servicing Modification, a loss resulting from such Servicing Modification. Servicing Fee Rate: 0.375% per annum. Servicing Modification: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, as to which default is reasonably foreseeable, any modification which is effected by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement which results in any change in the outstanding Stated Principal Balance, any change in the Mortgage Rate or any extension of the term of such Mortgage Loan. Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property and any Distribution Date, the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of the Monthly Payments due with respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such Distribution Date (and irrespective of any delinquency in their payment), (ii) all Principal Prepayments with respect to such Mortgage Loan received prior to or during the related Prepayment Period, and all Liquidation Proceeds to the extent applied by the Company as recoveries of principal in accordance with Subsection 11.03 with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that were received by the Company as of the close of business on the last day of the Prepayment Period related to such Distribution Date and (iii) any Realized Losses on such Mortgage Loan incurred during the related Prepayment Period. The Stated Principal Balance of a Liquidated Loan equals zero. (g) The following is added in its entirety as Subsection 4.05 of the Purchase Agreement: Subsection 4.05 Waiver of Prepayment Charges. The Company shall not waive (or permit a subservicer to waive) any Prepayment Charge unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. In no event will the Company waive a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If a Prepayment Charge is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Company is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by depositing such amount into the Custodial Account by the immediately succeeding Distribution Date. (h) The following is added as Subsection 6.04 to the Purchase Agreement: Subsection 6.04 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy. Such individual loan accounting report shall be in the form of Exhibit 14 hereto, or such other form as is mutually acceptable to the Company, the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, Exhibit 15 with respect to defaulted mortgage loans and Exhibit 16, with respect to realized losses and gains, and shall include the information set forth in Exhibit 14, Exhibit 15, or Exhibit 16, as applicable. In addition, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser such other information known or available to the Company that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB, as amended from time to time, as determined by the Purchaser in its reasonable discretion. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. (i) The following is added in its entirety as the last paragraph of Subsection 11.01 of the Purchase Agreement: "In addition, the Company will furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to each Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations, on a monthly basis." (j) Subsection 11.04 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (ii) in its entirety and replacing it with the following: (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee permitted under Subsection 11.21 hereof and the LPMI Fees, if any; (k) Subsection 11.05 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows: (i) the following clauses shall be added to the thereof: (viii) to reimburse the Company for Advances made by it with respect to any Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that the Company's right of reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (viii) shall be limited to amounts received on particular Mortgage Loan(s) (including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan) that represent late recoveries of payments of principal and/or interest on such particular Mortgage Loan in respect of which any such Advance was made. (ix) to reimburse the Company for any previously made portion of a Servicing Advance or an Advance made by the Company that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, will not be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor, any related Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise (a "Nonrecoverable Advance"), to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) or clause (viii); (ii) the first sentence of the last paragraph thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: The Company shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to subclauses (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (viii) above. Prior to making any withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to subclause (ix), the Company shall deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer's Certificate indicating the amount of any previous Advance or Servicing Advance determined by the Company to be a Nonrecoverable Advance and identifying the related Mortgage Loan(s), and their respective portions of such Nonrecoverable Advance. (l) Subsection 11.13 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the second paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, the Company shall dispose of such REO Property prior to three years after its acquisition or, at the expense of the Trust, request more than 60 days prior to the day on which such three-year period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year grace period unless the Purchaser and the Master Servicer shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel (such opinion not to be an expense of the Purchaser or the Master Servicer) to the effect that the holding of such REO Property by the Trust subsequent to such three-year period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of such REMIC as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause such REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any certificates issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are outstanding, in which case the Trust may continue to hold such REO Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel)." (m) Subsection 11.14 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows: (i) the first paragraph thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "On each Distribution Date, the Company shall distribute to the Purchaser all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business at the end of the related Due Period other than any Principal Prepayments made after the related Prepayment Period and any Amounts Held for Future Distribution net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05." (ii) the last paragraph thereof shall be amended by (A) deleting in its entirety the first clause of the first sentence thereof and replacing it with "With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day on which such payment was due" (B) deleting the word "second" in the second sentence thereof. (n) Subsection 11.15 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of the first paragraph thereof and replacing it with the following: "On or before the tenth calendar day of each month, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee a report in Excel (or compatible) electronic format (that can be downloaded into a Sybase database) with the fields and format required by the Master Servicer, together with such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser or the Master Servicer may reasonably require to allocate distributions made pursuant to this Agreement and provide appropriate statements with respect to such distributions." (o) Section 11.20 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by including the words "(or if the Company does not, the Master Servicer may)" after the word "will" and before the word "immediately" in the first line thereof. (p) Subsection 11.30 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following: Subsection 11.30. Reserved. (q) The following Subsections shall be added to the end of Section 11 of the Purchase Agreement: Subsection 11.31 Reserved. Subsection 11.32 Reserved. Subsection 11.33 Advances. The Company shall make an Advance with respect to any Mortgage Loan and remit such Advance to the Master Servicer no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Distribution Date in immediately available funds. The Company shall be obligated to make any such Advance only to the extent that such advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Company shall have determined that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that a proposed Advance or a lesser portion of such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Company shall deliver (i) to the Master Servicer funds constituting the remaining portion of such Advance, if applicable, and (ii) to the Master Servicer an Officer's Certificate setting forth the basis for such determination. In lieu of making all or a portion of such Advance from its own funds, the Company may (i) cause to be made an appropriate entry in its records relating to the Custodial Account that any Amounts Held for Future Distribution has been used by the Company in discharge of its obligation to make any such Advance and (ii) remit such funds to the Master Servicer. Any funds so applied and transferred shall be replaced by the Company by deposit in the Custodial Account, no later than the close of business on the Distribution Date on which such funds are required to be distributed pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Custodial Account for all Advances of its own funds made pursuant to this Subsection 11.33 as provided in Subsection 11.05. The obligation to make Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall continue until such Mortgage Loan is paid in full or the related Mortgaged Property or related REO Property has been liquidated or until the purchase or repurchase thereof (or substitution therefor), except as otherwise provided in this Subsection 11.33. Subsection 11.34 Compensating Interest Payments. In the event that there is a Prepayment Interest Shortfall arising from a voluntary Principal Prepayment in part or in full by the Mortgagor with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, to the extent of the Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, remit to the Master Servicer, as a reduction of the Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date, no later than the close of business on such Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Prepayment Interest Shortfall; and in case of such remittance, the Company shall not be entitled to any recovery or reimbursement from the Master Servicer. Subsection 11.35 Books and Records. The Company shall provide access to the records and documentation in possession of the Company regarding the Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and their agents, such access being afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the office of the Company; provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law, the Company shall not be required to provide access to such records and documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy of any Mortgagor. The Company shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a charge that covers the Company's actual costs." (r) Subsection 12.01 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding the words ", the Master Servicer" after the word "Purchaser" in each instance in which it appears in this Section. (s) The following is added as Exhibit 14 to the Purchase Agreement: EXHIBIT 14 REPORTING DATA FOR MONTHLY REPORT [OBJECT OMITTED] (t) The following is added as Exhibit 15 to the Purchase Agreement: EXHIBIT 15 [See Excel attachment] (u) The following is added as Exhibit 16 to the Purchase Agreement: EXHIBIT 16 REPORTING DATA FOR REALIZED LOSSES AND GAINS Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet NOTE: Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed items. The numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below. Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: 1. The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 2. The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 3. Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 4-12. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * For taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required showing period of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances. * For escrow advances - complete payment history (to calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward) * Other expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments * REO repairs > $1500 require explanation * REO repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids. * Short Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB's approved Officer Certificate * Unusual or extraordinary items may require further documentation. 13. The total of lines 1 through 12. Credits: 14-21. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * Copy of the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale, bid instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney Letter of Proceeds Breakdown. * Copy of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee * All other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332 form 22. The total of lines 14 through 21. Please Note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds. Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain) 23. The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ). Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332 Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________ ------------------------ -------------------------- ------------------------------- Servicer Loan No. Servicer Name Servicer Address ------------------------ -------------------------- ------------------------------- XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________ Property Address: _________________________________________________________ Liquidation Type: REO Sale 3rd Party Sale Short Sale Charge Off Was this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown Yes No If "Yes", provide deficiency or cramdown amount _______________________________ Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: (1)Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan $ ________________ (1) (2) Interest accrued at Net Rate ________________ (2) (3) Accrued Servicing Fees ________________ (3) (4) Attorney's Fees ________________ (4) (5) Taxes (see page 2) ________________ (5) (6) Property Maintenance ________________ (6) (7) MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums (see page 2) ________________ (7) (8) Utility Expenses ________________ (8) (9) Appraisal/BPO ________________ (9) (10) Property Inspections ________________ (10) (11) FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses ________________ (11) (12) Other (itemize) ________________ (12) Cash for Keys__________________________ ________________ (12) HOA/Condo Fees_______________________ ________________ (12) ______________________________________ ________________ (12) Total Expenses $ ________________ (13) Credits: (14) Escrow Balance $ ________________ (14) (15) HIP Refund ________________ (15) (16) Rental Receipts ________________ (16) (17) Hazard Loss Proceeds ________________ (17) (18) Primary Mortgage Insurance / Gov't Insurance ________________ (18a) HUD Part A ________________ (18b) HUD Part B (19) Pool Insurance Proceeds ________________ (19) (20) Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property ________________ (20) (21) Other (itemize) ________________ (21) _________________________________________ ________________ (21) Total Credits $________________ (22) Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $________________ (23) Escrow Disbursement Detail --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type Date Paid Period of Total Paid Base Penalties Interest (Tax /Ins.) Coverage Amount --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46. The Company hereby agrees that the reports required to be delivered pursuant to this AAR Agreement and Section 11.15 of the Purchase Agreement shall be in the format of Attachments 3 and 4 hereto. Miscellaneous 47. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: a. In the case of Company, Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxx, Chairman Xxxxx Xxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Attn: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 b. In the case of Assignor, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 c. In the case of the Securities Administrator, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 d. In the case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services-Structured Finance Services, BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 48. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 49. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 50. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company respectively, hereunder. Any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary of this AAR Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this AAR Agreement. 51. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Purchase Agreement. 52. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 53. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control. 54. The Company hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Master Servicer") has been appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, among the Assignor, the Assignee, the Master Servicer and BSABS ("Pooling and Servicing Agreement") and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, under the Purchase Agreement and this AAR Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the Servicer under the Purchase Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of the Company, indemnification rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by the Company. The Company shall make all distributions under the Purchase Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately available funds to: Bear Xxxxxxx BSALTA 2006-1 Master Servicer Collection Account Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association ABA# 000000000 Account Name: SAS Clearing Account # 0000000000 For Further Credit to: BSALTA 2006-1, Account #00000000. and the Company shall deliver all reports required to be delivered under the Purchase Agreement, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, to the Assignee at the address set forth in Section 9d herein and to the Master Servicer at: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: BSALTA 2006-1 Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL the Assignor ASSOCIATION, as trustee, the Assignee By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________ Its: Its:______________________________ UNION FEDERAL BANK OF INDIANAPOLIS, the Company By:_______________________________ Its: _____________________________ Acknowledged and Agreed Acknowledged and Agreed XXXXX FARGO BANK, BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LLC the Master Servicer By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________ Its: _____________________________ Its: _____________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOANS
ATTACHMENT 2 PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ATTACHMENT 3 SERVICER PERIOD REPORTING FORMAT The format should be: 1. Record length of 240 2. ASCII 3. All dates should have DD of "01". COBOL # M/O Field Name Position Length "Picture" Justify 1. O Master Servicer No. 001-002 2 2. O Unit Code 003-004 2 3. M Loan Number 005-014 10 X(10) 4. O Borrower Name 015-034 20 X(20) 5. O Old Payment Amount 035-045 11 S(9)V9(02) 6. O Old Loan Rate 046-051 6 9(2)V9(04) 7. O Servicer Fee Rate 052-057 6 9(2)V9(04) 8. M Servicer Ending 058-068 11 S9(9)V9(02) Balance 9. M Servicer Next Due Date 069-076 8 CCYYMMDD 10. O Curtail Amt 1 - Before 077-087 11 S9(9)V9(02) 11. O Curtail Date 1 088-095 8 CCYYMMDD 12. O Curtail Amt 1 - After 096-106 11 S9(9)V9(02) 13 O Curtail Amt 2 - Before 107-117 11 S9(9)V9(02) 14. O Curtail Date 118-125 8 CCYYMMDD 15. O Curtail Amt 2 - After 126-136 11 9(9)V9(02) 16. O Curtail Amt 3 - Before 137-147 11 9(9)V9(02) 17. O Curtail Date 148-155 8 CCYYMMDD 18 O Curtail Amt 3 - After 156-166 11 9(9)V9(02) 19 O New Payment Amount 167-177 11 9(9)V9(02) 20. O New Loan Rate 178-183 6 (2)V9(04) 21. O Index Rate 184-189 6 (2)V9(04) 22. O Remaining Term 190-192 3 (3) 23. O Liquidation Amount 193-203 11 9(9)V9(02) 24. O Action Code 204-205 2 (02) 25. O Scheduled Principal 206-216 11 9(9)V9(02) 26. O Scheduled Interest 217-227 11 9(9)V9(02) 27. O Scheduled Ending 228-238 11 9(9)V9(02) Balance 28. O FILLER 239-240 2 (02) Trailer Record 1. O Number of Records 001-006 6 9(06) 2. O FILLER 007-240 234 X(234)
Field Names and Descriptions: Field Name Description Master Servicer No. Hard code as "01" used internally Unit Code Hard code as " " used internally Loan Number Investor's loan number Borrower Name Last name of borrower Old Payment Amount P&I amount used for the applied payment Old Loan Rate Gross interest rate used for the applied payment Servicer Fee Rate Servicer's fee rate Servicer Ending Balance applied Ending actual balance after a payment has been Servicer Next Due Date Borrower's next due date for a payment Curtailment Amount 1 - Before Amount of curtailment applied before the payment Curtailment Date 1 Date of curtailment should coincide with the payment date applicable to the curtailment Curtailment Amount 1 - After Amount of curtailment applied after the payment Curtailment Amount 2 - Before Amount of curtailment applied before the payment Curtailment Date 2 Date of curtailment should coincide with the payment date applicable to the curtailment Curtailment Amount 2 - After Amount of curtailment applied after the payment Curtailment Amount 3 - Before Amount of curtailment applied before the payment Curtailment Date 3 Date of curtailment should coincide with the payment date applicable to the curtailment Curtailment Amount 3 - After Amount of curtailment applied after the payment New Payment Amount For ARM, Equal, or Buydown loans, when a payment change occurs, this is the scheduled payment New Loan Rate For ARM loans, when the gross interest rate change occurs, this is the scheduled rate Index Rate For ARM loans, the index rate used in calculating the new gross interest rate Remaining Term For ARM loans, the number of months left on the loan used to determine the new P&I amount Liquidation Amount The payoff amount of the loan Action Code For delinquent loans: 12 -- Relief Provisions 15 -- Bankruptcy/Litigation 20 -- Referred for Deed-in-lieu, short sale 30 -- Referred to attorney to begin foreclosure 60 -- Loan Paid in full 70 -- Real Estate Owned Scheduled Principal Scheduled Interest Amount of interest from borrower payment due to bondholder Scheduled Ending Balance Ending scheduled balance of loan FILLER Should be filled with spaces
ATTACHMENT 4 Xxxxx Fargo Bank Master Servicing Default Reporting DATA FIELD REQUIREMENTS Data must be submitted to Xxxxx Fargo Bank in an Excel spreadsheet format with fixed field names and data type. The Excel spreadsheet should be used as a template consistently every month when submitting data. Name Type Character Size Servicer Loan # Number (Double) 10 Investor Loan # Number (Double) 10 Servicer Investor # Text 3 Borrower Name Text 20 Xxxxxxx Xxxx 00 Xxxxx Xxxx 0 Xxx Xxxx 10 Due Date Date/Time 8 Loan Type Text 8 Xxxxx Fargo Action Code Text 2 FC Approval Date Date/Time 8 File Referred to Attorney Date/Time 8 NOD Date/Time 8 Complaint Filed Date/Time 8 Sale Published Date/Time 8 Scheduled Sale Date Date/Time 8 Actual Sale Date Date/Time 8 F/C Sale Amount Currency 8 Redemption Exp. Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Approval Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Type Text 5 Loss Mit Code Number 2 Loss Mit Estimated Completion Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Actual Completion Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Broken Plan Date Date/Time 8 BK Chapter Text 6 BK Filed Date Date/Time 8 Post Petition Due Date/Time 8 BK Hearing Date Date/Time 8 POC Date Date/Time 8 POC Amount Currency 8 BK Case Number Text 30 Maximum Motion for Relief Date/Time 8 Lift of Stay Date/Time 8 BK Discharge/Dismissal Date Date/Time 8 Reason For Delinquency Text 10 Occupant Code Text 10 Eviction Start Date Date/Time 8 Eviction Completed Date Date/Time 8 List Price Currency 8 List Date Date/Time 8 Accepted Offer Price Currency 8 Accepted Offer Date Date/Time 8 Estimated REO Closing Date Date/Time 8 Actual REO Sale Date Date/Time 8 Servicer Comments Text 200 Property Damage Date Date/Time 8 Property Repair Amount Currency 8 Property Value Date Date/Time 8 Current Property Value Currency 8 Repaired Property Value Currency 8 BPO Y/N Text 1 Current LTV Currency 8 Property Condition Code Text 2 Property Inspection Date Date/Time 8 MI Cancellation Date Date/Time 8 MI Claim Filed Date Date/Time 8 MI Claim Amount Currency 8 MI Claim Reject Date Date/Time 8 MI Claim Resubmit Date Date/Time 8 MI Claim Paid Date Date/Time 8 MI Claim Amount Paid Currency 8 Pool Claim Filed Date Date/Time 8 Pool Claim Amount Currency 8 Pool Claim Reject Date Date/Time 8 Pool Claim Paid Date Date/Time 8 Pool Claim Amount Paid Currency 8 Pool Claim Resubmit Date Date/Time 8 FHA Part A Claim Filed Date Date/Time 8 FHA Part A Claim Amount Currency 8 FHA Part A Claim Paid Date Date/Time 8 FHA Part A Claim Paid Amount Currency 8 FHA Part B Claim Filed Date Date/Time 8 FHA Part B Claim Amount Currency 8 FHA Part B Claim Paid Date Date/Time 8 FHA Part B Claim Paid Amount Currency 8 VA Claim Filed Date Date/Time 8 VA Claim Paid Date Date/Time 8 VA Claim Paid Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0 XXXX Xxx. Status Code Text 2 FNMA Del. Reason Code Text 2 The Action Code Field should show the applicable numeric code to indicate that a special action is being taken. The Action Codes are the following: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-Relief Provisions (i.e. Sailors & Soldiers Relief Act) 15-Bankruptcy/Litigation 20-Loss Mitigation-Workout 30-Referred for Foreclosure 00-Xxxxxx 00-Xxxxxxxxxx 00-XXX-Xxxx for Sale 71-Third Party Sale/Condemnation 72-REO-Pending Conveyance to HUD/VA Description of Action Codes: Action Code 12 - To report a Mortgage Loan for which the Borrower has been granted relief under the Sailors and Soldiers Relief Act. Action Code 15 - To report a borrower filing bankruptcy and for all active bankruptcies. Action Code 20 - To report that the Borrower has agreed to some form of loss mitigation/workout. Examples of these include Short Sale, Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure, Formal Forbearance Agreements, Modifications, etc. Action Code 30 - To report a loan that has been referred to attorney for foreclosure. Action Code 60 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been paid in full either at, or prior to, maturity. Action Code 65 - To report that the Servicer is repurchasing the Mortgage Loan. Action Code 70 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure has been accepted, and the Servicer, on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan, has acquired the property and may dispose of it. Action Code 71 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed and a third party acquired the property. Action Code 72 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed, or a deed-in-lieu has been accepted, and the property is pending conveyance to HUD/VA. The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation arrangement. The following are acceptable: ASUM- Approved Assumption BAP- Borrower Assistance Program CO- Charge Off DIL- Deed-in-Lieu FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement MOD- Loan Modification PRE- Pre-Sale SS- Short Sale MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property. The acceptable codes are: Mortgagor Tenant Unknown Vacant The FNMA Del. Status Code should reflect the FNMA Delinquent Status Codes below: Code Delinquency Description 9 Forbearance 17 Preforeclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted 24 Government Seizure 26 Refinance 27 Assumption 28 Modification 29 Charge-off 30 Third Party Sale 31 Probate 32 Military Indulgence 43 Foreclosure Started 44 Deed-in-Lieu Started 49 Assignment Completed 61 Second Lien Considerations 62 Veterans Affairs -- No Bid 63 Veterans Affairs -- Refund 64 Veterans Affairs -- Buydown 65 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy 66 Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 67 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy The FNMA Del. Reason Code should show the FNMA Delinquency Reason Codes below: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delinquency Code Delinquency Description 001 Death of Principal Mortgagor 002 Illness of Principal Mortgagor 003 Illness of Mortgagor's Family Member 004 Death of Mortgagor's Family Member 005 Marital Difficulties 006 Curtailment of Income 007 Excessive Obligations - Same Income, Including Habitual Nonpayment of Debts 008 Abandonment of Property 009 Distant Employment Transfer 011 Property Problem 012 Inability to Sell Property 013 Inability to Rent Property 014 Military Service 015 Default Detail 016 Unemployment 017 Business Failure 019 Casualty Loss 022 Energy-Environment Cost 023 Servicing Problems 026 Payment Adjustment 027 Payment Dispute 029 Transfer of Ownership Pending 030 Fraud 031 Unable to Contact Borrower INC Incarceration
EXHIBIT I-19 =============================================================================================================== AMENDED AND RESTATED FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT between BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Seller and as Servicer, and EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION as Purchaser April 1, 2005 Residential Mortgage Loans ===============================================================================================================
Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page iii SECTION 1. Definitions......................................................................1 SECTION 2. Purchase and Conveyance.........................................................13 SECTION 3. Mortgage Loan Schedule..........................................................13 SECTION 4. Purchase Price..................................................................13 SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files...................................................13 SECTION 6. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.............................................14 Subsection 6.01 Possession of Mortgage Files............................................14 Subsection 6.02 Books and Records.......................................................14 Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.....................................15 SECTION 7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Remedies for Breach..................16 Subsection 7.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans......16 Subsection 7.02 Seller and Servicer Representations.....................................25 Subsection 7.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties...................27 Subsection 7.04 Repurchase of Certain Prepaid or Converted Mortgage Loans...............29 SECTION 8. Closing Conditions..............................................................29 SECTION 9. [Reserved.].....................................................................29 SECTION 10. Costs..........................................................................29 SECTION 11. Administration and Servicing of Mortgage Loans.................................30 Subsection 11.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer; Subservicing..............................30 Subsection 11.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans..........................................32 Subsection 11.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments...................................32 Subsection 11.04 Establishment of Custodial Account; Deposits in Custodial Account......32 Subsection 11.05 Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.................................34 Subsection 11.06 Establishment of Escrow Account; Deposits in Escrow Account............35 Subsection 11.07 Withdrawals From Escrow Account........................................36 Subsection 11.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Collections Thereunder..36 Subsection 11.09 Transfer of Accounts...................................................37 Subsection 11.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance........................................37 Subsection 11.11 Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; Claims...............38 Subsection 11.12 Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance..........................39 Subsection 11.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property......................39 Subsection 11.14 Servicing Compensation.................................................40 Subsection 11.15 Distributions..........................................................40 Subsection 11.16 Statements to the Purchaser............................................41 Subsection 11.17 Advances by the Servicer...............................................41 Subsection 11.18 Assumption Agreements..................................................42 Subsection 11.19 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files................42 Subsection 11.20 Annual Statement as to Compliance......................................43 Subsection 11.21 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report................44 Subsection 11.22 Servicer Shall Provide Access and Information as Reasonably Required...44 Subsection 11.23 Inspections............................................................45 Subsection 11.24 Restoration of Mortgaged Property......................................45 SECTION 12. The Servicer..................................................................46 Subsection 12.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims....................................46 Subsection 12.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer................................46 Subsection 12.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others.....................47 Subsection 12.04 Seller and Servicer Not to Resign......................................47 SECTION 13. Default........................................................................47 Subsection 13.01 Events of Default......................................................47 Subsection 13.02 Waiver of Default......................................................49 SECTION 14. Termination....................................................................49 Subsection 14.01 Termination............................................................49 Subsection 14.02 Successors to the Servicer.............................................49 SECTION 15. Notices........................................................................50 SECTION 16. Severability Clause............................................................51 SECTION 17. No Partnership.................................................................51 SECTION 18. Counterparts...................................................................52 SECTION 19. Governing Law..................................................................52 SECTION 20. Intention of the Parties.......................................................52 SECTION 21. Waivers........................................................................52 SECTION 22. Exhibits.......................................................................53 SECTION 23. General Interpretive Principles................................................53 SECTION 24. Reproduction of Documents......................................................53 SECTION 25. Amendment......................................................................54 SECTION 26. Confidentiality................................................................54 SECTION 27. Entire Agreement...............................................................54 SECTION 28. Further Agreements; Securitization.............................................54 SECTION 29. Successors and Assigns.........................................................55 SECTION 30. Non-Solicitation...............................................................55 SECTION 31. Protection of Consumer Information.............................................56
EXHIBITS EXHIBIT 1......MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS EXHIBIT 2......CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE EXHIBIT 3 UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES EXHIBIT 4 FORM OF LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT EXHIBIT 5 FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT EXHIBIT 6 FORM OF TERM SHEET EXHIBIT 7 FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SERVICER
59 AMENDED AND RESTATED FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated April 1, 2005, is hereby executed by and between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as purchaser (the "Purchaser"), and BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as seller (the "Seller") and as servicer (the "Servicer"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser are parties to a Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2003, and by Amendment No. 2 to Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2004 (collectively, the "Existing Flow Agreement"), each by and among the Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser; and WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell from time to time to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from time to time from the Seller, certain conventional, residential, first-lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") as described herein on a servicing-retained basis, and which shall be delivered as whole loans as provided herein; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loans will be sold by the Seller and purchased by the Purchaser as pools or groups of whole loans, servicing retained (each, a "Mortgage Loan Package") on the various Closing Dates as provided herein; and WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans will be secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule which will be annexed to a Term Sheet (as defined herein) on the related Closing Date; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer agree that the Existing Flow Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the heading and recitals hereto and as follows: Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below. Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that contains a provision pursuant to which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted periodically. Adjustment Date: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. Agreement: This Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto. ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto. Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as determined by a Qualified Appraiser at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by a Qualified Appraiser. Assignment of Mortgage: An individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located to give record notice of the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser. BPP Addendum: With respect to any BPP Mortgage Loan, a Borrowers Protection Plan® addendum to the related Mortgage Note pursuant to which the Servicer agrees to cancel (i) certain payments of principal and interest on the related Mortgage Loan for up to twelve (12) months upon the disability or involuntary unemployment of the Mortgagor or (ii) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan upon the accidental death of the Mortgagor, subject to the terms thereof. When used herein, a Mortgage Loan to which such BPP Addendum relates is a BPP Mortgage Loan, to the extent not so stated. BPP Fees: With respect to any BPP Mortgage Loan, any fees payable by a Mortgagor for the right to cancel any portion of principal or interest of a BPP Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related BPP Addendum. BPP Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan which includes a BPP Addendum under which the Mortgagor accepted the Seller's Borrowers Protection Plan® and is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a BPP Mortgage Loan, provided that such BPP Addendum has not been terminated in accordance with its terms. BPP Mortgage Loan Payment: With respect to any BPP Mortgage Loan, the Monthly Covered Amount or Total Covered Amount, if any, payable by the Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.25. Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the States of New York, California or Virginia are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Closing Date: The date or dates, set forth in the related Term Sheet, on which the Purchaser from time to time shall purchase and the Seller from time to time shall sell the Mortgage Loans identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached thereto. CLTA: The California Land Title Association or any other successor thereto. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute thereto. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards, compensation and settlements in respect of a taking (whether permanent or temporary) of all or part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the right of eminent domain, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Consumer Information: Information including, but not limited to, all personal information about the Mortgagors that is supplied to the Seller by or on behalf of the Mortgagors. Convertible Mortgage Loan: An Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan that by its terms and subject to certain conditions allows the Mortgagor to convert the adjustable Mortgage Interest Rate thereon to a fixed Mortgage Interest Rate. Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as "Covered" pursuant to the Standard & Poor's Glossary for File Format for LEVELS® Version 5.6, Appendix E, as revised from time to time and in effect on each related Closing Date. Custodial Account: As defined in Subsection 11.04. Customary Servicing Procedures: Procedures (including collection procedures) that the Servicer customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account and which are in accordance with accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent lending institutions and the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides. Cut-off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the first day of the month of the related Closing Date as set forth in the related Term Sheet. Cut-off Date Principal Balance: The aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, set forth in the related Term Sheet, as of the related Cut-off Date which is determined after the application, to the reduction of principal, of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, whether or not collected, and of Principal Prepayments received before the related Cut-off Date. Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a Substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Agreement. Determination Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the 15th day (or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day) of the month in which such Remittance Date occurs. Due Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the first day of the month in which such Remittance Date occurs, which is the day on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period beginning on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance Date, and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Eligible Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the FDIC; repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed thirty (30) days and with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Eligible Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans and Eligible Investments; commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which is rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment; any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency; and any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency; provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such investment or security is purchased at a price greater than par. Escrow Account: As defined in Subsection 11.06. Escrow Payments: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, flood insurance premiums, condominium charges and other payments as may be required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any Mortgage Note or Mortgage. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Subsection 13.01. Xxxxxx Xxx: The entity formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto. Fidelity Bond: The fidelity bond required to be obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended and in effect from time to time. First Remittance Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 18th day) of the month following the related Closing Date. Xxxxxxx Mac: The entity formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto. Xxxxxxx Mac Guide: The Xxxxxxx Mac Single Family Seller/Servicer Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note and Mortgage which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate. High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a "high cost" loan under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, (b) a "high cost home," "threshold," "covered" (excluding New Jersey "covered home loans" as that term is defined in clause (i) of the definition of that term under the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 (as amended) that were not originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004), "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan under any other applicable state, federal or local law or (c) a Mortgage Loan categorized as "High Cost" pursuant to the Standard & Poor's Glossary for File Format for LEVELS® Version 5.6, Appendix E, as revised from time to time and in effect on each related Closing Date. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto. Index: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating interest thereon. Initial Rate Cap: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on the first Adjustment Date as provided in the related Mortgage Note. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lifetime Rate Cap: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate which shall be as permitted in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Liquidation Proceeds: The proceeds received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of REO Property, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds. Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, on such date of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, to the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property. LTV: Loan-to-Value Ratio. Monthly Covered Amount: With respect to any BPP Mortgage Loan, the amount of any principal and interest due by a Mortgagor and cancelled for any month pursuant to the terms of the related BPP Addendum upon the disability or involuntary unemployment of such Mortgagor. Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled payment of principal and interest payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note on each Due Date, which such payment may change on any Adjustment Date as provided in the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage for any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first lien on the Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the items listed in Exhibit 2 hereto and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, including, but not limited to, the limitations on such interest rate imposed by the Initial Rate Cap, the Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Rate Cap, if any. Mortgage Loan: Each mortgage loan sold, assigned and transferred pursuant to this Agreement and identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the related Term Sheet, including, without limitation, the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such mortgage loan. Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the documents listed in Exhibit 1 hereto. Mortgage Loan Package: The pool or group of whole loans purchased on a Closing Date, as described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the related Term Sheet. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest payable to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the related Servicing Fee Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the related Term Sheet (and delivered in electronic format to the Purchaser), such schedule as setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Servicer's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investment property; (3) the property type for each Mortgaged Property; (4) the original months to maturity and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date; (5) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (6) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (7) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan, and, if such date is not the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (8) the stated maturity date; (9) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (10) the paid-through date; (11) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (12) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date; (13) the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (14) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan; (15) a code indicating the documentation style; (16) the Appraised Value; (17) the identity of the Seller; (18) the street address of the Mortgaged Property, including the city, state and zip code; (19) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received more than thirty (30) days after its Due Date; (20) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; (21) the date on which the Mortgage Loan was originated; (22) a code indicating whether the Mortgage contains a prepayment penalty provision together with the type and term of such penalty; (23) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (24) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap; (25) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap; (26) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Initial Rate Cap; (27) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Adjustment Date; (28) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a code indicating the type of Index; (29) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan has a mandatory arbitration clause and (30) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a BPP Mortgage Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans on the Mortgage Loan Schedule in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the Cut-off Date: (i) the number of Mortgage Loans; (ii) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance; (iii) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (iv) the weighted average months to maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (v) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the weighted average Lifetime Rate Cap; and (vi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the weighted average Gross Margin. Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of the Mortgage Loan indebtedness of a Mortgagor, including any riders or addenda thereto. Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor's real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple interest in a single parcel of real property improved by a Residential Dwelling. Mortgagee: The mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note, who is an owner of the Mortgaged Property and the grantor or mortgagor named in the Mortgage and such grantor's or mortgagor's successors in title to the Mortgaged Property. NAIC: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor organization. Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, a President or a Vice President of the Person on behalf of whom such certificate is being delivered. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Seller or the Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision or any successor. P&I Advance: As defined in Subsection 11.17. Periodic Rate Cap: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate, on any Adjustment Date as provided in the related Mortgage Note. Person: An individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date that is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to this Agreement in exchange for the Mortgage Loans included in the related Mortgage Loan Package, as calculated pursuant to Section 4 and the related Term Sheet. Purchase Price Percentage: For each Mortgage Loan included in a Mortgage Loan Package, the percentage of par set forth in the related Term Sheet that is used to calculate the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans included in such Mortgage Loan Package. Purchaser: The Person listed as such in the initial paragraph of this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns as permitted under the terms of this Agreement. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser of a Mortgaged Property duly appointed by the originator of the related Mortgage Loan, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in such Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the related Mortgage Loan and who met the qualifications of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and satisfied the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA. Rating Agency: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, a Division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., Fitch, Inc. or any other nationally recognized statistical credit rating agency. Record Date: The close of business of the last Business Day of the month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property. Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following such 18th day) of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer or the Purchaser of an REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO Disposition pursuant to Subsection 11.13. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Subsection 11.13. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to (A) the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase plus (B) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from and including the last Due Date through which interest has been paid on behalf of the Mortgagor or advanced by the Servicer to the day prior to such date of repurchase, less amounts received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan for distribution in connection with such Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that if at the time of repurchase the Servicer is not the Seller or an affiliate of the Seller, the amount described in clause (B) shall be computed at the sum of (i) the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate. Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a cooperative, mobile or manufactured home. Sarbanes Certifying Party: A Person who provides a certification required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 in connection with a Securitization or other securitization transaction. Securities: The securities issued in connection with a Securitization evidencing beneficial ownership interests in a trust the assets of which include the Mortgage Loans. Securitization: The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to a trust formed as part of a publicly issued and/or privately placed, rated securitization, including the issuance of the related Securities. Seller: Bank of America, National Association, a national banking association, or its successor in interest or any successor to the Seller under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. Servicer: Bank of America, National Association, a national banking association, or its successor in interest or any successor to the Servicer under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage, and (d) payments made by the Servicer with respect to a Mortgaged Property pursuant to Subsection 11.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of the applicable Servicing Fee Rate and the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by Subsection 11.05) of related Monthly Payments collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Subsection 11.05. Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule or if not specified thereon, in the related Term Sheet. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Purchaser by the Servicer, as such list may be amended from time to time. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as to any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the related Cut-off Date after giving effect to the principal portion of any Monthly Payments due on or before such date, whether or not received, as well as any Principal Prepayments received before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal, or advances in lieu thereof. Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, be approved by the Purchaser and (i) have a Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of the principal portion of the Monthly Payment due in the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not materially greater or less than, the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate equal to that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio not higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Subsection 7.01; (vi) be current in the payment of principal and interest; (vii) be secured by a Mortgaged Property of the same type and occupancy status as secured the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (viii) have payment terms that do not vary in any material respect from those of the Deleted Mortgage Loan. Term Sheet: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and Mortgage Loan Package, the Term Sheet, substantially in the form of Exhibit 6 attached hereto, confirming the sale by Seller and the purchase by the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loan Package on the related Closing Date. Total Covered Amount: With respect to any BPP Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan cancelled pursuant to the terms of the related BPP Addendum upon the accidental death of the related Mortgagor. Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller attached hereto as Exhibit 3, as may be updated and incorporated into Exhibit 3 from time to time by providing such updates to the Purchaser. To be applicable to a given Mortgage Loan and Mortgage Loan Package purchased and sold hereunder, such updates shall be provided to the Purchaser in advance of the related Closing Date. Purchase and Conveyance. The Seller, in exchange for the payment of the applicable Purchase Price by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, hereby agrees to sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all of its rights, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans in a Mortgage Loan Package having an aggregate principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the related Term Sheet, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loan Package accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein, but excluding any BPP Fees. With respect to each Mortgage Loan purchased, the Purchaser shall own and be entitled to receive: (a) all scheduled principal due after the applicable Cut-off Date, (b) all other payments and/or recoveries of principal collected on or after the applicable Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the applicable Cut-off Date and collected by the Servicer after the applicable Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller), (c) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such interest payment that is allocable to the period prior to the applicable Cut-off Date) and (d) all BPP Mortgage Loan Payments payable by the Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.25 with respect to scheduled principal and interest due after the applicable Cut-off Date. Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Seller shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule (which will be annexed to the related Term Sheet) to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan Package shall be the Purchase Price Percentage multiplied by an amount equal to the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in such Mortgage Loan Package, or as otherwise calculated pursuant to the related Term Sheet, plus accrued interest on the aggregate scheduled principal balance of the Mortgage Loan Package at the weighted average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the related Cut-off Date through the day immediately prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The initial principal amount of the Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date, after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, whether or not collected. Such payment shall be made to the account designated by the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the related Closing Date. Examination of Mortgage Files. In addition to any rights granted to the Purchaser hereunder to underwrite the Mortgage Loans and review the Mortgage Loan Documents prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall, prior to the related Closing Date, make the Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser for examination at the Seller's offices. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or its designee, at its expense, at any reasonable time before the related Closing Date. Such underwriting by the Purchaser or its designee shall not impair or diminish the rights of the Purchaser or any of its successors under this Agreement with respect to a breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser's or any of its successors' rights to demand repurchase or other relief or remedy provided for in this Agreement. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. Possession of Mortgage Files. The contents of each Mortgage File required to be retained by the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser or its designee are and shall be held in trust by the Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Servicer's possession of any portion of each such Mortgage File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and the contents of each Mortgage File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Servicer at the will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity only. The Mortgage File retained by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to reflect clearly the ownership of such related Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. The Servicer shall release from its custody the contents of any Mortgage File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03 of this Agreement or if required under applicable law or court order. The Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser copies of any documents in a Mortgage File reasonably requested by the Purchaser within thirty (30) days after the date of such request, at the expense of the Purchaser. Books and Records. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by the Servicer after the Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 2 shall be vested in the Purchaser, subject to this Agreement; provided, however, that all such funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 2 shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. As more fully set forth in Section 20, it is the express intention of the parties that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. Consequently, the sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected as a purchase on the Purchaser's business records, tax returns and financial statements, and as a sale of assets on the Seller's business records, tax returns and financial statements. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall deliver and release to the Purchaser, or its designee, under a bailee letter, (a) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date (or such later date as the Purchaser may reasonably request), the original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank and the original Assignment of Mortgage assigned in blank and (b) the other Mortgage Loan Documents within a reasonable time following the related Closing Date. To the extent that any such Mortgage Loan Documents have been delivered for recording and have not yet been returned to the Seller by the applicable recording office, the Seller shall, promptly following receipt by it of such Mortgage Loan Documents from the applicable recording office, deliver such documents to the Purchaser or its designee; provided, however, that the original recorded document or a clerk-certified copy thereof shall be delivered to the Purchaser no later than one year following the related Closing Date, subject to the following paragraph. In the event that such original or copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered to the Purchaser or its designee within one year following the related Closing Date, and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Seller at a price and in the manner specified in Subsection 7.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event the Seller cannot cause the Servicer to deliver such original or clerk-certified copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided that the Seller shall cause the Servicer instead to deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not available, an Officer's Certificate of a servicing officer of the Servicer, confirming that such document has been accepted for recording and that the Servicer shall immediately deliver such document upon receipt; and, provided further, that if the Seller cannot cause the Servicer to deliver such original or clerk-certified copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified time for any reason within twelve (12) months after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the Seller shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection 7.03. To the extent received by it, the Servicer shall promptly forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement. Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Remedies for Breach. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans. The Seller and, solely if specified below, the Servicer, hereby represent and warrant to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date or such other date specified herein: The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the related Term Sheet and the information contained in the related electronic data file delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser is true, correct and complete in all material respects. There are no defaults by the Seller, the Servicer or any prior originator in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, ground rents, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, water, sewer and municipal charges which previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded in the applicable public recording office required by law or if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have been delivered to the Purchaser; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, and by the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No other instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, and by the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is a part of the Mortgage File and is reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated. All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer generally acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and to prudent mortgage lending institutions against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides as well as all additional requirements set forth herein, pursuant to an insurance policy conforming to the requirements of Customary Servicing Procedures and providing coverage in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the full insurable value of the Mortgaged Property or (ii) the outstanding principal balance owing on the Mortgage Loan. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of the Mortgage Loan, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a flood hazard map or flood insurance rate map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity, fair housing or disclosure laws applicable to the origination and servicing of the Mortgage Loans have been complied with. None of the Mortgage Loans are (i) Covered Loans or (ii) High Cost Loans. The Servicer maintains, and shall maintain, evidence of such compliance as required by applicable law or regulation and shall make such evidence available for inspection at the Servicer's office during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part (other than as to Principal Prepayments in full which may have been received on or after the related Cut-off Date and prior to the related Closing Date), and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission or release. Neither the Seller nor the Servicer has waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, and neither the Seller nor the Servicer has waived any default. The Mortgage is a valid, existing, perfected and enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property, free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the lien of the Mortgage, subject only to (i) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy, if any, delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, existing and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein and the Seller has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law and the Seller has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. Either the Mortgagor is a natural person or the related co-borrower or guarantor is a natural person. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional funds thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage. The Seller and all other parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all applicable "doing business" and licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located. (i) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA or CLTA lender's title insurance policy, acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (h)(i), (ii) and (iii) above) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate or Monthly Payment, (ii) with respect to certain Refinanced Mortgage Loans, a title search has been doing showing no lien (other than the exceptions contained in (h)(i), (ii) or (iii) above) on the related Mortgaged Property senior to the lien of the Mortgage [or (iii) in the case of any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where title insurance policies are generally not available, an opinion of counsel of the type customarily rendered in such jurisdiction in lieu of title insurance is instead received.] For each Mortgage Loan covered by a title insurance policy, (i) the Seller and its successors and assigns are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and its assigns without any further act and (ii) no claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and the Seller has not done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy. Other than Mortgage Loans delinquent fewer than thirty (30) days as of the related Cut-off Date, there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration, and neither the Seller nor the Servicer has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage. All improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan was originated by a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of HUD. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loans identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the first day of the month. As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, on each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index plus the applicable Gross Margin, rounded up or down as provided in the Mortgage Note; provided, however, that the Mortgage Interest Rate will not increase or decrease by more than the Initial Rate Cap on the first Adjustment Date or the Periodic Rate Cap on any subsequent Adjustment Date, and will in no event exceed the Lifetime Rate Cap. Each Mortgage Note evidencing a Mortgage Loan other than an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan requires a Monthly Payment which is sufficient to amortize the original principal balance fully over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. Each Mortgage Note evidencing an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan requires a Monthly Payment which is sufficient (i) during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate, to amortize the original principal balance fully over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and (ii) during the period following each Adjustment Date, to amortize the outstanding principal balance fully as of the first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. No Mortgage Note evidencing an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan permits negative amortization. Interest on the Mortgage Note is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. There is no proceeding pending or, to the Seller's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property and such property is in good repair and is not subject to material damage by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty, that affects materially and adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended. The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. To the best of the Seller's knowledge, following the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption or right available to the Mortgagor or any other person which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage. The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (h) above. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property, in a form acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and such appraisal complies with the requirements of FIRREA, and, to the extent required in the Underwriting Guidelines with respect to mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan, was made and signed, prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application, by a Qualified Appraiser. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation, balloon payment or other contingent interest feature, nor does it contain any "buydown" provision which is currently in effect. The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder. The Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan and rescission materials required by applicable law if the Mortgage Loan is a Refinanced Mortgage Loan and has acknowledged receipt of such materials to the extent required by applicable law and such documents will remain in the Mortgage File. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV at origination in excess of 95%. Each Mortgage Loan with an LTV at origination in excess of 80% will be subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, issued by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac at the time of origination, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as required by Xxxxxx Mae. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith at least until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to less than 80%. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance premium. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law, all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities and no improvement located on or part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any zoning law or regulation. The Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. All payments required to be made prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made, the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored, there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan and no Mortgage Loan has been more than thirty (30) days delinquent more than once in the twelve month period immediately prior to the related Cut-off Date. None of the Seller, the Servicer or any prior originator or servicer has advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance from any party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount due under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller is in possession of a complete Mortgage File except for the documents which have been delivered to the Purchaser or which have been submitted for recording and not yet returned. Immediately prior to the payment of the related Purchase Price, the Seller was the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loans and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. The Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not assigned or pledged by the Seller and the Seller had good and marketable title thereto, and the Seller had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, participation interest, lien, equity, pledge, claim or security interest and had full right and authority subject to no interest or participation in, or agreement with any other party to sell or otherwise transfer the Mortgage Loans. Following the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to monitor, possess and control the Mortgage Loan except in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan by the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement. After the related Closing Date, neither the Seller nor the Servicer will have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loans and neither the Seller nor the Servicer will have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loans, except as provided in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser. Any future advances made prior to the related Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time of origination with exceptions thereto exercised in a reasonable manner. The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit, or an individual unit in a planned unit development; provided, however, that any condominium project or planned unit development generally conforms with the Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings, and no residence or dwelling is a mobile home, manufactured dwelling or cooperative. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements for sale to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, as the case may be, or is located in a condominium or planned unit development project which has received Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac project approval or as to which Xxxxxx Mae's and Xxxxxxx Mac's eligibility requirements have been waived. The Seller used no adverse selection procedures in selecting the Mortgage Loan from among the outstanding first-lien, residential mortgage loans owned by it which were available for inclusion in the Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan is a "qualified mortgage" within Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code. With respect to each Mortgage where a lost note affidavit has been delivered in place of the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage Note is no longer in existence. Each such lost note affidavit is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to the Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller, the Servicer or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, any other originator or servicer or the Mortgagor or on the part of any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The origination practices used by the Seller and the collection and servicing practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry and the collection and servicing practices used by the Servicer have been acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. As of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor was not in bankruptcy and was not insolvent; as of the Closing Date, the Seller has not received any notice that the Mortgagor was in bankruptcy or was insolvent and neither the Seller nor the Servicer has any knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent or materially adversely affect the value or the marketability of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller or the Servicer, and neither the Seller nor the Servicer has knowledge of any relief requested by the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property. There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Seller or the Servicer is aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue and, to the Seller's knowledge, nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of affairs exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable special hazard insurance policy, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or the Servicer or any designee of the Seller or the Servicer or any corporation in which the Seller, the Servicer or any officer, director, or employee of the Seller or the Servicer had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance. With respect to any ground lease to which a Mortgaged Property may be subject: (A) the Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest under such ground lease; (B) such ground lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise; (C) all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have been fully paid to the extent payable as of the related Closing Date; (D) the Mortgagor enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the leasehold estate; (E) the Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms of such ground lease, and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would result in a default under such ground lease; (F) the lessor under such ground lease is not in default under any of the terms or provisions of such ground lease on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed; (G) the lessor under such ground lease has satisfied any repair or construction obligations due as of the related Closing Date pursuant to the terms of such ground lease; (H) the execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the consent (other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force and effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default under, such ground lease; and (I) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than the maturity date of the Mortgage Note. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Servicer is entitled to collect, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of the Servicer, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note. There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia. No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to finance single premium credit insurance policies. No borrower was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No borrower obtained a prepaid single-premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan; No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan. Any Mortgage Loan with a Mortgaged Property in the State of Illinois complies with the Illinois Interest Act. With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004 and underlying the security, neither the related Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan transaction. The Servicer will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and that for each Mortgage Loan, Servicer agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Xxxxxx Mae's Selling Guide. Seller and Servicer Representations. The Seller and the Servicer hereby represent and warrant to the Purchaser that, as to itself as of the related Closing Date: It is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by it. It is an approved seller/servicer in good standing of conventional residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and is a HUD-approved mortgagee under Section 203 of the National Housing Act. It has corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by it and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, evidences the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of it, subject to applicable law except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law. All requisite corporate action has been taken by it to make this Agreement valid and binding upon it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. No consent, approval, authorization or order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over it or, if required, such consent, approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing Date, be obtained. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in its ordinary course of business and will not result in the breach of any term or provision of its charter or by-laws or result in the breach of any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other instrument to which it or its property is subject, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which it or its property is subject. Its transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its best knowledge, threatened against it which, either individually or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in its business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets, or in any material impairment of its right or ability to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with its obligations contemplated herein, or which would materially impair its ability to perform under the terms of this Agreement. It does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. It acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Servicer, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. It has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes. It is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause it to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors. It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans. Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or lack of examination of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by the Seller, the Servicer or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser in or the value of the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others. Within sixty (60) days after the earlier of either discovery by or notice to either the Seller or the Servicer of any breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser therein, the Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach cannot be cured within ninety (90) days after the discovery or notice of the breach, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price. However, the Seller may, at its option, with the Purchaser's prior approval, such approval not to be withheld unreasonably, and assuming that the Seller has a Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a Substitute Mortgage Loan or Substitute Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that any such substitution shall be effected within two (2) years after the related Closing Date. If the Seller has no Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 7.03 shall occur on a date designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished by the Seller remitting by wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of the related Repurchase Price. At the time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan (or removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan), the Purchaser and the Seller shall arrange for the assignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan (or Deleted Mortgage Loan) to the Seller or its designee and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Purchaser relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan in the manner required by this Agreement with respect to the purchase and sale of such Mortgage Loan on the related Closing Date. In the event a deficient Mortgage Loan is repurchased, the Seller shall, simultaneously with its remittance to the Purchaser of such related Repurchase Price, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase has taken place. Upon such repurchase, the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall simultaneously be amended to reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this Agreement. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes one or more Substitute Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Purchaser for each Substitute Mortgage Loan the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and such other documents and agreements as are required by Subsection 6.03. The Seller shall remit to the Servicer for distribution the Monthly Payment due on each Substitute Mortgage Loan in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution will be retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by it in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall give written notice to the Purchaser that such substitution has taken place and shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, each Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date of substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02. For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such shortfall, plus an amount equal to the aggregate of any Servicing Advances made with respect to such Deleted Mortgage Loans, shall be remitted to the Servicer by the Seller for distribution by the Servicer in the month of substitution. In addition to such cure, repurchase and substitution obligations, the Seller or the Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any out-of-pocket losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, settlements and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion by any third party that is based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement; provided, however, indemnification shall not be available for any economic losses of the Purchaser due to reinvestment losses, loss of investment income or any other special, indirect or consequential losses or damages. No action may be brought against the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.01 or 7.02 with respect to any Mortgage Loan unless and until (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller or the Servicer to Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, to cure such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan for such Mortgage Loan as specified above and/or indemnify the Purchaser and (iii) demand upon the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, by the Purchaser for compliance with the terms of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, set forth in this Subsection 7.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan and/or to indemnify the Purchaser constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02. Repurchase of Certain Prepaid or Converted Mortgage Loans. If the principal balance due on a Mortgage Loan is paid in full prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall remit to the Purchaser an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage over 100%, times (ii) the amount of such Principal Prepayment in full. If any Mortgagor converts the adjustable Mortgage Interest Rate on any related Convertible Mortgage Loan to a fixed Mortgage Interest Rate, the Seller shall repurchase that Convertible Mortgage Loan prior to the next scheduled Due Date for such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03. Closing Conditions. The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shall be either by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties hereto shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties hereto shall agree. The closing for each Mortgage Loan Package shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions: the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and an electronic data file containing information on a loan-level basis; all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the related Closing Date (or, with respect to Subsection 7.01, such other date specified therein) in all material respects and no default shall have occurred hereunder which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder; the Purchaser shall have received from the custodian an initial certification with respect to its receipt of the Mortgage Loan Documents for the related Mortgage Loans; the Purchaser shall have received originals of the related Term Sheet executed by the Seller and a funding memorandum setting forth the Purchase Price(s), and the accrued interest thereon, for the Mortgage Loan Package; and all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet to be satisfied by the Seller shall have been complied with in all material respects. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on such Closing Date the Purchase Price for the related Mortgage Loan Package, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement. [Reserved.] Costs. The Seller and the Servicer shall pay any commissions due their salesmen and the legal fees and expenses of their attorneys. The Purchaser shall pay the cost of delivering the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or its designee, the cost of recording the Assignments of Mortgage, any custodial fees incurred in connection with the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents as may be required by the servicing activities hereunder and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser, including without limitation the Purchaser's attorneys' fees. Administration and Servicing of Mortgage Loans. Servicer to Act as Servicer; Subservicing. The Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and Customary Servicing Procedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and Mortgages, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through subservicers or agents, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer may perform its servicing responsibilities through agents or independent contractors, but shall not thereby be released from any of its responsibilities hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Servicer may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to one or more of its affiliates without regard to any of the requirements of this section; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be released from any of its responsibilities hereunder by virtue of such delegation. The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by one or more unaffiliated subservicers on behalf of the Servicer provided each subservicer is a Xxxxxx Xxx approved seller/servicer or a Xxxxxxx Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, that would make it unable to comply with the eligibility for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of the subservicer from its own funds (provided that any such expenditures that would constitute Servicing Advances if made by the Servicer hereunder shall be reimbursable to the Servicer as Servicing Advances), and the subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. At the cost and expense of the Servicer, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of a subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Servicer, at the Servicer's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. If the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the subservicer as soon as is reasonably possible. The Servicer shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the subservicer from the Servicer's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with the subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by the subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. Any subservicing agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the subservicer shall be deemed to be between the subservicer and Servicer alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of the Purchaser to pay the subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the subservicer has received such payment. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may 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; provided, however, that (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent, and the Servicer has the consent of the Purchaser) the Servicer shall not enter into any payment plan or agreement to modify payments with a Mortgagor lasting more than six (6) months or permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable), the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Gross Margin (if applicable), defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest, change the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make any future advances or extend the final maturity date, as the case may be, with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in its own name or acting through subservicers or agents is hereby authorized and empowered by the Purchaser when the Servicer believes it appropriate and reasonable in its best judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of Subsection 11.13. The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of its intention to institute any foreclosure proceeding no fewer than ten (10) days prior to initiating such proceeding. The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of its intention to accept a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or a partial release of any of the Mortgaged Property subject to the lien of the Mortgage no fewer than ten (10) days prior to accepting such deed-in-lieu or partial release and shall only accept such deed-in-lieu or grant such partial release if the Purchaser has not objected before the end of the tenth day after delivery of such notice. In connection with any foreclosure sale, the Servicer shall consult with the Purchaser with regard to a bid price for the related Mortgaged Property and shall set such bid price in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions. The Servicer shall make all required Servicing Advances and shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Purchaser shall furnish to the Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, if the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or waste, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the inspection, the Purchaser shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Liquidation of Mortgage Loans. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take such action as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan remains delinquent for a period of ninety (90) days or more, the Servicer shall commence foreclosure proceedings in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures and the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. In such connection, the Servicer shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances. If the portion of any Liquidation Proceeds allocable as a recovery of interest on any Mortgage Loan is less than the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan as of the date such proceeds are received, then the applicable Servicing Fees with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall be paid first and any amounts remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Purchaser. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Servicer will proceed diligently, in accordance with this Agreement, to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall become due and payable. Further, the Servicer will in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures ascertain and estimate taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, premiums for Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, and all other charges that, as provided in any Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Establishment of Custodial Account; Deposits in Custodial Account. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts (collectively, the "Custodial Account"), titled "Bank of America, National Association, in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." Such Custodial Account shall be established with a commercial bank, a savings bank or a savings and loan association (which may be a depository affiliate of the Servicer) which meets the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac as an eligible depository institution for custodial accounts. The Custodial Account shall initially be established and maintained at Bank of America, National Association, or any successor thereto, and shall not be transferred to any other depository institution without the Purchaser's approval, which shall not unreasonably be withheld. In any case, the Custodial Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on by the Servicer. The Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the related Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the related Cut-off Date): all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; all Liquidation Proceeds; all proceeds received by the Servicer under any title insurance policy, hazard insurance policy, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or other insurance policy other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures; all awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or eminent domain affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures; any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsections 11.15, 11.17 and 11.19; any amount required to be deposited by the Servicer in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Subsection 11.13; all amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer in connection with shortfalls in principal amount of Substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to Subsection 7.03; with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full, an amount (to be paid by the Servicer out of its own funds) which, when added to all amounts allocable to interest received in connection with the Principal Prepayment in full, equals one month's interest on the amount of principal so prepaid for the month of prepayment at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; provided, however, that the Servicer's aggregate obligations under this paragraph for any month shall be limited to the total amount of Servicing Fees actually received with respect to the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during such month; amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer in connection with the deductible clause of any hazard insurance policy; and any BPP Mortgage Loan Payments payable by the Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.25. 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 in the nature of late payment charges, assumption fees, BPP Fees and other ancillary fees need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account. The Servicer may invest the funds in the Custodial Account in Eligible Investments designated in the name of the Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser, which shall mature not later than the Business Day next preceding the Remittance Date next following the date of such investment (except that (A) any investment in the institution with which the Custodial Account is maintained may mature on such Remittance Date and (B) any other investment may mature on such Remittance Date if the Servicer shall advance funds on such Remittance Date, pending receipt thereof to the extent necessary to make distributions to the Purchaser) and shall not be sold or disposed of prior to maturity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and above, all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to withdrawal by the Servicer. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Servicer out of its own funds immediately as realized. Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Subsection 11.15; to reimburse itself for P&I Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (b) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan, except that, where the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Servicer's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03, and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; to reimburse itself for any unpaid Servicing Fees and for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (c) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser unless the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03, in which case the Servicer's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the related Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and for xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advances, to the extent that such amounts are nonrecoverable (as certified by the Servicer to the Purchaser in an Officer's Certificate) by the Servicer pursuant to subclause (b) or (c) above, provided that the Mortgage Loan for which such advances were made is not required to be repurchased by a Seller pursuant to Subsection 7.03; to reimburse itself for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it pursuant to Subsection 12.01; to withdraw amounts to make P&I Advances in accordance with Subsection 11.17; to pay to itself any interest earned or any investment earnings on funds deposited in the Custodial Account, net of any losses on such investments; to withdraw any amounts inadvertently deposited in the Custodial Account; and to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Upon request, the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with copies of reasonably acceptable invoices or other documentation relating to Servicing Advances that have been reimbursed from the Custodial Account. Establishment of Escrow Account; Deposits in Escrow Account. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts (collectively, the "Escrow Account"), titled "Bank of America, National Association, in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." The Escrow Account shall be established with a commercial bank, a savings bank or a savings and loan association (which may be a depository affiliate of Servicer), which meets the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac as an eligible institution for escrow accounts. The Escrow Account shall initially be established and maintained at Bank of America, National Association, or any successor thereto, and shall not be transferred to any other depository institution without the Purchaser's approval, which shall not unreasonably be withheld. In any case, the Escrow Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on by the Servicer. The Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account on a daily basis, and retain therein: (a) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement and (b) all amounts representing proceeds of any hazard insurance policy which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom only in accordance with Subsection 11.07 hereof. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in the Escrow Account, to the extent required by law. Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account shall be made by the Servicer only (a) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, premiums for Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage, (b) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.08 hereof with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, (c) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, (d) for transfer to the Custodial Account upon default of a Mortgagor or in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and if permitted by applicable law, (e) for application to restore or repair of the Mortgaged Property, (f) to pay to the Mortgagor, to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, (g) to pay to itself any interest earned on funds deposited in the Escrow Account (and not required to be paid to the Mortgagor), (h) to the extent permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, to pay late fees with respect to any Monthly Payment which is received after the applicable grace period, (i) to withdraw suspense payments that are deposited into the Escrow Account, (j) to withdraw any amounts inadvertently deposited in the Escrow Account or (k) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of premiums for Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of each Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make Servicing Advances to effect such payments, subject to its ability to recover such Servicing Advances pursuant to Subsections 11.05(c), 11.05(d) and 11.07(b). No costs incurred by the Servicer or subservicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties shall, for the purpose of calculating remittances to the Purchaser, be added to the amount owing under the related Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans so permit. Transfer of Accounts. The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different depository institution. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the full insurable value of the Mortgaged Property or (b) the greater of (i) the outstanding principal balance owing on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) an amount such that the proceeds of such insurance shall be sufficient to avoid the application to the Mortgagor or loss payee of any coinsurance clause under the policy. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available) the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (A) the minimum amount required under the terms of the coverage to compensate for any damage or loss to the Mortgaged Property on a replacement-cost basis (or the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan if replacement-cost basis is not available) or (B) the maximum amount of insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Program. The Servicer shall also maintain on REO Property fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the National Flood Insurance Program, flood insurance in an amount required above. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.05. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need be required by the Servicer of any Mortgagor or maintained on REO Property other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All policies required hereunder shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to Servicer, and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either its insurance carrier or agent; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located. The hazard insurance policies for each Mortgage Loan secured by a unit in a condominium development or planned unit development shall be maintained with respect to such Mortgage Loan and the related development in a manner which is consistent with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac requirements. Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; Claims. With respect to each Mortgage Loan with a LTV in excess of 80%, the Servicer shall, without any cost to the Purchaser, maintain or cause the Mortgagor to maintain in full force and effect a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of a percentage in conformance with Xxxxxx Mae requirements. The Servicer shall pay or shall cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, at least until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be terminated, the Servicer shall obtain from another insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If the insurer shall cease to be a qualified insurer, the Servicer shall obtain from another qualified insurer a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Subsection 11.18, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present or to assist the Purchaser in preparing and presenting, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Subsection 11.06, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Escrow Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.07. Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. These policies must insure the Servicer against losses resulting from fraud, theft, errors, omissions, negligence, dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by the Servicer's personnel, any employees of outside firms that provide data processing services for the Servicer, and temporary contract employees or student interns. The Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Subsection 11.12 requiring such Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx in the Xxxxxx Mae Servicing Guide or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac Guide, as amended or restated from time to time, or in an amount as may be permitted to the Servicer by express waiver of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such Fidelity Bond or a certificate evidencing the same with a statement that the Servicer shall endeavor to provide written notice to the Purchaser thirty (30) days prior to modification or any material change. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its nominee. The Purchaser, by giving notice to the Servicer, may elect to manage and dispose of all REO Property acquired pursuant to this Agreement by itself. If the Purchaser so elects, the Purchaser shall assume control of REO Property at the time of its acquisition and the Servicer shall forward the related Mortgage File to the Purchaser as soon as is practicable. Promptly upon assumption of control of any REO Property, the Purchaser shall reimburse any related Servicing Advances or other expenses incurred by the Servicer with respect to that REO Property. If the Purchaser has not informed the Servicer that it will manage REO Property, the provisions of this Subsection 11.13(c) shall apply. The Servicer shall cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the Custodial Account all revenues received with respect to the conservation of the related REO Property. The Servicer shall make distributions as required on each Remittance Date to the Purchaser of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described above and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses). The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Servicer. Upon the request of the Purchaser, and at the Purchaser's expense, the Servicer shall cause an appraisal of the REO Property to be performed for the Purchaser. The Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall xxxx the Purchaser for such costs upon the sale of the REO Property and shall not withdraw funds to cover such costs from the Custodial Account. Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain the Servicing Fee from interest payments actually collected on the Mortgage Loans. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, late payment charges, prepayment penalties, BPP Fees and other ancillary income shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for herein. Distributions. On each Remittance Date the Servicer shall remit by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated in writing by the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date (a) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account at the close of business on the related Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05(b) through (h), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to Subsection 11.17, minus (c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the end of the calendar month preceding the month in which the Remittance Date occurs, minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Due Dates subsequent to the related Due Date. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time at its principal office by Bank of America, National Association, or its successor, as its prime lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percent (2%), but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid by the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such payment was due and ending with the Business Day immediately preceding the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Servicer. Statements to the Purchaser. Not later than the tenth (10th) day of the month of each related Remittance Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Purchaser a statement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 5 and certified by a Servicing Officer, setting forth on a loan-by-loan basis: (a) the amount of the distribution made on such Remittance Date which is allocable to principal and allocable to interest; (b) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer during the prior calendar month; and (c) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the preceding month. Such statement shall also include information regarding delinquencies on Mortgage Loans, indicating the number and aggregate principal amount of Mortgage Loans which are either one (1), two (2) or three (3) or more months delinquent and the book value of any REO Property. The Servicer shall submit to the Purchaser monthly a liquidation report with respect to each Mortgaged Property sold in a foreclosure sale as of the related Record Date and not previously reported. Such liquidation report shall be incorporated into the remittance report delivered to Purchaser in the form of Exhibit 5 hereto. The Servicer shall also provide such information as set forth above to the Purchaser in electronic form in the Servicer's standard format, a copy of which has been provided by the Servicer. The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority, the Mortgagor or to the Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for such Purchaser to prepare federal income tax returns as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. Advances by the Servicer. On the Business Day immediately preceding each related Remittance Date, the Servicer shall either (a) deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date (each such advance, a "P&I Advance"), (b) cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the Custodial Account that amounts held for future distribution have been, as permitted by this Subsection 11.17, used by the Servicer in discharge of any such P&I Advance or (c) make P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (a) or (b) aggregating the total amount of advances to be made. Any amounts held for future distribution and so used shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any future Remittance Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date shall be less than payments to the Purchaser required to be made on such Remittance Date. The Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of a Mortgage Loan, or through the last related Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all other payments or recoveries (including proceeds under any title, hazard or other insurance policy, or condemnation awards) with respect to a Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that such obligation shall cease if the Servicer, in its good faith judgment, determines that such P&I Advances would not be recoverable pursuant to Subsection 11.05(d). The determination by the Servicer that a P&I Advance, if made, would be nonrecoverable, shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer, delivered to the Purchaser, which details the reasons for such determination. Assumption Agreements. The Servicer will use its best efforts to enforce any "due-on-sale" provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note; provided that, subject to the Purchaser's prior approval, the Servicer shall permit such assumption if so required in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto; provided, however, the Servicer will not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. In connection with any such assumption, the outstanding principal amount, the Monthly Payment, the Mortgage Interest Rate, the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Gross Margin (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) of the related Mortgage Note shall not be changed, and the term of the Mortgage Loan will not be increased or decreased. If an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Subsection 11.18, the Servicer with the prior consent of the issuer of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Servicer will obtain the portion of the Mortgage File that is in the possession of the Purchaser or its designee, prepare and process any required satisfaction or release of the Mortgage and notify the Purchaser in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Purchaser agrees to deliver to the Servicer (or cause to be delivered to the Servicer) the original Mortgage Note for any Mortgage Loan not later than five (5) Business Days following its receipt of a notice from the Servicer that such a payment in full has been received or that a notification has been received that such a payment in full shall be made. Such Mortgage Note shall be held by the Servicer, in trust, for the purpose of canceling such Mortgage Note and delivering the canceled Mortgage Note to the Mortgagor in a timely manner as and to the extent provided under any applicable federal or state law. In the event the Servicer grants a satisfaction or release of a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should the Servicer otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Fidelity Bond shall insure the Servicer against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser, to any master servicer which is master servicing any of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Securitization or other securitization transaction (each, a "Master Servicer") and to the Sarbanes Certifying Party not later than the earlier of (a) March 15 of each calendar year (other than the calendar year during which the related Closing Date occurs) or (b) with respect to any calendar year during which the annual report of the entity which is the depositor (or other party responsible for filing Form 10-K with the Commission (as defined below)) of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Securitization or other securitization transaction (the "Depositor") on Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), fifteen (15) calendar days before the date on which the Depositor'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 (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), an Officer's Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are subject to a Securitization or other securitization transaction, not later than the earlier of (a) March 15 of each calendar year (other than the calendar year during which the Closing Date occurs) or (b) with respect to any calendar year during which the Depositor'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, fifteen (15) calendar days before the date on which the Depositor'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 (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), an officer of the Servicer shall execute and deliver an Officer's Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7 to the Sarbanes Certifying Party for the benefit of the Sarbanes Certifying Party and its officers, directors and affiliates. The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer and the Sarbanes Certifying Party (any such person, an "Indemnified Party") from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Servicer of its obligations under this Subsection 11.20 or Subsection 11.21, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer's obligations under this Subsection 11.20 or Subsection 11.21, or the Servicer's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. It is acknowledged and agreed that each Master Servicer and the Sarbanes Certifying Party shall be an express third party beneficiary of the provisions of this Subsection 11.20 and shall be entitled independently to enforce the provisions of this Subsection 11.20 with respect to any obligations owed to such entity as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report. Not later than the earlier of (a) March 15 of each calendar year (other than the calendar year during which the related Closing Date occurs) or (b) with respect to any calendar year during which the Depositor'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, fifteen (15) calendar days before the date on which the Depositor'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 (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to any Master Servicer and the Sarbanes Certifying Party to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of residential mortgage loans and that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted in compliance with Customary Servicing Procedures except for such significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Servicer Shall Provide Access and Information as Reasonably Required. The Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser, and for any Purchaser insured by FDIC or NAIC, the supervisory agents and examiners of FDIC and OTS or NAIC, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans which may be required by applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Servicer. In addition, the Servicer shall furnish upon request by the Purchaser, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable and appropriate with respect to the purposes of this Agreement and applicable regulations. All such reports or information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions the Purchaser may require. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Inspections. The Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often deemed necessary by the Servicer to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than sixty (60) days delinquent, the Servicer immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures or as may be required by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The Servicer shall keep written report of each such inspection and shall provide a copy of such inspection to the Purchaser upon the request of the Purchaser. Restoration of Mortgaged Property. The Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release is in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures. At a minimum, the Servicer shall comply with the following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds: the Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto; the Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens; the Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in default; and pending repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account. If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Servicer is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of the Purchaser. BPP Mortgage Loans. With respect to any BPP Mortgage Loan, the Servicer hereby agrees to deposit in the Custodial Account and remit to the Purchaser any BPP Mortgage Loan Payment due pursuant to a BPP Addendum. Any Monthly Covered Amount payable by the Servicer pursuant to this Subsection 11.25 shall be remitted to the Purchaser on or prior to the Remittance Date relating to the Determination Date immediately following the Due Date as to which such Monthly Covered Amount relates. Any Total Covered Amount payable by the Servicer pursuant to this Subsection 11.25 shall be remitted to the Purchaser on or prior to the Remittance Date relating to the Determination Date in the month following the month in which the cancellation to which such Total Covered Amount relates occurs. For the avoidance of any doubt, no duty of the Servicer to remit or advance funds hereunder (including, without limitation, Servicing Advances) shall include remittances or advances of or with respect to BPP Fees. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event servicing is transferred from the Servicer, the BPP Addendum shall be of no further force and effect and the Servicer shall not have obligations to make BPP Mortgage Loan Payments or otherwise with respect to the BPP Addendum; provided however, that the Servicer would be required to make any payments required under the BPP Addendum with respect to protected events that occur on or prior to the effective date of termination as set forth in the BPP Addendum. The Servicer. Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, and the Servicer shall assume (with the written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees. If the Servicer has assumed the defense of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with a written report of all expenses and advances incurred by the Servicer pursuant to this Subsection 12.01 and the Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Servicer for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates to the failure of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer. The Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a national banking association, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to substantially all of the business of the Servicer (whether or not related to loan servicing), shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others. The duties and obligations of the Servicer shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Servicer. Neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures and otherwise in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer against any liability resulting from any breach of any representation or warranty made herein, or from any liability specifically imposed on the Servicer herein; and, provided further, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of the obligations or duties hereunder. The Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Servicer may rely on any document of any kind which it in good faith reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been adopted or signed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder. Subject to the terms of Subsection 12.01, the Servicer shall have no obligation to appear with respect to, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to the Servicer's duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement. Seller and Servicer Not to Resign. Neither the Seller nor the Servicer shall assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Servicer or the Seller, as the case may be, and the Purchaser or upon the determination that the Servicer's duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such determination permitting the unilateral resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser, which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation or assignment shall become effective until a successor has assumed the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in accordance with Subsection 14.02. Default. Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Servicer shall occur and be continuing: any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Purchaser; failure by the Servicer to duly observe or perform, in any material respect, any other covenants, obligations or agreements of the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Purchaser; a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force, undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or relating to all or substantially all of the Servicer's property; the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; the Servicer shall cease to be qualified to do business under the laws of any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located, but only to the extent such qualification is necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and to perform the Servicer's obligations under this Agreement; or the Servicer shall fail to meet the servicer eligibility qualifications of Xxxxxx Xxx or the Servicer shall fail to meet the servicer eligibility qualifications of Xxxxxxx Mac; then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Servicer, may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, commence termination of all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. Upon receipt by the Servicer of such written notice from the Purchaser stating that they intend to terminate the Servicer as a result of such Event of Default, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Subsection 14.02. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to a successor any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including, but not limited to, the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents to the successor at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Waiver of Default. The Purchaser may waive any default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereto except to the extent expressly so waived. Termination. Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, as servicer, shall terminate upon (a) the distribution to the Purchaser of the final payment or liquidation with respect to the last Mortgage Loan (or advances of same by the Servicer) or (b) the disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder. Upon written request from the Purchaser in connection with any such termination, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in the Purchaser's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Purchaser's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder as servicer, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Successors to the Servicer. Prior to the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Subsections 12.04, 13.01 or 14.01, the Purchaser shall, (a) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement or (b) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement upon such termination. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Subsections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant to the aforementioned Subsections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Subsection and shall in no event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under Subsection 7.03, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to the Seller notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Subsections 12.04, 13.01 or 14.01 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other party at the address as follows: if to the Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx if to the Seller: Bank of America, National Association 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Secondary Marketing Manager if to the Servicer: Bank of America, National Association 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000 Attention: Servicing Manager or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Severability Clause. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Purchaser. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. Governing Law. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW, THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. Intention of the Parties. It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller is selling, the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat the transaction for federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review. It is not the intention of the parties that such conveyances be deemed a pledge thereof. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the property of the Seller or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest in either such assets, then (a) this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and (b) the conveyances provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment and a grant by the Seller to the Purchaser of a security interest in all of the assets transferred, whether now owned or hereafter acquired. Waivers. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs" and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration. Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party hereto in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer by written agreement signed by the parties hereto. Confidentiality. Each of the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer shall employ proper procedures and standards designed to maintain the confidential nature of the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent (a) the disclosure of which is reasonably believed by such party to be required in connection with regulatory requirements or other legal requirements relating to its affairs; (b) disclosed to any one or more of such party's employees, officers, directors, agents, attorneys or accountants who would have access to the contents of this Agreement and such data and information in the normal course of the performance of such person's duties for such party, to the extent such party has procedures in effect to inform such person of the confidential nature thereof; (c) that is disclosed in a prospectus, prospectus supplement or private placement memorandum relating to a Securitization of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser (or an affiliate assignee thereof) or to any person in connection with the resale or proposed resale of all or a portion of the Mortgage Loans by such party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and (d) that is reasonably believed by such party to be necessary for the enforcement of such party's rights under this Agreement. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto and any prior oral or written agreements between them shall be deemed to have merged herewith. Further Agreements; Securitization. The Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement. The Seller and the Servicer each agree to enter into additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary to effect one or more Securitizations of the Mortgage Loans. The parties also agree that the provisions of this Agreement may be altered in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Servicer if necessary to effect a Securitization (including, but not limited to, any changes required (i) to satisfy Rating Agency requirements or (ii) to qualify for treatment as one or more real estate mortgage investment conduits). All reasonable out of pocket costs actually incurred by the Seller and the Servicer, including reasonable attorney's fees and accountant's fees (such attorney's and accountant's fees not to exceed $20,000), in connection with performing its obligations under this Section 28 with respect to a Securitization shall be reimbursed by the Purchaser upon demand therefor. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the initial Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer, and the respective successors and assigns of the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer. The initial Purchaser and any subsequent purchasers may assign this Agreement to any Person to whom any Mortgage Loan is transferred pursuant to a sale or financing upon prior written notice to the Servicer in accordance with the following paragraph; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to service the Mortgage Loans for more than three (3) Persons for assignees of EMC Mortgage Corporation or its respective affiliates at any time and shall not recognize any assignment of this Agreement to the extent that following such assignment more than such number of Persons would be purchasers hereunder. As used herein, the trust formed in connection with a Securitization shall be deemed to constitute a single "Person." Upon any such assignment and written notice thereof to the Servicer, the Person to whom such assignment is made shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans and this Agreement, to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct agreement between the Servicer and such purchaser, and a separate and distinct agreement between the Servicer and each other purchaser to the extent of the other related Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the end of the month preceding the date upon which the first remittance is to be made to an assignee of the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall provide to the Servicer written notice of any assignment setting forth: (a) the Servicer's applicable Mortgage Loan identifying number for each of the Mortgage Loans affected by such assignment; (b) the aggregate scheduled transfer balance of such Mortgage Loans; and (c) the full name, address and wiring instructions of the assignee and the name and telephone number of an individual representative for such assignee, to whom the Servicer should: (i) send remittances; (ii) send any notices required by or provided for in this Agreement; and (iii) deliver any legal documents relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, but not limited to, contents of any Mortgage File obtained after the effective date of any assignment). If the Purchaser has not provided the notice of assignment required by this Section 29, the Servicer shall not be required to treat any other Person as a "Purchaser" hereunder and may continue to treat the Purchaser which purports to assign the Agreement as the "Purchaser" for all purposes of this Agreement. Non-Solicitation. From and after the Closing Date, the Seller, the Servicer and any of their respective affiliates hereby agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on its behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit a Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. It is understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to the solicitation of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto on the Closing Date and none of the Seller, the Servicer or any of their respective affiliates shall take any action to undermine these rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Seller, the Servicer or any of their respective affiliates: may advertise its availability for handling refinancings of mortgages in its portfolio, including the promotion of terms it has available for such refinancings, through the sending of letters or promotional material, so long as it does not specifically target Mortgagors and so long as such promotional material either is sent to the mortgagors for all of the mortgages in the A-quality servicing portfolio of the Seller, the Servicer and any of their affiliates (those it owns as well as those serviced for others) or sent to all of the mortgagors who have specific types of mortgages (such as FHA, VA, conventional fixed-rate or conventional adjustable-rate, or sent to those mortgagors whose mortgages fall within specific interest rate ranges; may provide pay-off information and otherwise cooperate with individual mortgagors who contact it about prepaying their mortgages by advising them of refinancing terms and streamlined origination arrangements that are available; and may offer to refinance a Mortgage Loan made within thirty (30) days following receipt by it of a pay-off request from the related Mortgagor. Promotions undertaken by the Seller or the Servicer or by any affiliate of the Seller or the Servicer which are directed to the general public at large (including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements), shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 30. Protection of Consumer Information. The Purchaser agrees that the Purchaser (i) shall comply with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of Consumer Information, (ii) shall not use Consumer Information in any manner inconsistent with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of Consumer Information, (iii) shall not disclose Consumer Information to third parties except at the specific written direction of the Seller or the Servicer, (iv) shall maintain adequate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect Consumer Information from unauthorized access and (v) shall immediately notify the Seller of any actual or suspected breach of the confidentiality of Consumer Information.
The Purchaser agrees that the Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold the Seller and the Servicer harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability the Seller or the Servicer may suffer by reason of the Purchaser's failure to perform the obligations set forth in this Section 31. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized on the date first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser By: _______________________________________ Name: _______________________________________ Title: _______________________________________ BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Seller and as Servicer By: _______________________________________ Name: _______________________________________ Title: _______________________________________ [Signature page to Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005]
1-1 EXHIBIT 1 MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents shall consist of the following: the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed in blank and signed in the name of the Seller by an officer thereof, together with any applicable original BPP Addendum, or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost or destroyed, a lost note affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto; the original Assignment of Mortgage with assignee's name left blank; the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note; the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such mortgage has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost, or if such public recording office retains the original recorded mortgage, a photocopy of such mortgage certified by the Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded mortgage; the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon; the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment of mortgage has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage, a photocopy of such intervening assignment of mortgage, certified by the Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage; (i) the original mortgagee title insurance policy including an Environmental Protection Agency Endorsement and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, an adjustable-rate endorsement, (ii) with respect to certain Refinanced Mortgage Loans, a title search report or other evidence of title [or (iii) in the case of any jurisdiction where title insurance polices are generally not available, an opinion of counsel of the type customarily rendered in such jurisdictions in lieu of title insurance]; the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage; and a copy of any applicable power of attorney.
2-1 EXHIBIT 2 CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, unless otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser on the data tape, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and which shall be retained by the Servicer or delivered to the Purchaser: Copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents. Residential loan application. Mortgage Loan closing statement. Verification of employment and income, if required. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment. Credit report on Mortgagor, in a form acceptable to either Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. Residential appraisal report. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, unless a survey is not required by the title insurer. Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map or plat, restrictions, easements, home owner association declarations, etc. Copies of all required disclosure statements. If applicable, termite report, structural engineer's report, water potability and septic certification. Sales Contract, if applicable. The Primary Mortgage Insurance policy or certificate of insurance or electronic notation of the existence of such policy, where required pursuant to the Agreement. Evidence of electronic notation of the hazard insurance policy, and, if required by law, evidence of the flood insurance policy.
3-1 EXHIBIT 3 UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES [ON FILE WITH THE PURCHASER]
4-2 4-1 EXHIBIT 4 FORM OF LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT ________________________________________, being first duly sworn upon oath deposes and states: That he/she is authorized by Bank of America, National Association ("B of A") to execute this Lost Note Affidavit on behalf of B of A. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, he/she shall have no personal liability pursuant to this Lost Note Affidavit. That the note dated ______________, executed by _______________ in the original principal sum of $____________, payable to the order of __________________ and secured by a mortgage (or deed of trust or other instrument creating a lien securing the Note (as defined below)) of even date on premises commonly known as ________________________________ ____________________________, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Note") was lost and /or destroyed and the affiant herein has no knowledge of the location or whereabouts of said Note and said Note has not been paid, satisfied, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated in any way. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of _______________and its successors and/or assigns, accepting a certified copy of the Note identified on Exhibit "A" in lieu of the original Note, B of A does hereby agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless __________ _______________ its respective transferees, and their respective assigns (the "Indemnified") from and against any and all loss or damage, together with all reasonable costs, charges and expenses (whether or not a lawsuit is filed) (collectively, the "Loss") incurred as a result of the inability to enforce the Note in accordance with its terms due to the lack of an original Note or incurred by reason of any claim, demand, suit, cause of action or proceeding by a third party arising out of the Indemnified's inability to enforce the Note according to its terms or the inability to receive any related insurance proceeds due to the lack of an original Note by a third party. B of A shall pay any such Loss upon demand provided that B of A is notified of any such Loss in writing, after __________ or transferee becomes aware of same, at the following address: Bank of America, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000; Attention: Secondary Marketing Manager; with copy to _______________________; Attention: ________________. B of A does hereby further agree that should the original Note ever be found by it, it will promptly notify _________________ or its respective transferees, or their respective assigns, as applicable, and upon receipt by B of A of the original Note, will endorse to _______________ or its designee or transferee, as applicable, without recourse, such original Note and promptly forward said Note to_______________ or its designee or transferee, as applicable. Upon receipt to the original Note by __________________ this indemnification agreement shall become null and void as to any loss accruing subsequent to _____________ ___________'s receipt of such original Note, however, B of A shall remain liable as to any loss accruing on or prior to __________________'s receipt of such original Note. Executed this _______day of _________________, 200__. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:___________________________________ Witness: ______________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this _______ day of_________________, 200__. ___________________________________ Notary Public
EXHIBIT 5 FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT
EXHIBIT 6 FORM OF TERM SHEET CLOSING DATE: This Term Sheet (this "Term Sheet"), dated as of _______ (the "Closing Date"), confirms the sale by Bank of America, National Association (the "Seller") to EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Purchaser"), and the purchase by the Purchaser from the Seller, of the first lien residential mortgage loans on a servicing retained basis described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Schedule I hereto (the "Mortgage Loans"), pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement (the "Flow Sale and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of April 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller. Capitalized terms that are used herein but are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Flow Sale and Servicing Agreement. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Seller does hereby bargain, sell, convey, assign and transfer to Purchaser without recourse, except as provided in the Flow Sale and Servicing Agreement, and on a servicing retained basis, all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to each of the Mortgage Loans, together with all documents maintained as part of the related Mortgage Files, all Mortgaged Properties which secure any Mortgage Loan but are acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure after the Cut-off Date or otherwise, all payments of principal and interest received on the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date, all other unscheduled collections collected in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date, and all proceeds of the foregoing, subject, however, to the rights of the Seller under the Flow Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser or its designee prior to the date hereof the documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan required to be delivered under the Flow Sale and Servicing Agreement. For purposes of the Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to this Term Sheet, certain terms shall be as set forth below: Cut-off Date Principal Balance: $_______________________ Closing Date: _______________________ Cut-off Date: _______________________ Purchase Price Percentage: ________% Servicing Fee Rate: ________% [Signatures On Following Page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by the hands of their duly authorized officers, execute this Term Sheet as of the Closing Date referred to above. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Seller as Purchaser By: By: Name: Name: Its: Its: By: Name: Its:
Execution Copy EXHIBIT 7 FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SERVICER I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to _______________, and its officers, directors, agents and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: 1. Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant's Servicing Report and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted by the Servicer to the Master Servicer taken as a whole (and as amended or corrected in writing to the Master Servicer), does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this certification; 2. The servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer; 3. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and based upon the review required by the Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the Annual independent Public Accountant's Servicing Report, the Servicer has, for the period covered by the Form 10-K fulfilled its obligation under the Servicing Agreement; and 4. The Servicer has disclosed to the Servicer's Certified Public Accountants all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers of similar standard as set forth in the Servicing Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005 (the "Servicing Agreement"), between Bank of America, National Association and EMC Mortgage Corporation. BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: _____________________________ Name: _____________________________ Title: _____________________________ Date: _____________________________
EXHIBIT I-20 REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE ADDENDUM TO AMENDED AND RESTATED FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
16 (Servicing-retained) This Regulation AB Compliance Addendum (this "Reg AB Addendum"), dated as of January 27, 2006, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Purchaser") and Bank of America, National Association (the "Company"), to that certain Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Agreement"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser have agreed to adopt an addendum to the Agreement to reflect the intention of the parties to comply with Regulation AB. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and mutual obligations set forth herein, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree as follows: DEFINED TERMS Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Company Information: As defined in Section 2.07(a). Depositor: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the Person identified in writing to the Company by the Purchaser as depositor for such Securitization Transaction. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the related transaction documents. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly by the Purchaser to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Servicer: As defined in Section 2.03(c). Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit F for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit F and the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB shall control (or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by the Purchaser, the Company and any Person that will be responsible for signing any Sarbanes Certification with respect to a Securitization Transaction in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit F). Sponsor: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the Person identified in writing to the Company by the Purchaser as sponsor for such Securitization Transaction. Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1l05(a)(l)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item l122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer. Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB that are required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company. Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer by the Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article II of this Reg AB Addendum is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission and that the provisions of this Reg AB Addendum shall be applicable to all Mortgage Loans included in a Securitization Transaction closing on or after January 1, 2006, regardless whether the Mortgage Loans were purchased by the Purchaser from the Company prior to the date hereof. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall 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 thereunder. The Company 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with reasonable requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. The Purchaser and the Company also acknowledge and agree that Section 2.02(a)(i)-(v), Section 2.03(c), (e) and (f), Section 2.04, Section 2.05 and Section 2.06 of this Reg AB Addendum shall only be applicable with respect to any Mortgage Loan if the Company (or Subservicer, if any) services such Mortgage Loan for a period following the closing date of a related Securitization Transaction. The Purchaser and the Company also acknowledge and agree that this Reg AB Addendum is intended to supplement the terms of the Agreement and, to the extent inconsistent, the rights and obligations under the Agreement shall continue to apply with respect to any Reconstitution (as defined in the Agreement) that is not covered by the definition of "Securitization Transfer" in this Reg AB Addendum; provided, however, that the requirement to provide an accountants' report pursuant to Section 11.21 of the Agreement shall be deemed satisfied with respect to any Reconstitution that occurs prior to, on or following the date hereof by providing an accountants' attestation that satisfies the requirements of Section 2.05(a)(ii) of this Reg AB Addendum. For purposes of this Reg AB Addendum, the term "Purchaser" shall refer to EMC Mortgage Corporation and its successors in interest and assigns. In addition, any notice or request that must be "in writing" or "written" may be made by electronic mail. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser, to any Master Servicer and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor under Section 2.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Company 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 due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (ii) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Company as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (iv) no material changes to the Company's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company's financial condition that are reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified in writing to the Company by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB. If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor under Section 2.03, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to within five (5) Business Days, but in no event later than ten (10) calendar 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 request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. Information to Be Provided by the Company. In connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Company shall (i) within five (5) Business Days (but in no event later than ten (10) calendar days) following written request by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this Section, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Company, provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor) the information specified in paragraph (d) of this Section. If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, the Company shall provide such information regarding (i) the Company, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, and (iii) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(l), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum (so long as required by Regulation AB): the originator's form of organization; a description of the originator's origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator's experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators' credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB; a description of any legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company, each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer that would be material to securityholders; and a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Company, each Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Company by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction: the sponsor; the depositor; the issuing entity; any servicer; any trustee; any originator; any significant obligor; any enhancement or support provider; and any other material transaction party. If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information solely with respect to mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) (i) originated by the Company that were included in securitizations that closed during the five (5) years preceding the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction and for which Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc. was the depositor and/or (ii) each Third Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the related mortgage loans. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable. Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an omission to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph) during the applicable offering period for the securities, the Company shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the Company. If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Reg AB Addendum), such statements and agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006, or , in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to a Third Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor. If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor with respect to any Securitization Transaction for which 20% or more of the pool assets (measured by cut-off date principal balance) are serviced by the Company and any Subservicer or as otherwise required by Item 1108 of Regulation AB, the Company shall provide such information regarding the Company, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Company and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a "Servicer"), as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum (so long as required by Regulation AB): the Servicer's form of organization; a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer's experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under the Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer's portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation: whether the Servicer is aware of or has received notice that any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing by the Servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes; whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and such other information as the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB; a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under the Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the Servicer's financial condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance; a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; a description of the Servicer's processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience. If so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator that would be material to securityholders, (B) any affiliations or relationships of a type that are described under Item 119 of Regulation AB and are material to securityholders that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, but only to the extent that such affiliations or relationships do not include the Purchaser, Depositor or any of their respective affiliates as a party (to the extent the Purchaser has been notified by the Company of the name of any applicable Subservicer or Third-Party Originator), (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships, and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. All notification pursuant to this Section 2.03(d), other than those pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(i)(A), should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to Section 2.03(d)(i)(A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities. In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of the Agreement, if so requested in writing by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, the Company shall provide such information reasonably available to the Company regarding the performance of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, on or before March 1 (but in any event no later than March 15) of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Company, to the effect that (i) a review of the Company's activities during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under the Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during such period has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and the status thereof. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts, on or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007 (but in any event no later than March 15), to: deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with the 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 Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Company, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Reg AB Addendum; deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Company 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; cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant to Section 2.06(b) to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section; and deliver to the Purchaser, any Depositor, any Master Servicer and any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a "Sarbanes Certification") required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (a)(iv) above may rely on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iii) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Reg AB Addendum or, in the case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Company pursuant to Section 2.06. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section. The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not authorize any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. The Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 2.02, 2.03(c) and (e), 2.04, 2.05 and 2.07 of this Reg AB Addendum to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 2.03( d) of this Reg AB Addendum. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 2.04, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 2.05 and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 2.05 as and when required to be delivered. It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Company shall promptly upon written request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor that is "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as determined by the Company and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (i) of this paragraph. As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 2.05 and 2.07 of this Reg AB Addendum to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 2.05, in each case as and when required to be delivered. Indemnification; Remedies. The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each Sponsor; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, 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: (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification, data, accountants' letter or other material in written or electronic form provided under this Article II by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Article II by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Section 2.07, including particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Article II, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2.06(b) any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 2.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or the negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection with its performance under this Section 7.02. .......If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator. Any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Article II, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 2.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Company under the Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under the Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Company; provided that to the extent that any provision of the Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such provision shall be given effect. Any failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification or accountants' letter when and as required under Section 2.04 or 2.05, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2.06(b) any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar days after the date on which such information, report, certification or accountants' letter was required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Company under the Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under the Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Company; provided that to the extent that any provision of the Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such provision shall be given effect. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Company as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of the Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. [signatures follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Company have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser By: Name: Title: BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Company By: Name: Title: [Signature Page to Regulation AB Compliance Addendum (servicing retained)]
EXHIBIT A FORM OF COMPANY CERTIFICATION Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [l, 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES] I, ____________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF COMPANY] (the "Company"), certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company Servicing Information"); Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Servicing Information; Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee]; I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
86 EXHIBIT B SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria"; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicable Servicing Servicing Criteria Criteria ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference Criteria ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Servicing Considerations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(1)(i) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash Collection and Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investor Remittances and Reporting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pool Asset Administration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EXHIBIT I-21 EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser, CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. Company, PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of July 1, 2001 (Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans)
TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I Section 1.01 Defined Terms.........................................................2 ARTICLE II Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.................................................15 Section 2.02 Purchase Price........................................................15 Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans...........................................16 Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files................................16 Section 2.05 Books and Records.....................................................17 Section 2.06 Transfer of Mortgage Loans............................................18 Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...................................19 Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures............................................21 ARTICLE III Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company.........................21 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.....................................26 Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution..............................................40 Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.......................42 ARTICLE IV Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer............................................43 Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..................................47 Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.............................47 Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts................................48 Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.............................................50 Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts...................................52 Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.............................52 Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder....................52
Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts..................................................55 Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.......................................55 Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy..............................................56 Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance......................................................57 Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.....................58 Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date.........................................60 ARTICLE V Section 5.01 Distributions.........................................................60 Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser...........................................61 Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company.......................................62 Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports...................................................63 ARTICLE VI Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements.................................................63 Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.............................................65 Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation................................................66 Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.....................................67 Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report.................................67 Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records..........................68 ARTICLE VII Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required.....................................................68 ARTICLE VIII Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims...................................69 Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company................................70 Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others.....................71 Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign.......................................71 Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing..............................................72
ARTICLE IX Section 9.01 Events of Default.....................................................73 Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults....................................................75 ARTICLE X Section 10.01 Termination..........................................................75 Section 10.02 Termination Without Cause............................................75 ARTICLE XI Section 11.01 Successor to the Company.............................................76 Section 11.02 Amendment............................................................77 Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.............................................77 Section 11.04 Governing Law........................................................78 Section 11.05 Notices..............................................................78 Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions...........................................79 Section 11.07 Exhibits............................................................79 Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles......................................79 Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents............................................80 Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information.......................................80 Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage................................81 Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser..............................................81 Section 11.13 No Partnership......................................................82 Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns....................................82 Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.....................................................82 Section 11.16 No Solicitation......................................................82 Section 11.17 Closing..............................................................83 Section 11.18 Cooperation of Company with Reconstitution...........................84 EXHIBITS A Contents of Mortgage File B Custodial Account Letter Agreement C Escrow Account Letter Agreement D Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement E [reserved] F [reserved] G Request for Release of Documents and Receipt H Company's Underwriting Guidelines I Form of Term Sheet This is a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001 and is executed between EMC Mortgage Corporation, as Purchaser (the "Purchaser") and Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., as the Company (the "Company"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Purchaser has heretofore agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has heretofore agreed to sell to the Purchaser, from time to time, certain Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis, pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement dated as of June 29, 2001 by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Confirmation"). WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is annexed to the related Term Sheet; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Company with respect to itself and the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with FNMA or Xxxxxxx Mac servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the FNMA or Xxxxxxx Mac Guides including future updates. Adjustment Date: As to each Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agency Guide:.The FNMA Guides or the Xxxxxxx Mac Guides. Agreement: This Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Origination Date as the value of the Mortgaged Property. 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 or transfer of the Mortgage Loan, or a notice of transfer or equivalent instrument delivered in accordance with the MERS requirements. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York or Maryland, or (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York or Maryland are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Closing Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or pool of Mortgage Loans, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Code: The Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"). Company: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., its successor in interest and assigns, as permitted by this Agreement. Company's Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, President, any Assistant Vice President, Vice President or Treasurer of Company stating the date by which Company expects to receive any missing documents sent for recording from the applicable recording office. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Confirmation: As defined in the Recitals to this Agreement. Conversion Feature:..A provision whereby the Mortgagor may elect to convert to a fixed Mortgage Interest Rate pursuant to the terms set forth in the Mortgage Note. Custodial Account: Each separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Cut-off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Eligible Account: An account established and maintained: (a) within FDIC insured accounts (or other accounts with comparable insurance coverage acceptable to the Rating Agencies) created, maintained and monitored by the Company so that all funds deposited therein are fully insured, (b) with the corporate trust department of a financial institution assigned a long-term debt rating of not less than Baa3, and a short term debt rating of P3, from Xxxxx'x Investors Services and, if ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgaged backed securities, the equivalent required ratings of the Rating Agencies, and held such that the rights of the Purchaser and the owner of the Mortgage Loans shall be fully protected against the claims of any creditors of the Company and of any creditors or depositors of the institution in which such account is maintained or (c) in a separate non-trust account without FDIC or other insurance in an Eligible Institution. In the event that a Custodial Account is established pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written notice on the Business Day following the date on which the applicable institution fails to meet the applicable ratings requirements. Eligible Institution: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., or an institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highest long-term debt ratings of the Rating Agencies; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of the Rating Agencies. Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan. Escrow Account: Each separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation, and various Mortgagors" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. FNMA: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto. FNMA Guides: The FNMA Seller's Guide and the FNMA Servicer's Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Xxxxxxx Mac Guides:..The Xxxxxxx Mac Seller's Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicer's Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor. Index: On each Adjustment Date, the applicable index shall be the six month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as published in the Wall Street Journal. For purposes of determining the Index, for each Adjustment Date LIBOR shall be the most recent figure available as of the first business day of the month immediately preceding the Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate: The Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to the percentage shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Lifetime Rate Cap: As to each Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan which is 600 basis points (6%) above the initial Mortgage Interest Rate. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to (i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to all other Mortgage Loans. Margin: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Company on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: The mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified in Exhibit A hereto and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as required by Section 4.11. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, which may be adjusted from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit A. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate minus the Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Premium. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the related Term Sheet, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (5) the type of residential property constituting the Mortgaged Property; (6) the original months to maturity or the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (7) the Sales Price, if applicable, appraised value and Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination and as of the related Cut-off Date; the initial Adjustment Date, the next Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date, the Index, the Margin, the Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Rate Cap; (9) the Origination Date of the Mortgage Loan; the stated maturity date; and the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (10) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (11) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (12) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (13) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (14) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full, alternative or reduced); (15) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received thirty (30) or more days after its Due Date; (16) the date on which the first payment is or was due; (17) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of Primary Mortgage Insurance; (18) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is currently convertible and the conversion spread; (19) actual next due date as of the Cutoff Date; (20) product type; and (21) Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; and (5) the weighted average months to next Adjustment Date. Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the state in which such real property is located, which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgage, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, its successors and assigns. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President, Assistant Vice President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. Origination Date: The date on which a Mortgage Loan closed and funded, which date shall not, in connection with a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, be the date of the closing and funding of the debt being refinanced, but rather the closing and funding of the debt currently outstanding under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, its successors and assigns. Periodic Rate Cap: As to each Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date, starting with the second Adjustment Date, which is 200 basis points (2%) above or below, respectively, the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect during the immediately preceding 12 month period. As to the first Adjustment Date, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate is 300 basis points (3%) above or below, respectively, the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect during the immediately preceding fixed-rate period. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability corporation, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance represented to be in effect pursuant to Section 3.02(hh), or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time as published as the average rate in the Wall Street Journal (Northeast Edition). Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Purchase Price: As defined in Section 2.02. Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by FNMA or FHLMC. Rating Agencies: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Xxxxx'x Investor Service or, in the event that some or all of ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if any. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Company in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the date of repurchase, plus, (iii) third party expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loan being repurchased; less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Company specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate, and provided further that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company hereunder), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the Company, as Company, with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (f) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 4.05) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05. Servicing Fee Rate: The Servicing Fee Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to 37.5 basis points. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Company consisting of originals or microfilmed copies of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit A, the originals of which are delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Section 2.04. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Subservicer: Any subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01. Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Subservicer, if any, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Term Sheet: A supplemental agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I which shall be executed and delivered by the Company and the Purchaser to provide for the sale and servicing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement of the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule I attached thereto, which supplemental agreement shall contain certain specific information relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans and may contain additional covenants relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE II SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase. The Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance on the related Cut-off Date set forth in the related Term Sheet in an amount as set forth in the Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Company as evidenced by the actual Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the Closing Date, with servicing retained by Company. The Company shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement, and the related Term Sheet shall be executed and delivered on the related Closing Date. Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. The initial principal amount of the Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date. In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal amount of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of each Mortgage Loan from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The Purchase Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Company or any successor servicer to the Company after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Company), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to the related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Company shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Company to the Purchaser. Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of each Term Sheet, the Company does hereby agree to directly service the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files. As of the related Closing Date, the Company sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser, without recourse, and the Company hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser has, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans. Company will deliver the Mortgage Files to the custodian designated by Purchaser, on or before the related Closing Date, at the expense of the Company. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals or microfilmed copies of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The Servicing File shall contain all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser, for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the Mortgage Files retained by the Company shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of the Mortgage Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.05 Books and Records. The sale of each Mortgage Loan has been reflected on the Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans which shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of FNMA or FHLMC, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage of any condominium project as required by FNMA or FHLMC, and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche. The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition to the foregoing, Company shall provide to any supervisory agents or examiners that regulate Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to Company and without charge to Company or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable regulator. Section 2.06. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.06 and the books and records of the Company show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that (i) the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer in an Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Company and the Company, and (ii) in no event shall there be more than three (3) Persons at any given time having the status of "Purchaser" hereunder. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Company shall deliver and release to the Purchaser or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The documents enumerated as items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) in Exhibit A hereto shall be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser or its designee no later than one (1) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to a bailee letter agreement. All other documents in Exhibit A hereto, together with all other documents executed in connection with the Mortgage Loan that Company may have in its possession, shall be retained by the Company in trust for the Purchaser. If the Company cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents or the original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, on the Closing Date, the Company shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later than 120 days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original documents, including original recorded documents, to the Purchaser or its designee (unless the Company is delayed in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office). If delivery is not completed within 120 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Company shall deliver such document to Purchaser, or its designee, within such time period as specified in a Company's Officer's Certificate. In the event that documents have not been received by the date specified in the Company's Officer's Certificate, a subsequent Company's Officer's Certificate shall be delivered by such date specified in the prior Company's Officer's Certificate, stating a revised date for receipt of documentation. The procedure shall be repeated until the documents have been received and delivered. The Company shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery within 210 days of the related Closing Date. The Company shall pay all initial recording fees, for the assignments of mortgage and any other fees in connection with the transfer of all original documents to the Purchaser or its designee, including any fees, costs or expenses related to the registration of the Mortgage Loans with MERS, if applicable. The Company shall prepare, in recordable form, all assignments of mortgage necessary to assign the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Company shall provide an original or duplicate original of the title insurance policy to Purchaser or its designee within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the recorded documents (required for issuance of such policy) from the applicable recording office. Any review by the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the Company's obligations hereunder. If the Purchaser or its designee discovers any defect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such defect to the Company which may be given in the exception report or the certification delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07, or otherwise in writing and the Company shall cure or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03. The Company shall forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution; provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 120 days of its submission for recordation. From time to time the Company may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the written request of the Company, in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto, within ten (10) Business Days, deliver to the Company, any requested documentation previously delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its designee, when the Company no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Company, such possession is in trust for the benefit of Purchaser. Company shall indemnify Purchaser, and its designee, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) resulting from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any documentation delivered to Company pursuant to this paragraph. Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures. The Company must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its loan production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. Section 2.09 No Commission. The Company and the Purchaser agree that no broker, Investment Banker, agent or other person (including but not limited to Purchaser) is entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. is a federally chartered savings bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing and has all licenses and qualifications necessary to carry out its business as now being conducted, and in any event the Company is in compliance with the applicable laws of any state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Company is licensed and qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such licensing or qualification and no unresolved demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon such Company by any such state, and in any event such Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Company has the full power and authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and each Assignment of Mortgage to the Purchaser and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with their terms; the Company has the full power and authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with their terms; (c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the related Term Sheet, nor the origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's or the Company's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which they are bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its properties are subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans. (d) There is no litigation, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to the Company's knowledge, threatened, or any order or decree outstanding, with respect to the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, or the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (g) The origination and servicing practices used by the Company, and any prior originator or Company with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Mortgage Loan Documents, and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Company, on behalf of the investor, is entitled to collect, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Company, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; (h) The Company used no selection procedures that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Company's portfolio at the related Cut-off Date; (i) The Company will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal income tax purposes; (j) The Company is an approved Seller/Servicer of residential mortgage loans for FNMA, FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Company is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital requirements set forth by the OCC, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for FNMA and FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Company unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either FNMA or FHLMC; (k) The Company does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company's creditors; (l) No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document prepared by, or on behalf of, Company or Company pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (m) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. In the opinion of Company, the consideration received by Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet constitutes fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans under current market conditions. (n) If requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. If so, all such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; and (o) Neither the Company nor the Purchaser have dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans. Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. References in this Section to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, and giving effect to scheduled Monthly Payments due on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. References to percentages of Mortgaged Properties refer, in each case, to the percentages of expected aggregate principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans (determined as described in the preceding sentence). The Company hereby represents and warrant to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date as follows: (a) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date; (b) The Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing the related Mortgage Note subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. (c) All payments due prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made as of the related Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored; there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; the Company has not advanced its own funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan; and, as of the related Closing Date, there has been no more than one delinquency during the related preceding twelve-month period, and such delinquency did not last more than 30 days; (d) There are no defaults by the Company in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable; (e) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by law, or, necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the related policies; (f) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and as of the Closing Date the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (g) All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable under the FNMA or FHLMC Guides, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the FNMA or FHLMC Guide, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard policies are in full force and effect and on the date of origination contained a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors in interest and assigns as loss payee and such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to FNMA or FHLMC requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. Such policy was issued by an insurer acceptable under FNMA or FHLMC guidelines. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor; (h) Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects; the Company maintains, and shall maintain, evidence of such compliance as required by applicable law or regulation and shall make such evidence available for inspection at the Company's office during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice; (i) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; (j) The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note's original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. The Mortgage and the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the residential use or Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein, and the Company has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser; (k) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Company, the Mortgagor, or, to the best of Company's knowledge, on the part of any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Either the borrower or a guarantor is a natural person. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage (including any fees, costs or expenses related to the registration of the Mortgage Loans with MERS, if applicable) were paid or are in the process of being paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (l) The Company is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Company will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not subject to an assignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Purchaser, and the Company had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Company intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this Agreement. After the Closing Date, the Company will not have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Company will not have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser; (m) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC (including adjustable rate endorsements), issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above) the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. The Company, its successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or the assignment to the Purchaser of the Company's interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy; (n) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the Company, nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; (o) There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage; (p) All improvements subject to the Mortgage which were considered in determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; (q) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Company pursuant to, and conforms with, the Company's underwriting guidelines attached as Exhibit H hereto. The Mortgage Notes and Mortgages are on forms generally acceptable in the industry. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at an adjustable rate as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, and Monthly Payments under the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the Company at the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (r) No Mortgaged Property has been materially damaged by waste, fire, earthquake, earth movement, windstorm, tornado, flood or other casualty. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was not, since origination of the Mortgage Loan there has been and there currently is, no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Company has not received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commence at a future date; (s) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; (t) If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor; (u) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser, approved by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and was made by a Qualified Appraiser; (v) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principal offices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state; (w) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such collateral does not serve as security for any other obligation; (x) The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of such mortgage loans; (y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain "balloon" or "graduated payment" features; No Mortgage Loan is subject to a buydown agreement or contains any buydown provision; (z) The Mortgagor is not in bankruptcy and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the Mortgagor is not insolvent and the Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; (aa) [reserved] (bb) [reserved] (cc) [reserved] (dd) [reserved] (ee) None of the Mortgage Loans have a Loan-to-Value Ratio greater than 95%; (ff) For all of the Mortgage Loans, based on representations made by the Mortgagor at the time of origination, all of the Mortgaged Properties are occupied as the Mortgagor's primary residence. To the best of the Company's knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law; (gg) In the event the Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 80.00%, the excess of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over 75.0% of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, or the lesser of the Appraised Value or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a purchase money Mortgage Loan is and will be insured as to payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV over 95%. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. The Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium; (hh) The assignment of Mortgage (unless the Mortgage is registered with MERS in accordance with Subsection 2.07) is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. Any Assignments of Mortgage registered with MERS in accordance with Subsection 2.07 have been assigned a valid mortgage identification number by MERS. Company is an approved MERS participant. Any and all costs, fees and expenses associated with the registration of the Mortgages with MERS and the transfer of the Mortgage Loans on the MERS system to Purchaser have been paid by Company and Purchaser shall not be responsible for any such costs, fees and expenses; (ii) The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a townhouse, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that no residence or dwelling is a single parcel of real property with a manufactured home not affixed to a permanent foundation, or a mobile home. As of the date of origination, no portion of any Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes, and since the Origination Date, to the best of the Company's knowledge, no portion of any Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes; (jj) Except for the Mortgage Loans indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which require interest-only payments until the first Adjustment Date and both interest and principal payments after such Adjustment Date (the "Interest Only Mortgage Loans"), principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly installments of principal (other than with respect to the Interest Only Mortgage Loans) and interest, which installments are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization; (kk) As of the date of origination and to the best of Company's knowledge, as of the related Closing Date of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; (ll) If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development), such condominium or planned unit development project meets Company's eligibility requirements as set forth in Exhibit H; (mm) To the best of Company's knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; to the best of Company's knowledge, there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and the Company has not received any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged Property and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; (nn) The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company does not have any knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; (oo) No Mortgage Loan is currently a construction or rehabilitation Mortgage Loan or facilitates the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (pp) No action has been taken or failed to be taken by Company, on or prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Company or for any other reason under such coverage; (qq) Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices; (rr) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority. No Mortgaged Property is a timeshare; and (ss) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the Closing Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee. Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination, or lack of examination, of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. The Company shall have a period of sixty days from the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach within which to correct or cure such breach. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach is not corrected or cured within such sixty day period, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and not later than ninety days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, with the Purchaser's prior consent and, at Purchaser's sole option, substitute a Mortgage Loan as provided below. In the event that any such breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach is not cured within sixty days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all affected Mortgage Loans shall, at the option of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. Any such repurchase shall be accomplished by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser in the amount of the Repurchase Price. If the Company is required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Company may, with the Purchaser's prior consent and, at Purchaser's sole option, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the related Closing Date, remove such defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and substitute another mortgage loan for such defective Mortgage Loan, in lieu of repurchasing such defective Mortgage Loan; provided however, that in the event that any Mortgage Loan was part of a securitization, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, no substitution shall be made. Any substitute Mortgage Loan shall be acceptable to Purchaser. Any substituted Loans will comply with the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the substituted date The Company shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the removed Mortgage Loan from this Agreement and the substitution of such substitute Mortgage Loan therefor. Upon such amendment, the Purchaser shall review the Mortgage File delivered to it relating to the substitute Mortgage Loan. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Purchaser and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Company. The principal payment on a substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Company and the principal payment on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such date shall be the property of the Purchaser. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan, and to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. If the Company fails to repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Section 3.03, or fails to cure a defective Mortgage Loan to Purchaser's reasonable satisfaction in accordance with this Section 3.03, or to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, that failure shall be an Event of Default and the Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue all remedies available in this Agreement as a result thereof. No provision of this paragraph shall affect the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement for cause, as set forth in Sections 10.01 and 11.01. Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) the earlier of discovery of such breach by the Company or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Company, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to Company that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which the business transacted by it or the character of the properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification. (b) Purchaser has the full power an authority to perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. Purchaser has the full power and authority to purchase and hold each Mortgage Loan. (c) Neither the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or the compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser's charter or by-laws or result in a material breach of any legal restriction or any material agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a material default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any material law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Purchaser or its property is subject; (d) There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending or, to the Purchaser's knowledge, threatened, which either in any one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Purchaser would adversely affect the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by Purchaser hereunder, or Purchaser's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; and (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of or compliance by Purchaser with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet (including, but not limited to, any approval from HUD), or if required, such consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained prior to the related Closing Date. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer. The Company, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices and exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the servicing provisions of the FNMA Guides (special servicing option), which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of mortgage impairment insurance, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, the title, management of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Files, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any of the servicing provisions of the Agency Guides, the provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and the Company. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that unless the Company has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may not enter into a forbearance agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any Mortgage Loan which runs more than 180 days after the first delinquent Due Date. Any such agreement shall be approved by Purchaser and, if required, by the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issuer, if required. In no event shall Company be obligated to repurchase a Mortgage Loan due to the exercise of any Conversion Feature. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ Accepted Servicing Practices, giving due consideration to the Purchaser's reliance on the Company. Unless a different time period is stated in this Agreement, Purchaser shall be deemed to have given consent in connection with respect to a particular matter if Purchaser does not affirmatively grant or deny consent within 5 Business Days from the date Purchaser receives a written request for consent for such matter from Company as Company. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Company will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices, and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage The Company shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Company would use in servicing loans for its own account, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and the best interest of Purchaser, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. Foreclosure or comparable proceedings shall be initiated within ninety (90) days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. The Company shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Company through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Company shall obtain prior approval of Purchaser as to restoration expenses in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000). The Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings and prior to the rejection of any offer of reinstatement. The Company shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any Mortgage Loan which becomes ninety (90 days or greater delinquent in payment of a scheduled Monthly Payment, without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such delinquent Mortgage Loan notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such delinquent Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or its designee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event that a Mortgage Loan becomes REO Property, such property shall be disposed of by Company, with the consent of Purchaser as required pursuant to this Agreement, within two years after becoming an REO Property. Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale, and if such REO Property has been securitized, the Company shall consult with any applicable master servicer with respect to such securitization so that the foregoing will be in compliance with the applicable securitization's structure. Moreover, pursuant to its efforts to sell such property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by Company, protect and conserve such property in the same manner and to such an extent as is customary in the locality where such property is located. Additionally, if such REO Property has been securitized, the Company shall perform the tax withholding and reporting related to Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code after consultation with the applicable master servicer for the related securitization. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon the request of any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13; (v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Company's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances; (viii) Intentionally Omitted; (ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit shall be made from the Company's own funds, without reimbursement therefor; (x) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.13 or 6.02. 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 in the nature of: amortization schedule fees, fees for copies of canceled escrow checks, escrow analysis and loan documents, credit verification fees, fees for property inspections for defaults and lost drafts, fees for fax copies, partial release fees, nsf fees, speed pay fees, subordination fees and wire Fees, as well as late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 (iv). Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Company may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 3.03 or Section 3.04, the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such Section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the FNMA Guides or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, it being understood that for those Mortgage Loans in foreclosure, Company shall recover for Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees through the completion of foreclosure and disposition of the REO Property; such recovery shall be made upon liquidation of the REO Property; (iv) to pay to itself as part of its servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan; (v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03 or Section 3.04 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related repurchase price is determined, (vi) to transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii)to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by the Company; and (vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. The Escrow Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon request to any subsequent purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii)all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by Company only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium assessments and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Company for any Servicing Advance made by Company with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii)to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Company, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Company shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor; and (viii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage insurance premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Company will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be terminated only with the approval of Purchaser, or as required by applicable law or regulation; provided, however that any such lender paid mortgage insurance coverage may also be terminated without approval by Purchaser in the event that such coverage is terminated in accordance with the Mortgagor's Mortgage Note, Mortgage, or any riders or addenda thereto. The Company will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Company shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as Company, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Eligible Account from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, each Mortgage Loan shall be covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect with an insurance carrier acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the FNMA Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf. The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Company of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the FNMA Guides or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Company and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Company. The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are Qualified Insurers. Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by an insurer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Company shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement and fraud of such persons. The errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the Company against losses arising out of errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond or errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA Guide. The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser within thirty business days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Purchaser (or any party having the status of Purchaser hereunder) and any subsidiary thereof and their successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Upon request by Purchaser, Company shall provide Purchaser with an insurance certificate certifying coverage under this Section 4.12, and will provide an update to such certificate upon request, or upon renewal or material modification of coverage. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Company from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser in accordance with the FNMA Guides of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition, together with a copy of the drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Company shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Purchaser relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. The fee for such administrative services (the "Administrative Fee") shall be $1,500 to be paid upon liquidation of the REO Property. No Servicing Fee shall be assessed on any REO Property from and after the date on which it becomes an REO Property. The Company shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, and in accordance with the FNMA Guides manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. The Company shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Company to the Purchaser at Purchaser's request. The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a longer period than one (1) year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. No REO Property shall be marketed for less than the Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. No REO Property shall be sold for less than ninety five percent (95%) of its Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. All requests for reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall be in accordance with the FNMA Guides. The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser (subject to the above conditions). Company shall provide monthly reports to Purchaser in reference to the status of the marketing of the REO Properties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any such REO Property without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees, in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such REO Property notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05, and, only to the extent the related REO Property was not liquidated prior to Company's termination, any Administrative Fee prorated based on the following ratio: (1) the total number of months the Company serviced it as REO Property to (2) the total number of months from completion of foreclosure to completion of liquidation of the REO Property. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such REO Property to the Purchaser or its designee. Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date if required under applicable law.
ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER Section 5.01 Distributions. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall distribute by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, plus, (iii) interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on any Principal Prepayment from the date of such Principal Prepayment through the end of the month for which disbursement is made provided that the Company's obligation as to payment of such interest shall be limited to the Servicing Fee earned during the month of the distribution, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.04, the remittance on the first Remittance Date with respect to Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to the related Term Sheet is to include principal collected after the related Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Remittance Date, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Business Day such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made to the Purchaser, both inclusive. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company. Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, which report, in hard copy, shall contain the following: (i) With respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Company during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (vi) The number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and The Company shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in Purchaser's assigned loan number order with each such Report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Company, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which the Mortgaged Property liquidates (including Insurance Proceeds, proceeds from the sale of REO Property or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless the Company deems such advance to be nonrecoverable. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer's Certificate of the Company to the effect that an officer of the Company has reviewed the related Mortgage File and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in a form mutually acceptable to Company and Purchaser. The Company shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Purchaser may reasonably require. ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Company will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company, with the approval of the Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Company, with the prior consent of the Purchaser and the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. Purchaser shall be deemed to have consented to any assumption for which Purchaser was given notification and requested to consent, but for which neither a consent nor an objection was given by Purchaser within five Business Days of such notification. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the FNMA Guides. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the amount of the Monthly Payment and the maturity date may not be changed (except pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note). If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. The Company shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Company for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Company may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification, 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 4.04 have been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall no later than five Business Days after receipt of such certification and request, release or cause to be released to the Company, the related Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon its receipt of such documents, the Company shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Purchaser the requisite satisfaction or release. No later than three Business Days following its receipt of such satisfaction or release, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company the release or satisfaction properly executed by the owner of record of the applicable mortgage or its duly appointed attorney in fact. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Company, upon written demand, shall remit within two Business Days to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Company and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Company. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Company to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Company no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Company. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account (to the extent of interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans) or to retain from interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as the Company's Servicing Fee, subject to payment of compensating interest on Principal Prepayments as capped by the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 (iii). Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges and other ancillary fees shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. No Servicing Fee shall be payable in connection with partial Monthly Payments. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Purchaser as of September 30th of each year, beginning with 2001, an Officers' Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding fiscal year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status of cure provisions thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. Within one hundred twenty (120) days of Company's fiscal year end the Company at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Company's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in the uniform single audit program for mortgage bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Company's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser. In addition, on an annual basis, Company shall provided Purchaser with copies of its audited financial statements upon execution by Purchaser of an agreement to keep confidential the contents of such financial statements. Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit upon reasonable notice to the Company, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Company, or held by another for the Company or on its behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the Company of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Company which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Company, and in accordance with the federal government, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations. ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY COMPANY Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Company shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate in respect to the Purchaser, or otherwise in respect to the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the Company under this Agreement, including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations regarding any supervisory agents or examiners of the Purchaser all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request in relation to this Agreement or the performance of the Company under this Agreement. The Company agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the Company for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years covered by any Consolidated Statement of Operations. If it has not already done so, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above; provided, however, that prior to furnishing such statements or information to any prospective purchaser, the Company may require such prospective purchaser to execute a confidentiality agreement in a form satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall make reasonably available to the Purchaser or any prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII THE COMPANY Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to observe and perform its duties, obligations, covenants, and agreements to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement. The Company shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party against Company with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, whether or not such claim is settled prior to judgment, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any reasonable written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the two preceding sentences except when the claim relates to the failure of the Company to service and administer the Mortgages in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the breach of representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02, or the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Company. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company. Unless the Purchaser is notified in writing that the Company intends to change its status as a federal savings bank (such notice shall be given by the Company to Purchaser one month prior to such change), the Company will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a federal savings bank under federal law except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, or which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) who is a FNMA or FHLMC approved Seller/Servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others. Neither the Company nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Purchaser respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand. Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Company to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Company acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Company's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Company shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Purchaser's sole discretion. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.05, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the requirements set forth herein or (ii) the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Section 10.02, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company (other than with respect to accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances remaining unpaid) or any third party. ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Company shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of two Business Days after the earlier of the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser or the date upon which such non-payment is discovered by Company; or (ii) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty days (except that such number of days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) Company ceases to be approved by both FNMA and FHLMC as a mortgage loan Company and Company for more than thirty days; or (vii) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or (viii) the Company ceases to be (a) licensed to service first lien residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and such licensing is required, and (b) qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially and adversely affects the Company's ability to perform its obligations hereunder; or (ix) the Company fails to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the last sentence of Section 8.02. Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. On or after the receipt by the Company of such written notice, all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Company's sole expense. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Purchaser may waive only by written notice any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing. ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Company shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing; or (iii) termination with or without cause under the terms of this Agreement. Section 10.02 Termination Without Cause. The Purchaser may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause, upon no less than 90 days written notice. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company as provided in Section 11.05 of this Agreement. In the event of such termination, the Purchaser agrees to pay, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to three percent (3.0%) of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Company. Prior to termination of Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 (ii) or (iii) or 10.02, the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The Company shall be compensated in accordance with this Agreement up until the effective date of its termination or resignation. The resignation or removal of Company pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01, or 10.02 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Company arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Company shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds. The Company shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Company for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor Company. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet may be amended from time to time by the Company and the Purchaser only by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser. Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 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 Company at the Company's expense on direction of the Purchaser accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Purchaser or is necessary for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York except to the extent preempted by Federal law. The obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or certified mail, return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Company: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx With copy to: Xxxxx XxXxxxxx, Esq. Deputy General Counsel 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 and: Xxxxx Xxxxx Loan Servicing Manager 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 (ii) if to the Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx with copy to: EMC Mortgage Corporation, General Counsel or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", Subsections", "Paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein", "hereof ", "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and (viii) headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party, in addition to consumer information some of which information may be deemed confidential pursuant to the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (Pub. L. 106-102). Each party agrees to keep all such non-public information strictly confidential (and shall require any third party which receives any such confidential information to keep such information confidential), and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of the Agreement, provided that each party may provide confidential information to its employees, agents and affiliates who have a need to know such information in order to effectuate the transaction, provided further that such information is identified as confidential non-public information. In addition, confidential information may be provided to a regulatory authority with supervisory power over Purchaser, provided such information is identified as confidential non-public information. Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option. Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. However, in no event shall there be more than three (3) Persons at any given time having the status of "Purchaser" hereunder. Section 11.13 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Purchaser. Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. Section 11.15 Entire Agreement. The Company acknowledges that no representations, agreements or promises were made to the Company by the Purchaser or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein or in the Confirmation. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and shall be binding upon all successors of both parties. In the event of any inconsistency between the Confirmation and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control. Section 11.16. No Solicitation. From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Company's behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that no segment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16. This Section 11.16 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services. Section 11.17. Closing. The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the information contained in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet; (b) all of the representations and warranties of the Company and Company under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be materially true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material default under this Agreement or the related Term Sheet; (c) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all documents required pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, an opinion of counsel and an officer's certificate, all in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; (d) the Company shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser (or its designee) on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; and (e) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the related Term Sheet and the Confirmation shall have been materially complied with. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more pass-through transfers (each, a "Pass-Through Transfer"); however, in no event shall there be more than three (3) persons at any given time having the status of "Purchaser" hereunder. The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements between the Purchaser and the Company in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a Company's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement (provided that with respect to those representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02, the Company shall only restate those representations and warranties that relate in any way to the Mortgage Loan (or any set of facts with respect thereto) as of origination and any representations and warranties that relate to the servicing of such Mortgage Loan as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In that connection, the Company shall provide to such Company or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs relating to the delivery of such information. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser By:________________________ Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title: Attorney in Fact CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. Company By: _______________________ Name: Title:
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. 1. The original Mortgage Note endorsed "Pay to the order of ____________________________________________________, without recourse," and signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, together with any applicable riders. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". In the event that the original Mortgage Note is lost, a lost note affidavit may be provided. 2. The original Mortgage (together with a standard adjustable rate mortgage rider) with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such mortgage has been recorded or, if the original Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 3. The original or certified copy, certified by the Company, of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if required. 4. At Purchaser's option, the Company shall either deliver (i) the original Assignment, from the Company to _____________________________________, or in accordance with Purchaser's instructions, which assignment shall, but for any blanks requested by Purchaser, be in form and substance acceptable for recording; or (ii) if the Assignment of Mortgage is issued in accordance with MERS requirements, Company shall cause each Mortgage Loan to be registered with MERS in the name of Purchaser (or as otherwise directed by Purchaser). If an Assignment of Mortgage is issued in accordance with (i) above, and if the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". 5. The original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, or if the policy has not yet been issued, a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. 6. Originals of all recorded intervening Assignments, or copies thereof, certified by the public recording office in which such Assignments have been recorded showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such Assignment has been recorded or, if the original Assignment has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 7. Originals, or copies thereof certified by the public recording office in which such documents have been recorded, of each assumption, extension, modification, written assurance or substitution agreements, if applicable, or if the original of such document has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 8. If the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or any other material document or instrument relating to the Mortgage Loan has been signed by a person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original or copy of power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such person to sign bearing evidence that such instrument has been recorded, if so required in the appropriate jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such instrument has been recorded or, if the original instrument has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 9. Mortgage Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1) and any other truth-in-lending or real estate settlement procedure forms required by law. 10. Residential loan application. 11. Uniform underwriter and transmittal summary (FNMA Form 1008) or reasonable equivalent. 12. Credit report on the mortgagor. 13. Business credit report, if applicable. 14. Residential appraisal report and attachments thereto. 15. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note. 16. Verification of employment and income except for Mortgage Loans originated under a Limited Documentation Program, all in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 17. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment, in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 18. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property (may be part of appraisal). 19. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if any. 20. Sales contract, if applicable. 21. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water portability and septic certification. 22. Any original security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. 23. Name affidavit, if applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may provide one certificate for all of the Mortgage Loans indicating that the documents were delivered for recording.
EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT To: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. _____________________ _____________________ (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation". All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number _____________ at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT To: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. _____________________ _____________________ (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as " Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________________ , at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By:______________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:___________________________
EXHIBIT D FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated ___________________, between __________________, a _____________________ corporation("Assignor") and _____________________, a __________________ corporation ("Assignee"): For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, as Purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") and (b) that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of July 1, 2001 by and among EMC Mortgage Corporation ("Purchaser"), and Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. (the "Company") with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and all obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and are not the subject of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. 2. The assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignee that: a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever; b. The Assignor has not received notice or, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation the transfer of the servicing obligations under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under or defaults under, the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, or the Mortgage Loans; and d. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made by general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 3. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company that: a. The Assignee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Mortgage Loans; b. The Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The execution, delivery and performance of the Assignee of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Assignee. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Assignee and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignee enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with its respective terms; c. To the best of Assignee's knowledge, no material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by the Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Assignee of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; d. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Purchaser, by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans, and from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Company and the Assignor all of the Assignor's obligations as Purchaser thereunder, with respect to the Mortgage Loans; e. The Assignee understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state; f. The purchase price being paid by the Assignee for the Mortgage Loans is in excess of $250,000 and will be paid by cash remittance of the full purchase price within sixty (60) days of the sale; g. The Assignee is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for investment for its own account only and not for any other person; h. The Assignee considers itself a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and the risks of investment in the Mortgage Loans; i. The Assignee has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage Loans that it has requested from the Assignor or the Company; j. Neither the Assignee nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, an interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the 1933 Act or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans 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 Mortgage Loans; and k. Either: (1) the Assignee is not an employee benefit plan ("Plan") within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or a plan (also "Plan") within the meaning of section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("Code"), and the Assignee is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of, investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as Trustee of, or with assets of, a Plan; or (2) the Assignee's purchase of the Mortgage Loans will not result in a prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code. Distributions shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to _____________________________ for the account of _________________________________________ account number ___________________________________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to ____________________ _____________________________________________________________. Any new loan number assigned to a Mortgage Loan by the Assignee shall be provided to the Company at the following address: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: _______________. In addition, if Assignee has changed its document custodian from the previous custodian, such new custodian's name, address and contact information shall be provided to the Company at the aforementioned address.
The Assignor's address for purposes for all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement is: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Attention: ______________________________ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and Assumption to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. _____________________________ _________________________ Assignor Assignee By:______________________ By:___________________________ Its:_____________________ Its:__________________________ Taxpayer Identification Taxpayer Identification Number:__________________ Number:_______________________ Acknowledged: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. By:___________________________ Its:__________________________
EXHIBIT E RESERVED
EXHIBIT F RESERVED
EXHIBIT G REQUEST FOR RELEASE/RETURN OF DOCUMENTS To Custodian/Name: Address: Date: In connection with the administration of the pool of mortgages held by you in custody for _______________ ("Owner"), the undersigned (the "Company") requests the release of the mortgage documents for the mortgage described below for the reason indicated. Property address: Pool number: Lender loan number: Original Mortgage Amount.......................................................$ Date of Original Mortgage....................................................... Interest Rate................................................................... Monthly Fixed Installment (P&I)............................................. Paid Through Date............................................................... REASON FOR REQUESTING DOCUMENTS (Check one of the items below): ____ On __________ (date), the above captioned mortgage loan was paid in full or the Company has been notified that payment in full has been or will be escrowed. The Company hereby certifies that all amounts with respect to this loan which are required to be paid have been or will be deposited in the Custodial Account as required. ____ The above captioned loan is being placed in foreclosure and the original documents are required to proceed with the foreclosure action. The Company hereby certifies that the documents will be returned to the Owner in the event of reinstatement. ____ Other (explain) _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
TO CUSTODIAN: PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENTS BY YOUR SIGNATURE. Lender Number: 149020004 Lender Address: 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Telephone No: (000) 000-0000 Acknowledged: By Custodian: By Lender: _______________________________ CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. ________________________________ ________________________________ Authorized Signature Authorized Signature Name: Name: Date: __________________________ Date: _________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO CUSTODIAN: PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RETURN OF THE DOCUMENTS BY YOUR SIGNATURE. Acknowledged: By Custodian: Reason For Returning Documents (check one): ________________________________ ____ Loan was reinstated Authorized Signature Name: Date: __________________________ ____ Other: (Explain) ________________
EXHIBIT H COMPANY'S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I TERM SHEET This TERM SHEET (the "Term Sheet") dated _____________, between and Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank, located at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Company") and EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser") is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of July 1, 2001, between the Company and the Purchaser, the provisions of which are incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein, as such terms and conditions may be modified or supplemented hereby. All initially capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. The Purchaser hereby purchases from the Company and the Company hereby sells to the Purchaser, all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as same may be supplemented or modified hereby. Hereinafter, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Purchaser and all subsequent transferees of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. 1. Definitions For purposes of the Mortgage Loans to be sold pursuant to this Term Sheet, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Aggregate Principal Balance (as of the Cut-Off Date): Closing Date: Custodian: Cut-off Date: Initial Weighted Average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: Mortgage Loan: Purchase Price Percentage: Servicing Fee Rate: Additional Closing Conditions: In addition to the conditions specified in the Agreement, the obligation of each of the Company and the Purchaser is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the applicable Closing Date, of the following additional conditions: Additional Loan Documents: In addition to the contents of the Mortgage File specified in the Agreement, the following documents shall be delivered with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [Additional] [Modification] of Representations and Warranties: [In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Company makes the following additional representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None]. [Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be sold on the Closing Date, the representation and warranty set forth in Section ______ of the Agreement shall be modified to read as follows:] Except as modified herein, Section ______ of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. CHEVY CHASE BANK, F.S.B. By: Name: Title: EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:______________________________ Name:______________________________ Title:______________________________
SCHEDULE I MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT I-22 EMC Mortgage Corporation, Purchaser and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Company ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SELLER'S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of September 1, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files............................................13 Section 2.02 Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans............................13 Section 2.03 Delivery of Documents.....................................................14 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH Section 3.01 Company Representations and Warranties....................................15 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans........18 Section 3.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.....................27 Section 3.04 Indemnification...........................................................28 Section 3.05 Repurchase Upon Conversion................................................29 Section 3.06 Restrictions and Requirements Applicable in the Event that a Mortgage Loan is Acquired by a REMIC..............................29 Section 3.07 Review of Mortgage Loans..................................................30 ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer................................................31 Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.............................................34 Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments......................................35 Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account........................35 Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account..............................36 Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account...........................37 Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.................................38 Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.............................39 Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts....................................................39 Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance...........................................40 Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance..............................41 Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance...........41 Section 4.13 Inspections...............................................................42 Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.........................................42 Section 4.15 Maintenance of PMI and LPMI Policy; Claims................................43 Section 4.16 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.........................44 Section 4.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.................................................45 Section 4.18 Liquidation Reports.......................................................45 Section 4.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property............46 Section 4.20 Notification of Adjustments...............................................46 ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER Section 5.01 Remittances...............................................................46 Section 5.02 Statements to Purchaser...................................................47 Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Company...............................................47 ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property...........................................48 Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files...................49 Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation....................................................49 Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.........................................50 Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report...................50 Section 6.06 Right to Examine Company Records..........................................50 ARTICLE VII AGENCY TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER Section 7.01 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon an Agency Transfer, or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates.....................................................50 Section 7.02 Purchaser's Repurchase and Indemnification Obligations....................51 ARTICLE VIII COMPANY TO COOPERATE Section 8.01 Provision of Information..................................................52 Section 8.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facility..................................52 ARTICLE IX THE COMPANY Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims.......................................53 Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company....................................53 Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of Company and Others.............................54 Section 9.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company.......................54 ARTICLE X DEFAULT Section 10.01 Events of Default.........................................................55 Section 10.02 Waiver of Defaults........................................................56 ARTICLE XI TERMINATION Section 11.01 Termination...............................................................57 Section 11.02 Termination Without Cause.................................................57 ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 12.01 Successor to Company......................................................57 Section 12.02 Amendment.................................................................58 Section 12.03 Governing Law.............................................................58 Section 12.04 Duration of Agreement.....................................................58 Section 12.05 Notices...................................................................58 Section 12.06 Severability of Provisions................................................59 Section 12.07 Relationship of Parties...................................................59 Section 12.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns.........................................59 Section 12.09 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage....................................59 Section 12.10 Assignment by Purchaser...................................................60 Section 12.11 No Personal Solicitation..................................................60
EXHIBITS EXHIBIT A MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE EXHIBIT B CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE EXHIBIT C MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS EXHIBIT D-1 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT D-2 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT EXHIBIT E-1 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION EXHIBIT E-2 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT EXHIBIT F FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION EXHIBIT H UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
This is a Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement for residential adjustable rate first lien mortgage loans, dated and effective as of September 1, 2002, and is executed between EMC Mortgage Corporation, as purchaser (the "Purchaser"), and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as seller and servicer (the "Company"). W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, from time to time the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company and from time to time the Company has agreed to sell to the Purchaser certain Mortgage Loans (excluding the right to service the Mortgage Loans which the Company expressly retains); WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A; WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to service, from time to time, certain of the Mortgage Loans acquired by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the manner of purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans which from time to time are subject to this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows: DEFINITIONS Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located. Agency Transfer: The sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to Xxxxxx Xxx under its Cash Purchase Program or its MBS Swap Program (Special Servicing Option) or to Xxxxxxx Mac under its Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx Program or Gold PC Program, retaining the Company as "servicer thereunder". Agreement: This Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto. ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto. Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the Mortgaged Property. Approved Flood Certification Provider: Any provider acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. Assignment and Conveyance: An Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit 6 to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Seller and the Purchaser. Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of New York or California are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Closing Date: The date set forth on the related Confirmation on which the Purchaser from time to time shall purchase and the Company from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto. Company: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Company under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Confirmation: The trade confirmation letter between the parties hereto which relates to the Mortgage Loans on the related Closing Date. Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed-rate mortgage loan at any time between the first anniversary and the fifth anniversary of the origination of the mortgage loan. Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04. Custodial Agreement: That certain Custodial Agreement, dated as of November 23,1999 by and between the Purchaser and Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Custodian: The Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement as provided therein. Cut-off Date: The date set forth on the related Confirmation. Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which is repurchased by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and which is, in the case of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.03, replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date. Disqualified Organization: An organization defined as such in Section 860E(e) of the Code. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. With respect to the Mortgage Loans for which payment from the Mortgagor is due on a day other than the first day of the month, such Mortgage Loans will be treated as if the Monthly Payment is due on the first day of the month of such Due Date. Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the prior calendar month. Eligible Investments: Any one or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not later than the Determination Date in each month: direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by, the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; and federal funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers' acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, so long as at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated at least "Aa" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.; investments and securities otherwise acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. provided, however, that no such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) 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 of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations. Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions insurance policy to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other related document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 10.01. Xxxxxx Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Xxx Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. First Remittance Date: As stated in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. 5/1 ARM Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is fixed for the first five (5) years of the term of the related Mortgage Loan and which thereafter is converted to a Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan or a LIBOR Mortgage Loan except that the Periodic Rate Cap does not apply to the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date for the related Mortgage Loan. Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. GEMICO: General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto. Gross Margin: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth on the related Mortgage Note, which amount is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan. Index: With respect to any individual Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan, and with respect to any individual 10/1 ARM Mortgage Loan, 5/1 ARM Mortgage Loan or 3/1 ARM Mortgage Loan commencing from and after the 120th Monthly Payment, sixtieth Monthly Payment, or the thirty-sixth Monthly Payment thereof, respectively, Index shall mean a rate per annum equal to the weekly average yield on U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year as published by the Federal Reserve Board in statistical release No. H 15 (519) or any similar publication as available 45 days prior to the Interest Rate Adjustment Date. With respect to any individual LIBOR Mortgage Loan, Index shall mean a rate per annum equal to the average of interbank offered rates for twelve month U.S. dollar denominated deposits in the London market as determined as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. With respect to any individual CD Mortgage Loan, Index shall mean a rate per annum equal to the weekly average yield on certificates of deposit adjusted to a constant maturity of six months as published by the Federal Reserve Board in statistical release No. H 15 (519) or similar publication as available 45 days prior to the Interest Rate Adjustment Date. Initial Rate Cap: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date therefor, a number of percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease from the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately prior to such Interest Rate Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Interest Rate Adjustment Date: The date on which an adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective. LIBOR Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is adjusted annually based upon the rate per annum equal to the average of interbank offered rates for twelve month U.S. dollar denominated deposits in the London market as published in The Wall Street Journal. Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the absolute maximum Mortgage Interest Rate payable, above which the Mortgage Interest Rate cannot be adjusted. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the term of a Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest Rate at the time of origination of such Mortgage Loan by more than 5% per Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated) to the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property, expressed as a percentage. LPMI Loan: A Mortgage Loan with a LPMI Policy. LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by another Qualified Insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by the Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor in an amount as is set forth in the related Confirmation and related Mortgage Loan Schedule. LPMI Fee: With respect to each LPMI Loan, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such period prior to the required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the premium due on the related LPMI Policy. MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto. MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System. MERS System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by MERS. MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan. Monthly Advance: The portion of Monthly Payment delinquent with respect to each Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Determination Date required to be advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03 on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date of the related month. Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit B annexed hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which Interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and in compliance with the related Initial Rate Cap, Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap and Periodic Rate Cap, if any, of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: An individual Convertible or Non-Convertible, Treasury Rate, LIBOR, 5/1 ARM, or 3/1 ARM Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, condemnation proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO disposition proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit C hereto. Mortgage Loan Package: A pool of Mortgage Loans sold to the Purchaser by the Company on a Closing Date. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) with respect to LPMI Loans, the LPMI Fee. Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, a schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto as Annex A, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied a second home, or an investment property; (5) the number and type of residential units constituting the Mortgaged Property; (6) the original months to maturity; (7) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the initial Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan; (10) the stated maturity date; (11) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (12) the last payment date on which a payment was actually applied to the outstanding principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (14) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (15) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (16) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full, alternative or reduced); (17) the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (18) the Gross Margin; (19) the lifetime maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (20) the date the Mortgage Loan was originated; (21) the Periodic Rate Cap; (22) a code indicating the company providing private mortgage insurance; (23) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is convertible; (24) the Servicing Fee Rate; (25) the LPMI Fee, if any; and (26) the Initial Rate Cap. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Schedule may consist of multiple reports that collectively set forth all of the required information. Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. Non-Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which does not contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor may convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed-rate mortgage loan. Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President or an assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Company, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any Opinion of Counsel relating to compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Company and any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in the Company or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Company or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions. Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly-issued and/or privately placed, rated or unrated, mortgage pass-through transaction, retaining the Company as "servicer" (with or without a master servicer) thereunder. Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest Rate Adjustment Date above the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect, equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule per adjustment. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. PMI: PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., or any successor thereto. PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement with respect to certain Mortgage Loans. Pool Insurer: Any of GEMICO, PMI or UGI. Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan's Due Date in such Due Period, the amount of interest (net the related Servicing Fee) that would have accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending on the day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive. Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time, as published as the average rate in the "Money Rates" section of The Wall Street Journal. Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which the related Remittance Date occurs. Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation or its successor in interest or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided. Qualified Depository: A depository the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF or the debt obligations of which are rated AA (or the equivalent rating category) or better by national recognized statistical rating organization. Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be substituted by the Company for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) have a Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate not less than and not more than 2% greater than the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) have a Gross Margin not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02; (v) use the same Index for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (vi) have the same provision with respect to convertibility as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (viii) be a REMIC Eligible Mortgage Loan. Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Moody's or Standard & Poor's or their respective successors designed by the Purchaser. Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into by the Purchaser, the Company, Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac or certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date(s) with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer or an Agency Transfer as set forth in Section 7.01, including, but not limited to, (i) a Xxxxxx Mae Mortgage Selling and Servicing Contract, a Pool Purchase Contract, and any and all servicing agreements and tri-party agreements reasonably required by Xxxxxx Xxx with respect to a Xxxxxx Mae Transfer, (ii) a Purchase Contract and all purchase documents associated therewith as set forth in the Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' & Servicers' Guide, and any and all servicing agreements and tri-party agreements reasonably required by Xxxxxxx Mac with respect to a Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer, and (iii) a Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or a subservicing/master servicing agreement and related custodial/trust agreement and related documents with respect to a Pass-Through Transfer. Such agreement or agreements shall prescribe the rights and obligations of the Company in servicing the related Mortgage Loans and shall provide for servicing compensation to the Company (calculated on a weighted average basis for all the related Mortgage Loans as of the Reconstitution Date), net of any guarantee fees due Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, if applicable, at least equal to the Servicing Fee due the Company in accordance with this Agreement or the servicing fee required pursuant to the Reconstitution Agreement. The form of relevant Reconstitution Agreement to be entered into by the Purchaser and/or master servicer or trustee and the Company with respect to Pass-Through Transfers shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser and the Company, shall not material increase the Company's obligations or diminish the Company's rights hereunder and the representations and warranties and servicing provisions contained therein shall be substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part of an Agency Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof. On such date or dates, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement and the Company's servicing responsibilities shall cease under this Agreement with respect to the related transferred Mortgage Loans. Record Date: The close of business of the last Business Day of the month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Documents: The document or documents creating and governing the administration of a REMIC. REMIC Eligible Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan held by a REMIC which satisfies and/or complies with all applicable REMIC Provisions. REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 86OG of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following) of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO Disposition pursuant to Section 4.16. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchasers through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 4.16. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the date of repurchase, less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including without limitation, foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation of any REO Property and (d) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 4.05) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05. Servicing Fee Rate: 0.25% per annum with respect to the period prior to the initial Interest Adjustment Date and, for the 5/1 7/1 and 10/1 ARM Loans 0.375% thereafter. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit B the originals of which are delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.01. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. 7/1 ARM Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is fixed for the first seven (7) years of the term of the related Mortgage Loan and which thereafter is converted to a Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan or a LIBOR Mortgage Loan except that the Periodic Rate Cap does not apply to the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date for the related Mortgage Loan. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the related Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Subservicer: Any Subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01. Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Subservicer for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. 10/1 ARM Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is fixed for the first ten (10) years of the term of the related Mortgage Loan and which thereafter is converted to a Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan or a LIBOR Mortgage Loan except that the Periodic Rate Cap does not apply to the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date for the related Mortgage Loan. 3/1 ARM Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is fixed for the first three (3) years of the term of the related Mortgage Loan and which thereafter is converted to a Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan or a LIBOR Mortgage Loan. Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is adjusted based upon the weekly average yield on U.S. Treasury securities. Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Company with respect to mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans, attached hereto as Exhibit H. UGI: United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company or any successor thereto. CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files. The Company, on each Closing Date, does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Loan Package, excluding the right to service the Mortgage Loans which the Company expressly retains. Pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company has delivered the Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Loan Package to the Custodian. The contents of each Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held in trust by the Company for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest immediately in the Purchaser, and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall vest immediately in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained by the Company, in trust, at the will of the Purchaser and only in such custodial capacity. Each Servicing File shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Company and shall be marked appropriately to reflect clearly the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing File only in accordance with written instructions from the Purchaser, unless such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03, 3.05, 3.07, or 6.02. Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans. From and after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser all rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans in a Mortgage Loan Package including but not limited to all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loan, shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as owner of the Mortgage Loans, and the Company shall retain record title to the related Mortgages for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing and the supervision of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The sale of each Mortgage Loan in a Mortgage Loan Package shall be reflected on the Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Company complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Xxx Selling and Servicing Guide, as amended from time to time. The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that (i) the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer and an assignment and assumption of this Agreement in the form of Exhibit G hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Company, and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, in no event shall there be more than five Persons at any given time having the status of "Purchaser" hereunder. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Purchaser shall not to transfer to any assignee any pool of Mortgage Loans with a aggregate outstanding principal balance of less than $10,000,000 without the consent of the Company; provided, however, if the Company fails to consent to the transfer of a pool of Mortgage Loans as contemplated in this sentence, Purchaser shall have the right to purchase the servicing rights associated with such Mortgage Loans at a price to mutually agreed to by Purchaser and Company, exercising good faith. Delivery of Documents. On or before the date which is agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Company in the related Confirmation, the Company shall deliver and release to the Custodian those Mortgage Loan Documents as required by this Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package a list of which is attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance. On or prior to the related Closing Date, the Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining the Custodial Agreement for the benefit of the Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay all fees and expenses of the Custodian. The Company shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution, provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 180 days of its submission for recordation. In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Company is delivered to the Custodian because of a delay caused by the public recording office in returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian, within 180 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. On or prior to the date which is three Business Days prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of each Closing Date: Due Organization and Authority. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Company, and in any event the Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Company has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms; Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans; Ability to Service. The Company is an approved seller/servicer of conventional residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Company is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Company unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee, as calculated at the Servicing Fee Rate, represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. Ability to Perform. The Company does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company's creditors; No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to the best of the Company's knowledge threatened against the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Company, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Company contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement; No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the related Closing Date; Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among the adjustable rate one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Company's portfolio at the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser; Pool Characteristics. With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the Mortgage Loan characteristics set forth on Exhibit 2 to the related Assignment and Conveyance are true and complete. No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading; Sale Treatment. The Company has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes; Financial Statements. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's most recent financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; No Brokers' Fees. The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans; Origination. The Company's decision to originate any mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent decision based upon Company's Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated; and MERS. The Company is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS; Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans. As to each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of the related Closing Date: Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in each Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct in all material respects; Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and credited. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent at any time in the twelve months prior to the related Closing Date. The first Monthly Payment shall be made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its Due Date or within the grace period, all in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note; No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgages, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The Company has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is greater, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest; Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser and which has been delivered to the Custodian. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of Section 4.10. If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property was in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Flood Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of Section 4.10. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's or any Subservicer's having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, unlawful commission, unlawful kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Company; Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with, and the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements; No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee simple property located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or an individual condominium unit in a low-rise condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development, provided, however, that any condominium project or planned unit development shall conform with the Company's Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings, and no residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling. No portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes; Valid First Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to: the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable; covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i) referred to or to otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein and the Company has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secured debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage; Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud was committed by the Company, or to the Company's knowledge by any other person including the Mortgagor, in connection with the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan. The Company has reviewed all of the documents constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth herein; Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; Ownership. The Company is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Company has good and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan therein to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement; Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under the laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state, or (4) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state; LTV, PMI Policy. Any Mortgage Loan with an LTV over 80% has a PMI Policy insuring, as to payment defaults, the excess LTV over 71% (or such other percentage as stated in the related Confirmation) of the Appraised Value until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. All provisions of such PMI Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a PMI Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the PMI Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith; provided, that, with respect to LPMI Loans, the Company is obligated thereunder to maintain the LPMI Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any insurance premium excluded any premium for the LPMI Policy; Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by either (i) an attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title the form and substance of which is acceptable to mortgage lending institutions making mortgage loans in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or (ii) an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or to the extent that a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment, subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of paragraph (j) of this Section 3.02. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Company is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Company; No Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage; Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation; Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by either i) the Company, which is a FNMA-approved, FHLMC-approved and HUD-approved mortgage banker, or ii) an entity that is a FNMA-approved, FHLMC-approved and HUD-approved mortgage banker, or a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a Federal or state authority. The interest rate on the related Mortgage Note is adjusted annually in the case of Treasury Rate Mortgage Loans and LIBOR Mortgage Loans on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date to equal the Index plus the Gross Margin, subject to the Initial Rate Cap, Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap as set forth in the Mortgage Note. The Mortgage Interest Rate for a 5/1 ARM Mortgage Loan and a 3/1 ARM Mortgage Loan is adjusted annually commencing from and after the sixtieth Monthly Payment and the thirty-sixth Monthly Payment, respectively, in the same manner as a Treasury Rate Mortgage Loan and LIBOR Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that the Periodic Rate Cap does not apply to the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date for such 5/1 ARM Mortgage Loan (the Initial Rate Cap does apply). The Mortgage Note is payable each month in monthly installments of principal and interest, with interest in arrears, and requires Monthly Payments sufficient to amortize the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over a term of no more than 30 years. Each Convertible Mortgage Loan contains a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed-rate mortgage loan at any time between the first and fifth anniversary of the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan has a provision for negative amortization; Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Company's Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated.; Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities. The Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor's primary residence; No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (j) above; Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchasers to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor; Acceptable Investment. The Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered for the Mortgage Loan by the Company under this Agreement as set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto have been delivered to the Custodian. The Company is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit B, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian; Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimus planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets Company's Underwriting Guidelines with respect to such condominium or planned unit development; Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; Due on Sale. The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the Mortgagor thereunder; No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Company, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain any other similar provisions currently in effect which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature; Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made prior to the related Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; Mortgaged Property Undamaged. There is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended; and Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits. The origination, servicing and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been in all respects in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of the Company and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Company have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state and local law has been properly paid and credited; Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgage Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof; and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated; Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; Environmental Matters. The Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation. To the best of the Company's knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Company is aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; and to the best of the Company's knowledge, nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation consisting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; No Construction Loans. No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; Insurance. The Company has caused or will cause to be performed any and all acts required to preserve the rights and remedies of the Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including, without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishments of coinsured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Purchaser; No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of fact exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable pool insurance policy, special hazard insurance policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by the Company or any designee of the Company or any corporation in which the Company or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance; Regarding the Mortgagor. The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or trustees for an Illinois land trust or a trustee under a "living trust" and such "living trust" is in compliance with Xxxxxx Mae guidelines for such trusts. Predatory Lending Regulations; High Cost Loans. None of the Mortgage Loans are classified as (a) "high cost" loans under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) "high cost," "threshold," or "predatory" loans under any other applicable state, federal or local law. Simple Interest Mortgage Loans. None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans. Single Premium Credit Life Insurance. None of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium credit life insurance policies. Tax Service Contract The Company has obtained a life of loan, transferable real estate Tax Service Contract on each Mortgage Loan and such contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to the Purchaser; Flood Certification Contract. The Company has obtained a life of loan, transferable flood certification contract with a Approved Flood Certification Provider for each Mortgage Loan and such contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to the Purchaser; FICO Scores. Each Mortgage Loan has a non-zero FICO score; Prepayment Fee. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a prepayment fee feature, each such prepayment fee is enforceable and will be enforced by the Company, and each prepayment penalty in permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. No Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated. Except as otherwise set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that contains a prepayment fee, such prepayment fee is at least equal to the lesser of (A) the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and (B) six months interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount prepaid in excess of 20% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan; and Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and, except for those Mortgage Loans subject to the MERS identification system, all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Company, or is in the process of being recorded; Leaseholds. If the Mortgaged Property is subject to a ground lease or any other type of leasehold interest, the ground lease or other leasehold interest exceeds the remaining term of the related Mortgage Loan. Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser, or which materially and adversely affects the interests of Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan (in the case of any of the foregoing, a "Breach"), the party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. With respect to those representations and warranties which are made to the best of the Company's knowledge, if it is discovered by the Company or the Purchaser that the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), notwithstanding the Company's lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation and warranty. Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of any Breach of a representation or warranty, the Company shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material respects and, if such Breach cannot be cured, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and subject to Section 3.06, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a Breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such Breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such Breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser's option and subject to Section 3.06, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. However, if the Breach shall involve a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 and the Company discovers or receives notice of any such Breach within 120 days of the related Closing Date, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and provided that the Company has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected not later than 120 days after the related Closing Date. If the Company has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 shall be accomplished by deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial Account for future distribution. At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the Company shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Company and the delivery to the Company of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken place, amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Company shall be deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date of such substitution. The Company shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Custodian for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Section 2.03, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by Section 2.03. No substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the Company. For the month of substitution, distributions to Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Company shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Company in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. For any month in which the Company substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Company shall determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by the Company in the month of substitution pursuant to Section 5.01. Accordingly, on the date of such substitution, the Company shall deposit from its own funds into the Custodial Account an amount equal to the amount of such shortfall. Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the Breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Company to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such Breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related any assertion based on, grounded upon resulting from a Breach of any of the Company's representations and warranties contained herein. In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3.04, the Purchaser may pursue any and all remedies otherwise available at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, the right to seek damages. The provisions of this Section 3.04 shall survive termination of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company set forth in Sections 3.03 and 3.04 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a Breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. Repurchase Upon Conversion. In the event the Mortgagor under any Convertible Mortgage Loan elects to convert said Mortgage Loan to a fixed rate mortgage loan, as provided in the related Mortgage Note, then the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan in the month the conversion takes place and in the manner prescribed in Section 3.04 at the Repurchase Price. Restrictions and Requirements Applicable in the Event that a Mortgage Loan is Acquired by a REMIC In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the following provisions shall be applicable to such Mortgage Loan: Repurchase of Mortgage Loans. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no repurchase or substitution pursuant to Subsection 3.03, 3.05, 3.07 or 7.02 shall be made, unless, if so required by the applicable REMIC Documents the Company has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such repurchase will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time. General Servicing Obligations. The Company shall sell any REO Property within two years after its acquisition by the REMIC unless (i) the Company applies for an extension of such two-year period from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the REMIC Provisions and Code Section 856(e)(3), in which event such REO Property shall be sold within the applicable extension period, or (ii) the Company obtains for the Purchaser an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Purchaser and the Company, to the effect that the holding by the REMIC of such REO Property subsequent to such two year period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or comparable provisions of relevant state laws at any time. The Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) or result in the receipt by the REMIC of any "income from non-permitted assets" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Company protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to such extent as is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located and may, incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the Purchaser, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Company deems to be in the best interest of the Company and the Purchaser for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property; provided, however, that any rent received or accrued with respect to such REO Property qualifies as "rents from real property" as defined in Section 856(d) of the Code. Additional Covenants. In addition to the provision set forth in this Section 3.06, if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which any of the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties are held, then, with respect to such Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties, and notwithstanding the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the 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) unless the Company has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax. If a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which any Mortgage Loans or REO Properties are held, the Company shall amend this Agreement such that it will meet all Rating Agency requirements. Review of Mortgage Loans From the related Closing Date until the date 15 days after the related Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Files and obtain BPOs and other property evaluations on the Mortgaged Properties relating to the Mortgage Loans purchased on the related Closing Date, with the results of such BPO or property evaluation reviews to be communicated to the Company for a period up to 15 days after the related Closing Date. In addition, the Purchaser shall have the right to reject any Mortgage Loan which in the Purchaser's sole determination (i) fails to conform to the Underwriting Guidelines, (ii) the value of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to any BPO or property evaluation varies by more than plus or minus 15% from the lesser of (A) the original appraised value of the Mortgage Property or (B) the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of origination (a "Value Issue"), (iii) the Mortgage Loan is underwritten without verification of the Borrower's income and assets and there is no credit report and credit score or (iv) the Purchaser deems the Mortgage Loan not to be an acceptable credit risk. The Company shall repurchase the rejected Mortgage Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 3.03 upon receipt of notice from the Purchaser of the rejection of such Mortgage Loan; provided, that, in the event that the Purchaser rejects a Mortgage Loan due to a Value Issue, the Company may submit to the Purchaser an additional property evaluation for purposes of demonstrating that the Mortgage Loan does not have a Value Issue. If the Purchaser and the Company fail to resolve such Value Issue within two weeks of the Purchaser presenting such Value Issue to the Company, then Company shall have the right to promptly (a) substitute such Mortgage Loan with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meeting all the terms hereof, or (b) repurchase such Mortgage Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 3.03. Any rejected Mortgage Loan shall be removed from the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall make available all files required by Purchaser in order to complete its review, including capturing all CRA/HMDA required data fields. Any review performed by the Purchaser prior to the related Closing Date does not limit the Purchaser's rights or the Company's obligations under this section. To the extent that the Purchaser's review discloses that the Mortgage Loans do not conform to the Underwriting Guidelines or the terms set forth in the Purchaser Price and Terms Letter, the Purchaser may in its sole discretion increase its due diligence review and obtain additional BPO's or other property evaluations. The additional review may be for any reason including but not limited to credit quality, property valuations, and data integrity. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Company to Act as Servicer. The Company shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Company may waive, 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 Company's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchasers, provided, however, that the Company shall not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Company, imminent and the Company has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the Company shall not permit any modification of any material term of any Mortgage Loan including any modifications that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate change the Index, Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap, Initial Rate Cap or Gross Margin of any Mortgage Loan, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.03, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.03. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Purchasers, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Company, the Purchaser shall furnish the Company with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Company to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements of this Agreement, and the Purchaser's reliance on the Company. The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by the Subservicer on behalf of the Company provided that the Subservicer is a Xxxxxx Xxx-approved lender or a Xxxxxxx Mac seller/servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxxx Mac, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Company may perform any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of the Subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor Subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the Company's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01 or 11.02, and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer as soon as is reasonably possible. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer from the Company's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise, the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for indemnification of the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer has received such payment. Liquidation of Mortgage Loans. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Company shall take such action as (1) the Company would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, (3) the Company shall determine prudently to be in the best interest of Purchaser, and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 and remains delinquent for a period of 90 days or any other default continues for a period of 90 days beyond the expiration of any grace or cure period, the Company shall commence foreclosure proceedings, provided that, prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the Company's intention to do so, and the Company shall not commence foreclosure proceedings if the Purchaser objects to such action within 10 Business Days of receiving such notice. In the event the Purchaser objects to such foreclosure action, the Company shall not be required to make Monthly Advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 5.03, and the Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances shall terminate on the 90th day referred to above. In such connection, the Company shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances, provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration or preservation of any Mortgaged Property, unless it shall determine (a) that such preservation, restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses and (b) that such expenses will be recoverable by it either through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05) or through Insurance Proceeds (respecting which it shall have similar priority). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event (a) the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes and (b) the Purchaser directs the Company to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall be reimbursed for all costs associated with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any related environmental clean up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse the Company, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof. In the event the Purchaser directs the Company not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Company shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall become due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation, as purchaser of Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors". The Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository acceptable to the Purchaser. Any funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be fully insured to the full extent permitted under applicable law. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, in the case of an account established with the Company, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Company. A copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two Business Days of receipt, and retain therein, the following collections received by the Company and payments made by the Company after the related Cut-off Date, (other than payments of principal and interest due on or before the related Cut-off Date, or received by the Company prior to the related Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto or with respect to each LPMI Loan, in the amount of the LPMI Fee): all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including all Principal Prepayments; all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; all Liquidation Proceeds; all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 4.10, Section 4.11, Section 4.14 and Section 4.15; all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.14; any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.09, 5.03, 6.01 or 6.02; any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03, 3.05 or 3.07 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with a shortfall in principal amount of any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03; with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in part, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution. Such deposit shall be made from the Company's own funds, without reimbursement therefor up to a maximum amount per month of the Servicing Fee actually received for such month for the Mortgage Loans; any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy; and any amounts received with respect to or related to any REO Property and all REO Disposition Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.16. The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company into the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05. Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account. The Company shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03, 3.05, 3.07 or 6.02, the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, and for any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Company from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser except where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03, 3.05, 3.07 or 6.02, in which case the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchasers of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchasers with respect to such Mortgage Loan; to pay itself interest on funds deposited in the Custodial Account; to reimburse itself for expenses incurred and reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 9.01; to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.16 related to any REO Property, it being understood that in the case of any such expenditure or withdrawal related to a particular REO Property, the amount of such expenditure or withdrawal from the Custodial Account shall be limited to amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to the related REO Property; to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement; and to withdraw funds deposited in error. In the event that the Custodial Account is interest bearing, on each Remittance Date, the Company shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5.01, the Company is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Company may use such withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 4.05. Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled, "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., in trust for the EMC Mortgage Corporation, as purchaser of Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors". The Escrow Accounts shall be established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit E-1 hereto, in the case of an account established with the Company, or by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit E-2 hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Company. A copy of such certification shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts within two Business Days of receipt, and retain therein: all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; and all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the Company only: to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage; to reimburse the Company for any Servicing Advances made by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08 with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan; for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note; for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 4.14; to pay to the Company, or any Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement; and to withdraw funds deposited in error. Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments, and the Company shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. Protection of Accounts. The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Upon any such transfer, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser and deliver to the Purchaser a Custodial Account Certification or Escrow Account Certification (as applicable) in the form of Exhibit D-1 or E-1 to this agreement. The Company shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by the Purchaser because the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow Account are not demand deposit accounts. Amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account may at the option of the Company be invested in Eligible Investments; provided that in the event that amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the "Insured Amount") the Company shall be obligated to invest the excess amount over the Insured Amount in Eligible Investments on the same Business Day as such excess amount becomes present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account. Any such Eligible Investment shall mature no later than the Determination Date next following the date of such Eligible Investment, provided, however, that if such Eligible Investment is an obligation of a Qualified Depository (other than the Company) that maintains the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, then such Eligible Investment may mature on such Remittance Date. Any such Eligible Investment shall be made in the name of the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser. All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible Investment shall be for the benefit of the Company and may be withdrawn at any time by the Company. Any losses incurred in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, by the Company out of its own funds immediately as realized. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer rated A:VI or better in the current Best's Key Rating Guide ("Best's") against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the replacement value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer. If a Mortgaged Property is located in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier rated A:VI or better in Best's in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser of (i) the minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf. If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the Company shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's association, including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained in accordance with then current Xxxxxx Xxx requirements, and secure from the owner's association its agreement to notify the Company promptly of any change in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security. The Company shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property earthquake or such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance, or pursuant to the requirements of any private mortgage guaranty insurer, or as may be required to conform with Accepted Servicing Practices. In the event that any Purchaser or the Company shall determine that the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Company shall communicate and consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the Mortgagor's attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged Property. All policies required hereunder shall name the Company as loss payee and shall be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without contribution, which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage. The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best's and are licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The Company shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner, and that they properly describe the property address. The Company shall furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the expiration date. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Company's normal servicing procedures as specified in Section 4.14) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance. In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring against losses arising from fire and hazards covered under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount to deposited from the Company's funds, without reimbursement therefor. Upon request of any Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to such Purchaser. Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans ("Company Employees"). Any such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such Company Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. Upon the request of any Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and insurance policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond and insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Inspections. The Company shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed necessary by the Company to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than 60 days delinquent, the Company immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or as may be required by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The Company shall keep a written report of each such inspection. Restoration of Mortgaged Property. The Company need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a minimum, the Company shall comply with the following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds: the Company shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto; the Company shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens; the Company shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in default; and pending repairs or restoration, the Company shall place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Custodial Account. If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Company is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of the Purchaser. Maintenance of PMI and LPMI Policy; Claims. (a) With respect to each Mortgage Loan with a LTV in excess of 95%, the Company shall: (i) with respect to Mortgage Loans which are not LPMI Loans, in accordance with state and federal laws and without any cost to the Purchaser, maintain or cause the Mortgagor to maintain in full force and effect a PMI Policy with a minimum of 35% coverage insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of 68% (or such other percentage as stated in the related Acknowledgment Agreement) of value, and shall pay or shall cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that such PMI Policy shall be terminated, the Company shall obtain from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy, at substantially the same fee level. If the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified Insurer, the Company shall determine whether recoveries under the PMI Policy are jeopardized for reasons related to the financial condition of such insurer, it being understood that the Company shall in no event have any responsibility or liability for any failure to recover under the PMI Policy for such reason. If the Company determines that recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the Purchaser and the Mortgagor, if required, and obtain from another Qualified Insurer a replacement insurance policy. The Company shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 4.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such PMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided above. (ii) with respect to LPMI Loans, maintain in full force and effect an LPMI Policy insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan with a minimum of 35% coverage insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of 68% (or such other percentage as stated in the related Acknowledgment Agreement) of value, and from time to time, withdraw the LPMI Fee with respect to such LPMI Loan from the Custodial Account in order to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that the interest payments made with respect to any LPMI Loan are less than the LPMI Fee, the Company shall advance from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall in the LPMI Fee, in payment of the premium on the related LPMI Policy. Any such advance shall be a Servicing Advance subject to reimbursement pursuant to the provisions on Section 2.05. In the event that such LPMI Policy shall be terminated, the Company shall obtain from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated LPMI Policy, at substantially the same fee level. If the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified Insurer, the Company shall determine whether recoveries under the LPMI Policy are jeopardized for reasons related to the financial condition of such insurer, it being understood that the Company shall in no event have any responsibility or liability for any failure to recover under the LPMI Policy for such reason. If the Company determines that recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the Purchaser and the Mortgagor, if required, and obtain from another Qualified Insurer a replacement insurance policy. The Company shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable LPMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such LPMI Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such LPMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement LPMI Policy as provided above. (b) In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. (c) Purchaser, in its sole discretion, at any time, may (i) either obtain an additional PMI Policy on any Mortgage Loan which already has a PMI Policy in place, or (ii) obtain a PMI Policy for any Mortgage Loan which does not already have a PMI Policy in place. In any event, the Company agrees to administer such PMI Policies in accordance with the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Company from any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the Purchaser. The Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The Company, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Company deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (i) (A) a REMIC election has not been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, and (ii) the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required above. The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Company shall reimburse itself for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances made pursuant to Section 5.03, and on the Remittance Date immediately following the Principal Prepayment Period in which such sale proceeds are received the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial Account shall be distributed to the Purchaser. The Company shall withdraw the Custodial Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 4.10 and the fees of any managing agent of the Company, a Subservicer, or the Company itself. The REO management fee shall be an amount that is reasonable and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located. The Company shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Purchasers of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section 4.16 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses). Real Estate Owned Reports. Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 5.02, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the Remittance Date each month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the operation of such REO Property for the previous month and the Company's efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request. Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property. Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property. Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged Property, the Company shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code. Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Monthly Payment on the related Payment Adjustment Date in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index will be used with respect to each Mortgage Note which requires a new index to be selected, provided that such selection does not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Company shall execute and deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. The Company shall promptly upon written request thereof, deliver to the Purchaser such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Company, or the Purchaser that the Company has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Company shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused the Purchaser thereby. PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER Remittances. On each Remittance Date the Company shall remit by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (a) all amounts deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the Determination Date (net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, minus (c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the applicable Principal Prepayment Period which amounts shall be remitted on the following Remittance Date, together with any additional interest required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with such Principal Prepayment in accordance with Section 4.04(viii), and minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the Remittance Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the second Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Company on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company. Statements to Purchaser. Not later than the 10th day of each calendar month, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser a Monthly Remittance Advice, with a trial balance report attached thereto, in the form of Exhibit F annexed hereto electronic medium mutually acceptable to the parties as to the preceding calendar month and the Due Period in the month of remittance In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. Nothing in this Section 5.02 shall be deemed to require the Company to prepare any 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 under the REMIC Provisions. Monthly Advances by Company. On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, either (a) the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds or (b) if funds are on deposit in the Custodial Account which are not required to be remitted on the related Remittance Date, the Company may make an appropriate entry in its records that such funds shall be applied toward the related Monthly Advance (provided, that any funds so applied shall be replaced by the Company no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next Remittance Date), in each case, in an aggregate amount equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to Section 4.01. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In no event shall the Company be obligated to make an advance under this section 5.03 if at the time of such advance it deems such advance to be non-recoverable. The Company shall promptly deliver an officer's certificate to the Purchaser upon determining that any advance is non-recoverable. In the event that upon liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to reimburse the Company for any Monthly Advances, the Company shall notify the related Purchaser of such shortfall by registered mail with sufficient supporting documentation and shall have the right to deduct such shortfall from the next remittance to be paid to the related Purchaser. GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Transfers of Mortgaged Property. The Company shall use its best efforts to enforce any "due-on-sale" provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Company shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related PMI or LPMI Policy, if any. If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company shall enter into (i) an assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such property has been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the event the Company is unable under applicable law to require that the original Mortgagor remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Company has the prior consent of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of liability agreement with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. If an assumption fee is collected by the Company for entering into an assumption agreement, a portion of such fee, up to an amount equal to one percent (1.0%) of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, will be retained by the Company as additional servicing compensation, and any portion thereof in excess one percent (1.0%) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account for the benefit of the Purchaser. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, neither the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Index, the Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap, the Initial Rate Cap or the Gross Margin of any Mortgage Loan, nor the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be changed. To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Company shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee, and shall use the underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the proposed transferee which are used by Xxxxxx Xxx with respect to underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 5.02, and may request the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents. In connection with any such prepayment in full, the Company shall comply with all applicable laws regarding satisfaction, release or reconveyance with respect to the Mortgage. If the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should the Company otherwise prejudice any rights the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account within 2 Business Days of receipt of such demand by the Purchaser. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 4.12 insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amount of its Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the basis of the same unpaid principal balance and for the period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee shall be payable only at the time of and with respect to those Mortgage Loans for which payment is in fact made of the entire amount of the Monthly Payment. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payments collected by the Company. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, to the extent provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges and Prepayment Penalties, shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in full, the Company shall not waive, and shall not permit the waiver of, any Prepayment Penalty or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the Company determines that such waiver would maximize recovery of Liquidations Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty, or (ii) (A) the enforeceability therefore is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors' rights generally or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law. Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, on or before May 31 each year beginning May 31, 2003, an Officer's Certificate, stating that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) the Company has complied fully with the provisions of Article II and Article IV, and (iii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof and the action being taken by the Company to cure such default. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report. On or before May 31st of each year beginning May 31, 2003, the Company, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to each Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement and that such firm is of the opinion that the provisions of Article II and Article IV have been complied with, and that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to their attention which would indicate that such servicing has not been conducted in compliance therewith, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Right to Examine Company Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit any and all of the books, records, or other information of the Company, whether held by the Company or by another on its behalf, with respect to or concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at such other times as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance notice. AGENCY TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon an Agency Transfer, or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates. The Purchaser and the Company agree that with respect to any Pass-Through Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Agency Transfers, as applicable, the Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting such transfers and shall negotiate in good faith and execute any Reconstitution Agreement required to effectuate the foregoing; provided that, such Reconstitution Agreement shall not materially increase the Company's obligations or liabilities hereunder, nor diminish any of the Company's rights, and provide to any master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, and/or the Purchaser any and all publicly available information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser, trustee or a master servicer shall reasonable request as to the related Mortgage Loans. Purchaser shall reimburse Company for any and all costs or expenses incurred by Company (i) in obtaining "accountant comfort letters" with respect to information supplied in response to Purchaser requests, (ii) in connection with any due diligence performed in connection with a Pass-Through or Whole Loan Transfer or (iii) making the Mortgage Loan Documents or Servicing Files available to parties participating in a Pass-Through or Whole Loan Transfer, including without limitation, shipping costs. Such information may be included in any disclosure document prepared in connection with the Pass-Through Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Agency Transfer, as applicable; provided, however, that Company shall indemnify the Purchaser against any liability arising from any material omissions or misstatements in any information supplied by the Company and included in a disclosure document; and provided, further, that the Purchaser shall indemnify the Company against any liability arising from any information included in a disclosure document that was not supplied by the Company. The Company shall execute any Reconstitution Agreements required within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such agreements which time shall be sufficient for the Company and the Company's counsel to review such agreements. Company shall use its Best Efforts to complete such review within ten (10) Business Days after mutual agreement as to the terms thereof, but such time shall not exceed fifteen (15) Business Days after mutual agreement as to the terms thereof. The Company shall not be required to restate any representations and warranties as of the date of any Pass-Through Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Agency Transfers other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 (provided, that the Company shall not be required to restate the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.01(j)). In the event of any Agency Transfer, Pass-Through or Whole Loan Transfer, the Company shall have no obligation to pay any custodial fees charged by the Agency. Purchaser's Repurchase and Indemnification Obligations. Upon receipt by the Company of notice from Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx Mac or the trustee of a breach of any Purchaser representation or warranty contained in any Reconstitution Agreement or a request by Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or the trustee, as the case may be, for the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan transferred to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac pursuant to an Agency Transfer or to a trustee pursuant to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser of same and shall, at the direction of the Purchaser, use its best efforts to cure and correct any such breach and to satisfy the requests or concerns of Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee related to such deficiencies of the related Mortgage Loans transferred to Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee. The Purchaser shall repurchase from the Company any Mortgage Loan transferred to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac pursuant to an Agency Transfer or to a trustee pursuant to a Pass-Through Transfer with respect to which the Company has been required by Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee to repurchase due to a breach of a representation or warranty made by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing thereof prior to the transfer date to Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee in any Reconstitution Agreement and not due to a breach of the Company's representations or obligations thereunder or pursuant to this Agreement. The repurchase price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Company shall equal that repurchase price paid by the Company to Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the third party purchaser plus all reasonable costs and expenses borne by the Company in connection with the cure of said breach of a representation or warranty made by the Purchaser and in connection with the repurchase of such Mortgage Loan from Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee, including, but not limited to, reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees. At the time of repurchase, the Custodian and the Company shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser according to the Purchaser's instructions and the delivery to the Custodian of any documents held by Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee with respect to the repurchased Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Reconstitution Agreement. In the event of a repurchase, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase has taken place, and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such addition, the Company and the Purchaser shall be deemed to have made as to such repurchased Mortgage Loan the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement. COMPANY TO COOPERATE Provision of Information. During the term of this Agreement and provided such request will cause the Company to violate any applicable law or statute, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or information and copies or originals of any documents contained in the Servicing File for each Mortgage Loan, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Purchaser, any regulatory requirement pertaining to the Purchaser or the purposes of this Agreement. All such reports, documents or information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions which the Purchaser may give. Purchaser shall pay any costs related to any special reports. The Company shall execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time, in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Financial Statements; Servicing Facility. In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective Purchaser a Consolidated Statement of Operations of the Company for the most recently completed five fiscal years for which such a statement is available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company (and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Company or to the public at large). If it has not already done so, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statement specified above. Unless requested the Purchaser, the Company shall not be required to deliver any documents which are publicly available on XXXXX. The Company also shall make available to Purchaser or prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company, and to permit any prospective Purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities or those of any Subservicer for the purpose of satisfying such prospective Purchaser that the Company and any Subservicer have the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement. THE COMPANY Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, and forfeitures, including, but not limited to reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to (a) perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 7.01, and/or (b) comply with applicable law. The Company immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, shall promptly notify Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee with respect to any claim made by a third party with respect to any Reconstitution Agreement, assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree in the amount of $5,000 or less, which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser promptly shall reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim is in any way related to the Company's indemnification pursuant to Section 3.03, or the failure of the Company to (a) service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, and/or (b) comply with applicable law. Merger or Consolidation of the Company. The Company shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) whose deposits are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF, and (iii) which is a Xxxxxx Mae-approved company in good standing. Limitation on Liability of Company and Others. Neither the Company nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment, provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company or any such person against any Breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability, provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action. Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company. The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Company and subsequent Purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the independent status of the Company, and the representations as to the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof. Therefore, the Company shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof (to other than a Subservicer) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Purchaser; provided, however, that the Company may assign its right and obligations hereunder to any entity that is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company and the Company guarantees the performance by such entity of all obligations hereunder. The Company shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 12.01. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 9.04, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other than a Subservicer) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 10.01, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company or any third party. DEFAULT Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default on the part of the Company: any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of three days after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or failure by the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or failure by the Company to maintain its license to do business in any jurisdiction where the Mortgage Property is located if such license is necessary for the Company to legally service the related Mortgage Loan; or a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or the Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or cease its normal business operations for three Business Days; or the Company ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Xxx lender or servicer; or the Company fails to maintain a minimum net worth of $25,000,000; or the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other than a Subservicer) in violation of Section 9.04. In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company, may terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. Upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 12.01. Upon written request from any Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Company's sole expense. The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Waiver of Defaults. By a written notice, the Purchaser may waive any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. TERMINATION Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon either: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of any REO Property with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing. Termination Without Cause. The Purchaser may terminate, at its sole option, any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause, as provided in this Section 11.02. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company by registered mail as provided in Section 12.05. In the event the Purchaser terminates the Company without cause with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall be required to pay to the Company a Termination Fee in an amount equal to 2.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the terminated Mortgage Loans as of the date of such termination. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Successor to Company. Prior to termination of the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 9.04, 10.01, 11.01 (ii) or pursuant to Section 11.02 after the 90 day period has expired, the Purchaser shall, (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 9.02 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Company pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 12.01 and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under Sections 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 and 3.07, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05 and 3.07 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such sale, assignment, resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, wherein the successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01, except for subsections (f), (h), (i) and (k) thereof, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, 11.01 or 11.02 shall not affect any claims that any Purchaser may have against the Company arising out of the Company's actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or resignation. The Company shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the Funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 12.05. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until terminated as herein provided. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding transfers of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: if to the Company: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Company; if to Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. Relationship of Parties. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Purchaser. Execution; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option accordance with Section 14 of the Purchase Agreement. Assignment by Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company but subject to the limit set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto. Upon such assignment of rights and assumption of obligations, the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans and the Purchaser as assignor shall be released from all obligations hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans from and after the date of such assignment and assumption. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. No Personal Solicitation. From and after the related Closing Date, the Company hereby agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Company's behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan; provided, that the Company may solicit any Mortgagor for whom the Company has received a request for verification of mortgage, a request for demand for payoff, a mortgagor initiated written or verbal communication indicating a desire to prepay the related Mortgage Loan, or the mortgagor initiates a title search, provided further, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Company or any of its affiliates which (i) concern optional insurance products or other additional projects, (ii) are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements, (iii) are directed to mortgagors who have a specific type of mortgage (i.e., balloon Mortgage Loans, LIBOR Mortgage Loans, etc.) or (iv) directed to those mortgagors whose mortgages fall within specific interest rate ranges shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 12.11 nor is the Company prohibited from responding to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following solicitations, if undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company, shall not be prohibited under this Section 12.11: (i) solicitations that are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists and newspaper, radio, television and other mass media advertisements; (ii) borrower messages included on, and statement inserts provided with, the monthly statements sent to Mortgagors; provided, however, that similar messages and inserts are sent to the borrowers of other mortgage loans serviced by the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: ___________________________________________ Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Title: President COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________
STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF __________ ) On the __ day of ________, 200_ before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared ________, known to me to be Vice President of EMC Mortgage Corporation, the federal savings association that executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my office seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Notary Public My Commission expires _________________________
STATE OF ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF __________ ) On the __ day of _______, 200_ before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared __________, known to me to be ______________ of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. the corporation that executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my office seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Notary Public My Commission expires _________________________
EXHIBIT A MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT B CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.01 and 2.03 of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"): ARTICLE I______The original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of _________ without recourse" and signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer (in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in the following form: "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., successor by merger to [name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the signature must be in the following form: "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., formerly known as [previous name]"). ARTICLE II The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note (if any). ARTICLE III The original Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Company cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the related Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the Company stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage. ARTICLE IV The originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon. ARTICLE V The original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording, delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., formerly known as [previous name]." ARTICLE VI Originals of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the Company stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment. ARTICLE VII The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title. ARTICLE VIII Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. ARTICLE IX The original hazard insurance policy and, if required by law, flood insurance policy, in accordance with Section 4.10 of the Agreement. ARTICLE X Residential loan application. ARTICLE XI Mortgage Loan closing statement. ARTICLE XII Verification of employment and income. ARTICLE XIII Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of downpayment. ARTICLE XIV Credit report on the Mortgagor. ARTICLE XV Residential appraisal report. ARTICLE XVI Photograph of the Mortgaged Property. ARTICLE XVII Survey of the Mortgaged Property. ARTICLE XVIII Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association declarations, etc. ARTICLE XIX All required disclosure statements. ARTICLE XX If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water potability and septic certification. ARTICLE XXI Sales contract. ARTICLE XXII Tax receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, payment history from date of origination, insurance claim files, correspondence, current and historical computerized data files, and all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan. In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Company is delivered to the Custodian because of a delay caused by the public recording office in returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian, within 180 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT C MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS The Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan shall include each of the following items, which shall be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement to which this Exhibit is annexed (the "Agreement"): 1. the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of ___________, without recourse" and signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer. To the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Note for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., formerly known as [previous name]"; 2. the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note; 3. the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon; 4. the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon; 5. the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording, delivered in blank, or the original Assignment of Mortgage in recordable form into MERS. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., formerly known as [previous name];" 6. the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, including warehousing assignments, if any; 7. the original mortgagee title insurance policy; 8. such other documents as the Purchaser may require.
EXHIBIT D-1 CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION _____________________, 200_ Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. hereby certifies that it has established the account described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002, Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans. Title of Account: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for the Purchaser Account Number: _______________ Address of office or branch of the Company at which Account is maintained:__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Company By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________
EXHIBIT D-2 CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT _________________, 200_ To: _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ (the "Depository") As Company under the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002, Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[Servicer] in trust for the Purchaser - Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.] By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ Date:__________________________________________
D-2-2 The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"). ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Depository By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ Date:__________________________________________
X-0-0 XXXXXXX X-0 ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION __________________, 200_ Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. hereby certifies that it has established the account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002, Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans. Title of Account:_____"Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for the Purchaser and various Mortgagors." Account Number:______________________ Address of office or branch of the Company at which Account is maintained:__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ [COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.] By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________
EXHIBIT E-2 ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT ___________________, 200_ To: _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ (the "Depository") As Company under the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2002 Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[Servicer], in trust for the Purchaser - Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.] By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ Date:__________________________________________
The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number ______, at the office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"). ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Depository By: ___________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ Date:__________________________________________
EXHIBIT F MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT G ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION _________________, 200_ ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION, dated __________, between __________________________________, a ___________________ corporation having an office at __________________ ("Assignor") and _________________________________, a __________________ corporation having an office at __________________ ("Assignee"): For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: I. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, as purchaser, in, to and under that certain Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement"), dated as of September 1, 2002, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Purchaser"), and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the "Company"), and the Mortgage Loans delivered thereunder by the Company to the Assignor. II. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignee that: a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever; b. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation the transfer of the servicing obligations under the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and d. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 33 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. III. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company that: e. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Purchaser, by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loans and the Custodial Agreement, and from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Company and the Assignor all of the Assignor's obligations as Purchaser thereunder; f. The Assignee understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under the 33 Act or the securities laws of any state; g. The purchase price being paid by the Assignee for the Mortgage Loans are in excess of $250,000 and will be paid by cash remittance of the full purchase price within 60 days of the sale; h. The Assignee is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for investment for its own account only and not for any other person. In this connection, neither the Assignee nor any Person authorized to act therefor has offered the Mortgage Loans by means of any general advertising or general solicitation within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation D, promulgated under the 1933 Act; i. The Assignee 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 Mortgage Loans; j. The Assignee has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage Loans that it has requested from the Assignor or the Company; k. Neither the Assignee nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the 33 Act or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 33 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 Mortgage Loans; and l. Either: (1) the Assignee is not an employee benefit plan ("Plan") within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or a plan (also "Plan") within the meaning of section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("Code"), and the Assignee is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of, investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as Trustee of, or with assets of, a Plan; or (2) the Assignee's purchase of the Mortgage Loans will not result in a prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code. m. The Assignee's address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement is: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Attention:___________________ The Assignee's wire transfer instructions for purposes of all remittances and payments related to the Mortgage Loans and the Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement are: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and Assumption to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Assignor Assignee By:_________________________________________ By: ________________________________________ Its:________________________________________ Its: _______________________________________
EXHIBIT H UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGREEMENT On this ____ day of ____________, 200_, EMC Mortgage Corporation, (the "Purchaser") as the Purchaser under that certain Seller's Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1, 2002, (the "Agreement"), does hereby contract with Countrywide Home Loans Inc. (the "Company") as Company under the Agreement, for the servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto. The Company hereby accepts the servicing responsibilities transferred hereby and on the date hereof assumes all servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule all in accordance with the Agreement. The contents of each Servicing File required to be delivered to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Agreement have been or shall be delivered to the Company by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. With respect to the Mortgage Loans made subject to the Agreement hereby, the related Closing Date shall be ___________________. All other terms and conditions of this transaction shall be governed by the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. This Acknowledgment Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Company have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. PURCHASER: EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:____________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:____________________________ SELLER: COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. By:____________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:____________________________
EXHIBIT I-23
EXHIBIT I-24 ______________________________________________________________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Owner and ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY Servicer SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of August 1, 2002 _________________________________________________________________
[TPW: NYLEGAL:94446.6] 17297-00095 01/23/2003 5:25 PM [TPW: NYLEGAL:94446.6] 17297-00095 01/23/2003 5:25 PM EXHIBITS Schedule A....Mortgage Loan Schedule Exhibit A.....Acknowledgement Agreement Exhibit B.....Custodial Account Letter Agreement Exhibit C.....Escrow Account Letter Agreement Exhibit D.....Form of Request for Release Exhibit E.....Loan Level Format for Tape Input Exhibit F.....Reporting Data for Defaulted Loans
[TPW: NYLEGAL:94446.6] 17297-00095 01/23/2003 5:25 PM [TPW: NYLEGAL:94446.6] 17297-00095 01/23/2003 5:25 PM THIS IS A SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2002, and is executed between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Owner") and Alliance Mortgage Company (the "Servicer"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Servicer has agreed to service, from time to time, certain of the other mortgage loans acquired by the Owner, which loans are currently being serviced by other servicers pursuant to other servicing agreements. WHEREAS, the Owner and the Servicer desire that, from and after the date hereof, the Mortgage Loans which from time to time are subject to this Agreement be serviced in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement instead of the existing servicing agreements. WHEREAS, the Owner has approached Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association (the "Master Servicer") to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Owner. WHEREAS, the Owner and the Servicer intend that the Master Servicer is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Servicer agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01.00 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) that are in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guide. Acknowledgement Agreement: An acknowledgement agreement attached hereto in the form of Exhibit A. Adjustment Date: As to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agreement: This Subservicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. ARM Loans: First lien, conventional, 1-4 family residential Mortgage Loans with interest rates which adjust from time to time in accordance with the related Index and are subject to Periodic Rate Caps and Lifetime Rate Caps and which may permit conversion to fixed interest rates. Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York or the jurisdiction in which the Servicer conducts its servicing activities, or (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York or the jurisdiction in which the Servicer conducts its servicing activities are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Custodial Account: The separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "[Servicer] Custodial Account in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages and various Mortgagors" and shall be established at a Qualified Depository, each of which accounts shall in no event contain funds in excess of the FDIC insurance limits. Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, or such other custodian as Owner shall designate. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the Remittance Date. Due Date: Each day on which payments of principal and interest are required to be paid in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, exclusive of any days of grace. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Escrow Account: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "[Servicer] Escrow Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages and various Mortgagors" and shall be established at a Qualified Depository, each of which accounts shall in no event contain funds in excess of the FDIC insurance limits. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. Xxxxxx Xxx: Xxxxxx Xxx, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Mae Guide: The Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time. Xxxxxxx Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxxx Mac Guide: The Xxxxxxx Mac Selling Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Full Principal Prepayment: A Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor of the entire principal balance of a Mortgage Loan. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting procedures, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor. Index: With respect to each ARM Loan, on the related Adjustment Date, the index used to determine the Mortgage Interest Rate on each such ARM Loan. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lifetime Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan, as specified in the related Mortgage Note. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13. Margin: With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate. Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor thereto designated by the Owner. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Servicer on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest thereon which is payable by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, and in the case of an ARM Loan, as adjusted from time to time on each Adjustment Date for such Mortgage Loan to equal the Index for such Mortgage Loan plus the Margin for such Mortgage Loan, and subject to the limitations on such interest rate imposed by the Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Rate Cap. Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan described herein and as further identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Mortgage Loan Documents: The original mortgage loan legal documents held by the Custodian. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Owner, which shall be equal to the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The initial group of Mortgage Loans being specifically identified on Schedule A attached hereto; it being agreed that Schedule A may be supplemented from time to time by agreement of the parties to add additional Mortgage Loans pursuant to an Acknowledgement Agreement. Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 or any Servicing Advance which, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, may not be ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds. The determination by the Servicer that is has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Owner and detailing the reasons for such determination. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered to the Owner as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Owner. Owner: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns (including the Trustee in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer). Partial Principal Prepayment: A Principal Prepayment by a Mortgagor of a partial principal balance of a Mortgage Loan. Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of same or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust as part of a publicly issued or privately placed, rated or unrated Mortgage pass-through transaction. Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations the timely payment of which are fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (including any Trustee or the Master Servicer) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (iii) repurchase obligations with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation (including any Trustee or the Master Servicer) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances and amounts of all the Permitted Investments; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment; (vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency; and (vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities (including money market or common trust funds for which any Trustee or the Master Servicer or any affiliate thereof acts as a manager or an advisor) and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency; provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: The sum of the differences between interest actually received in a Due Period as a result of a full or partial prepayment or other unscheduled receipt of principal (including as a result of a liquidation) on each Mortgage Loan as to which such a payment is received and the interest portion of the Monthly Payment of such Mortgage Loan scheduled to be due at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance, or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate of U.S. money center banks as published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal. Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan, full or partial, which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Servicer, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, which appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Depository: (a) The Custodian or (b) a depository, the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC and the short term debt ratings and the long term deposit ratings of which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each of the Rating Agencies. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. Rating Agency: Standard & Poor's Ratings Service, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch, Inc. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the Federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. The first Remittance Date shall occur on August 18, 2002. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Servicer in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Owner as described in Section 4.13. Servicer: Alliance Mortgage Company, or any of its successors in interest or any successor under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations relating to each Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Servicer specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and (e) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Owner shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the applicable Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Owner to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable from the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05. Servicing Fee Rate: A rate per annum equal to (i) 0.05% with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is less than ninety days delinquent and (ii) 0.375% with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is ninety or more days delinquent. Servicing File: The documents, records and other items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan, and any additional documents relating to such Mortgage Loan as are in, or as may from time to time come into, the Servicer's possession. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Owner upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Servicing Transfer Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Owner transfers the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Servicer. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after giving effect to payments of principal due, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing Principal Prepayments. Trustee: The Person appointed as trustee in connection with any Pass-Through Transfer. Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans by the Owner to one or more third parties in whole loan or participation format, which third party may be Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. ARTICLE II SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF SERVICING FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. The Servicer does hereby agree to service the Mortgage Loans, but subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall deliver an Acknowledgement Agreement to the Owner on each Servicing Transfer Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans transferred on such date. The rights of the Owner to receive payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.02 Maintenance of Servicing Files. The Servicer shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Servicer is for the sole purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Servicer is in a custodial capacity only. The Servicer acknowledges that the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Note, the Mortgage, all other Mortgage Loan Documents and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Owner. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Owner as the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the related Servicing Files retained by the Servicer shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the related Mortgage Loans by the Owner. The Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of the related Servicing Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Owner, except when such release is required as incidental to the Servicer's servicing of the Mortgage Loans, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.03 Books and Records. The Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans which shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Owner. In particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Owner, or its designee and shall deliver to the Owner upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Servicer complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Owner or its designee the related Servicing File (or copies thereof) during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Section 2.04 Transfer of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.04. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Sections 10.02 and 11.12, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be an Owner hereunder binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an assignment and assumption of this Agreement reasonably acceptable to the Servicer (except as provided in Section 10.02 with respect to a Pass-Through transfer by the initial Owner). The Owner also shall advise the Servicer in writing of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the permitted transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Section 2.05 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Servicer shall forward to the Custodian on behalf of the Owner original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 promptly after their execution; provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the Custodian on behalf of the Owner with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation promptly after its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 180 days of its execution. If delivery is not completed within 180 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Servicer shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter. From time to time the Servicer may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released by the Custodian. If the Servicer shall require any of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Custodian in writing of such request in the form of the request for release attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Custodian shall deliver to the Servicer within five (5) Business Days, any requested Mortgage Loan Document previously delivered to the Custodian, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to the Custodian when the Servicer no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Servicer, such possession is in trust for the benefit of the Owner. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SERVICER The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Owner that as of the date hereof or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Servicer is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all authority necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license and no demand for such qualification or license has been made upon the Servicer by any such state, and in any event the Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each such State to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Servicer has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance; (c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer's articles of incorporation or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject; (d) There is no litigation pending or, to the Servicer's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Servicer which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Servicer; (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The Servicer is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer is in good standing to service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and no event has occurred which would make the Servicer unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; (g) No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to the Agreement contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading; and (h) No fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to the servicing of a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Servicer. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices (giving due consideration to the Owner's reliance on the Servicer), and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices and shall exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in compliance with the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide, which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, and title insurance, management of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Loan Documents, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any of the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be binding upon the Owner and the Servicer. The Owner may, at its option, deliver powers-of-attorney to the Servicer sufficient to allow the Servicer as servicer to execute all documentation requiring execution on behalf of Owner with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, including satisfactions, partial releases, modifications and foreclosure documentation or, in the alternative, shall as promptly as reasonably possible, execute and return such documentation to the Servicer. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner, provided, however, that unless the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Owner, the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Owner and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04 and Section 5.03, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part, the Servicer may not waive any prepayment penalty or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the enforceability thereof is limited (A) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors' rights generally or (B) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (ii) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law. If the Servicer waives or does not collect all or a portion of a prepayment penalty relating to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to any action or omission of the Servicer, other than as provided above, the Servicer shall deposit the amount of such prepayment penalty (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit) into the Custodial Account for distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a REMIC election is made, the Servicer shall not (unless the related mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the "startup date" of such REMIC under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall perform all of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause a subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Servicer of a subservicer shall not release the Servicer from any of its obligations hereunder and the Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of each subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Servicer. Any such subservicer must be a Xxxxxx Xxx approved seller/servicer or a Xxxxxxx Mac seller/servicer in good standing and no event shall have occurred, including but not limited to, a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or for seller/servicers by Xxxxxxx Mac, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of each subservicer from its own funds, and a subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. At the cost and expense of the Servicer, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of a subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Servicer, at the Servicer's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01, and if requested to do so by the Owner, the Servicer shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Servicer. The Servicer shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer from the Servicer's own funds without reimbursement from the Owner. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through a subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Owner and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with a subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by the subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. Any subservicing agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a subservicer shall be deemed to be between such subservicer and Servicer alone, and the Owner shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to such subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Owner to pay such subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when a subservicer has received such payment. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer will proceed with reasonable diligence to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Servicer will take reasonable care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Servicer would use in servicing loans for its own account and the requirements of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Owner, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Owner after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Servicer through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions as Servicing Advances; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor as provided in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Owner otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide the Owner with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Owner shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. Each Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. To the extent such funds are not deposited in a Custodial Account, such funds may be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Owner (with any income earned thereon for the benefit of the Servicer). Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicer shall bear any losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments. The amount of any such losses shall be immediately deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account, as appropriate, out of the Servicer's own funds, with no right to reimbursement therefor. The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis, and in the Custodial Account or Accounts no later than the second Business Day after receipt of funds and retain therein the following payments and collections: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans received after the related Servicing Transfer Date; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate received after the related Servicing Transfer Date; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received after the related Servicing Transfer Date; (iv) any net amounts received by the Servicer after the related Servicing Transfer Date in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13; (v) all Insurance Proceeds received after the related Servicing Transfer Date including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08 and 4.10, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property received after the related Servicing Transfer Date other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances as provided in Section 5.03; (viii) any amounts received after the related Servicing Transfer Date and required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 6.02; and (ix) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment received after the related Servicing Transfer Date, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Servicer's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Due Period. 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 in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account. Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received after the related Servicing Transfer Date related to such Mortgage Loan; (iv) to pay to itself as servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date) and (b) any payable Servicing Fee; (v) to reimburse itself for any Nonrecoverable Advances; (vi) to transfer funds to another Qualified Depository in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) to reimburse itself as provided in Section 8.03 hereof; (viii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account in error by the Servicer; and (ix) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. Each Escrow Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. To the extent such funds are not deposited in an Escrow Account, such funds may be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in an Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicer shall bear any losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments. The amount of any such losses shall be immediately deposited by the Servicer in the Escrow Account, as appropriate, out of the Servicer's own funds, with no right to reimbursement therefor. The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis, and in the Escrow Account or Accounts no later than the second Business Day after receipt of funds and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any items as are required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Servicer shall make withdrawals from an Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth in and in accordance with Section 4.07. Except as provided in Section 4.07, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in an Escrow Account by the Qualified Depository. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in connection with an acquisition of REO Property; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06; (viii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in an Escrow Account in error by the Servicer; and (ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in an Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges, Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor when due. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Servicer will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be maintained until the ratio of the current outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan to the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property, based on the most recent appraisal of the Mortgaged Property performed by a Qualified Appraiser, such appraisal to be included in the Servicing File, is reduced to 80.00% or less. The Servicer will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Owner, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. The Servicer shall notify the Owner of any such transfer within 15 Business Days of transfer. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) the percentage such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being a special flood hazard area that has federally-mandated flood insurance requirements, the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Servicer shall also maintain on the REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Servicer or the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans, other than pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Servicer and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies currently reflect a General Policy Rating in Best's Key Rating Guide currently acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located. Section 4.11 [RESERVED]. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans and who handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx in the Xxxxxx Mae Guide or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac Guide. The Servicer shall, upon request of Owner, deliver to the Owner a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the Owner. The Servicer shall notify the Owner within five Business Days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Owner and its successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Owner or its designee. Any such Person or Persons holding such title other than the Owner shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Owner. The Servicer shall assume the responsibility for marketing each REO Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Servicer shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Owner relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. The REO Property must be sold within three years following the end of the calendar year of the date of acquisition if a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, unless (i) the Owner shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel (at the Servicer's expense) to the effect that the holding by the related trust of such Mortgaged Property subsequent to such three-year period (and specifying the period beyond such three-year period for which the Mortgaged Property may be held) will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of the related trust as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, in which case the related trust may continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel), or (ii) the Owner (at the Servicer's expense) or the Servicer shall have applied for, prior to the expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period in the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the three-year period shall be extended by the applicable period. If a period longer than three years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Servicer shall report monthly to the Owner as to progress being made in selling such REO Property. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a REMIC election has been made, no Mortgaged Property held by a REMIC shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the related trust or sold in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify at any time as "foreclosure property" within a meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, (ii) subject the related trust to the imposition of any federal or state income taxes on "net income from foreclosure property" with respect to such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of Section 860G(c) of the Code, or (iii) cause the sale of such Mortgaged Property to result in the receipt by the related trust or any income from non-permitted assets as described in Section 860F(a) (2)(B) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the related trust with respect to the imposition of any such taxes. The Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide, manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. Each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Owner. The REO Disposition Proceeds from the sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related Servicing Advances, or Monthly Advances made pursuant to Section 5.03. The Servicer shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as may be required by the circumstances. The Servicer shall make or cause the inspector to make a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Servicing File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Owner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4.13, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Owner, at its option, shall be entitled to manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for its own benefit (such option, an "REO Option"). In connection with the exercise of an REO Option, the prior two paragraphs and the related provisions of Section 4.03 and Section 4.04(iii) (such provisions, the "REO Marketing Provisions") shall be revised as follows. Following the acquisition of any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall submit a detailed invoice to the Owner for all related Servicing Advances and, upon exercising the REO Option, the Owner shall promptly reimburse the Servicer for such amounts. In the event the REO Option is exercised with respect to an REO Property, Section 4.04 (iii) shall not be applicable thereto. References made in Section 4.03 with respect to the reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall, for purposes of such REO Property, be deemed to be covered by this paragraph. The Owner acknowledges that, in the event it exercises an REO Option, with respect to the related REO Property, there shall be no breach by the Servicer based upon or arising out of the Servicer's failure to comply with the REO Marketing Provisions. Section 4.14 Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date in compliance with requirements of applicable law and the related electronic data received on the Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related electronic data received on the Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments. The Servicer shall promptly, upon written request by the Owner, deliver to the Owner such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Servicer of the receipt of notice from the Owner that the Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral caused to the Owner thereby.
ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE OWNER Section 5.01 Remittances. On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Owner (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the related preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, other than Principal Prepayments received after the end of the preceding calendar month, plus, to the extent not already deposited in the Custodial Account, the sum of (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03 and (iii) all Prepayment Interest Shortfalls the Servicer is required to make up pursuant to Section 4.04, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected after the related Servicing Transfer Date but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the last day of the related Due Period, which amounts shall be remitted on the related Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. With respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Owner interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding related Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Servicer. Section 5.02 Statements to the Owner. The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner an individual Mortgage Loan accounting report (a "Report"), as of the last Business Day of each month (or August 31, 2002, in the case of the initial Report), in the Servicer's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, such Report shall be received by the Owner no later than the fifth Business Day of the month of the related Remittance Date (or September 5, 2002, in the case of the initial Report) on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format, in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both the Owner and the Servicer, and in hard copy, which Report shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (ii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer during the prior distribution period; (iii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (iv) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and (v) such other reports as may reasonably be required by the Owner. The Servicer shall also provide with each such Report a trial balance, sorted in the Owner's assigned loan number order, and such other loan level information as described on Exhibits E and F, in electronic tape form. The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Owner pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall provide the Owner with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Owner to prepare its federal income tax return as the Owner may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, the Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was an Owner at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances of principal and interest for the applicable portion of such year. Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Servicer. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Servicer, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of Monthly Payments, adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which are delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date; provided, however, that the amount of any such deposit may be reduced by the Amount Held for Future Distribution (as defined below) then on deposit in the Custodial Account. Any portion of the Amount Held for Future Distribution used to pay Monthly Advances shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit into the Custodial Account on any future Remittance Date to the extent that the funds that are available in the Custodial Account for remittance to the Owner on such Remittance Date are less than the amount of payments required to be made to the Owner on such Remittance Date. The "Amount Held for Future Distribution" as to any Remittance Date shall be the total of the amounts held in the Custodial Account at the close of business on the preceding Determination Date which were received after the related Servicing Transfer Date on account of (i) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, and Principal Prepayments received or made in the month of such Remittance Date, 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. The Servicer's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the final disposition or liquidation of the Mortgaged Property, unless the Servicer deems such advance to be nonrecoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan. In such latter event, the Servicer shall deliver to the Owner an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer to the effect that an officer of the Servicer has reviewed the related Servicing File and has obtained a recent appraisal and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable from Liquidation or Insurance Proceeds with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Owner pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall submit to the Owner a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in such form as the Servicer and the Owner shall agree. The Servicer shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Owner may reasonably require.
ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of, sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Servicer, will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Servicer, with the prior consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note and the amount of the Monthly Payment may not be changed. The Servicer shall notify the Owner that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Owner the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage Loan Documents and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such related mortgage file to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Loan Documents. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify the Custodian with a certification and request for release by a Servicing Officer, which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 have been so deposited, and a request for delivery to the Servicer of the portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Custodian. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Owner shall promptly release or cause the Custodian to promptly release the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall prepare and deliver for execution by the Owner or at the Owner's option execute under the authority of a power of attorney delivered to the Servicer by the Owner any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Owner may have under the mortgage instruments, the Servicer, upon written demand, shall remit within two Business Days to the Owner the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall maintain the Fidelity Bond insuring the Servicer against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loans, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, the Custodian shall release the portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Custodian to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Servicer to promptly return the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian, when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or such documents have been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer has promptly delivered to the Owner or the Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such documents were delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Owner or the Custodian, as applicable, to the Servicer. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account the Servicing Fee; provided, however, that in connection with any Mortgage Loans sold by the Owner to Xxxxxx Xxx, the Servicer may deduct its Servicing Fee from amounts due the Owner pursuant to Section 5.01. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, late payment charges and other ancillary fees (excluding any prepayment penalties) shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. The Servicer shall pay on behalf of the Owner any and all guarantee fees due in connection with Mortgage Loans sold by the Owner to Xxxxxx Mae. The amount of such guarantee fees shall be deducted by the Servicer from the amounts due the Owner pursuant to Section 5.01; provided that if the guarantee fees exceed such amount, the Servicer shall provide the Owner with an original invoice for the amount of any such excess, and the Owner shall pay such invoice by wire transfer to the account designated by the Servicer within 45 days of receipt of such invoice. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Financial Statements. The Servicer will deliver to the Owner not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, an Officers' Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof except for such defaults as such Officers in their good faith judgment believe to be immaterial. Upon request by the Owner or the Master Servicer, the Servicer will deliver to such requesting party a copy of the audited (if such financial statements are available, otherwise unaudited) financial statements of the Servicer for the most recent fiscal year of the Servicer. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. Not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Owner to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Servicer's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Servicer's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Section 6.06 Owner's Right to Examine Servicer Records. The Owner shall have the right to examine and audit, at its expense, upon reasonable notice to the Servicer, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Servicer, or held by another for the Servicer or on its behalf or otherwise, which relate to the performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer shall provide to the Owner and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Owner access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Servicer which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Servicer, and in accordance with the applicable federal or state government regulations. Section 6.07 Compliance with REMIC Provisions. If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Servicer shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the 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 "contribution" to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code unless the Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such actions) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax. Section 6.08 Non-solicitation. The Servicer shall not knowingly conduct any solicitation exclusively targeted to the Mortgagors for the purpose of inducing or encouraging the early prepayment or refinancing of the related Mortgage Loans. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Servicer or any agent or affiliate of the Servicer which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this section. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Servicer from (i) distributing to Mortgagors any general advertising including information brochures, coupon books, or other similar documentation which indicates services the Servicer offers, including refinances or (ii) providing financing of home equity loans to Mortgagors at the Mortgagor's request.
ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER Section 7.01 Servicer Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner upon request, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate with respect to the purposes of this Agreement. The Servicer may negotiate with the Owner for a reasonable fee for providing such report or information, unless (i) the Servicer is required to supply such report or information pursuant to any other section of this Agreement, or (ii) the report or information has been requested in connection with Internal Revenue Service or other regulatory agency requirements. All such reports or information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions given by the Owner. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Owner, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Owner, its successors and assigns, any agent of the Owner, and the Master Servicer, and hold each of such Persons harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that such Person may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Servicer to perform in any way its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement and for breach of any representation or warranty of the Servicer contained herein. The Servicer shall immediately notify the Owner or other indemnified Person if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Owner and such other Indemnified Person and with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such Person) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or such other indemnified Person in respect of such claim but failure to so notify the Owner and such other indemnified Person shall not limit its obligations hereunder. The Servicer agrees that it will not enter into any settlement of any such claim without the consent of the Owner and such other indemnified Person unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of the Owner and such other indemnified Person from all liability that is the subject matter of such claim. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer. The Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a federal savings bank under the laws the United States except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, or which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) which is a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others. Neither the Servicer nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Owner 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 made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform in any way its obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer and any officer, employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Owner respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer may, with the consent of the Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Owner will be liable, and the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 8.04 Reserved. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Servicer acknowledges that the Owner has acted in reliance upon the Servicer's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this section, the Servicer shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Servicer may assign the Agreement and the servicing hereunder without the consent of Owner to an affiliate of the Servicer to which all servicing of the Servicer is assigned so long as (i) such affiliate is a Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac approved servicer and (ii) if it is intended that such affiliate be spun off to the shareholders of the Servicer, such affiliate have a GAAP net worth of at least $25,000,000 and (iii) such affiliate shall deliver to the Owner a certification pursuant to which such affiliate shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall certify that such affiliate is a Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac approved servicer in good standing. ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Servicer shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after written notice thereof (it being understood that this subparagraph shall not affect Servicer's obligation pursuant to Section 5.01 to pay default interest on any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which such payment was due); or (ii) any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement, the breach of which has a material adverse effect and which continue unremedied for a period of sixty days (except that such number of days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and such failure shall be deemed to have a material adverse effect) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Owner; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) the Servicer ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac (to the extent such entities are then operating in a capacity similar to that in which they operate on the date hereof) as a mortgage loan servicer for more than thirty days to the extent such entities perform similar functions; or (vii) the Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without the consent of the Owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof except as otherwise permitted herein; or (viii) the Servicer ceases to be qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially and adversely affects the Servicer's ability to perform its obligations hereunder; then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer may, in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have under Section 8.01 and at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Owner, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Servicing Files, and 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, at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Owner may waive only by written notice any default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing. ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; (ii) by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner in writing; (iii) termination by the Owner pursuant to Section 9.01, (iv) sixty (60) days prior written notice by the Owner to the Servicer or (v) one hundred twenty (120) days prior written notice by the Servicer to the Owner. If the Owner at its option elects to terminate all of the rights of the Servicer hereunder in accordance with subsection (iv) of the preceding paragraph, the Owner shall pay the Servicer an amount equal to (i) if such termination occurs within the six month period following the Servicing Transfer Date, an amount equal to $50.00 per Mortgage Loan, (ii) if such termination occurs during the period which is seven months to twelve months following the Servicing Transfer Date, an amount equal to $25.00 per Mortgage Loan, (iii) if such termination occurs during the period which is thirteen months to fifteen months following the Servicing Transfer Date, an amount equal to $15.00 per Mortgage Loan and (iv) if such termination occurs during the period which is sixteen (16) months or more following the Servicing Transfer Date, an amount equal to $10.00. Simultaneously with any such termination and the transfer of servicing hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for any outstanding Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances. Section 10.02 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer. The Servicer acknowledges and the Owner agrees that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Owner may effect either (1) one or more Whole Loan Transfers, or (2) one or more Pass-Through Transfers. The Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner in connection with any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer contemplated by the Owner pursuant to this Section. In connection therewith, and without limitation, the Owner shall deliver any reconstitution agreement or other document related to the Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer to the Servicer at least 15 days prior to such transfer and the Servicer shall (i) execute any such reconstitution agreement which contains provisions substantially similar to those herein or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Owner and the Servicer and which restates the representations and warranties contained in Article III as of the date of transfer (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is not accurate on such date); provided, however, that Servicer agrees that any such reconstitution agreement in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer to Xxxxxx Mae will be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer if it obligates the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans identified therein and to remit and report, all in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide; and provided, further, that only a notice of transfer identifying the Mortgage Loans to be transferred need be given in the case of a Pass-Through Transfer by the initial Owner to Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. ("SAMI") and by SAMI to the Trustee in connection with such Pass-Through Transfer; and (ii) deliver to the Owner for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering material such publicly available information regarding the Servicer, its financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience and any additional information reasonably requested by the Owner, and to deliver to the Owner any similar non-public, unaudited financial information, in which case the Owner shall bear the cost of having such information audited by certified public accountants if the Owner desires such an audit, or as is otherwise reasonably requested by the Owner and which the Servicer is capable of providing without unreasonable effort or expense, and to indemnify the Owner and its affiliates for material misstatements or omissions contained (i) in such information and (ii) on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, effected by the Owner, Owner (i) shall reimburse Servicer for all reasonable out-of-pocket third party costs and expenses related thereto and (ii) shall pay Servicer a reasonable amount representing time and effort expended by Servicer related thereto (which amount shall be reasonably agreed upon by Servicer and Owner prior to the expenditure of such time and effort); provided, however, that for each Whole Loan Transfer and/or Pass-Through Transfer, the sum of such amounts described in subsections (i) and (ii) above shall in no event exceed $5,000. For purposes of this paragraph, all Whole Loan Transfers and/or Pass-Through Transfers made to the same entity within the same accounting cycle shall be considered one Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Section 10.03 Master Servicer. The Servicer, including any successor servicer hereunder, shall be subject to the supervision of the Master Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated to ensure that the Servicer services the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Owner, shall have the same rights as the Owner to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement upon the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement if such failure constitutes an Event of Default as provided in Article X of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer assume any of the obligations of the Owner under this Agreement. Section 10.04 Transfer of Servicing for Defaulted Loans. The Owner shall have the option, exercisable in its sole discretion and upon reasonable written notice to the Servicer, to transfer to a third-party servicer any Mortgage Loan that is more than sixty (60) days delinquent with respect to Monthly Payments. Upon such transfer, the Owner will reimburse the Servicer for all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan and the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing with respect to such Mortgage Loan. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Servicer. Prior to termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01(ii), the Owner shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Owner may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Owner and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this section and shall in no event relieve the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Article III and the remedies available to the Owner under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Article III and Section 8.01 shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to the Owner an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Owner may have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Servicing Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds. The Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer. The successor shall make such arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify the Owner of such appointment. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with replacing the Servicer upon its resignation or the termination of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the Servicer as a result of an Event of Default and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of servicing, including all servicing files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor service to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement, shall be payable on demand by the resigning or terminated Servicer without any right of reimbursement therefor. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer and the Owner by written agreement signed by the Servicer and the Owner. Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 of all 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 Owner at the Owner's expense on direction of the Owner accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Owner or is necessary for the administration or servicing the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted by telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Servicer: Alliance Mortgage Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 and, Alliance Mortgage Company 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 (ii) if to the Owner: Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 (iii) if to the Master Servicer: 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Master Servicing - Bear Xxxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice, or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the address (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating hereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Except as required to be disclosed by law, each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of this Agreement. Section 11.11 Assignment by the Owner. The Owner shall have the right, without the consent of the Servicer hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Owner hereunder, by executing an assignment and assumption agreement reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Owner with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Owner sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan. All references to the Owner in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignees or designees. It is understood and agreed between the Owners and the Servicer that no more than five (5) Persons shall have the right of owner under this Agreement at any one time. Section 11.12 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Owner. Section 11.13 Execution, Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.05, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Servicer and the Owner and their respective successors and assigns. Section 11.14 Entire Agreement. Each of the Servicer and the Owner acknowledge that no representations, agreements or promises were made to it by the other party or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and shall be binding upon all successors of both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer and the Owner have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Title: President ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY By: Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Senior Vice President
Page 1 A-1 EXHIBIT A FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AGREEMENT On this ____ day of __________ 200__, EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Owner") hereby delivers the mortgage loans identified on Schedule A attached hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") to Alliance Mortgage Corporation (the "Servicer") and the Servicer hereby agrees to service the mortgage loans identified on Schedule A attached hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to the Subservicing Agreement dated as of August 1, 2002 by and between the Owner and the Servicer. ALLIANCE MORTGAGE CORPORATION. By: Name: Title:
Page 1 EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT (date) To:______________________ _________________________ _________________________ (the "Depository") As "Servicer" under the Subservicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002, (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Alliance Mortgage Company Custodial Account, in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation, Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [ ] (name of Depository) By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________
Page 1 EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT (date) To:___________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ (the "Depository") As "Servicer" under the Subservicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002 (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Alliance Mortgage Company Escrow Account, in trust for EMC Mortgage Corporation, Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [ ] (name of Depository) By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________
D-2 EXHIBIT D REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS To: Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association 0000 00xx Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxx., XX 00000 Attn: ________________ Re: Custodial Agreement dated as of ________, among _____________________. and Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Custodian In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Custody Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodian's Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated. Mortgage Loan Number: Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code: Reason for Requesting Documents (check one): _______ 1. Mortgage Paid in Full _______ 2. Foreclosure _______ 3. Substitution _______ 4. Other Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.) _______ 5. Nonliquidation [Reason:_______________________________] Address to which Custodian should Deliver the Custodian's Mortgage File: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ By:_______________________________________ (authorized signer) Issuer:_____________________________________ Address:___________________________________ ___________________________________ Date:______________________________________ Custodian Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date below: ____________________________________ _________________ Signature Date Documents returned to Custodian: ____________________________________ _________________ Custodian Date
E-3 EXHIBIT E LOAN LEVEL FORMAT FOR TAPE INPUT, SERVICER PERIOD REPORTING The format for the tape should be: 1. Record length of 240 2. Blocking factor of 07 records per block 3. ASCII 4. Unlabeled tape 5. 6250 or 1600 BPI (please indicate) COBOL Field Name Position Length "picture" Master Servicer No. 001-002 2 "01" Unit Code 003-004 2 " " Loan Number 005-014 10 X(10) Borrower Name 015-034 20 X(20) Old Payment Amount 035-045 11 S9(9)V9(02) Old Loan Rate 046-051 6 9(2)V9(04) Servicer Fee Rate 052-057 6 9(2)V9(04) Servicer Ending Balance 058-068 11 S9(9)V9(02) Servicer Next Due Date 069-076 8 CCYYMMDD Curtail Amt 1 - Before 077-087 11 S9(9)V9(02) Curtail Date 1 088-095 8 CCYYMMDD Curtail Amt 1 - After 096-106 11 S9(9)V9(02) Curtail Amt 2 - Before 107-117 11 S9(9)V9(02) Curtail Date 2 118-125 8 CCYYMMDD Curtail Amt 2 - After 126-136 11 S9(9)V9(02) Curtail Amt 3 - Before 137-147 11 S9(9)V9(02) Curtail Date 3 148-155 8 CCYYMMDD Curtail Amt 3 - After 156-166 11 S9(9)V9(02) New Payment Amount 167-177 11 S9(9)V9(02) New Loan Rate 178-183 6 9(2)V9(04) Index Rate 184-189 6 9(2)V9(04) Remaining Term 190-192 3 9(3) Liquidation Amount 193-203 11 S9(9)V9(02) Action Code 204-205 2 X(02) Scheduled Principal 206-216 11 S9(9)V9(02) Scheduled Interest 217-227 11 S9(9)V9(02) Scheduled Ending Balance 228-238 11 S9(9)V9(02) FILLER 239-240 2 X(02) Trailer Record: Number of Records 001-006 6 9(06) FILLER 007-240 234 X(234) Field Names and Descriptions: Field Name Description Master Servicer No. Hard code as "01" used internally Unit Code Hard code as " " used internally Loan Number Investor's loan number Borrower Name Last name of borrower Old Payment Amount P&I amount used for the applied payment Old Loan Rate Gross interest rate used for the applied payment Servicer Fee Rate Servicer's fee rate Servicer Ending Balance Ending actual balance after a payment has been applied Servicer Next Due Date Borrower's next due date for a payment Curtailment Amount 1 - Before Amount of curtailment applied before the payment Curtailment Date 1 Date of curtailment should coincide with the payment date applicable to the curtailment Curtailment Amount 1 - After Amount of curtailment applied after the payment Curtailment Amount 2 - Before Amount of curtailment applied before the payment Curtailment Date 2 Date of curtailment should coincide with the payment date applicable to the curtailment Curtailment Amount 2 - After Amount of curtailment applied after the payment Curtailment Amount 3 - Before Amount of curtailment applied before the payment Curtailment Date 3 Date of curtailment should coincide with the payment date applicable to the curtailment Curtailment Amount 3 - After Amount of curtailment applied after the payment New Payment Amount For ARM, Equal, or Buydown loans, when a payment change occurs, this is the scheduled payment New Loan Rate For ARM loans, when the gross interest rate change occurs, this is the scheduled rate Index Rate For ARM loans, the index rate used in calculating the new gross interest rate Remaining Term For ARM loans, the number of months left on the loan used to determine the new P&I amount Liquidation Amount The payoff amount of the loan Action Code For delinquent loans: 12 -- Relief Provisions 15 -- Bankruptcy/Litigation 20 -- Referred for Deed-in-lieu, short sale 30 -- Referred to attorney to begin foreclosure 60 -- Loan Paid in full 70 -- Real Estate Owned Scheduled Principal Amount of principal from borrower payment due to bondholder Scheduled Interest Amount of interest from borrower payment due to bondholder Scheduled Ending Balance Ending scheduled balance of loan FILLER Should be filled with spaces
4 EXHIBIT F REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS Data must be submitted to Xxxxx Fargo Bank in an Excel spreadsheet format with fixed field names and data type. The Excel spreadsheet should be used as a template consistently every month when submitting data. Table: Delinquency Name Type Size Servicer Loan # Number (Double) 8 Investor Loan # Number (Double) 8 Borrower Name Text 20 Address Text 30 State Text 2 Due Date Date/Time 8 Action Code Text 2 FC Received Date/Time 8 File Referred to Atty Date/Time 8 NOD Date/Time 8 Complaint Filed Date/Time 8 Sale Published Date/Time 8 Target Sale Date Date/Time 8 Actual Sale Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Approval Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Type Text 5 Loss Mit Estimated Completion Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Actual Completion Date Date/Time 8 Loss Mit Broken Plan Date Date/Time 8 BK Chapter Text 6 BK Filed Date Date/Time 8 Post Petition Due Date/Time 8 Motion for Relief Date/Time 8 Lift of Stay Date/Time 8 RFD Text 10 Occupant Code Text 10 Eviction Start Date Date/Time 8 Eviction Completed Date Date/Time 8 List Price Currency 8 List Date Date/Time 8 Accepted Offer Price Currency 8 Accepted Offer Date Date/Time 8 Estimated REO Closing Date Date/Time 8 Actual REO Sale Date Date/Time 8 ? Items in bold are MANDATORY FIELDS. We must receive information in those fields every month in order for your file to be accepted. The Action Code Field should show the applicable numeric code to indicate that a special action is being taken. The Action Codes are the following: 12-Relief Provisions 15-Bankruptcy/Litigation 20-Referred for Deed-in-Lieu 30-Referred fore Foreclosure 00-Xxxxxx 00-Xxxxxxxxxx 00-XXX-Xxxx for Sale 71-Third Party Sale/Condemnation 72-REO-Pending Conveyance-Pool Insurance claim filed Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Action Codes to those above, provided that the Codes are consistent with industry standards. If Action Codes other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Action Codes prior to sending the file. Description of Action Codes: Action Code 12 - To report a Mortgage Loan for which the Borrower has been granted relief for curing a delinquency. The Action Date is the date the relief is expected to end. For military indulgence, it will be three months after the Borrower's discharge from military service. Action Code 15 - To report the Borrower's filing for bankruptcy or instituting some other type of litigation that will prevent or delay liquidation of the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date will be either the date that any repayment plan (or forbearance) instituted by the bankruptcy court will expire or an additional date by which the litigation should be resolved. Action Code 20 - To report that the Borrower has agreed to a deed-in-lieu or an assignment of the property. The Action Date is the date the Servicer decided to pursue a deed-in-lieu or the assignment. Action Code 30 - To report that the decision has been made to foreclose the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date is the date the Servicer referred the case to the foreclosure attorney. Action Code 60 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been paid in full either at, or prior to, maturity. The Action Date is the date the pay-off funds were remitted to the Master Servicer. Action Code 65 - To report that the Servicer is repurchasing the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date is the date the repurchase proceeds were remitted to the Master Servicer. Action Code 70 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure has been accepted, and the Servicer, on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan, has acquired the property and may dispose of it. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date the deed is recorded on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan. Action Code 71 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed and a third party acquired the property, or a total condemnation of the property has occurred. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or the date the condemnation award was received. Action Code 72 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed, or a deed-in-lieu has been accepted, and the property may be conveyed to the mortgage insurer and the pool insurance claim has been filed. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale, or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date of the deed for conventional mortgages. The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation arrangement. The following are acceptable: ASUM- Approved Assumption BAP- Borrower Assistance Program CO- Charge Off DIL- Deed-in-Lieu FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement MOD- Loan Modification PRE- Pre-Sale SS- Short Sale MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file. The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property. The acceptable codes are: Mortgagor Tenant Unknown Vacant
EXHIBIT I-25 ____________________________________________________________________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Owner GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Servicer SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of May 1, 2001 ____________________________________________________________________________________
EXHIBITS Exhibit A Mortgage Loan Schedule Exhibit B Custodial Account Letter Agreement Exhibit C Escrow Account Letter Agreement Exhibit D Form of Request for Release Exhibit E Loan Level Scheduled-Scheduled Remittance Tape Layout
Page 33 THIS IS A SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2001, and is executed between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Owner") and GMAC Mortgage Corporation (the "Servicer"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Owner is the owner of the Mortgage Loans; WHEREAS, the Owner and the Servicer wish to prescribe the permanent management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Servicer agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) that are in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide. Adjustment Date: As to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agreement: This Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. ARM Loans: First lien, conventional, 1-4 family residential Mortgage Loans with interest rates which adjust from time to time in accordance with the related Index and are subject to Periodic Rate Caps and Lifetime Rate Caps and which do not permit conversion to fixed interest rates. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the States of New York, Iowa or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or (iii) a day on which banks in the States of New York, Iowa or Pennsylvania are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Custodial Account: The separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "GMAC Mortgage Corporation Custodial Account in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages and various Mortgagors" and shall be established at a Qualified Depository, each of which accounts shall in no event contain funds in excess of the FDIC insurance limits. Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., or such other custodian as Owner shall designate. Cut-off Date: As identified on the related Confirmation. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the Remittance Date. Due Date: Each day on which payments of principal and interest are required to be paid in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, exclusive of any days of grace. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Effective Date: As identified on the related Confirmation. Escrow Account: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "GMAC Mortgage Corporation Escrow Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages and various Mortgagors" and shall be established at a Qualified Depository, each of which accounts shall in no event contain funds in excess of the FDIC insurance limits. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. Xxxxxx Xxx: Xxxxxx Xxx, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Mae Guide: The Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time. Xxxxxxx Mac: Xxxxxxx Mac, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxxx Mac Guide: The Xxxxxxx Mac Selling Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Full Principal Prepayment: A Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor of the entire principal balance of a Mortgage Loan. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting procedures, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor. Index: With respect to each ARM Loan, on the related Adjustment Date, the index used to determine the Mortgage Interest Rate on each such ARM Loan. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lifetime Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan, as specified in the related Mortgage Note. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13. Margin: With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Servicer on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest thereon which is payable by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, and in the case of an ARM Loan, as adjusted from time to time on each Adjustment Date for such Mortgage Loan to equal the Index for such Mortgage Loan plus the Margin for such Mortgage Loan, and subject to the limitations on such interest rate imposed by the Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Rate Cap. Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan described herein, and as further identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Mortgage Loan Documents: The original mortgage loan legal documents held by the Custodian. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Owner, which shall be equal to the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans attached hereto as Exhibit A, such schedule being acceptable to the Owner and the Servicer. Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the State in which such real property is located, which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. The Mortgagor is a natural person who is a party to the Mortgage Note and Mortgage in an individual capacity. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 or any expenses incurred pursuant to Section 4.08 which, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, may not be ultimately recoverable by the Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds. The determination by the Servicer that is has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Owner and detailing the reasons for such determination. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, its successors and assigns. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered to the Owner as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Owner. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, its successors and assigns. Owner: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns. Partial Principal Prepayment: A Principal Prepayment by a Mortgagor of a partial principal balance of a Mortgage Loan. Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of same or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust as part of a publicly issued or privately placed, rated or unrated Mortgage pass-through transaction. Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; provided that obligations of Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Xxx shall be Permitted Investments only if, at the time of investment, they are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc.; (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc. and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (iii) repurchase obligations with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc. at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances and amounts of all the Permitted Investments; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc. at the time of such investment; (vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each of Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc.; (vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch IBCA Inc.; and (viii) GMAC Variable Denomination Adjustable Rate Demand Notes constituting unsecured, senior debt obligations of General Motors Acceptance Corporation as outlined in the prospectus dated June 17, 1998 and rated by Moody's in its highest short-term rating category available and rated at least D-1 by Fitch; provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: The sum of the differences between interest actually received in a Due Period as a result of a full or partial prepayment or other unscheduled receipt of principal (including as a result of a liquidation) on each Mortgage Loan as to which such a payment is received and the interest portion of the Monthly Payment of such Mortgage Loan scheduled to be due at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; provided, however, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls shall not include Full Principal Prepayments received on or before the 15th day of the month in which a Remittance Date occurs which are remitted by the Servicer to the Owner on such Remittance Date. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance, or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate of U.S. money center banks as published from time to time in The Wall Street Journal. Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan, full or partial, which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Servicer, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, which appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Depository: (a) The Custodian or (b) a depository, the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the short term debt ratings and the long term deposit ratings of which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., Fitch IBCA Duff & Xxxxxx. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the Federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Servicer in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Owner as described in Section 4.13. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Servicer: GMAC Mortgage Corporation, or any of its successors in interest or any successor under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred prior to, on and subsequent to the Effective Date in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations relating to each Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Servicer specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and (e) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Owner shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the applicable Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Owner to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (not including recoveries of interest from Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05. Servicing Fee Rate: The Servicing Fee Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to 0.25%. Servicing File: The documents, records and other items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan, and any additional documents relating to such Mortgage Loan as are in, or as may from time to time come into, the Servicer's possession. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Owner upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after giving effect to payments of principal due, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans by the Owner to one or more third parties in whole loan or participation format, which third party may be Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. ARTICLE II SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF SERVICING FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. From and after the Effective Date, the Servicer does hereby agree to service the Mortgage Loans, but subject to the terms of this Agreement. The rights of the Owner to receive payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.02 Maintenance of Servicing Files. The Servicer shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Servicer is for the sole purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Servicer is in a custodial capacity only. The Servicer acknowledges that the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Note, the Mortgage, all other Mortgage Loan Documents and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Owner. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Owner as the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the related Servicing Files retained by the Servicer shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the related Mortgage Loans by the Owner. The Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of the related Servicing Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Owner, except when such release is required as incidental to the Servicer's servicing of the Mortgage Loans, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.03 Books and Records. The Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans which shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Owner. In particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Owner, or its designee and shall deliver to the Owner upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Servicer complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Owner or its designee the related Servicing File (or copies thereof) upon reasonable request during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Section 2.04. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe from time to time, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.04. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Sections 10.02 and 11.12, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be an Owner hereunder binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an assignment and assumption of this Agreement reasonably acceptable to the Servicer. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer in writing of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the permitted transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Section 2.05 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Servicer shall forward to the Custodian on behalf of the Owner original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 promptly after their execution; provided, however, that the Servicer shall provide the Custodian on behalf of the Owner with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation promptly after its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 180 days of its execution. If delivery is not completed within 180 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Servicer shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter. From time to time the Servicer may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released by the Custodian. If the Servicer shall require any of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Custodian in writing of such request in the form of the request for release attached hereto as Exhibit D. The Custodian shall deliver to the Servicer promptly, and in no event later than within five (5) Business Days, any requested Mortgage Loan Document previously delivered to the Custodian, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to the Custodian when the Servicer no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Servicer, such possession is in trust for the benefit of the Owner. Section 2.06 Quality Control Procedures. The Servicer must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its servicing activities. The purpose of the program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SERVICER The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Owner that as of the Effective Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Servicer is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of its organization and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license and no demand for such qualification or license has been made upon the Servicer by any such state, and in any event the Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each such State to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Servicer has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance; (c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer's articles of incorporation or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject; (d) There is no litigation pending or, to the Seller's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Servicer which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Servicer; (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The collection and servicing practices used by the Servicer, with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all material respects legal. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Servicer collects, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Servicer, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; (g) The Servicer is in good standing to service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and no event has occurred which would make the Servicer unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; (h) No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to the Agreement contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading; (i) No fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to the servicing of a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Servicer; (j) At the time Servicer commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans, either (i) each Mortgagor was properly notified with respect to Servicer's servicing of the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as the same may be amended from time to time, and the regulations provided in accordance with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or (ii) such notification was not required; (k) At the time Servicer commenced servicing the Mortgage Loans, all applicable taxing authorities and insurance companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or agents were notified of the transfer of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans to Servicer, or its designee, and Servicer currently receives all related notices, tax bills and insurance statements. Additionally, any and all costs, fees and expenses associated with the Servicer's commencement of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, including the costs of any insurer notifications, the transfer or implementation of tax service contracts, flood certification contracts, and any and all other servicing transfer-related costs and expenses have been paid for by the Servicer and will, in no event, be the responsibility of the Owner; and (l) The collection and servicing practices with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all material respects legal. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Servicer collects, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Servicer, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices (giving due consideration to the Owner's reliance on the Servicer), and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices and shall exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in compliance with the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide, which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, and title insurance, management of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Loan Documents, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any of the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be binding upon the Owner and the Servicer. The Owner shall, upon reasonable request, deliver powers-of-attorney to the Servicer sufficient to allow the Servicer as servicer to execute all documentation requiring execution on behalf of Owner with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, including satisfactions, partial releases, modifications and foreclosure documentation or, in the alternative, shall as promptly as reasonably possible, execute and return such documentation to the Servicer. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner, provided, however, that unless the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Owner, the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Owner and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04 and Section 5.03, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall perform all of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may, with the Owner's prior written approval, cause a subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Servicer of a subservicer shall not release the Servicer from any of its obligations hereunder and the Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of each subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Servicer. Any such subservicer that the Owner shall be requested to consent to must be a Xxxxxx Xxx approved seller/servicer or a Xxxxxxx Mac seller/servicer in good standing and no event shall have occurred, including but not limited to, a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or for seller/servicers by Xxxxxxx Mac, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of each subservicer from its own funds, and a subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. At the cost and expense of the Servicer, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of a subservicer and arrange, with the Owner's prior written approval, for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Servicer, at the Servicer's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01, and if requested to do so by the Owner, the Servicer shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Servicer. The Servicer shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer from the Servicer's own funds without reimbursement from the Owner. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through a subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Owner and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with a subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer by the subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. Any subservicing agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a subservicer shall be deemed to be between such subservicer and Servicer alone, and the Owner shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to such Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Owner to pay such subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when a subservicer has received such payment. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the Effective Date until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer will proceed with reasonable diligence to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Servicer will take reasonable care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Servicer would use in servicing loans for its own account and the requirements of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Owner, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Owner after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Servicer through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. The Servicer shall notify the Owner in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions as Servicing Advances; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Owner otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide the Owner with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Owner shall determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. Each Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. To the extent such funds are not deposited in a Custodial Account, such funds may be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Owner (with any income earned thereon for the benefit of the Servicer). Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicer shall bear any losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments. The amount of any such losses shall be immediately deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account, as appropriate, out of the Servicer's own funds, with no right to reimbursement therefor. The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis, and in the Custodial Account or Accounts no later than the second Business Day after receipt of funds and retain therein the following payments and collections: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans received after the Cut-off Date; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate received after the Cut-off Date; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received after the Cut-off Date; (iv) any net amounts received by the Servicer after the Cut-off Date in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13; (v) all Insurance Proceeds received after the Cut-off Date including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08 and 4.10, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property received after the Cut-off Date other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances as provided in Section 5.03; (viii) any amounts received after the Cut-off Date and required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to 6.02; and (ix) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment received after the Cut-off date, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Servicer's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Due Period. 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 in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the Qualified Depository shall accrue to the benefit of the Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05(iv). Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unreimbursed Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received after the Cut-off Date related to such Mortgage Loan; (iv) to pay to itself as servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date) and (b) any payable Servicing Fee; (v) to reimburse itself for any Nonrecoverable Advances: (vi) to transfer funds to another Qualified Depository in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account in error by the Servicer; and (viii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. Each Escrow Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. To the extent such funds are not deposited in an Escrow Account, such funds may be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in an Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner upon request. The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicer shall bear any losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments. The amount of any such losses shall be immediately deposited by the Servicer in the Escrow Account, as appropriate, out of the Servicer's own funds, with no right to reimbursement therefor. The Servicer shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis, and in the Escrow Account or Accounts no later than the second Business Day after receipt of funds and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any items as are required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Servicer shall make withdrawals from an Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth in and in accordance with Section 4.07. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in an Escrow Account by the Qualified Depository other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in connection with an acquisition of REO Property; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06; (viii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in an Escrow Account in error by the Servicer; and (ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in an Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Servicer will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be maintained until the ratio of the current outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan to the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property, based on the most recent appraisal of the Mortgaged Property performed by a Qualified Appraiser, such appraisal to be included in the Servicing File, is reduced to 80.00% or less. The Servicer will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Owner, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. The Servicer shall notify the Owner of any such transfer within 15 Business Days of transfer. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) the percentage such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being a special flood hazard area that has federally-mandated flood insurance requirements, the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Servicer shall also maintain on the REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Servicer or the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans, other than pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Servicer and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies currently reflect a General Policy Rating in Best's Key Rating Guide currently acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located. Section 4.11 Adjustments to Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. On each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate shall be adjusted, in compliance with the requirements of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note, to equal the sum of the Index plus the Margin (rounded in accordance with the related Mortgage Note) subject to the applicable Periodic Rate Cap and Lifetime Rate Cap, as set forth in the Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and deliver the notices required by each Mortgage and Mortgage Note and applicable laws and regulations regarding interest rate adjustments. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans and who handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx in the Xxxxxx Mae Guide or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac Guide. The Servicer shall, upon request of Owner, deliver to the Owner a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the Owner. The Servicer shall notify the Owner within five Business Days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Owner and its successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Owner or its designee. Any such Person or Persons holding such title other than the Owner shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Owner. The Servicer shall notify the Owner in accordance with prudent servicing practices of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Servicer shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Owner relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. The REO Property must be sold within three years following the end of the calendar year of the date of acquisition, unless a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held and (i) the Owner shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holding by the related trust of such Mortgaged Property subsequent to such three-year period (and specifying the period beyond such three-year period for which the Mortgaged Property may be held) will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of the related trust as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, in which case the related trust may continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel), or (ii) the Owner (at the Servicer's expense) or the Servicer shall have applied for, prior to the expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period in the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the three-year period shall be extended by the applicable period. If a period longer than three years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Servicer shall report monthly to the Owner as to progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Owner, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name the Servicer as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate participation agreement between the Servicer and Owner shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage. The Servicer shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Servicer shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a REMIC election has been made, no Mortgaged Property held by a REMIC shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the related trust or sold in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify at any time as "foreclosure property" within a meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, (ii) subject the related trust to the imposition of any federal or state income taxes on "net income from foreclosure property" with respect to such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of Section 860G(c) of the Code, or (iii) cause the sale of such Mortgaged Property to result in the receipt by the related trust or any income from non-permitted assets as described in Section 860F(a) (2)(B) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the related trust with respect to the imposition of any such taxes. The Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide, manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. Each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Owner. The REO Disposition Proceeds from the sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related Servicing Advances, or Monthly Advances made pursuant to Section 5.03. The Servicer shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as may be required by the circumstances. The Servicer shall make or cause the inspector to make a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Servicing File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Owner. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 4.13, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Owner, at its option, shall be entitled to manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for its own benefit (such option, an "REO Option"). In connection with the exercise of an REO Option, the prior two paragraphs and the related provisions of Section 4.03 and Section 4.04(iii) (such provisions, the "REO Marketing Provisions") shall be revised as follows. Following the acquisition of any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall submit a detailed invoice to the Owner for all related Servicing Advances and, upon exercising the REO Option, the Owner shall promptly reimburse the Servicer for such amounts. In the event the REO Option is exercised with respect to an REO Property, Section 4.04 (iii) shall not be applicable thereto. References made in Section 4.03 with respect to the reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall, for purposes of such REO Property, be deemed to be covered by this paragraph. The Owner acknowledges that, in the event it exercises an REO Option, with respect to the related REO Property, there shall be no breach by the Servicer based upon or arising out of the Servicer's failure to comply with the REO Marketing Provisions. ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE OWNER Section 5.01 Remittances. On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Owner (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the related preceding Determination Date, except (a) Partial Principal Prepayments received on or after the first day of the month in which the Remittance Date occurs shall be remitted to the Owner on the next following Remittance Date, (b) Full Principal Prepayments received on or before the 15th day of the month in which a Remittance Date occurs shall be remitted to the Owner on the Remittance Date of such month, and (c) Full Principal Prepayments received after the 15th day of the month shall be remitted to the Owner on the next following Remittance Date, each net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus, to the extent not already deposited in the Custodial Account, the sum of (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03 and (iii) all Prepayment Interest Shortfalls the Servicer is required to make up pursuant to Section 4.04, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected after the Cut-off Date but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the last day of the related Due Period, which amounts shall be remitted on the related Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. With respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Owner interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding related Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Servicer. Section 5.02 Statements to the Owner. The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner an individual Mortgage Loan accounting report (a "Report"), as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Servicer's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, such Report shall be received by the Owner (i) no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month of the related Remittance Date on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format, in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both the Owner and the Servicer, and (ii) no later than the tenth Business Day of the following month of the related Remittance Date in hard copy, which Report shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest (ii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer during the prior distribution period; (iii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (iv) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and (v) such other reports as may reasonably be required by the Owner. The Servicer shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in the Owner's assigned loan number order, and such other loan level scheduled-scheduled remittance information as described on Exhibit E, in electronic tape form, with each such Report. The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Owner pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall provide the Owner with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Owner to prepare its federal income tax return as the Owner may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, the Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was an Owner at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances of principal and interest for the applicable portion of such year. Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Servicer. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Servicer, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of Monthly Payments, adjusted to the related Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which are delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date; provided, however, that the amount of any such deposit may be reduced by (i) the Amount Held for Future Distribution (as defined below) then on deposit in the Custodial Account, plus (ii) with respect to the initial Remittance Date, the Non-held Early Pay Amount (as defined below). Any portion of the Amount Held for Future Distribution used to pay Monthly Advances shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit into the Custodial Account on any future Remittance Date to the extent that the funds that are available in the Custodial Account for remittance to the Owner on such Remittance Date are less than the amount of payments required to be made to the Owner on such Remittance Date. The "Amount Held for Future Distribution" as to any Remittance Date shall be the total of the amounts held in the Custodial Account at the close of business on the preceding Determination Date which were received after the Cut-off Date on account of (i) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, and Partial Principal Prepayments received or made in the month of such Remittance Date, (ii) Full Principal Payments received after the 15th day of the month in the month of such Remittance Date, and (iii) payments which represent early receipt of scheduled payments of principal and interest due on a date or dates subsequent to the related Due Date. The "Non-held Early Pay Amount" shall be the total of the amounts on account of payments which represent early receipt of scheduled payments of principal and interest received on or prior to the Cut-off Date. The Servicer's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the final disposition or liquidation of the Mortgaged Property, unless the Servicer deems such advance to be nonrecoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan. In such latter event, the Servicer shall deliver to the Owner an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer to the effect that an officer of the Servicer has reviewed the related Servicing File and has obtained a recent appraisal and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable from Liquidation or Insurance Proceeds with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Owner pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall submit to the Owner a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in such form as the Servicer and the Owner shall agree. The Servicer shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Owner may reasonably require. ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of, sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Servicer, with the approval of the Owner (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Servicer, with the prior consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Xxxxxx Mae Guide. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note and the amount of the Monthly Payment may not be changed. The Servicer shall notify the Owner that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Owner the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage Loan Documents and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such related mortgage file to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Loan Documents. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify the Custodian with a certification and request for release by a Servicing Officer, which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 have been so deposited, and a request for delivery to the Servicer of the portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Custodian, and unless the related Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, such request is to be acknowledged by the Owner. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Owner shall promptly release or cause the Custodian to promptly release the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall prepare and deliver for execution by the Owner or at the Owner's option execute under the authority of a power of attorney delivered to the Servicer by the Owner any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Owner may have under the mortgage instruments, the Servicer, upon written demand, shall remit within two Business Days to the Owner the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall maintain the Fidelity Bond insuring the Servicer against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loans, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer (and unless the related Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, acknowledged by the Owner), the Custodian shall release the portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents held by the Custodian to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Servicer to promptly return the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian, when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or such documents have been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer has promptly delivered to the Owner or the Custodian a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such documents were delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Owner or the Custodian, as applicable, to the Servicer. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Servicer's Servicing Fee. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, late payment charges and other ancillary fees shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer will deliver to the Owner not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, an Officers' Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof except for such defaults as such Officers in their good faith judgment believe to be immaterial. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. Not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Owner to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Servicer's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Servicer's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Section 6.06 Owner's Right to Examine Servicer Records. The Owner shall have the right to examine and audit, at its expense, upon reasonable notice to the Servicer, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Servicer, or held by another for the Servicer or on its behalf or otherwise, which relate to the performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer shall provide to the Owner and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Owner, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Servicer which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Servicer, and in accordance with the applicable federal government agency, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations. Section 6.07 Compliance with REMIC Provisions. If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Servicer shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the 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 "contribution" to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code unless the Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such actions) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax. Section 6.08 Non-solicitation. The Servicer shall not knowingly conduct any solicitation exclusively targeted to the Mortgagors for the purpose of inducing or encouraging the early prepayment or refinancing of the related Mortgage Loans. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Servicer or any agent or affiliate of the Servicer which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this section. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Servicer from (i) distributing to Mortgagors any general advertising including information brochures, coupon books, or other similar documentation which indicates services the Seller offers, including refinances or (ii) providing financing of home equity loans to Mortgagors at the Mortgagor's request. ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER Section 7.01 Servicer Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner upon request, during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate with respect to the purposes of this Agreement. The Servicer may negotiate with the Owner for a reasonable fee for providing such report or information, unless (i) the Servicer is required to supply such report or information pursuant to any other section of this Agreement, or (ii) the report or information has been requested in connection with Internal Revenue Service, OTS, FDIC or other regulatory agency requirements. All such reports or information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions given by the Owner. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Owner, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Owner and hold it harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Owner may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Servicer to perform in any way its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement and for breach of any representation or warranty of the Servicer contained herein. The Servicer shall immediately notify the Owner if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Owner and with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Owner) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Owner in respect of such claim but failure to so notify the Owner shall not limit its obligations hereunder. The Servicer agrees that it will not enter into any settlement of any such claim without the consent of the Owner unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of the Owner from all liability that is the subject matter of such claim. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. In no event will either Purchaser or Seller be liable to the other party to this Agreement for incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profit or loss of business or business opportunity, regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort or otherwise. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer. The Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, or which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) which is a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others. Neither the Servicer nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Owner 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 made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform in any way its obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer and any officer, employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Owner respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer may, with the consent of the Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Owner will be liable, and the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Owner upon written demand. Section 8.04 Servicer Not to Resign. The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Owner. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Servicer acknowledges that the Owner has acted in reliance upon the Servicer's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this section, the Servicer shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Servicer may assign the Agreement and the servicing hereunder without the consent of Owner to an affiliate of the Servicer to which all servicing of the Servicer is assigned so long as (i) such affiliate is a Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac approved servicer and (ii) if it is intended that such affiliate be spun off to the shareholders of the Servicer, such affiliate have a GAAP net worth of at least $10,000,000 and (iii) such affiliate shall deliver to the Owner a certification pursuant to which such affiliate shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall certify that such affiliate is a Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac approved servicer in good standing. ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Servicer shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days after written notice thereof (it being understood that this subparagraph shall not affect Servicer's obligation pursuant to Section 5.01 to pay default interest on any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which such payment was due); or (ii) any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement, the breach of which has a material adverse effect and which continue unremedied for a period of sixty days (except that such number of days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and such failure shall be deemed to have a material adverse effect) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Owner; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) the Servicer ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac (to the extent such entities are then operating in a capacity similar to that in which they operate on the Closing Date) as a mortgage loan servicer for more than thirty days to the extent such entities perform similar functions; or (vii) the Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without the consent of the Owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof except as otherwise permitted herein. then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer may, in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have under Section 8.01 and at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Owner, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Servicing Files, and 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, at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Owner may waive only by written notice any default by the Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing. ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner in writing; or (iii) termination by the Owner pursuant to Section 9.01. Simultaneously with any such termination and the transfer of servicing hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for any outstanding Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances. Section 10.02 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer. The Servicer acknowledges and the Owner agrees that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Owner may effect either (1) one or more Whole Loan Transfers, or (2) one or more Pass-Through Transfers. The Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner in connection with any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer contemplated by the Owner pursuant to this Section. In connection therewith, and without limitation, the Owner shall deliver any reconstitution agreement or other document related to the Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer to the Servicer at least 15 days prior to such transfer (or 30 days if such transfer is to take place in March, June, September or December) and the Servicer shall execute any such reconstitution agreement which contains provisions substantially similar to those herein or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Owner and the Servicer and which restates the representations and warranties contained in Article III as of the date of transfer (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is not accurate on such date). With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, effected by the Owner, Owner (i) shall reimburse Servicer for all reasonable out-of-pocket third party costs and expenses related thereto and (ii) shall pay Servicer a reasonable amount representing time and effort expended by Servicer related thereto (which amount shall be reasonably agreed upon by Servicer and Owner prior to the expenditure of such time and effort); provided, however, that for each Whole Loan Transfer and/or Pass-Through Transfer, the sum of such amounts described in subsections (i) and (ii) above shall in no event exceed $5,000. For purposes of this paragraph, all Whole Loan Transfers and/or Pass-Through Transfers made to the same entity within the same accounting cycle shall be considered one Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Servicer. Prior to termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01(ii), the Owner shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Owner may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Owner and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this section and shall in no event relieve the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Article III and the remedies available to the Owner under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Article III and Section 8.01 shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to the Owner an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Owner may have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Servicing Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds. The Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer. The successor shall make such arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify the Owner of such appointment. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer and the Owner by written agreement signed by the Servicer and the Owner. Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 of all 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 Owner at the Owner's expense on direction of the Owner accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Owner or is necessary for the administration or servicing the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted by telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Servicer: 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 (ii) if to the Owner: Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice, or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the address (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating hereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Except as required to be disclosed by law, each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of this Agreement. Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Servicer at the Owner's expense. Section 11.12 Assignment by the Owner. The Owner shall have the right, without the consent of the Servicer hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Owner hereunder, by executing an assignment and assumption agreement reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Owner with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Owner sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan. All references to the Owner in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignees or designees. It is understood and agreed between the Owners and the Servicer that no more than five (5) Persons shall have the right of owner under this Agreement at any one time. Section 11.13 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Owner. Section 11.14 Execution; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Servicer and the Owner and their respective successors and assigns. Section 11.15 Entire Agreement. Each of the Servicer and the Owner acknowledge that no representations, agreements or promises were made to it by the other party or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and shall be binding upon all successors of both parties.
Page 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer and the Owner have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written. GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Servicer By: ________________________________________ Name: Title: EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Owner By:____________________________
Page 2 EXHIBIT A MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
Page 1 EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT (date) To:______________________ _________________________ _________________________ (the "Depository") As "Servicer" under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of , (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[Servicer] Custodial Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [ ] (name of Depository) By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________
Page 1 EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT (date) To:___________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ (the "Depository") As "Servicer" under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[Servicer] Escrow Account, in trust for [Owner], Owner of Whole Loan Mortgages, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [ ] (name of Depository) By:____________________ Name:__________________ Title:_________________
Page 1 EXHIBIT D REQUEST FOR RELEASE
EXHIBIT E LOAN LEVEL SCHEDULED-SCHEDULED REMITTANCE TAPE LAYOUT
EXHIBIT I-26 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE to the SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of December 20, 2005 between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Owner and GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Servicer This AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE (this "Amendment") is made and entered into this 20th day of December, 2005, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as owner (the "Owner") and GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as servicer (the "Servicer") in connection with the Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001, between the above mentioned parties (the "Agreement"). This Amendment is made pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Agreement. RECITALS WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Agreement; WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that the parties thereto may enter into an amendment to the Agreement; WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. 2. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following definitions to Section 1.01: Commission or SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission. Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the related transaction document. Pass-Through Transfer: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Servicer purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Servicer and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Servicer, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Servicer ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Servicer within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Servicer in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Servicer's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Servicer on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Servicer; and (iv) the Servicer employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Servicer, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Servicer. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit G for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit G and the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB shall control (or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by the Owner, Servicer and any Person that will be responsible for signing any Sarbanes Certification with respect to a Securitization Transaction in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit G). Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer or a Subservicer. Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Servicer or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Servicer. 3. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new clause (m): (m) As of the date of each Pass-Through Transfer, and except as has been otherwise disclosed to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor: (1) the Servicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (2) no material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization involving residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (3) the Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (4) no material changes to the Servicer's servicing policies and procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement has occurred in the preceding three years; (5) there are no aspects of the Servicer's financial condition that could have a material adverse impact on the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations hereunder; (6) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Servicer that could be material to investors in the securities issued in such Pass-Through Transfer; and (7) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Servicer of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB. 4. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 4.14: Section 4.14 Financial Statements. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall provide its financial statements of its parent for the previous two fiscal years. 5. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by moving clauses (a) through (m) of Article III to Section 3.01. 6. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.02: Section 3.02 Updates. (a) If so requested by the Owner or any Depositor on any date, the Servicer shall, within five Business Days, and in no event later than seven Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in clause (m) of this Article III or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. (b) If so requested by the Owner or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Subservicer to) (i) notify the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Servicer or any Subservicer, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Pass-Through Transfer between the Servicer or any Subservicer and any of the parties specified in clause (7) of paragraph (m) of Section 3.01 (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, and (E) the Servicer's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Servicer's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Owner and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. All notification pursuant to this Section 3.02(b), other than those pursuant to Section 3.02(b)(i)(A), should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(i)(A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx (c) As a condition to the succession to the Servicer or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer or any Subservicer, the Servicer shall provide to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner, any Master Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Owner, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities. 7. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following after the first sentence of Section 4.01: In addition, the Servicer shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. 8. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising the first paragraph of Section 4.03 by adding the following after the first sentence: In determining the delinquency status of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will use delinquency recognition policies as utilized by the Servicer in connection with the servicing of mortgage loans on its own securitizations. 9. Article V of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 5.02 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 5.02 Statements to the Owner. The Servicer shall furnish to the Owner an individual Mortgage Loan accounting report (a "Report"), as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Servicer's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, such Report shall be received by the Owner (i) no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month of the related Remittance Date on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format, in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both the Owner and the Servicer, and (ii) no later than the tenth Business Day of the following month of the related Remittance Date in hard copy, which Report shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of servicing compensation received by the Servicer during the prior distribution period; (iv) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan and the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (v) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the current Mortgage Interest Rate; (vi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the aggregate amount of any Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received during the prior distribution period; (vii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls paid by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.04(viii) during the prior distribution period; (viii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (a) delinquent as grouped in the following intervals through final liquidation of such Mortgage Loan: 30 to 59 days, 60 to 89 days, 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; (ix) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and in the aggregate for all Mortgage Loans, the amount of any Monthly Advances made by the Servicer during the prior distribution period; (x) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Servicing Advances made by the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and the aggregate amount of Servicing Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Nonrecoverable Advances made by the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Nonrecoverable Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, a description of any material modifications, extensions or waivers to the terms, fees, penalties or payments of such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time; (xiii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any substitute Mortgage Loan provided by the Servicer and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been replaced by a substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03 herein; (xiv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased by the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.03 herein. For any Mortgage Loan in a Pass-Through Transfer, the Servicer shall also furnish the following items in the Report to the Master Servicer, provided that if these items are included in the report to the Owner they need not be incorporated in the Report: (i) the beginning and ending balances of the Custodial Account and Escrow Account; (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05, and the source of funds for such reimbursement, and the aggregate amount of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Servicer for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; and (iii) a description of any material breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 herein or of any other breach of a covenant or condition contained herein and the status of any resolution of such breach. In addition, the Servicer shall provide to the Owner such other information known or available to the Servicer that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB, as amended from time to time, as determined by the Owner in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to provide information that the Owner deems required under Regulation AB if (i) the Servicer does not reasonably believe that such information is required under Regulation AB and (ii) the Servicer is not providing such information for (A) its own securitizations, or (B) any third party securitizations with mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer[, unless the Owner pays all reasonable actual costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with the preparation and delivery of such information and the Servicer is given reasonable time to establish the necessary systems and procedures to produce such information; provided, however, that the costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with establishing the necessary systems and procedures will be split pro rata with any other purchaser that makes a request for similar information. The Servicer shall also provide a monthly report, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, or such other form as is mutually acceptable to the Servicer, the Owner and any Master Servicer, Exhibit H or such other agreeable format with respect to defaulted mortgage loans and Exhibit I, with respect to realized losses and gains, with each such report. The Servicer shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Owner pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall provide Owner with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Owner to prepare its federal income tax return as Owner may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was an Owner at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. 10. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.04 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Annual Certification. (a) The Servicer will deliver to the Owner and any Master Servicer, using its best efforts to deliver on March 1, but in no event later than March 15, of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Owner (an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year, 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 of cure provisions thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. (b) With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, using its best efforts to deliver on March 1, but in no event later than March 15, of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an officer of the Servicer shall execute and deliver an Officers' Certificate (an "Annual Certification") to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any related Depositor for the benefit of each such entity and such entity's affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such entity and such entity's affiliates, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F. In the event that the Servicer fails to timely comply with this Section 6.04 after the cure period set forth herein, commencing on March 15th of the related year, the Owner shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain written or verbal statements or assurances from the Commission, by March 30th of the related year (or such extension of time granted by the Commission so that it can review the facts surrounding any requests made by the Owner) that such failure to provide the required Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report on a timely basis, and a one time additional failure by the Servicer to comply with this Section 6.04, will not result in any adverse effect on the Owner or its affiliates with respect to any Shelf Registration on Form S-3 of the Owner or any of its affiliates. Any costs or expenses incurred by the Owner in obtaining such statement or assurances from the Commission shall be reimbursed to the Owner by the Servicer. In the event that the Owner is unable to receive any such assurances from the Commission after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts by March 30th (or any extension period granted by the Commission) of the related year, such failure by the Servicer to comply with this Section 6.04 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically at such time, without notice and without any cure period, and Owner may, in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have under Section 8.01, subject to the limitation expressed therein, and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same, as provided in Section 9.01 . Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Failure to provide the Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification will be treated as a failure of the Servicer to perform its duties under the Agreement and will be subject to the indemnification provisions of Section 8.01, subject to the limitation expressed therein, of the Agreement. This indemnification is understood by the parties hereto to cover any gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection with its performance hereunder. For any indemnification from the Servicer to any Master Servicer, the Servicer in no event will be liable for punitive or consequential damages, regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. If the indemnification provided for therein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Owner, each affiliate of the Owner, and each of the following parties participating in a Pass-Through Transfer: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Servicer on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Owner, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. 11. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.05 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.05 [Reserved]. 12. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.09: Section 6.09 Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. On and after January 1, 2006, the Servicer shall service and administer, and shall cause each subservicer to servicer or administer, the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Servicing Criteria. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the Servicer shall use its best efforts to deliver to the Owner or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor on March 1, but in no event later than March 15 of each calendar year beginning in 2007 a report (an "Assessment of Compliance") reasonably satisfactory to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor regarding the Servicer's assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer. Such report shall be addressed to the Owner and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto delivered to the Owner concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the Servicer shall use its best efforts to deliver to the Owner or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor on March 1, but in no event later than March 15 of each calendar year beginning in 2007 a report (an "Attestation Report") by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Servicer, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Servicer Accounting Oversight Board. The Servicer shall cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer pursuant to Section 11.19 to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in Sections 6.09. Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto delivered to the Owner concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. In the event that the Servicer fails to timely comply with this Section 6.09 after the cure period set forth herein, commencing on March 15th of the related year, the Owner shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain written or verbal statements or assurances from the Commission, by March 30th of the related year (or such extension of time granted by the Commission so that it can review the facts surrounding any requests made by the Owner) that such failure to provide the required Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report on a timely basis, and a one time additional failure by the Servicer to comply with this Section 6.09, will not result in any adverse effect on the Owner or its affiliates with respect to any Shelf Registration on Form S-3 of the Owner or any of its affiliates. Any costs or expenses incurred by the Owner in obtaining such statement or assurances from the Commission shall be reimbursed to the Owner by the Servicer. In the event that the Owner is unable to receive any such assurances from the Commission after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts by March 30th (or any extension period granted by the Commission) of the related year, such failure by the Servicer to comply with this Section 6.09 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically at such time, without notice and without any cure period, and Owner may, in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have under Section 8.01, subject to the limitation expressed therein, and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same, as provided in Section 9.01 . Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Failure to provide the Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report will be treated as a failure of the Servicer to perform its duties under the Agreement and will be subject to the indemnification provisions of Section 8.01, subject to the limitation expressed therein, of the Agreement. This indemnification is understood by the parties hereto to cover any gross negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection with its performance hereunder. For any indemnification from the Servicer to any Master Servicer, the Servicer in no event will be liable for punitive or consequential damages, regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort or otherwise. If the indemnification provided for therein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Owner, each affiliate of the Owner, and each of the following parties participating in a Pass-Through Transfer: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Servicer on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Owner, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. 13. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.10: Section 6.10 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Owner and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that a purpose of Section 3.01(m), 4.14, Sections 5.02, 6.04, 6.09 and 10.02 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Owner and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. None of the Owner, any Master Servicer or any Depositor shall 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 thereunder. The Servicer 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Owner or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, the Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Owner to deliver to the Owner (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Owner or any Depositor to permit the Owner or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Owner or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to provide information that the Owner deems required under Regulation AB if (i) the Servicer does not reasonably believe that such information is required under Regulation AB and (ii) the Servicer is not providing such information for its own securitizations unless the Owner pays all reasonable costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with the preparation and delivery of such information and the Servicer is given reasonable time to establish the necessary systems and procedures to produce such information; provided, however, that the costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with establishing the necessary systems and procedures will be split pro rata with any other purchaser that makes a request for similar information. 14. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the first sentence of the last paragraph of Section 9.01 and replacing it with the following (new text underlined): then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer (or as otherwise stated herein, in which case, automatically and without notice) may, in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have under Section 8.01, subject to the limitation expressed therein, and at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer (and if the Servicer is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction) under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Owner, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Servicing Files, and 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, at the Servicer's sole expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. 15. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following at the end of the last paragraph of Section 9.01: The Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Owner (or any designee of the Owner, such as a Master Servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Owner (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Owner or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. 16. Article X of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by restating Section 10.02 in its entirety as follows: Section 10.02.Cooperation of Servicer with a Reconstitution. The Servicer and the Owner agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Owner's sole option, the Owner may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (1) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (2) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more Pass-Through Transfers. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, the Servicer shall (i) following request by the Owner or any Depositor, use best efforts to provide within five, and in no event later than seven Business Days the Owner and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Servicer, provide to the Owner and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor) the information specified in paragraph (d) of this Section. (a) If so requested by the Owner or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such information regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Servicer and each Subservicer, for purposes of this clause (a), a "Servicer"), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum: (1) the Servicer's form of organization; (2) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer's experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer's portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Owner or any Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation: (i) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (ii) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes; (iii) whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (iv) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and (v) such other information as the Owner or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB; (3) a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans; (4) information regarding the Servicer's financial condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (5) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance; (6) a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; (7) a description of the Servicer's processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and (8) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience. (b) If so requested by the Owner or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Subservicer to) (i) notify the Servicer, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Company or any Subservicer, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Owner or any Subservicer and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Owner, and (E) the Owner's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Owner's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Servicer and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. As a condition to the succession to the Owner or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Owner or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Owner or any Subservicer, the Owner shall provide to the Servicer, any Master Servicer, and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities; In addition to such information as the Owner, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Owner or any Subservicer, the Owner or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Owner or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); (B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (C) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB); and The Owner shall provide to the Servicer, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance policy, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Owner or any Subservicer or the Owner or such Subservicer's performance hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to provide information that the Owner deems required under Regulation AB if (i) the Servicer does not reasonably believe that such information is required under Regulation AB and (ii) the Servicer is not providing such information for (A) its own securitizations, or (B) any third party securitizations with mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer[, unless the Owner pays all reasonable actual costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with the preparation and delivery of such information and the Servicer is given reasonable time to establish the necessary systems and procedures to produce such information; provided, however, that the costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with establishing the necessary systems and procedures will be split pro rata with any other purchaser that makes a request for similar information.. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. 17. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.16: Section 11.16. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. (a) The Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. The Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section. (b) It shall not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Owner to the utilization of any subservicer. The Servicer shall cause any Subservicer used by the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 3.01(m), 4.14, 6.04, 6.09 and 10.02 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Servicer, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 3.02(b) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any Annual Statement of Compliance required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.04(a), any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.09 and any Annual Certification required under Section 6.04(b) as and when required to be delivered. (c) The Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the Owner, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner, any Master Servicer and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Servicer or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph. (d) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 6.09 and 10.02 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Servicer. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Owner and any Depositor any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report and the other certificates required to be delivered by such Subservicer and such Subcontractor under Section 6.09, in each case as and when required to be delivered. 18. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.17: For purposes of this Agreement, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan in a Pass-Through Transfer, the related Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement, with respect to such Mortgage Loans. 19. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Exhibit E in its entirety and replacing it with the following: EXHIBIT E REPORTING DATA FOR MONTHLY REPORT Standard File Layout - Master Servicing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Column Name Description Decimal Format Comment Max Size ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SER_INVESTOR_NBR A value assigned by the Servicer to Text up to 10 digits 20 define a group of loans. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each Text up to 10 digits 10 loan by the investor. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan Text up to 10 digits 10 by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The borrower name as received in the BORROWER_NAME file. It is not separated by first Maximum length of 30 30 and last name. (Last, First) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SCHED_PAY_AMT Scheduled monthly principal and 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 scheduled interest payment that a borrower is expected to pay, P&I constant. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- NOTE_INT_RATE The loan interest rate as reported 4 Max length of 6 6 by the Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- NET_INT_RATE The loan gross interest rate less 4 Max length of 6 6 the service fee rate as reported by the Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_FEE_RATE The servicer's fee rate for a loan 4 Max length of 6 6 as reported by the Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_FEE_AMT The servicer's fee amount for a loan 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 as reported by the Servicer. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- NEW_PAY_AMT The new loan payment amount as 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 reported by the Servicer. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- NEW_LOAN_RATE The new loan rate as reported by the 4 Max length of 6 6 Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- ARM_INDEX_RATE The index the Servicer is using to 4 Max length of 6 6 calculate a forecasted rate. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The borrower's actual principal ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL balance at the beginning of the 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 processing cycle. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The borrower's actual principal ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL balance at the end of the processing 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 cycle. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date at the end of processing MM/DD/YYYY 10 cycle that the borrower's next payment is due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_CURT_AMT_1 The first curtailment amount to be 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applied. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_CURT_DATE_1 The curtailment date associated with MM/DD/YYYY 10 the first curtailment amount. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The curtailment interest on the CURT_ADJ_ AMT_1 first curtailment amount, if 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applicable. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_CURT_AMT_2 The second curtailment amount to be 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applied. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_CURT_DATE_2 The curtailment date associated with MM/DD/YYYY 10 the second curtailment amount. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The curtailment interest on the CURT_ADJ_ AMT_2 second curtailment amount, if 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applicable. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_CURT_AMT_3 The third curtailment amount to be 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applied. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SERV_CURT_DATE_3 The curtailment date associated with MM/DD/YYYY 10 the third curtailment amount. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The curtailment interest on the CURT_ADJ_AMT_3 third curtailment amount, if 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applicable. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- PIF_AMT The loan "paid in full" amount as 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 reported by the Servicer. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- PIF_DATE The paid in full date as reported by MM/DD/YYYY 10 the Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- Action Code Key: 2 15=Bankruptcy, 30=Foreclosure, , 60=PIF, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,70=REO ---------- ------------------------ ------- ACTION_CODE The standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent status of a particular loan. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- INT_ADJ_AMT The amount of the interest 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 adjustment as reported by the signs ($) Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT The Soldier and Sailor Adjustment 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 amount, if applicable. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT The Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 applicable. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- LOAN_LOSS_AMT The amount the Servicer is passing 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 as a loss, if applicable. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL The scheduled outstanding principal 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 amount due at the beginning of the cycle date to be passed through to investors. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL The scheduled principal balance due 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 to investors at the end of a signs ($) processing cycle. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SCHED_PRIN_AMT The scheduled principal amount as 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 reported by the Servicer for the current cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- SCHED_NET_INT The scheduled gross interest amount 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 less the service fee amount for the current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- ACTL_PRIN_AMT The actual principal amount 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 collected by the Servicer for the current reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- The actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the ACTL_NET_INT current reporting cycle as reported 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 by the Servicer -- only applicable signs ($) for Actual/Actual Loans. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- PREPAY_PENALTY_ AMT The penalty amount received when a 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 borrower prepays on his loan as signs ($) reported by the Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- PREPAY_PENALTY_ WAIVED The prepayment penalty amount for 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 the loan waived by the servicer. signs ($) ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- MOD_DATE The Effective Payment Date of the MM/DD/YYYY 10 Modification for the loan. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- MOD_TYPE The Modification Type. Varchar - value can be 30 alpha or numeric ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT The current outstanding principal 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11 and interest advances made by signs ($) Servicer. ------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------- ------------------------ ------- 20. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit F: EXHIBIT F FORM OF SERVICER CERTIFICATION Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ l, 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES] I, ____________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF SERVICER] (the "Company"), certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company Servicing Information"); Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Servicing Information; Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee]; I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports. 21. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit G: EXHIBIT G SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Servicer] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria": ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Reference Criteria ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ General Servicing Considerations ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Cash Collection and Administration ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in 1122(d)(2)(iv) the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Investor Remittances and Reporting ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction 1122(d)(3)(iii) agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, 1122(d)(3)(iv) or custodial bank statements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Pool Asset Administration ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as 1122(d)(4)(ii) required by the transaction agreements ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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 1122(d)(4)(xiii) days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the 1122(d)(4)(xv) transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ [NAME OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER] Date: _________________________ By: _________________________ Name: Title: 22. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit H: EXHIBIT H REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Column/Header Name Description Decimal Format Comment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CLIENT_NBR Servicer Client Number ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERV_INVESTOR_NBR Contains a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a group of loans in their system. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_FIRST_NAME First Name of the Borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_LAST_NAME Last name of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ XXXX_XXXXXXX Xxxxxx Name and Number of Property ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_STATE The state where the property located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_ZIP Zip code where the property is located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date that the borrower's next payment MM/DD/YYYY is due to the servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_TYPE Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE The date a particular bankruptcy claim MM/DD/YYYY was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy filing. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE The payment due date once the bankruptcy MM/DD/YYYY has been approved by the courts ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE The Date The Loan Is Removed From MM/DD/YYYY Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved MM/DD/YYYY By The Servicer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_TYPE The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As; ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is MM/DD/YYYY Scheduled To End/Close ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually MM/DD/YYYY Completed ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE The date DA Admin sends a letter to the MM/DD/YYYY servicer with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE Date File Was Referred To Attorney to MM/DD/YYYY Pursue Foreclosure ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FIRST_LEGAL_DATE Notice of 1st legal filed by an Attorney MM/DD/YYYY in a Foreclosure Action ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE The date by which a foreclosure sale is MM/DD/YYYY expected to occur. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_DATE The actual date of the foreclosure sale. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_AMT The amount a property sold for at the 2 No foreclosure sale. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_START_DATE The date the servicer initiates eviction MM/DD/YYYY of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE The date the court revokes legal MM/DD/YYYY possession of the property from the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_PRICE The price at which an REO property is 2 No marketed. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_DATE The date an REO property is listed at a MM/DD/YYYY particular price. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_AMT The dollar value of an offer for an REO 2 No property. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_DATE_TIME The date an offer is received by DA Admin MM/DD/YYYY or by the Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_CLOSING_DATE The date the REO sale of the property is MM/DD/YYYY scheduled to close. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE Actual Date Of REO Sale MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OCCUPANT_CODE Classification of how the property is occupied. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_CONDITION_CODE A code that indicates the condition of the property. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_INSPECTION_DATE The date a property inspection is MM/DD/YYYY performed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ APPRAISAL_DATE The date the appraisal was done. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CURR_PROP_VAL The current "as is" value of the 2 property based on brokers price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REPAIRED_PROP_VAL The amount the property would be worth if 2 repairs are completed pursuant to a broker's price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ If applicable: ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_STATUS_CODE FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_REASON_CODE The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this cycle. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed MM/DD/YYYY With Mortgage Insurance Company. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed MM/DD/YYYY Claim Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On 2 No Claim commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance MM/DD/YYYY Company ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Claim Was Settled and The Check Was MM/DD/YYYY Issued By The Pool Insurer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date VA Claim Was Filed With the MM/DD/YYYY Veterans Admin ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim MM/DD/YYYY Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows: o ASUM- Approved Assumption o BAP- Borrower Assistance Program o CO- Charge Off o DIL- Deed-in-Lieu o FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement o MOD- Loan Modification o PRE- Pre-Sale o SS- Short Sale o MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer NOTE: Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file. The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property code as follows: o Mortgagor o Tenant o Unknown o Vacant The Property Condition field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows: o Damaged o Excellent o Fair o Gone o Good o Poor o Special Hazard o Unknown
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows: -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Delinquency Code Delinquency Description -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 001 FNMA-Death of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 002 FNMA-Illness of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 003 FNMA-Illness of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 004 FNMA-Death of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 005 FNMA-Marital difficulties -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 006 FNMA-Curtailment of income -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 007 FNMA-Excessive Obligation -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 008 FNMA-Abandonment of property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 009 FNMA-Distant employee transfer -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 011 FNMA-Property problem -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 012 FNMA-Inability to sell property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 013 FNMA-Inability to rent property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 014 FNMA-Military Service -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 015 FNMA-Other -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 016 FNMA-Unemployment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 017 FNMA-Business failure -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 019 FNMA-Casualty loss -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 022 FNMA-Energy environment costs -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 023 FNMA-Servicing problems -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 026 FNMA-Payment adjustment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 027 FNMA-Payment dispute -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 029 FNMA-Transfer of ownership pending -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 030 FNMA-Fraud -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 031 FNMA-Unable to contact borrower -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- INC FNMA-Incarceration -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status of Default as follows: -------------------- --------------------------------------------- Status Code Status Description -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 09 Forbearance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 17 Pre-foreclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 24 Government Seizure -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 26 Refinance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 27 Assumption -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 28 Modification -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 29 Charge-Off -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 30 Third Party Sale -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 31 Probate -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 32 Military Indulgence -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 43 Foreclosure Started -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 44 Deed-in-Lieu Started -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 49 Assignment Completed -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 61 Second Lien Considerations -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 62 Veteran's Affairs-No Bid -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 63 Veteran's Affairs-Refund -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 64 Veteran's Affairs-Buydown -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 65 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 66 Chapter 11 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 67 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 23. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit I: EXHIBIT I REPORTING DATA FOR REALIZED LOSSES AND GAINS Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet NOTE: Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed items. The numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below. Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: 1. The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 2. The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 3. Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 4-12. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * For taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required showing period of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances. * For escrow advances - complete payment history (to calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward) * Other expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments * REO repairs > $1500 require explanation * REO repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids. * Short Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB's approved Officer Certificate * Unusual or extraordinary items may require further documentation. 13. The total of lines 1 through 12. Credits: 14-21.Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * Copy of the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale, bid instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney Letter of Proceeds Breakdown. * Copy of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee * All other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332 form 22. The total of lines 14 through 21. Please Note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds. Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain) 23. The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ). Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332 Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________ ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Servicer Loan No. Servicer Name Servicer Address ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________ Property Address: _________________________________________________________ Liquidation Type: REO Sale 3rd Party Sale Short Sale Charge Off Was this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown Yes No If "Yes", provide deficiency or cramdown amount _______________________________ Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: (1) Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan $ ______________ (1) (2)Interest accrued at Net Rate ________________ (2) (3)Accrued Servicing Fees ________________ (3) (4)Attorney's Fees ________________ (4) (5)Taxes (see page 2) ________________ (5) (6)Property Maintenance ________________ (6) (7)MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums (see page 2) ________________ (7) (8)Utility Expenses ________________ (8) (9)Appraisal/BPO ________________ (9) (10) Property Inspections ________________ (10) (11) FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses ________________ (11) (12) Other (itemize) ________________ (12) Cash for Keys__________________________ ________________ (12) HOA/Condo Fees_______________________ ________________ (12) ______________________________________ ________________ (12) Total Expenses $ _______________ (13) Credits: (14) Escrow Balance $ _______________ (14) (15) HIP Refund ________________ (15) (16) Rental Receipts ________________ (16) (17) Hazard Loss Proceeds ________________ (17) (18) Primary Mortgage Insurance / Gov't Insurance ________________ (18a) HUD Part A ________________ (18b) HUD Part B (19) Pool Insurance Proceeds ________________ (19) (20) Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property ________________ (20) (21) Other (itemize) ________________ (21) _________________________________________ ________________ (21) Total Credits $________________ (22) Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $________________ (23) Escrow Disbursement Detail --------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- Type Date Paid Period of Total Paid Base Amount Penalties Interest (Tax /Ins.) 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Except as amended above, the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. 25. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the following parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Owner By:________________________________ Name: Title: GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Servicer By:________________________________ Name: Title:
EXHIBIT I-27 EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser, GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Company, PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of September 1, 2003 (Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans)
TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I Section 1.01 Defined Terms.........................................................2 ARTICLE II Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.................................................14 Section 2.02 Purchase Price........................................................15 Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans...........................................15 Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files................................15 Section 2.05 Books and Records.....................................................16 Section 2.06 Transfer of Mortgage Loans............................................17 Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...................................17 Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures............................................19 Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults...........19 Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations...........................................19 ARTICLE III Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company.........................21 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.....................................24 Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution..............................................33 Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.......................35 ARTICLE IV Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer............................................36 Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..................................39 Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.............................40 Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts................................41 Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.............................................42 Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts...................................43 Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.............................44 Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder...................45 Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts............................................ .....46 Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.......................................46 Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy..............................................47 Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance......................................................48 Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.....................48 Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date.........................................50 ARTICLE V Section 5.01 Distributions.........................................................50 Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser...........................................51 Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company.......................................53 Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports...................................................53 ARTICLE VI Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements.................................................53 Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.............................................54 Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation................................................55 Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.....................................56 Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report.................................56 Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records..........................56 ARTICLE VII Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required.....................................................57 ARTICLE VIII Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims...................................58 Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company................................58 Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others.....................59 Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign.......................................59 Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing..............................................59
ARTICLE IX Section 9.01 Events of Default.....................................................61 Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults....................................................62 ARTICLE X Section 10.01 Termination..........................................................62 Section 10.02 Termination without cause............................................63 ARTICLE XI Section 11.01 Successor to the Company.............................................63 Section 11.02 Amendment............................................................64 Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.............................................65 Section 11.04 Governing Law........................................................65 Section 11.05 Notices..............................................................65 Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions...........................................66 Section 11.07 Exhibits.............................................................66 Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles......................................66 Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents............................................67 Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information.......................................67 Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage................................67 Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser..............................................68 Section 11.13 No Partnership.......................................................68 Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns....................................68 Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.....................................................68 Section 11.16 No Solicitation......................................................68 Section 11.17 Closing..............................................................69 Section 11.18 Cooperation of Company with Reconstitution...........................70 EXHIBITS A Contents of Mortgage File B Custodial Account Letter Agreement C Escrow Account Letter Agreement D Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement E Form of Trial Balance F [reserved] G Request for Release of Documents and Receipt H Company's Underwriting Guidelines I Form of Term Sheet
This is a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003 and is executed between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser, with offices located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser"), and GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., with offices located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Purchaser has heretofore agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has heretofore agreed to sell to the Purchaser, from time to time, certain Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis; WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is annexed to the related Term Sheet; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Company with respect to itself and the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with Xxxxxx Xxx servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides including future updates. Adjustment Date: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agreement: This Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Xxx. Assignment: An individual 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 or transfer of the Mortgage Loan. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York, or (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Closing Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto. Company: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., its successors in interest and assigns, as permitted by this Agreement. Company's Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President or Treasurer of Company stating the date by which Company expects to receive any missing documents sent for recording from the applicable recording office. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Confirmation: The trade confirmation letter between the Purchaser and the Company which relates to the Mortgage Loans. Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to the related dwelling unit. Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease. Current Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the Company (by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Mae) at the request of a Mortgagor for the purpose of canceling a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations or otherwise made at the request of the Company or Mortgagor. Current LTV: The ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan to the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. Custodial Account: Each separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Custodian: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity stated on the related Term Sheet, and its successors and assigns, as custodian for the Purchaser. Cut-off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace, which is the first day of the month. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Eligible Account: An account established and maintained: (i) within FDIC insured accounts created, maintained and monitored by the Company so that all funds deposited therein are fully insured, or (ii) as a trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia which is not affiliated with the Company (or any sub-servicer) or (iii) with an entity which is an institution whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debt obligations of which shall be rated "A2" or higher by Standard & Poor's and "A" or higher by Fitch, Inc. or one of the two highest short-term ratings by any applicable Rating Agency, and which is either (a) a federal savings association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (b) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any state, (c) a national banking association under the federal banking laws, or (d) a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company, or (iv) if ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgaged-backed securities, the equivalent required ratings of each Rating Agency, and held such that the rights of the Purchaser and the owner of the Mortgage Loans shall be fully protected against the claims of any creditors of the Company (or any sub-servicer) and of any creditors or depositors of the institution in which such account is maintained or (v) in a separate non-trust account without FDIC or other insurance in an Eligible Institution. In the event that a Custodial Account is established pursuant to clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written notice on the Business Day following the date on which the applicable institution fails to meet the applicable ratings requirements. Eligible Institution: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., or an institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highest long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency. Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan as defined in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s). Escrow Account: Each separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. Xxxxxx Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s): The Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC Guide: The FHLMC Single Family Seller/Servicer Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. First Remittance Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Remittance Date occurring in the month following the month in which the related Closing Date occurs. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto. Index: With respect to any adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon. Initial Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, where applicable, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on the first Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lifetime Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise. Loan Program Code: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a code designating the loan program pursuant to which a Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Company's underwriting guidelines. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to (i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to all other Mortgage Loans. Margin: With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Company on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: The mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified in Exhibit A hereto and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, which may be adjusted from time to time for an adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit A. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the related Term Sheet, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investor property; (5) the type of residential property constituting the Mortgaged Property; (6) the original months to maturity of the Mortgage Loan; (7) the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) the Sales Price, if applicable, Appraised Value and Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination and as of the related Cut-off Date; with respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the initial Adjustment Date, the next Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date, the Index, the Margin, the Initial Rate Cap, if any, Periodic Rate Cap, if any, minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Lifetime Rate Cap; (10) the Origination Date of the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (15) the scheduled Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (16) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (17) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full, alternative, etc.); (18) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received after the month of its scheduled due date (if requested in writing by the Purchaser); (19) the date on which the first payment is or was due; (20) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and the name of the related insurance carrier; (21) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is currently convertible and the conversion spread; (22) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. (23) product type (i.e. fixed, adjustable, 3/1, 5/1, etc.); (24) credit score and/or mortgage score, if applicable; (25) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and the name of the related insurance carrier and the Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate; (26) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan has a prepayment penalty and if so, the amount and term thereof; (27) the Loan Program Code; and (28) the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgage Loan and Current LTV, if applicable. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; and (5) the weighted average months to next Adjustment Date; Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the state in which such real property is located which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgage, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of a Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor or the related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or otherwise with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or any successor thereto. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. Origination Date: The date on which a Mortgage Loan funded, which date shall not, in connection with a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, be the date of the funding of the debt being refinanced, but rather the closing of the debt currently outstanding under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, or any successor thereto. Periodic Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the FDIC; (iii) repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed thirty (30) days and with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment; (vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency; and (vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency. provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such investment or security is purchased at a price greater than par. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Remittance Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month's interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment over the amount of interest (adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) actually paid by the related Mortgagor with respect to such Prepayment Period. Prepayment Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date occurs. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance represented to be in effect pursuant to Section 3.02(hh), or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time as published as the average rate in the Wall Street Journal (Northeast Edition). Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Purchase Price: As defined in Section 2.02. Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the related Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the related Mortgaged Property is located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC. Rating Agency: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Inc. or, in the event that some or all of the ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if any. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit," as such term is defined in Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and the related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Company in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the product of the greater of 100% or the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan on the repurchase date, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the end of the month of repurchase, plus, (iii) third party expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loan being repurchased; less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Sales Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were used by the Mortgagor to acquire the related Mortgaged Property, the amount paid by the related Mortgagor for such Mortgaged Property. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Company specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate and, upon Purchaser's request, provides documentation supporting such expense (which documentation would be acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx), and provided further that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company hereunder), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the Company with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (f) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05 and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guide(s). Any fee payable to the Company for administrative services related to any REO Property as described in Section 4.13 shall be payable from Liquidation Proceeds of the related REO Property. Servicing Fee Rate: As set forth in the Term Sheet. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit A, the originals of which are delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Section 2.04. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Subservicer: Any subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01. Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Subservicer, if any, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Term Sheet: A supplemental agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I which shall be executed and delivered by the Company and the Purchaser to provide for the sale and servicing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement of the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule I attached thereto, which supplemental agreement shall contain certain specific information relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans and may contain additional covenants relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase. The Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Mortgage Loans having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance on the related Cut-off Date set forth in the related Term Sheet in an amount as set forth in the Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Company as evidenced by the actual aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, with servicing retained by the Company. The Company shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement, and the related Term Sheet shall be executed and delivered on the related Closing Date. Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of each Mortgage Loan from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The Purchase Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Company or any successor servicer after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Company), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to the related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Company shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Company to the Purchaser. Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of each Term Sheet, the Company does hereby agree to directly service the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files. As of the related Closing Date, the Company sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser, without recourse, on a servicing retained basis, and the Company hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser has, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans. Company will deliver the Mortgage Files to the Custodian designated by Purchaser, on or before the related Closing Date, at the expense of the Company. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The Servicing File shall contain all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser, for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the Mortgage Files retained by the Company shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of the Mortgage Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.05 Books and Records. The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans that shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage of any condominium project as required by Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC, and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche. The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition to the foregoing, Company shall provide to any supervisory agents or examiners that regulate Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to Company and without cost to Company or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable regulator. Section 2.06. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.06 and the books and records of the Company show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer in an Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Company. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Company shall deliver and release to the Purchaser or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The documents enumerated as items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (16) in Exhibit A hereto shall be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser or its designee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to a bailee letter agreement. All other documents in Exhibit A hereto, together with all other documents executed in connection with the Mortgage Loan that Company may have in its possession, shall be retained by the Company in trust for the Purchaser. If the Company cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents or the original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, on the related Closing Date, the Company shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later than 120 days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original documents, including original recorded documents, to the Purchaser or its designee (unless the Company is delayed in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office). If delivery is not completed within 120 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, Company shall deliver such document to Purchaser, or its designee, within such time period as specified in a Company's Officer's Certificate. In the event that documents have not been received by the date specified in the Company's Officer's Certificate, a subsequent Company's Officer's Certificate shall be delivered by such date specified in the prior Company's Officer's Certificate, stating a revised date for receipt of documentation. The procedure shall be repeated until the documents have been received and delivered. If delivery is not completed within 180 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Company shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter, provided that if such documents are not delivered by the 270th day from the date of the related Closing Date, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof. The Company shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the assignments of mortgage and any other fees in connection with the transfer of all original documents to the Purchaser or its designee. Company shall prepare, in recordable form, all assignments of mortgage necessary to assign the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Company shall be responsible for recording the assignments of mortgage. Company shall provide an original or duplicate original of the title insurance policy to Purchaser or its designee within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the recorded documents (required for issuance of such policy) from the applicable recording office. Any review by the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the Company's obligations hereunder. If the Purchaser or its designee discovers any defect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such defect to the Company which may be given in the exception report or the certification delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07, or otherwise in writing and the Company shall cure or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03. The Company shall forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution; provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation. From time to time the Company may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the written request of the Company, within ten (10) Business Days, deliver to the Company, any requested documentation previously delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its designee, when the Company no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Company, such possession is in trust for the benefit of Purchaser. Company shall indemnify Purchaser, and its designee, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) resulting from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any documentation delivered to Company pursuant to this paragraph. Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures. The Company must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its loan production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults In the event any Principal Prepayment is made by a Mortgagor on or prior to three months after the related Closing Date], the Company shall remit to the Purchaser an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price Percentage over par multiplied by the amount of such Principal Prepayment. Such remittance shall be made by the Company to Purchaser no later than the third Business Day following receipt of such Principal Prepayment by the Company. In the event either of the first three (3) scheduled Monthly Payments which are due under any Mortgage Loan after the related Cut-off Date are not made during the month in which such Monthly Payments are due, then not later than five (5) Business Days after notice to the Company by Purchaser (and at Purchaser's sole option), the Company, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser pursuant to the repurchase provisions contained in this Subsection 3.03. Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations. Purchaser may, without any notice to Company, extend, compromise, renew, release, change, modify, adjust or alter, by operation of law or otherwise, any of the obligations of the Mortgagors or other persons obligated under a Mortgage Loan without releasing or otherwise affecting the obligations of Company under this Agreement, or with respect to such Mortgage Loan, except to the extent Purchaser's extension, compromise, release, change, modification, adjustment, or alteration affects Company's ability to collect the Mortgage Loan or realize on the security of the Mortgage, but then only to the extent such action has such effect. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York and has all licenses necessary to carry out its business as now being conducted, and is licensed and qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such licensing or qualification and no demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon such Company by any such state, and in any event such Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Company has the full power and authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and each Assignment to the Purchaser and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with their terms; (c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, nor the origination or purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its properties are subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans. (d) There is no litigation, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of Company's knowledge, threatened, or any order or decree outstanding, with respect to the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, or the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Company and Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (g) The origination and servicing practices used by the Company and any prior originator or servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Mortgage Loan Documents, and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects with Accepted Servicing Practices. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Company, on behalf of an investor, is entitled to collect, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Company, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; (h) The Company used no selection procedures that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Company's portfolio at the related Cut-off Date; (i) The Company will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal income tax purposes; (j) Company is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae, FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Company is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital requirements set forth by the OCC, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx and FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Company unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC; (k) The Company does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company's creditors; (l) No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document prepared by, or on behalf of, Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (m) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. In the opinion of Company, the consideration received by Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet constitutes fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans under current market conditions. (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (o) The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans; Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. References in this Section to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, and giving effect to scheduled Monthly Payments due on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. References to percentages of Mortgaged Properties refer, in each case, to the percentages of expected aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loans (determined as described in the preceding sentence). The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date as follows: (a) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date; (b) The Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing the related Mortgage Note subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors; (c) All payments due prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made as of the related Closing Date; the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored; there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; the Company has not advanced its own funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan. As of the related Closing Date, all of the Mortgage Loans will have an actual interest paid to date of their related Cut-off Date(or later) and will be due for the scheduled monthly payment next succeeding the Cut-off Date (or later), as evidenced by a posting to Company's servicing collection system. No payment under any Mortgage Loan is delinquent as of the related Closing Date nor has any scheduled payment been delinquent at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the month of the related Closing Date. For purposes of this paragraph, a Mortgage Loan will be deemed delinquent if any payment due thereunder was not paid by the Mortgagor in the month such payment was due; (d) There are no defaults by Company in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable; (e) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by law, or, necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed except in connection with a modification agreement and which modification agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the related policies; (f) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and as of the related Closing Date the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (g) All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a Qualified Insurer, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC Guide, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard policies are in full force and effect and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors in interest and assigns as loss payee and such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. Such policy was issued by a Qualified Insurer. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Neither the Company (nor any prior originator or servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans) nor any Mortgagor has engaged in any act or omission which has impaired or would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either; (h) Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects. None of the Mortgage Loans are (a) loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 12 CFR Part 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended or (b) classified and/or defined as a "high cost", "covered", or "predatory" loan under any other state, federal or local law or regulation or ordinance, including, but not limited to, the States of Georgia and North Carolina and the City of New York. The Company maintains, and shall maintain, evidence of such compliance as required by applicable law or regulation and shall make such evidence available for inspection at the Company's office during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice; (i) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; (j) The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note's original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. The Mortgage and the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the residential use or Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein, and the Company has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser; (k) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan Documents are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and FHLMC. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Company or the Mortgagor, or on the part of any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (l) The Company is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Company will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not subject to an assignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Purchaser, and the Company had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Company intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this Agreement. After the related Closing Date, the Company will not have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Company will not have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser; (m) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC (including adjustable rate endorsements), issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above) the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. The Company, its successors and assigns, is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or the assignment to the Purchaser of the Company's interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder or servicer of the related Mortgage, including the Company, nor any Mortgagor, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy; (n) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the Company, nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; (o) There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage; (p) All improvements subject to the Mortgage which were considered in determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; (q) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Company pursuant to, and conforms with, the Company's underwriting guidelines attached as Exhibit H hereto. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at an adjustable rate (if applicable) as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and Monthly Payments under the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the Company at the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (r) The Mortgaged Property is not subject to any material damage. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was not, since origination of the Mortgage Loan there has not been, and there currently is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Company has not received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commence at a future date; (s) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; (t) If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor; (u) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser, approved by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC; (v) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principal offices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state; (w) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such collateral does not serve as security for any other obligation; (x) The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of such mortgage loans; (y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain balloon or "graduated payment" features; No Mortgage Loan is subject to a buydown agreement or contains any buydown provision; (z) The Mortgagor is not in bankruptcy and, the Mortgagor is not insolvent and the Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; (aa) Each Mortgage Loan bears interest based upon a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred and sixty (360) day year. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the first day of each month. As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, on each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index, plus the applicable Margin; provided, that the Mortgage Interest Rate, on each applicable Adjustment Date, will not increase by more than the Initial Rate Cap or Periodic Rate Cap, as applicable. Over the term of each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate will not exceed such Mortgage Loan's Lifetime Rate Cap. None of the Mortgage Loans are "interest-only" Mortgage Loans or "negative amortization" Mortgage Loans. With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, each Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which is sufficient (a) during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate, to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and (b) during the period following each Adjustment Date, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note provides that when the Mortgage Interest Rate changes on an Adjustment Date, the then outstanding principal balance will be reamortized over the remaining life of the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization. None of the Mortgage Loans contain a conversion feature which would cause the Mortgage Loan interest rate to convert to a fixed interest rate. None of the Mortgage Loans are considered agricultural loans; (bb) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (cc) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (dd) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ee) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ff) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (gg) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (hh) In the event the Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than 80.00%, the excess of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over 75.0% of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, or the lesser of the Appraised Value or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a purchase money Mortgage Loan was insured as to payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV over 95%. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, subject to state and federal law, and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. No action has been taken or failed to be taken, on or prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Company or the Mortgagor, or for any other reason under such coverage; The mortgage interest rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium. None of the Mortgage Loans are subject to "lender-paid" mortgage insurance; (ii) The Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; (jj) None of the Mortgage Loans are secured by an interest in a leasehold estate. The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a townhouse, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that no residence or dwelling is a single parcel of real property with a manufactured home not affixed to a permanent foundation, or a mobile home. Any condominium unit or planned unit development conforms with the Company's underwriting guidelines. As of the date of origination, no portion of any Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and since the Origination Date, no portion of any Mortgaged Property has been, or currently is, used for commercial purposes; (kk) Payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears. Each of the Mortgage Loans will amortize fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization; (ll) As of the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; (mm) There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and the Company has not received any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged Property and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; (nn) The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; (oo) No Mortgage Loan is a construction or rehabilitation Mortgage Loan or was made to facilitate the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (pp) The Mortgagor for each Mortgage Loan is a natural person; (qq) None of the Mortgage Loans are Co-op Loans; (rr) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a prepayment penalty feature, each such prepayment penalty is enforceable and will be enforced by the Company and each prepayment penalty is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. No Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated. Except as otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that contains a prepayment penalty, such prepayment penalty is at least equal to the lesser of (A) the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and (B) six months interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount prepaid in excess of 20% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan; (ss) With respect to each Mortgage Loan either (i) the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property securing such Mortgage Loan was at least equal to 80 percent of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated or (ii) (a) the Mortgage Loan is only secured by the Mortgage Property and (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire or to improve or protect the Mortgage Property. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, if the Mortgage Loan has been significantly modified other than as a result of a default or a reasonable foreseeable default, the modified Mortgage Loan will be viewed as having been originated on the date of the modification; (tt) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority; (uu) None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans and none of the Mortgaged Properties are timeshares; (vv) All of the terms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance are enforceable, all such adjustments have been properly made, including the mailing of required notices, and such adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has passed its initial Adjustment Date, Company has performed an audit of the Mortgage Loan to determine whether all interest rate adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage; and (ww) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the related Closing Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee. Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination, or lack of examination, of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. The Company shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach within which to correct or cure such breach. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach is not corrected or cured within such sixty day period, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and not later than ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, substitute a Mortgage Loan as provided below. In the event that any such breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach is not cured within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all Mortgage Loans shall, at the option of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. Any such repurchase shall be accomplished by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser in the amount of the Repurchase Price. If the Company is required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Company may, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, within ninety (90) days from the related Closing Date, remove such defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and substitute another mortgage loan for such defective Mortgage Loan, in lieu of repurchasing such defective Mortgage Loan. Any substitute Mortgage Loan is subject to Purchaser acceptability. Any substituted Loans will comply with the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the substitution date The Company shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the removed Mortgage Loan from this Agreement and the substitution of such substitute Mortgage Loan therefor. Upon such amendment, the Purchaser shall review the Mortgage File delivered to it relating to the substitute Mortgage Loan. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Purchaser and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Company. The principal payment on a substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Company and the principal payment on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such date shall be the property of the Purchaser. For any month in which the Company is permitted to substitute one or more substitute Mortgage Loans, the Company will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution) of all the substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution is less then the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of the scheduled payment due in the month of substitution) of the such replaced Mortgage Loan. An amount equal to the aggregate of such deficiencies described in the preceding sentence for any Remittance Date shall be deposited into the Custodial Account by the Company on the related Determination Date in the month following the calendar month during which the substitution occurred. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan, and to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. If the Company fails to repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Section 3.03, or fails to cure a defective Mortgage Loan to Purchaser's reasonable satisfaction in accordance with this Section 3.03, or to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, that failure shall be an Event of Default and the Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue all remedies available in this Agreement as a result thereof. No provision of this paragraph shall affect the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement for cause, as set forth in Sections 10.01 and 11.01. Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) the earlier of discovery of such breach by the Company or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Company, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no substitution pursuant to Subsection 3.03 shall be made after the applicable REMIC's "start up day" (as defined in Section 860G(a) (9) of the Code), unless the Company has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time. Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents, warrants and convenants to the Company that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Purchaser is a corporation, dully organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise except or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license; (b) The Purchaser has full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to purchase each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; (c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property is subject; (d) There is no litigation pending or to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Purchaser which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the purchase of the related Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Purchaser; (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Purchaser; (h) The Purchaser will treat the purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Company as a purchase for reporting, tax and accounting purposes; and (i) The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every of its covenants contained in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The Purchaser shall indemnify the Company and hold it harmless against any claims, proceedings, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from a breach by the Purchaser of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.04. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Purchaser set forth in this Section 3.04 to indemnify the Seller as provided herein constitute the sole remedies of the Seller respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer. The Company, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices and exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides (special servicing option), which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of mortgage impairment insurance, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, the title, management and disposition of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Files, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any of the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guides, the provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and the Company. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that unless the Company has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer for more than ninety days or forgive any payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may not enter into a forbearance agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any Mortgage Loan which runs more than 180 days after the first delinquent Due Date. Any such agreement shall be approved by Purchaser and, if required, by the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer, if required. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Mortgage Loan becomes subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company (a) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, shall not permit any modification with respect to such Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to such Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Company, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of such Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Company will obtain an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the trustee in such Pass-Through Transfer with respect to whether such action could result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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, an "Adverse REMIC Event"), and the Company shall not take any such actions as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Company shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Company shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a 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. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ Accepted Servicing Practices, giving due consideration to the Purchaser's reliance on the Company. Unless a different time period is stated in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, Purchaser shall be deemed to have given consent in connection with a particular matter if Purchaser does not affirmatively grant or deny consent within five (5) Business Days from the date Purchaser receives a second written request for consent for such matter from Company as servicer. The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by a Subservicer on behalf of the Company provided that the Subservicer is an entity that engages in the business of servicing loans, and in either case shall be authorized to transact business, and licensed to service mortgage loans, in the state or states where 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 FHLMC or Xxxxxx Xxx approved mortgage servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Mae or for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC. In addition, each Subservicer will obtain and preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation and its licenses to service mortgage loans, in each jurisdiction in which such qualifications and/or licenses are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform or cause to be performed its duties under the related Subservicing Agreement. The Company may perform any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of the Subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. Company shall notify Purchaser promptly in writing upon the appointment of any Subservicer. At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the Company's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer from the Company's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise, the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for indemnification of the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from any loss, liability or expense arising out of its use of a Subservicer to perform any of its servicing duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer has received such payment. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Company will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices, and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Company will take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual escrow payments, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable, so that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. In no event will the Company waive its right to any prepayment penalty or premium without the prior written consent of Purchaser and Company will use diligent efforts to collect same when due except as otherwise provided in the prepayment penalty provisions provided in the Mortgage Loan Documents. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage The Company shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Company would use in servicing loans for its own account, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and the best interest of Purchaser, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. Foreclosure or comparable proceedings shall be initiated within ninety (90) days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, subject to state and federal law and regulation. The Company shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Company through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Company shall obtain prior approval of Purchaser as to repair or restoration expenses in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings and not less than 5 days prior to the acceptance or rejection of any offer of reinstatement. The Company shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any Mortgage Loan which becomes ninety (90) days or greater delinquent in payment of a scheduled Monthly Payment, without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed Monthly Advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such delinquent Mortgage Loan notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such delinquent Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or its designee. In the event that a Mortgage Loan becomes part of a REMIC, and becomes REO Property, such property shall be disposed of by the Company, with the consent of Purchaser as required pursuant to this Agreement, before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Company provides to the trustee under such REMIC an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the transaction to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that certificates are outstanding. Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(E) of the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under the REMIC provisions of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by Company, protect and conserve such property in the same manner and to such an extent as is customary in the locality where such property is located. Additionally, Company shall perform the tax withholding and reporting related to Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds shall be deposited in the Custodial Account within 24 hours of receipt, and shall at all times be insured by the FDIC up to the FDIC insurance limits, or must be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Purchaser. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon the request of any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13 and in connection therewith, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written detail itemizing all of such amounts; (v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances; (viii) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Prepayment Period; (ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit shall be made from the Company's own funds, without reimbursement therefor; and (x) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.13 or 6.02. 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 in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 (iv). The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Custodial Account. Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Company may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 3.03, the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such Section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees(or REO administration fees described in Section 4.13), the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; any recovery shall be made upon liquidation of the REO Property; (iv) to pay to itself as part of its servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan; (v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related repurchase price is determined, (vi) to transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by the Company; (vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement; and (vii) to reimburse itself for Nonrecoverable Advances to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) or clause (iii). Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. The Escrow Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in each Escrow Account shall at all times be insured in a manner to provide maximum insurance under the insurance limitations of the FDIC, or must be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon request to any subsequent purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Escrow Account. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by Company only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium assessments and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Company for any Servicing Advance made by Company with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Company, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Company shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor; and (viii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage insurance premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Company will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be terminated only with the approval of Purchaser, or as required by applicable law or regulation. The Company will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Company shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Eligible Account from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, each Mortgage Loan shall be covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect with an insurance carrier acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf. The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Company of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Company and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Company. The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are Qualified Insurers. Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by a Qualified Insurer insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Company shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement and fraud of such persons. The errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the Company against losses arising out of errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond or errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Mae in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Purchaser (or any party having the status of Purchaser hereunder) and any subsidiary thereof and their successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Upon request by Purchaser, Company shall provide Purchaser with an insurance certificate certifying coverage under this Section 4.12, and will provide an update to such certificate upon request, or upon renewal or material modification of coverage. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Company from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition (and, in any event, shall provide notice of the consummation of any foreclosure sale within three (3) Business Days of the date Company receives notice of such consummation), together with a copy of the drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Company shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Purchaser relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. No Servicing Fee shall be assessed or otherwise accrue on any REO Property from and after the date on which it becomes an REO Property. The Company shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. The Company shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Company to the Purchaser. The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a longer period than one (1) year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. No REO Property shall be marketed for less than the Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. No REO Property shall be sold for less than ninety five percent (95%) of its Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. All requests for reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall be in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser (subject to the above conditions) only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Company shall provide monthly reports to Purchaser in reference to the status of the marketing of the REO Properties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any such REO Property without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such REO Property notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such REO Property to the Purchaser or its designee. Within five Business Days of any such termination, the Company shall, if necessary convey such property to the Purchaser and shall further provide the Purchaser with the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion, and copies of any related Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy claims. In addition, within five Business Days, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with the following information and documents regarding the subject REO Property: the related trustee's deed upon sale and copies of any related hazard insurance claims, or repair bids. Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date if required under applicable law. ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER Section 5.01 Distributions. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall distribute by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, plus, (iii) interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on any Principal Prepayment from the date of such Principal Prepayment through the end of the month for which disbursement is made provided that the Company's obligation as to payment of such interest shall be limited to the Servicing Fee earned during the month of the distribution, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.04, the remittance on the first Remittance Date with respect to Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to the related Term Sheet is to include principal collected after the Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Remittance Date, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three (3) percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Business Day such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made to the Purchaser, both inclusive. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall provide a remittance report detailing all amounts being remitted pursuant to this Section 5.01. Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) With respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Company during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (vi) The number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and The Company shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in Purchaser's assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, with each such Report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Company, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which the Mortgaged Property liquidates (including Insurance Proceeds, proceeds from the sale of REO Property or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless the Company deems such advance to be a Nonrecoverable Advance. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer's Certificate of the Company to the effect that an officer of the Company has reviewed the related Mortgage File and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in a form mutually acceptable to Company and Purchaser. The Company shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Purchaser may reasonably require. Section 5.05 Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date in the month following the related Prepayment Period, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Prepayment Period, which in the aggregate shall not exceed the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Due Period. ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Company will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company, with the approval of the Purchaser, will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Company, with the prior consent of the Purchaser and the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Company. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the amount of the Monthly Payment and the maturity date may not be changed (except pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note). If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. The Company shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Company for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Company may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification, 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 4.04 have been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall no later than five Business Days after receipt of such certification and request, release or cause to be released to the Company, the related Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon its receipt of such documents, the Company shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Purchaser the requisite satisfaction or release. No later than five (5) Business Days following its receipt of such satisfaction or release, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company the release or satisfaction properly executed by the owner of record of the applicable mortgage or its duly appointed attorney in fact. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Company, upon written demand, shall remit within two (2) Business Days to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Company and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Company. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Company to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Company no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Company. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account (to the extent of interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans) or to retain from interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as the Company's Servicing Fee, subject to payment of compensating interest on Principal Prepayments as capped by the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 (iii). Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. No Servicing Fee shall be payable in connection with partial Monthly Payments. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Purchaser not later than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Company beginning in March 2004, an Officers' Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status of cure provisions thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. Within ninety (90) days of Company's fiscal year end beginning in March 2004, the Company at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Company's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in the uniform single audit program for mortgage bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Company's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser. In addition, on an annual basis, Company shall provided Purchaser with copies of its audited financial statements. Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit upon reasonable notice to the Company, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Company, or held by another for the Company or on its behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the Company of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Company which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Company, and in accordance with the FDIC, OTS, or any other similar federal or state regulations, as applicable. ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Company shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate in respect to the Purchaser, or otherwise in respect to the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the Company under this Agreement, including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations regarding any supervisory agents or examiners of the Purchaser all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request in relation to this Agreement or the performance of the Company under this Agreement. The Company agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the Company for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years covered by any Consolidated Statement of Operations. If it has not already done so, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Company shall make reasonably available to the Purchaser or any prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to observe and perform its duties, obligations, covenants, and agreements to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from any assertion based on, grounded upon or resulting from a breach or alleged breach of any of the representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement. The Company shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party against Company with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, whether or not such claim is settled prior to judgment, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the two preceding sentences except when the claim relates to the failure of the Company to service and administer the Mortgages in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the breach of representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Company. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company. The Company will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, and which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) who is a Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others. Neither the Company nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Purchaser respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand. Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Company to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Company acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Company's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Company shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Purchaser's sole discretion. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.05, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the requirements set forth herein or (ii) the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company (other than with respect to accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances remaining unpaid) or any third party.
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Company shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day; or (ii) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days; or (vii) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or (viii) the Company ceases to be (a) licensed to service first lien residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and such licensing is required, and (b) qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially and adversely affects the Company's ability to perform its obligations hereunder; or (ix) the Company fails to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the last sentence of Section 8.02. Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice) Company may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. On or after the receipt by the Company of such written notice (or, in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice), all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Company's sole expense. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Purchaser may waive only by written notice any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing.
ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Company shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and the disposition of all remaining REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing; or (iii) termination with cause under the terms of this Agreement. Section 10.02 Termination Without Cause. The Purchaser may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause, upon no less than 90 days written notice. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company as provided in Section 11.05 of this Agreement. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Company. Prior to termination of Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 (ii) or (iii), the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of Company pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Company arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Company shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds. The Company shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Company for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 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 Company at the Company's expense on direction of the Purchaser accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Purchaser or is necessary for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York except to the extent preempted by Federal law. The obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or certified mail, return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Company: GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No: (000) 000-0000 (ii) if to the Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", Subsections", "Paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein", "hereof ", "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and (viii) headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of the Agreement, provided that each party may provide confidential information to its employees, agents and affiliates who have a need to know such information in order to effectuate the transaction, provided further that such information is identified as confidential non-public information. In addition, confidential information may be provided to a regulatory authority with supervisory power over Purchaser, provided such information is identified as confidential non-public information. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section 16.14 or any other express or implied agreement, arrangement, or understanding to the contrary, the Company and Purchaser (the "Parties") agree that the Parties (and their employees, representatives and other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind from the commencement of discussions, the purported or claimed U.S. federal income tax treatment of the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and related transactions covered by this letter agreement ("tax treatment") and any fact that may be relevant to understanding the tax treatment ("tax structure") and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Parties relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except where confidentiality is reasonably necessary to comply with securities laws. Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by and at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option. Section 11.12 Assignment. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Purchaser sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan without the written consent of Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. The Company shall have the right, only with the consent of the Purchaser or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.13 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Purchaser. Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. Section 11.15 Entire Agreement. The Company acknowledges that no representations, agreements or promises were made to the Company by the Purchaser or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein and in the Confirmation. The Confirmation and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto; provided, however, only this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be binding upon all successors of both parties. In the event of any inconsistency between the Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control. Section 11.16. No Solicitation. From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that no segment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) responses to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16. This Section 11.16 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the sale of the name of any Mortgagor to any Person who is not affiliate of the Company. Section 11.17. Closing. The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the information contained in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet; (b) all of the representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be materially true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material default under this Agreement; (c) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all documents required pursuant to this Agreement, the related Term Sheet, an opinion of counsel and an officer's certificate, all in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof; (d) the Company shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser (or its designee) on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; and (e) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the related Term Sheet and the Confirmation shall have been materially complied with. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more pass-through transfers (each, a "Pass-Through Transfer"). The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"); and (4) to provide customary indemnification to the Purchaser and/or its affiliates for any losses, claims, damages, and liabilities arising out of or based upon information the Company provided or caused to be provided in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer. In that connection, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information (including servicing portfolio information) and appropriate verification of information (including servicing portfolio information) which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant. In connection with each Pass-Through Transfer, the Company agrees to provide reasonable and customary indemnification to the Purchaser and its affilates for disclosure contained in any offering document relating to the Company or its affilates, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting standards of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs relating to the delivery of such information. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. Section 11.19. Reporting with Respect to a Reconstitution. The Company agrees that with respect to any Mortgage Loan sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution as described in Section 11.18 of this Agreement (a "Reconstituted Mortgage Loan"), the Company, at its expense, shall provide the Purchaser with the information set forth in Exhibit J attached hereto for each Reconstituted Mortgage Loan in such electronic format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser By:________________________ Name: Title: GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Company By: _______________________ Name: Title:
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. 1. The original Mortgage Note endorsed "Pay to the order of ____________________________________________________, without recourse," and signed via original signature in the name of the Company by an authorized officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, together with any applicable riders. In no event may an endorsement be a facsimile endorsement. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". Mortgage Notes may be in the form of a lost note affidavit subject to Purchaser acceptability. 2. The original Mortgage (together with a standard adjustable rate mortgage rider) with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such mortgage has been recorded or, if the original Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 3. The original or certified copy, certified by the Company, of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if required. 4. The original Assignment, from the Company to _____________________________________, or in accordance with Purchaser's instructions, which assignment shall, but for any blanks requested by Purchaser, be in form and substance acceptable for recording. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". None of the Assignments are blanket assignments of mortgage. 5. The original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, or if the policy has not yet been issued, a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. 6. Originals of all recorded intervening Assignments, or copies thereof, certified by the public recording office in which such Assignments have been recorded showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such Assignment has been recorded or, if the original Assignment has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 7. Originals, or copies thereof certified by the public recording office in which such documents have been recorded, of each assumption, extension, modification, written assurance or substitution agreements, if applicable, or if the original of such document has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 8. If the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or any other material document or instrument relating to the Mortgage Loan has been signed by a person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original or copy of power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such person to sign bearing evidence that such instrument has been recorded, if so required in the appropriate jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such instrument has been recorded or, if the original instrument has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 9. reserved. 10. Mortgage Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1) and any other truth-in-lending or real estate settlement procedure forms required by law. 11. Residential loan application. 12. Uniform underwriter and transmittal summary (Xxxxxx Xxx Form 1008) or reasonable equivalent. 13. Credit report on the mortgagor. 14. Business credit report, if applicable. 15. Residential appraisal report and attachments thereto. 16. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note. 17. Verification of employment and income except for Mortgage Loans originated under a limited documentation program, all in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 18. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment, in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 19. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property (may be part of appraisal). 20. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if any. 21. Sales contract, if applicable. 22. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water portability and septic certification. 23. Any original security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. 24. Name affidavit, if applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may provide one certificate for all of the Mortgage Loans indicating that the documents were delivered for recording.
EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT ______________, 2003 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_____________________] 1, 200[_] (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[______________________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans". All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [__________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number [__________], at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [___________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT _____________, 2003 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [____________________]1, 200[_] (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[__________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [_____________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [______________________] By:______________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:___________________________
EXHIBIT D FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Purchase, Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "PAAR Agreement") made as of __________, 200__, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), ___________________ (the "Assignee"), and _______________________ (the "Company"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _________, 200__, between Assignor and Company (the "Purchase Agreement") shall be subject to the terms of this PAAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. Purchase, Assignment and Assumption 1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchase Agreement. 2. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, (i) Assignee shall pay to Assignor the "Funding Amount" as set forth in that certain letter agreement, dated as of _________ ____, between Assignee and Assignor (the "Confirmation") and (ii) Assignor, at its expense, shall have caused to be delivered to Assignee or its designee the Mortgage File for each Assigned Loan in Assignor's or its custodian's possession, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, along with, for each Assigned Loan, an endorsement of the Mortgage Note from the Company, in blank, and an assignment of mortgage in recordable form from the Company, in blank. Assignee shall pay the Funding Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by Assignor. Assignee shall be entitled to all scheduled payments due on the Assigned Loans after ___________, 200__ and all unscheduled payments or other proceeds or other recoveries on the Assigned Loans received on and after _____________, 200__. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 3. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; (c) There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Purchase Agreement; (d) Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; (e) Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; (f) Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (g) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (h) Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 4. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned Loans; (b) Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (d) Assignee agrees to be bound as "Purchaser" by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, and from and after the date hereof, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's obligations as "Purchaser" thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 5. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement; (c) Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (d) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (e) No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. (f) Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Recognition of Assignee 6. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this PAAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Miscellaneous 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase Agreement and this PAAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: (a) In the case of Company, ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ With a copy to ______________________________________. (b) In the case of Assignor, ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ (c) In the case of Assignee, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: ___________________ 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: ___________ Telecopier No.: (212) 272-____ 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement. 9. This PAAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this PAAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This PAAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 12. This PAAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Purchase Agreement. 13. This PAAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Confirmation with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. [Modification of Purchase Agreement 15. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: (a) The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement: Securities Administrator: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Insurer: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Policy: The primary guarantee insurance policy of the Supplemental PMI Insurer attached hereto as Exhibit J, or any successor Supplemental PMI Policy given to the Servicer by the Assignee. Trustee: ________________________ (b) The following definition is amended and restated: Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Supplemental PMI Policy, any title policy, any hazard insurance policy or any other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan or other related Mortgaged Property, including any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. (c) The following are added as the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Section 4.08: "In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the Supplemental PMI Insurer with respect to the Supplemental PMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Supplemental PMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Supplemental PMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. In accordance with the Supplemental PMI Policy, the Company shall provide to the Supplemental PMI Insurer any required information regarding the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall provide to the [Securities Administrator] on a monthly basis via computer tape, or other mutually acceptable format, the unpaid principal balance, insurer certificate number, lender loan number, and premium due the Supplemental PMI Insurer for each Mortgage Loan covered by the Supplemental PMI Policy. In addition, the Company agrees to forward to the Purchaser and the [Securities Administrator] any statements or other reports given by the Supplemental PMI Insurer to the Servicer in connection with a claim under the Supplemental PMI Policy." (d) Clause (vi) of Section 6.1 is amended to read as follows: "Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days, or the Company fails to meet the servicer eligibility requirements of the Supplemental PMI Insurer; or"] (e) Section ____ Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Master Servicer on or before March 15 of each year, beginning with March 15, 200__, an Officers' Certificate stating that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, (ii) the Company has fully complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (iii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. (f) Section ____ Annual Certification. (a) The Company will deliver to the Master Servicer, on or before March 15 of each year beginning March 15, 200__ a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit __ with respect to the servicing reports delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company's compliance with the servicing obligations set forth in this Agreement and any other information within the control of the Company. Such certification shall be signed by the senior officer in charge of servicing of the Company. In addition, the Company shall provide such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the servicing and administration thereof within the control of the Company which shall be required to enable the Master Servicer, Trustee or Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this PAAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:________________________________ _________________________________ Assignee By:________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:________________________________ _________________________________ Company By:________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:________________________________
EXHIBIT ___ FORM OF COMPANY CERTIFICATION I, [identify certifying individual], certify to the [Trustee] [Seller] [Securities Administrator] [Mortgage Loan Seller] [Purchaser] and [Master Servicer] that: 1. I have reviewed the servicing reports prepared by [COMPANY] (the "Company") pursuant to the [Servicing Agreement] (the "Servicing Agreement"), dated as of __________ between __________ and the Company (as modified by the AAR Agreement (as defined below) and delivered to [MASTER SERVICER] (the "Master Servicer") pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "AAR Agreement"), dated as of __________ among [ASSIGNOR] as Assignor, Company and [ASSIGNEE], as Assignee. 2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by such servicing reports. 3. Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement is included in these reports. 4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed the Company under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement and based upon the review required under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 5. I have disclosed to the Master Servicer's certified public accountants all significant deficiencies relating to the Company's compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conduced in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the AAR Agreement. Date:______________ _____________________ [Signature] [Title]
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
8 ATTACHMENT 2 PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT G REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT RE: Mortgage Loan #___________________________________ BORROWER:__________________________________________________ PROPERTY: __________________________________________________ Pursuant to a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") between the Company and the Purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is an officer of the Company requesting release of the documents for the reason specified below. The undersigned further certifies that: (Check one of the items below) _____ On _________________, the above captioned mortgage loan was paid in full or that the Company has been notified that payment in full has been or will be escrowed. The Company hereby certifies that all amounts with respect to this loan which are required under the Agreement have been or will be deposited in the Custodial Account as required. _____ The above captioned loan is being repurchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The Company hereby certifies that the repurchase price has been credited to the Custodial Account as required under the Agreement. _____ The above captioned loan is being placed in foreclosure and the original documents are required to proceed with the foreclosure action. The Company hereby certifies that the documents will be returned to the Purchaser in the event of reinstatement. _____ Other (explain) _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. Based on this certification and the indemnities provided for in the Agreement, please release to the Company all original mortgage documents in your possession relating to this loan. Dated:_________________ By:________________________________ Signature ___________________________________ Title Send documents to: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Acknowledgement: Purchaser hereby acknowledges that all original documents previously released on the above captioned mortgage loan have been returned and received by the Purchaser. Dated:________________ By:________________________________ Signature _______________________________ Title
EXHIBIT H COMPANY'S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I TERM SHEET This TERM SHEET (the "Term Sheet") dated [______], between Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a New York corporation, located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company") and EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser") is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of September 1, 2003, between the Company and the Purchaser, the provisions of which are incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein, as such terms and conditions may be modified or supplemented hereby. All initially capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. The Purchaser hereby purchases from the Company and the Company hereby sells to the Purchaser, all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as same may be supplemented or modified hereby. Hereinafter, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Purchaser and all subsequent transferees of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. 1. Definitions For purposes of the Mortgage Loans to be sold pursuant to this Term Sheet, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Aggregate Principal Balance (as of the Cut-Off Date): Closing Date: Custodian: Cut-off Date: Initial Weighted Average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: Mortgage Loan: Purchase Price Percentage: Servicing Fee Rate: Additional Closing Conditions: In addition to the conditions specified in the Agreement, the obligation of each of the Company and the Purchaser is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the applicable Closing Date, of the following additional conditions: [None]. Additional Loan Documents: In addition to the contents of the Mortgage File specified in the Agreement, the following documents shall be delivered with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None] [Additional] [Modification] of Representations and Warranties: [In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Company makes the following additional representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None]. [Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be sold on the Closing Date, the representation and warranty set forth in Section ______ of the Agreement shall be modified to read as follows:] Except as modified herein, Section ______ of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. By:________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:________________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:________________________________
52 SCHEDULE I MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT J RECONSTITUTED MORTGAGE LOAN REPORTING (a) Servicer Mortgage Loan Number (b) FNMA Mortgage Loan Number (if applicable) (c) Lender/Seller Mortgage Loan Number (if available) (d) Scheduled Balance (scheduled end of month balance reporting to Master Servicer/Trustee) (e) Actual Balance (actual end of month balance received from Mortgagor) (f) Gross Rate (current gross rate) (g) Net Rate (current passthrough) (h) Last Payment Date (LPI_DATE in Fannie's Laser Reporting) (i) Delinquency Month (if available) (j) Default Flag, i.e. FC, REO, etc. (if available) (k) Pay-In-Full Date (Mortgage Loan paid off by Mortgagor) (l) Foreclosure start date (m) Foreclosure end date (n) REO Property date (o) With respect to Liquidated Mortgage Loans: (i) amount of loss or gain (as applicable) (ii) the date of the loss or gain. (iii) the liquidation reason (paid in full or repurchased out of deal) (p) Fannie's Laser Reporting (i) Action Code (for default or paid off Mortgage Loans; i.e. 60, 65, etc.) (ii) Action Date (iii) Remit Prin (submitted principal amount) (iv) Remit Int (submitted interest amount) (v) Pool/Invest indicator (indicating Schedule/Schedule or Actual/Actual pool)
EXHIBIT I-28 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE to the PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of January 1, 2006 between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser and GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., as Company This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (this "Amendment") is made and entered into this 1st day of January, 2006, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as purchaser (the "Purchaser") and GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., as company (the "Company") in connection with the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003, between the above mentioned parties (the "Agreement"). This Amendment is made pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Agreement. RECITALS WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Agreement; WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that the parties thereto may enter into an amendment to the Agreement; WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. 2. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following definitions to Section 1.01: Commission or SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission. Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the related transaction documents. Pass-Through Transfer: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit M and the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB shall control (or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by the Purchaser, the Company and any Person that will be responsible for signing any Sarbanes Certification with respect to a Securitization Transaction in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit M). Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company. 3. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the definition of Subservicer in Section 1.01 and replacing it with the following: Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. 4. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the definition of Principal Prepayment in Section 1.01 and replacing it with the following: Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. 5. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising Section 3.01(n) as follows (new text underlined): (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the servicing policies and procedures, business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; 6. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(p): (p) As of the date of each Pass-Through Transfer, and except as has been otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor: (1) the Company is not aware and has not received notice that any default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (2) no material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (3) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (4) no material changes to the Company's servicing policies and procedures for similar loans has occurred in the preceding three years; (5) there are no aspects of the Company's financial condition that could have a material adverse impact on the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; (6) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Company that could be material to investors in the securities issued in such Pass-Through Transfer; and (7) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB. 7. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(q): (q) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date, the Company shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(p) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. 8. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(r): (r) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) immediately notify the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator that could be material to investors in the securities issued in a Pass-Through Transfer, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Pass-Through Transfer between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (7) of paragraph (p) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. All notifications pursuant to this Section 3.01(r), other than those pursuant to Section 3.01(r)(i)(A), should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to Section 3.01(r)(i)(A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx 9. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(s): (s) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities. 10. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.02(xx): With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. 11. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding this paragraph after the first sentence of Section 4.01: In addition, the Company shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. 12. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the last paragraph of Section 4.02 and replacing it with the following: The Company shall not waive any Prepayment Charge unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. If a Prepayment Charge is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Company is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by remitting such amount to the Purchaser by the Remittance Date. 13. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising the first paragraph of Section 4.03 by adding the following after the first sentence: In determining the delinquency status of any Mortgage Loan, the Company will use delinquency recognition policies as described to and approved by the Purchaser, and shall revise these policies as requested by the Purchaser from time to time. 14. Article V of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 5.02 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan and the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (v) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the current Mortgage Interest Rate; (vi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the aggregate amount of any Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received during the prior distribution period; (vii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls paid by the Company in accordance with Section 4.04(viii) during the prior distribution period; (viii) the beginning and ending balances of the Custodial Account and Escrow Account; (ix) the number of Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (x) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (a) delinquent as grouped in the following intervals through final liquidation of such Mortgage Loan: 30 to 59 days, 60 to 89 days, 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; (xi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount and severity of any realized loss following liquidation of such Mortgage Loan; (xii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and in the aggregate for all Mortgage Loans, the amount of any Monthly Advances made by the Company during the prior distribution period; (xiii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Servicing Advances made by the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Servicing Advances, and the aggregate amount of Servicing Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xiv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Nonrecoverable Advances made by the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Nonrecoverable Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05, and the source of funds for such reimbursement, and the aggregate amount of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Company for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (xvi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, a description of any material modifications, extensions or waivers to the terms, fees, penalties or payments of such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time; (xvii) a description of any material breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 herein or of any other breach of a covenant or condition contained herein and the status of any resolution of such breach; (xviii)with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any substitute Mortgage Loan provided by the Company and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been replaced by a substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03 herein; (xix) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased by the Company in accordance with Section 3.03 herein. In addition, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser such other information known or available to the Company that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB, as amended from time to time, as determined by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Company shall also provide a monthly report, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, or such other form as is mutually acceptable to the Company, the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, Exhibit F with respect to defaulted mortgage loans and Exhibit P, with respect to realized losses and gains, with each such report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. 15. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.04 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Annual Certification. (a) The Company will deliver to the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, not later than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Purchaser (an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year (or applicable portion thereof), or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status of cure provisions thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request and by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall deliver an officer's certificate (an "Annual Certification") of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Company. (b) With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, by March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an officer of the Company shall execute and deliver an Annual Certification to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any related Depositor for the benefit of each such entity and such entity's affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such entity and such entity's affiliates, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall deliver an Annual Certification of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Company. (c) If the Company cannot deliver the related Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification by March 1st of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.04 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as set forth in 6.04(c), and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. 16. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.05 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.05 [Reserved] 17. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.07: Section 6.07 Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. On and after January 1, 2006, the Company shall service and administer, and shall cause each subservicer to servicer or administer, the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Servicing Criteria. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an "Assessment of Compliance") reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which as of the date hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the Company that contains the following: (a) A statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company; (b) A statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company; (c) An assessment by such officer of the Company's compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Company, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; (d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the Company's Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and (e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to the Company, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Company, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Such report at a minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report (an "Attestation Report") by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Company, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Company shall cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant to Section 11.20 to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in Sections 6.07. If the Company cannot deliver the related Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report by March 1st of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.07 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as described herein, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. 18. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.08: Section 6.08 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that a purpose of Sections 3.01(p), 5.02, 6.04, 6.07 and 11.18 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. None of the Purchaser, any master Servicer or any Depositor shall 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 thereunder. The Company 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. 19. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the first sentence of the last paragraph of Section 9.01 and replacing it with the following (new text underlined): Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, or as otherwise stated herein, in which case, automatically and without notice) may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company (and if the Company is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction) under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. 20. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following at the end of the last paragraph of Section 9.01: The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Company as servicer pursuant to this Section and the resulting transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. 21. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by restating Section 11.18 in its entirety as follows: Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more Pass-Through Transfers. The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.18, the Company agrees that it is required to perform the obligations described in Exhibit K hereto. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In addition, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant; (iii) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the information with respect to the Company (as originator) and each Third-Party Originator of the Mortgage Loans as required under Item 1110(a) and (b) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which has of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. If requested by the Purchaser, this will include information about the applicable credit-granting or underwriting criteria; (iv) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) to the extent reasonably available to the Company Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) serviced by or for the Company or any Third-Party Originator and originated by (i) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) of Regulation AB for the period of time such Mortgage Loans were serviced by or for the Company (or Third-Party Originator). To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable; (v) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information with respect to the Company (as servicer) as required by Item 1108(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall provide the information required pursuant to this clause with respect to the Subservicer; (vi) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (a) information regarding any legal proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, (b) information regarding affiliations with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, and (c) information regarding relationships and transactions with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion; (vii) if so requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such statements and agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Company's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, or to any financial information included in any other disclosure provided under this Section 11.18, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Pass-Through Transfer. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor; (viii) For the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator that could be material to investors in the securities issued in a Pass-Through Transfer, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships; (ix) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer, and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities; (x) In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); (B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (C) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB); and (xi) The Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance policy, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Company or any Subservicer or the Company or such Subservicer's performance hereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit N and the text of the applicable Item of Regulation AB as cited above, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Pass-Through Transfer: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, 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 written information, written report, certification, data, accountants' letter or other material provided under this Section 11.18 by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Section 11.18 by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; (ii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Section 11.18, including particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Section 11.18, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 11.20 any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; (iii) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(q) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Pass-Through Transfer, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(q) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or (iv) the negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection with its performance under this Section 11.18. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. 22. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.20: Section 11.20. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. (a) The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section. (b) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. The Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 3.01(p), 3.01(s), 6.04, 6.07 and 11.18 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 3.01(r) of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any Annual Statement of Compliance required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.04(a), any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.07 and any Annual Certification required under Section 6.04(b) as and when required to be delivered. (c) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Company shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph. (d) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 6.07 and 11.18 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report and the other certificates required to be delivered by such Subservicer and such Subcontractor under Section 6.07, in each case as and when required to be delivered. 23. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.21: Section 11.21. Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, each Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. 24. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by deleting Exhibit E in its entirety and replacing it with the following: EXHIBIT E REPORTING DATA FOR MONTHLY REPORT [OBJECT OMITTED] 25. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit F: EXHIBIT F REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Column/Header Name Description Decimal Format Comment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CLIENT_NBR Servicer Client Number ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERV_INVESTOR_NBR Contains a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a group of loans in their system. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_FIRST_NAME First Name of the Borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_LAST_NAME Last name of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ XXXX_XXXXXXX Xxxxxx Name and Number of Property ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_STATE The state where the property located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_ZIP Zip code where the property is located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date that the borrower's next payment MM/DD/YYYY is due to the servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_TYPE Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE The date a particular bankruptcy claim MM/DD/YYYY was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy filing. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE The payment due date once the bankruptcy MM/DD/YYYY has been approved by the courts ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE The Date The Loan Is Removed From MM/DD/YYYY Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved MM/DD/YYYY By The Servicer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_TYPE The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As; ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is MM/DD/YYYY Scheduled To End/Close ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually MM/DD/YYYY Completed ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE The date DA Admin sends a letter to the MM/DD/YYYY servicer with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE Date File Was Referred To Attorney to MM/DD/YYYY Pursue Foreclosure ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FIRST_LEGAL_DATE Notice of 1st legal filed by an Attorney MM/DD/YYYY in a Foreclosure Action ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE The date by which a foreclosure sale is MM/DD/YYYY expected to occur. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_DATE The actual date of the foreclosure sale. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_AMT The amount a property sold for at the 2 No foreclosure sale. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_START_DATE The date the servicer initiates eviction MM/DD/YYYY of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE The date the court revokes legal MM/DD/YYYY possession of the property from the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_PRICE The price at which an REO property is 2 No marketed. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_DATE The date an REO property is listed at a MM/DD/YYYY particular price. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_AMT The dollar value of an offer for an REO 2 No property. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_DATE_TIME The date an offer is received by DA Admin MM/DD/YYYY or by the Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_CLOSING_DATE The date the REO sale of the property is MM/DD/YYYY scheduled to close. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE Actual Date Of REO Sale MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OCCUPANT_CODE Classification of how the property is occupied. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_CONDITION_CODE A code that indicates the condition of the property. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_INSPECTION_DATE The date a property inspection is MM/DD/YYYY performed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ APPRAISAL_DATE The date the appraisal was done. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CURR_PROP_VAL The current "as is" value of the 2 property based on brokers price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REPAIRED_PROP_VAL The amount the property would be worth if 2 repairs are completed pursuant to a broker's price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ If applicable: ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_STATUS_CODE FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_REASON_CODE The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this cycle. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed MM/DD/YYYY With Mortgage Insurance Company. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed MM/DD/YYYY Claim Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On 2 No Claim commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance MM/DD/YYYY Company ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Claim Was Settled and The Check Was MM/DD/YYYY Issued By The Pool Insurer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date VA Claim Was Filed With the MM/DD/YYYY Veterans Admin ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim MM/DD/YYYY Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows: o ASUM- Approved Assumption o BAP- Borrower Assistance Program o CO- Charge Off o DIL- Deed-in-Lieu o FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement o MOD- Loan Modification o PRE- Pre-Sale o SS- Short Sale o MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer NOTE: Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file. The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property code as follows: o Mortgagor o Tenant o Unknown o Vacant The Property Condition field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows: o Damaged o Excellent o Fair o Gone o Good o Poor o Special Hazard o Unknown Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows: -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Delinquency Code Delinquency Description -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 001 FNMA-Death of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 002 FNMA-Illness of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 003 FNMA-Illness of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 004 FNMA-Death of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 005 FNMA-Marital difficulties -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 006 FNMA-Curtailment of income -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 007 FNMA-Excessive Obligation -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 008 FNMA-Abandonment of property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 009 FNMA-Distant employee transfer -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 011 FNMA-Property problem -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 012 FNMA-Inability to sell property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 013 FNMA-Inability to rent property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 014 FNMA-Military Service -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 015 FNMA-Other -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 016 FNMA-Unemployment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 017 FNMA-Business failure -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 019 FNMA-Casualty loss -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 022 FNMA-Energy environment costs -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 023 FNMA-Servicing problems -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 026 FNMA-Payment adjustment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 027 FNMA-Payment dispute -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 029 FNMA-Transfer of ownership pending -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 030 FNMA-Fraud -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 031 FNMA-Unable to contact borrower -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- INC FNMA-Incarceration -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status of Default as follows: -------------------- --------------------------------------------- Status Code Status Description -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 09 Forbearance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 17 Pre-foreclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 24 Government Seizure -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 26 Refinance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 27 Assumption -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 28 Modification -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 29 Charge-Off -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 30 Third Party Sale -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 31 Probate -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 32 Military Indulgence -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 43 Foreclosure Started -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 44 Deed-in-Lieu Started -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 49 Assignment Completed -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 61 Second Lien Considerations -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 62 Veteran's Affairs-No Bid -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 63 Veteran's Affairs-Refund -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 64 Veteran's Affairs-Buydown -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 65 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 66 Chapter 11 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 67 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 26. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit K: EXHIBIT K COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A RECONSTITUTION • The Company shall (i) possess the ability to service to a securitization; (ii) service on a "Scheduled/Scheduled" reporting basis (advancing through the liquidation of an REO Property), (iii) make compensating interest payments on payoffs and curtailments and (iv) remit and report to a Master Servicer in format acceptable to such Master Servicer by the 10th calendar day of each month. • The Company shall provide an acceptable annual certification (officer's certificate) to the Master Servicer (as required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) as well as any other annual certifications required under the securitization documents (i.e. the annual statement as to compliance/annual independent certified public accountants' servicing report due by March 1 of each year). • The Company shall allow for the Purchaser, the Master Servicer or their designee to perform a review of audited financials and net worth of the Company. • The Company shall provide information on each Custodial Account as requested by the Master Servicer or the Purchaser, and each Custodial Accounts shall comply with the requirements for such accounts as set forth in the securitization documents. • The Company shall maintain its servicing system in accordance with the requirements of the Master Servicer. 27. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit L: EXHIBIT L FORM OF COMPANY CERTIFICATION Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ l, 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES] I, ____________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF COMPANY] (the "Company"), certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company Servicing Information"); Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Servicing Information; Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee]; I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports. 28. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit M: EXHIBIT M SUMMARY OF REGULATION AB SERVICING CRITERIA NOTE: This Exhibit M is provided for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Exhibit M and the text of Regulation AB, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. Item 1122(d) (i) General servicing considerations. (A) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. (B) 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. (C) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. (D) 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. (ii) Cash collection and administration. (A) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (B) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. (C) 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. (D) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. (E) 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. (F) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. (G) 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. (iii) Investor remittances and reporting. (A) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. (B) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. (C) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (D) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. (iv) Mortgage Loan administration. (A) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. (B) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. (C) 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. (D) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. (E) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. (F) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related mortgage loan documents. (G) 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. (H) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). (I) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. (J) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (K) 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. (L) 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. (M) 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. (N) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectable accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. (O) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. 29. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit N: EXHIBIT N SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE REGULATION AB REQUIREMENTS NOTE: This Exhibit N is provided for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Exhibit N and the text of Regulation AB, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) -Provide static pool information with respect to mortgage loans that were originated or purchased by the Company and which are of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. -Provide static pool information regarding delinquencies, cumulative losses and prepayments for prior securitized pools of the Company. -If the Company has less than 3 years experience securitizing assets of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, provide the static pool information by vintage origination years regarding loans originated or purchased by the Company, instead of by prior securitized pool. A vintage origination year represents mortgage loans originated during the same year. -Such static pool information shall be for the prior five years, or for so long as the Company has been originating or purchasing (in the case of data by vintage origination year) or securitizing (in the case of data by prior securitized pools) such mortgage loans if for less than five years. -The static pool information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in monthly increments over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. -Provide summary information for the original characteristics of the prior securitized pools or vintage origination years, as applicable and material, including: number of pool assets, original pool balance, weighted average initial loan balance, weighted average mortgage rate, weighted average and minimum and maximum FICO, product type, loan purpose, weighted average and minimum and maximum LTV, distribution of loans by mortgage rate, and geographic concentrations of 5% or more. Item 1108(b) and (c) Provide the following information with respect to each servicer that will service, including interim service, 20% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Pass-Through Transfer: -a description of the Company's form of organization; -a description of how long the Company has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Company's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Company's experience in, and procedures for the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Company's portfolio of mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Company that may be material to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including whether any default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company, whether any material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Company, and the extent of outsourcing the Company uses; -a description of any material changes to the Company's policies or procedures in the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans during the past three years; -information regarding the Company's financial condition to the extent that there is a material risk that the effect on one or more aspects of servicing resulting from such financial condition could have a material impact on the performance of the securities issued in the Pass-Through Transfer, or on servicing of mortgage loans of the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; -any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, and the Company's processes and procedures designed to address such factors; -statistical information regarding principal and interest advances made by the Company on the Mortgage Loans and the Company's overall servicing portfolio for the past three years; and -the Company's process for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of REO Properties, foreclosure, sale of the Mortgage Loans or workouts. Item 1110(a) -Identify any originator or group of affiliated originators that originated, or is expected to originate, 10% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1110(b) Provide the following information with respect to any originator or group of affiliated originators that originated, or is expected to originate, 20% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Pass-Through Transfer: -the Company's form of organization; and -a description of the Company's origination program and how long the Company has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description must include a discussion of the Company's experience in originating mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans and information regarding the size and composition of the Company's origination portfolio as well as information that may be material to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, such as the Company's credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Item 1117 -describe any legal proceedings pending against the Company or against any of its property, including any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, that may be material to the holders of the securities issued in the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1119(a) -describe any affiliations of the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer with the sponsor, depositor, issuing entity, trustee, any originator, any other servicer, any significant obligor, enhancement or support provider or any other material parties related to the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1119(b) -describe any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding entered into outside of the ordinary course of business or on terms other than those obtained in an arm's length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the Pass-Through Transfer, between the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer, or their respective affiliates, and the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity or their respective affiliates, that exists currently or has existed during the past two years, that may be material to the understanding of an investor in the securities issued in the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1119(c) -describe any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding involving or relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Pass-Through Transfer, including the material terms and approximate dollar amount involved, between the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer, or their respective affiliates and the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity or their respective affiliates, that exists currently or has existed during the past two years. 30. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit O: EXHIBIT O SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria": ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Reference Criteria ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ General Servicing Considerations ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Cash Collection and Administration ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in 1122(d)(2)(iv) the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Investor Remittances and Reporting ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction 1122(d)(3)(iii) agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, 1122(d)(3)(iv) or custodial bank statements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Pool Asset Administration ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as 1122(d)(4)(ii) required by the transaction agreements ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 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 1122(d)(4)(xiii) days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the 1122(d)(4)(xv) transaction agreements. ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ [NAME OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER] Date: _________________________ By: _________________________ Name: Title: 31. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit P: EXHIBIT P REPORTING DATA FOR REALIZED LOSSES AND GAINS Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet NOTE: Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed items. The numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below. Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: 1. The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 2. The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 3. Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 4-12. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * For taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required showing period of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances. * For escrow advances - complete payment history (to calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward) * Other expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments * REO repairs > $1500 require explanation * REO repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids. * Short Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB's approved Officer Certificate * Unusual or extraordinary items may require further documentation. 13. The total of lines 1 through 12. Credits: 14-21.Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * Copy of the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale, bid instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney Letter of Proceeds Breakdown. * Copy of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee * All other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332 form ____________ 22. The total of lines 14 through 21. Please Note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds. Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain) 23. The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ). Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332 Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________ ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Servicer Loan No. Servicer Name Servicer Address ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________ Property Address: _________________________________________________________ Liquidation Type: REO Sale 3rd Party Sale Short Sale Charge Off Was this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown Yes No If "Yes", provide deficiency or cramdown amount _______________________________ Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: (1) Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan $ ______________ (1) (2)Interest accrued at Net Rate ________________ (2) (3)Accrued Servicing Fees ________________ (3) (4)Attorney's Fees ________________ (4) (5)Taxes (see page 2) ________________ (5) (6)Property Maintenance ________________ (6) (7)MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums (see page 2) ________________ (7) (8)Utility Expenses ________________ (8) (9)Appraisal/BPO ________________ (9) (10) Property Inspections ________________ (10) (11) FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses ________________ (11) (12) Other (itemize) ________________ (12) Cash for Keys__________________________ ________________ (12) HOA/Condo Fees_______________________ ________________ (12) ______________________________________ ________________ (12) Total Expenses $ _______________ (13) Credits: (14) Escrow Balance $ _______________ (14) (15) HIP Refund ________________ (15) (16) Rental Receipts ________________ (16) (17) Hazard Loss Proceeds ________________ (17) (18) Primary Mortgage Insurance / Gov't Insurance ________________ (18a) HUD Part A ________________ (18b) HUD Part B (19) Pool Insurance Proceeds ________________ (19) (20) Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property ________________ (20) (21) Other (itemize) ________________ (21) _________________________________________ ________________ (21) Total Credits $________________ (22) Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $________________ (23) Escrow Disbursement Detail --------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- Type Date Paid Period of Total Paid Base Amount Penalties Interest (Tax /Ins.) 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Except as amended above, the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. 33. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
53 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the following parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser By:_________________________________ Name: Title: GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., as Company By:_________________________________ Name: Title:
EXHIBIT I-29 EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser, SAVANNAH BANK, NA dba HARBOURSIDE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Company, PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of April 1, 2005 (Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans)
TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I Section 1.01 Defined Terms.........................................................2 ARTICLE II Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.................................................14 Section 2.02 Purchase Price........................................................15 Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans...........................................15 Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files................................15 Section 2.05 Books and Records.....................................................16 Section 2.06 Transfer of Mortgage Loans............................................17 Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...................................17 Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures............................................19 Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults...........19 Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations...........................................19 ARTICLE III Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company.........................21 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.....................................24 Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution..............................................33 Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.......................35 ARTICLE IV Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer............................................36 Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..................................39 Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.............................40 Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts................................41 Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.............................................42 Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts...................................43 Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.............................44 Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder...................45 Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts..................................................46 Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.......................................46 Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy..............................................47 Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance......................................................48 Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.....................48 Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date.........................................50 ARTICLE V Section 5.01 Distributions.........................................................50 Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser...........................................51 Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company.......................................53 Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports...................................................53 ARTICLE VI Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements.................................................53 Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.............................................54 Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation................................................55 Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.....................................56 Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report.................................56 Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records..........................56 ARTICLE VII Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required.....................................................57 ARTICLE VIII Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims...................................58 Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company................................58 Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others.....................59 Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign.......................................59 Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing..............................................59
ARTICLE IX Section 9.01 Events of Default.....................................................61 Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults....................................................62 ARTICLE X Section 10.01 Termination..........................................................62 Section 10.02 Termination without cause............................................63 ARTICLE XI Section 11.01 Successor to the Company.............................................63 Section 11.02 Amendment............................................................64 Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.............................................65 Section 11.04 Governing Law........................................................65 Section 11.05 Notices..............................................................65 Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions...........................................66 Section 11.07 Exhibits.............................................................66 Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles......................................66 Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents............................................67 Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information.......................................67 Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage................................67 Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser..............................................68 Section 11.13 No Partnership.......................................................68 Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns....................................68 Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.....................................................68 Section 11.16 No Solicitation......................................................68 Section 11.17 Closing..............................................................69 Section 11.18 Cooperation of Company with Reconstitution...........................70 Section 11.19 Monthly Reporting with Respect to a Reconstitution................... EXHIBITS A Contents of Mortgage File B Custodial Account Letter Agreement C Escrow Account Letter Agreement D Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement E Form of Trial Balance F [reserved] G Request for Release of Documents and Receipt H Company's Underwriting Guidelines I Form of Term Sheet J Reconstituted Mortgage Loan Reporting This is a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005 and is executed between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser, with offices located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser"), and Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation, with offices located at 00-X Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Purchaser has heretofore agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has heretofore agreed to sell to the Purchaser, from time to time, certain Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis; WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is annexed to the related Term Sheet; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Company with respect to itself and the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with Xxxxxx Xxx servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides including future updates. Adjustment Date: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agreement: This Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Xxx. Assignment: An individual 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 or transfer of the Mortgage Loan. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York or State of South Carolina, or (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York or State of South Carolina are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Closing Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto. Company: Savannah Bank NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns, as permitted by this Agreement. Company's Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President or Treasurer of Company stating the date by which Company expects to receive any missing documents sent for recording from the applicable recording office. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Confirmation: The trade confirmation letter between the Purchaser and the Company which relates to the Mortgage Loans. Consumer Information: Information including, but not limited to, all personal information about Mortgagors that is supplied to the Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company. Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to the related dwelling unit. Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease. Current Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the Company (by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Mae) at the request of a Mortgagor for the purpose of canceling a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations or otherwise made at the request of the Company or Mortgagor. Current LTV: The ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan to the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. Custodial Account: Each separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "[_____________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Custodian: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity stated on the related Term Sheet, and its successors and assigns, as custodian for the Purchaser. Cut-off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace, which is the first day of the month. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Eligible Account: An account established and maintained: (i) within FDIC insured accounts created, maintained and monitored by the Company so that all funds deposited therein are fully insured, or (ii) as a trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia which is not affiliated with the Company (or any sub-servicer) or (iii) with an entity which is an institution whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debt obligations of which shall be rated "A2" or higher by Standard & Poor's and "A" or higher by Fitch, Inc. or one of the two highest short-term ratings by any applicable Rating Agency, and which is either (a) a federal savings association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (b) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any state, (c) a national banking association under the federal banking laws, or (d) a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company, or (iv) if ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgaged-backed securities, the equivalent required ratings of each Rating Agency, and held such that the rights of the Purchaser and the owner of the Mortgage Loans shall be fully protected against the claims of any creditors of the Company (or any sub-servicer) and of any creditors or depositors of the institution in which such account is maintained or (v) in a separate non-trust account without FDIC or other insurance in an Eligible Institution. In the event that a Custodial Account is established pursuant to clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written notice on the Business Day following the date on which the applicable institution fails to meet the applicable ratings requirements. Eligible Institution: [______________], or an institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highest long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency. Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan as defined in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s). Escrow Account: Each separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "__________________, in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. Xxxxxx Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s): The Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC Guide: The FHLMC Single Family Seller/Servicer Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. First Remittance Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Remittance Date occurring in the month following the month in which the related Closing Date occurs. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto. Index: With respect to any adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon. Initial Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, where applicable, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on the first Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate: The Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to the percentage shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for which premiums are paid by the Company. Lifetime Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to (i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to all other Mortgage Loans. Margin: With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Company on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: The mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified in Exhibit A hereto and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, which may be adjusted from time to time for an adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit A. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate minus the Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the related Term Sheet, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investor property; (5) the type of residential property constituting the Mortgaged Property; (8) the original months to maturity of the Mortgage Loan; (9) the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) the Sales Price, if applicable, Appraised Value and Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination and as of the related Cut-off Date; with respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the initial Adjustment Date, the next Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date, the Index, the Margin, the Initial Rate Cap, if any, Periodic Rate Cap, if any, minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Lifetime Rate Cap; (10) the Origination Date of the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (15) the scheduled Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (16) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (17) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full, alternative, etc.); (18) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received after the month of its scheduled due date; (19) the date on which the first payment is or was due; (21) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and the name of the related insurance carrier; (21) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is currently convertible and the conversion spread; (22) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. (23) product type (i.e. fixed, adjustable, 3/1, 5/1, etc.); (25) credit score and/or mortgage score, if applicable; (25) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and the name of the related insurance carrier and the Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate; (28) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan has a prepayment penalty and if so, the amount and term thereof; (29) the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgage Loan and Current LTV, if applicable; (30) whether such Mortgage Loan is a "Home Loan", "Covered Home Loan", "Manufactured Housing" or "Home Improvement Loan" as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002; and (31) whether the Mortgage Loan has a mandatory arbitration clause. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; and (5) the weighted average months to next Adjustment Date; Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the state in which such real property is located which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgage, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of a Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor or the related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or otherwise with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or any successor thereto. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. Origination Date: The date on which a Mortgage Loan funded, which date shall not, in connection with a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, be the date of the funding of the debt being refinanced, but rather the closing of the debt currently outstanding under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, or any successor thereto. Periodic Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the FDIC; (iii) repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed thirty (30) days and with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment; (vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency; and (vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency. provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such investment or security is purchased at a price greater than par. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Remittance Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month's interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment over the amount of interest (adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) actually paid by the related Mortgagor with respect to such Prepayment Period. Prepayment Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date occurs. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance represented to be in effect pursuant to Section 3.02(hh), or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time as published as the average rate in the Wall Street Journal (Northeast Edition). Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Purchase Price: As defined in Section 2.02. Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the related Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the related Mortgaged Property is located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC. Rating Agency: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Inc. or, in the event that some or all of the ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if any. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit," as such term is defined in Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and the related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Company in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the product of the greater of 100% or the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan on the repurchase date, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the end of the month of repurchase, plus, (iii) third party expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loan being repurchased; less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Sales Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were used by the Mortgagor to acquire the related Mortgaged Property, the amount paid by the related Mortgagor for such Mortgaged Property. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Company specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate and, upon Purchaser's request, provides documentation supporting such expense (which documentation would be acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx), and provided further that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company hereunder), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the Company with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (f) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05 and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s). Any fee payable to the Company for administrative services related to any REO Property as described in Section 4.13 shall be payable from Liquidation Proceeds of the related REO Property. Servicing Fee Rate: As set forth in the Term Sheet. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit A, the originals of which are delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Section 2.04. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Subservicer: Any subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01. Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Subservicer, if any, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Term Sheet: A supplemental agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I which shall be executed and delivered by the Company and the Purchaser to provide for the sale and servicing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement of the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule I attached thereto, which supplemental agreement shall contain certain specific information relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans and may contain additional covenants relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase. The Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Mortgage Loans having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance on the related Cut-off Date set forth in the related Term Sheet in an amount as set forth in the Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Company as evidenced by the actual aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, with servicing retained by the Company. The Company shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement, and the related Term Sheet shall be executed and delivered on the related Closing Date. Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of each Mortgage Loan from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The Purchase Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Company or any successor servicer after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Company), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to the related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Company shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Company to the Purchaser. Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of each Term Sheet, the Company does hereby agree to directly service the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files. As of the related Closing Date, the Company sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser, without recourse, on a servicing retained basis, and the Company hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser has, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans. Company will deliver the Mortgage Files to the Custodian designated by Purchaser, on or before the related Closing Date, at the expense of the Company. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The Servicing File shall contain all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser, for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the Mortgage Files retained by the Company shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of the Mortgage Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.05 Books and Records. The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans that shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage of any condominium project as required by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche. The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition to the foregoing, Company shall provide to any supervisory agents or examiners that regulate Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to Company and without cost to Company or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable regulator. Section 2.06. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.06 and the books and records of the Company show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer in an Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Company. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Company shall deliver and release to the Purchaser or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The documents enumerated as items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (16) in Exhibit A hereto shall be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser or its designee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to a bailee letter agreement. All other documents in Exhibit A hereto, together with all other documents executed in connection with the Mortgage Loan that Company may have in its possession, shall be retained by the Company in trust for the Purchaser. If the Company cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents or the original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, on the related Closing Date, the Company shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later than 120 days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original documents, including original recorded documents, to the Purchaser or its designee (unless the Company is delayed in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office). If delivery is not completed within 120 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, Company shall deliver such document to Purchaser, or its designee, within such time period as specified in a Company's Officer's Certificate. In the event that documents have not been received by the date specified in the Company's Officer's Certificate, a subsequent Company's Officer's Certificate shall be delivered by such date specified in the prior Company's Officer's Certificate, stating a revised date for receipt of documentation. The procedure shall be repeated until the documents have been received and delivered. If delivery is not completed within 180 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Company shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter, provided that if such documents are not delivered by the 270th day from the date of the related Closing Date, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof. The Company shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the assignments of mortgage and any other fees in connection with the transfer of all original documents to the Purchaser or its designee. Company shall prepare, in recordable form, all assignments of mortgage necessary to assign the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Company shall be responsible for recording the assignments of mortgage. Company shall provide an original or duplicate original of the title insurance policy to Purchaser or its designee within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the recorded documents (required for issuance of such policy) from the applicable recording office. Any review by the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the Company's obligations hereunder. If the Purchaser or its designee discovers any defect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such defect to the Company which may be given in the exception report or the certification delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07, or otherwise in writing and the Company shall cure or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03. The Company shall forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution; provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation. From time to time the Company may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the written request of the Company, within ten (10) Business Days, deliver to the Company, any requested documentation previously delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its designee, when the Company no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Company, such possession is in trust for the benefit of Purchaser. Company shall indemnify Purchaser, and its designee, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) resulting from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any documentation delivered to Company pursuant to this paragraph. Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures. The Company must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its loan production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults In the event any Principal Prepayment is made by a Mortgagor on or prior to three months after the related Closing Date], the Company shall remit to the Purchaser an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price Percentage over par multiplied by the amount of such Principal Prepayment. Such remittance shall be made by the Company to Purchaser no later than the third Business Day following receipt of such Principal Prepayment by the Company. In the event either of the first three (3) scheduled Monthly Payments which are due under any Mortgage Loan after the related Cut-off Date are not made during the month in which such Monthly Payments are due, then not later than five (5) Business Days after notice to the Company by Purchaser (and at Purchaser's sole option), the Company, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser pursuant to the repurchase provisions contained in this Subsection 3.03. Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations. Purchaser may, without any notice to Company, extend, compromise, renew, release, change, modify, adjust or alter, by operation of law or otherwise, any of the obligations of the Mortgagors or other persons obligated under a Mortgage Loan without releasing or otherwise affecting the obligations of Company under this Agreement, or with respect to such Mortgage Loan, except to the extent Purchaser's extension, compromise, release, change, modification, adjustment, or alteration affects Company's ability to collect the Mortgage Loan or realize on the security of the Mortgage, but then only to the extent such action has such effect.
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Company is a national association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the federal laws of the United States of America and has all licenses necessary to carry out its business as now being conducted, and is licensed and qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such licensing or qualification and no demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon such Company by any such state, and in any event such Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Company has the full power and authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and each Assignment to the Purchaser and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with their terms; (c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, nor the origination or purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its properties are subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans. (d) There is no litigation, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of Company's knowledge, threatened, or any order or decree outstanding, with respect to the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, or the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Company and Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (g) The origination and servicing practices used by the Company and any prior originator or servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Mortgage Loan Documents, and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects with Accepted Servicing Practices. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Company, on behalf of an investor, is entitled to collect, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Company, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; (h) The Company used no selection procedures that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Company's portfolio at the related Cut-off Date; (i) The Company will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal income tax purposes; (j) Company is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx, FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Company is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital requirements set forth by the OCC, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae and FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Company unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC; (k) The Company does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company's creditors; (l) No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document prepared by, or on behalf of, Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (m) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. In the opinion of Company, the consideration received by Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet constitutes fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans under current market conditions. (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (o) The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans. Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. References in this Section to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, and giving effect to scheduled Monthly Payments due on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. References to percentages of Mortgaged Properties refer, in each case, to the percentages of expected aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loans (determined as described in the preceding sentence). The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date as follows: (a) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date; (b) The Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing the related Mortgage Note subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors; (c) All payments due prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made as of the related Closing Date; the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored; there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; the Company has not advanced its own funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan. As of the related Closing Date, all of the Mortgage Loans will have an actual interest paid to date of their related Cut-off Date(or later) and will be due for the scheduled monthly payment next succeeding the Cut-off Date (or later), as evidenced by a posting to Company's servicing collection system. No payment under any Mortgage Loan is delinquent as of the related Closing Date nor has any scheduled payment been delinquent at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the month of the related Closing Date. For purposes of this paragraph, a Mortgage Loan will be deemed delinquent if any payment due thereunder was not paid by the Mortgagor in the month such payment was due; (d) There are no defaults by Company in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable; (e) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by law, or, necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed except in connection with a modification agreement and which modification agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the related policies; (f) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and as of the related Closing Date the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (g) All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a Qualified Insurer, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC Guide, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard policies are in full force and effect and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors in interest and assigns as loss payee and such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. Such policy was issued by a Qualified Insurer. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Neither the Company (nor any prior originator or servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans) nor any Mortgagor has engaged in any act or omission which has impaired or would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either; (h) Each Mortgage Loan complies with, and the Company has complied with, applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and other requirements including, without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act, disclosure laws and all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the receipt of interest by the owner of such Mortgage Loan, will not involve the violation of any such laws, rules or regulations. None of the Mortgage Loans are (a) Mortgage Loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, or (b) except as may be provided in subparagraph (c) below, classified and/or defined, as a "high cost", "threshold", "predatory" "high risk home loan" or "covered" loan (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing additional legal liability for mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and or/fees) under any other applicable state, federal or local law including, but not limited to, the States of Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky or New Mexico, (c) Mortgage Loans subject to the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 (the "Act"), unless such Mortgage Loan is a (1) "Home Loan" as defined in the Act that is a first lien Mortgage Loan, which is not a "High Cost Home Loan" as defined in the Act or (2) "Covered Home Loan" as defined in the Act that is a first lien purchase money Mortgage Loan, which is not a High Cost Home Loan under the Act, or (d) secured by Mortgaged Property in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a loan application date on or after November 7, 2004 that refinances a mortgage loan that is less than sixty (60) months old, unless such Mortgage Loan (1) is on an investment property, (ii) meets the requirements set forth in the Code of Massachusetts Regulation ("CMR"), 209 CMR 53.04(1)(b), or (iii) meets the requirements set forth in the 209 CMR 53.04(1)(c). In addition to and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgaged Property is located in New Jersey is a Home Loan as defined in the Act that was made, arranged, or assigned by a person selling either a manufactured home or home improvements to the Mortgaged Property or was made by an originator to whom the Mortgagor was referred by any such seller. Each Mortgage Loan is being (and has been) serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable state and federal laws, including, without limitation, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act and other consumer protection laws, real estate settlement procedures, usury, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws. Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, as appropriate, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements; (i) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; (j) The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note's original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. The Mortgage and the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the residential use or Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein, and the Company has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser; (k) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan Documents are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and FHLMC. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Company or the Mortgagor, or on the part of any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (l) The Company is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Company will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not subject to an assignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Purchaser, and the Company had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Company intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this Agreement. After the related Closing Date, the Company will not have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Company will not have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser; (m) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC (including adjustable rate endorsements), issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above) the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. The Company, its successors and assigns, is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or the assignment to the Purchaser of the Company's interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder or servicer of the related Mortgage, including the Company, nor any Mortgagor, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy; (n) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the Company, nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; (o) There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage; (p) All improvements subject to the Mortgage which were considered in determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; (q) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Company pursuant to, and conforms with, the Company's underwriting guidelines attached as Exhibit H hereto. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at an adjustable rate (if applicable) as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and Monthly Payments under the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the Company at the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (r) The Mortgaged Property is not subject to any material damage. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was not, since origination of the Mortgage Loan there has not been, and there currently is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Company has not received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commence at a future date; (s) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; (t) If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor; (u) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser, approved by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC; (v) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principal offices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state; (w) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such collateral does not serve as security for any other obligation; (x) The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of such mortgage loans; (y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain balloon or "graduated payment" features; No Mortgage Loan is subject to a buydown agreement or contains any buydown provision; (z) The Mortgagor is not in bankruptcy and, the Mortgagor is not insolvent and the Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; (aa) Each Mortgage Loan bears interest based upon a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred and sixty (360) day year. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the first day of each month. As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, on each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index, plus the applicable Margin; provided, that the Mortgage Interest Rate, on each applicable Adjustment Date, will not increase by more than the Initial Rate Cap or Periodic Rate Cap, as applicable. Over the term of each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate will not exceed such Mortgage Loan's Lifetime Rate Cap. None of the Mortgage Loans are "interest-only" Mortgage Loans or "negative amortization" Mortgage Loans. With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, each Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which is sufficient (a) during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate, to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and (b) during the period following each Adjustment Date, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note provides that when the Mortgage Interest Rate changes on an Adjustment Date, the then outstanding principal balance will be reamortized over the remaining life of the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization. None of the Mortgage Loans contain a conversion feature which would cause the Mortgage Loan interest rate to convert to a fixed interest rate. None of the Mortgage Loans are considered agricultural loans; (bb) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (cc) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (dd) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ee) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ff) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (gg) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (hh) In the event the Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than 80.00%, the excess of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over 75.0% of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, or the lesser of the Appraised Value or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a purchase money Mortgage Loan was insured as to payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV over 95%. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, subject to state and federal law, and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. No action has been taken or failed to be taken, on or prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Company or the Mortgagor, or for any other reason under such coverage; The mortgage interest rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Company to maintain the Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith; (ii) The Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; (jj) None of the Mortgage Loans are secured by an interest in a leasehold estate. The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a townhouse, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that no residence or dwelling is a single parcel of real property with a manufactured home not affixed to a permanent foundation, or a mobile home. Any condominium unit or planned unit development conforms with the Company's underwriting guidelines. As of the date of origination, no portion of any Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and since the Origination Date, no portion of any Mortgaged Property has been, or currently is, used for commercial purposes; (kk) Payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears. Each of the Mortgage Loans will amortize fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization; (ll) As of the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; (mm) There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and the Company has not received any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged Property and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; (nn) The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; (oo) No Mortgage Loan is a construction or rehabilitation Mortgage Loan or was made to facilitate the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (pp) The Mortgagor for each Mortgage Loan is a natural person; (qq) None of the Mortgage Loans are Co-op Loans; (rr) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a prepayment penalty feature, each such prepayment penalty is enforceable and will be enforced by the Company and each prepayment penalty is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. No Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated. Except as otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that contains a prepayment penalty, such prepayment penalty is at least equal to the lesser of (A) the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and (B) six months interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount prepaid in excess of 20% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan; (ss) With respect to each Mortgage Loan either (i) the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property securing such Mortgage Loan was at least equal to 80 percent of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated or (ii) (a) the Mortgage Loan is only secured by the Mortgage Property and (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire or to improve or protect the Mortgage Property. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, if the Mortgage Loan has been significantly modified other than as a result of a default or a reasonable foreseeable default, the modified Mortgage Loan will be viewed as having been originated on the date of the modification; (tt) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority; (uu) None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans and none of the Mortgaged Properties are timeshares; (vv) All of the terms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance are enforceable, all such adjustments have been properly made, including the mailing of required notices, and such adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has passed its initial Adjustment Date, Company has performed an audit of the Mortgage Loan to determine whether all interest rate adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ww) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the related Closing Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee; (xx) There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia; (yy) No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to finance single premium credit insurance policies; (zz) No borrower was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan's originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan's origination, such borrower did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost credit product then offered by the Mortgage Loan's originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan's originator. If, at the time of loan application, the borrower may have qualified for a lower-cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan's originator, the Mortgage Loan's originator referred the borrower's application to such affiliate for underwriting consideration; (aaa) The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate the borrower's income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the borrower's equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the borrower had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan; (bbb) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the loan's origination, the borrower agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the loan's origination, the borrower was offered the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the prepayment premium is disclosed to the borrower in the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Servicer shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the borrower's default in making the loan payments; (ccc) No borrower was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No borrower obtained a prepaid single-premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan; No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan; (ddd) The Company will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and that for each Mortgage Loan, the Company agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off, (eee) Any Mortgage Loan with a Mortgaged Property in the State of Illinois complies with the Illinois Interest Act; and (fff) With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004 and underlying the security, neither the related Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan transaction. Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination, or lack of examination, of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. The Company shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach within which to correct or cure such breach. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach is not corrected or cured within such sixty day period, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and not later than ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, substitute a Mortgage Loan as provided below. In the event that any such breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach is not cured within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all Mortgage Loans shall, at the option of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. Any such repurchase shall be accomplished by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser in the amount of the Repurchase Price. If the Company is required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Company may, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, within ninety (90) days from the related Closing Date, remove such defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and substitute another mortgage loan for such defective Mortgage Loan, in lieu of repurchasing such defective Mortgage Loan. Any substitute Mortgage Loan is subject to Purchaser acceptability. Any substituted Loans will comply with the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the substitution date The Company shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the removed Mortgage Loan from this Agreement and the substitution of such substitute Mortgage Loan therefor. Upon such amendment, the Purchaser shall review the Mortgage File delivered to it relating to the substitute Mortgage Loan. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Purchaser and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Company. The principal payment on a substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Company and the principal payment on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such date shall be the property of the Purchaser. For any month in which the Company is permitted to substitute one or more substitute Mortgage Loans, the Company will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution) of all the substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution is less then the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of the scheduled payment due in the month of substitution) of the such replaced Mortgage Loan. An amount equal to the aggregate of such deficiencies described in the preceding sentence for any Remittance Date shall be deposited into the Custodial Account by the Company on the related Determination Date in the month following the calendar month during which the substitution occurred. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan, and to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. If the Company fails to repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Section 3.03, or fails to cure a defective Mortgage Loan to Purchaser's reasonable satisfaction in accordance with this Section 3.03, or to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, that failure shall be an Event of Default and the Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue all remedies available in this Agreement as a result thereof. No provision of this paragraph shall affect the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement for cause, as set forth in Sections 10.01 and 11.01. Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) the earlier of discovery of such breach by the Company or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Company, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no substitution pursuant to Subsection 3.03 shall be made after the applicable REMIC's "start up day" (as defined in Section 860G(a) (9) of the Code), unless the Company has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time. Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents, warrants and convenants to the Company that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (c) The Purchaser is a corporation, dully organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise except or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license; (d) The Purchaser has full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to purchase each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; (c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property is subject; (d) There is no litigation pending or to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Purchaser which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the purchase of the related Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Purchaser; (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Purchaser; (h) The Purchaser will treat the purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Company as a purchase for reporting, tax and accounting purposes; and (i) The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every of its covenants contained in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The Purchaser shall indemnify the Company and hold it harmless against any claims, proceedings, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from a breach by the Purchaser of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.04. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Purchaser set forth in this Section 3.04 to indemnify the Seller as provided herein constitute the sole remedies of the Seller respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer. The Company, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices and exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides (special servicing option), which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of mortgage impairment insurance, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, the title, management and disposition of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Files, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any of the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guides, the provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and the Company. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that unless the Company has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer for more than ninety days or forgive any payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may not enter into a forbearance agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any Mortgage Loan which runs more than 180 days after the first delinquent Due Date. Any such agreement shall be approved by Purchaser and, if required, by the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer, if required. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Mortgage Loan becomes subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company (a) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, shall not permit any modification with respect to such Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to such Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Company, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of such Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Company will obtain an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the trustee in such Pass-Through Transfer with respect to whether such action could result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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, an "Adverse REMIC Event"), and the Company shall not take any such actions as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Company shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Company shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a 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. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ Accepted Servicing Practices, giving due consideration to the Purchaser's reliance on the Company. Unless a different time period is stated in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, Purchaser shall be deemed to have given consent in connection with a particular matter if Purchaser does not affirmatively grant or deny consent within five (5) Business Days from the date Purchaser receives a second written request for consent for such matter from Company as servicer. The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by a Subservicer on behalf of the Company provided that the Subservicer is an entity that engages in the business of servicing loans, and in either case shall be authorized to transact business, and licensed to service mortgage loans, in the state or states where 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 FHLMC or Xxxxxx Xxx approved mortgage servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Mae or for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC. In addition, each Subservicer will obtain and preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation and its licenses to service mortgage loans, in each jurisdiction in which such qualifications and/or licenses are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform or cause to be performed its duties under the related Subservicing Agreement. The Company may perform any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of the Subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. Company shall notify Purchaser promptly in writing upon the appointment of any Subservicer. At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the Company's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer from the Company's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise, the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for indemnification of the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from any loss, liability or expense arising out of its use of a Subservicer to perform any of its servicing duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer has received such payment. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Company will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices, and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Company will take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual escrow payments, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable, so that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. In no event will the Company waive its right to any prepayment penalty or premium without the prior written consent of Purchaser and Company will use diligent efforts to collect same when due except as otherwise provided in the prepayment penalty provisions provided in the Mortgage Loan Documents. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage The Company shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Company would use in servicing loans for its own account, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and the best interest of Purchaser, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. Foreclosure or comparable proceedings shall be initiated within ninety (90) days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, subject to state and federal law and regulation. The Company shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Company through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Company shall obtain prior approval of Purchaser as to repair or restoration expenses in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings and not less than 5 days prior to the acceptance or rejection of any offer of reinstatement. The Company shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any Mortgage Loan which becomes ninety (90) days or greater delinquent in payment of a scheduled Monthly Payment, without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed Monthly Advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such delinquent Mortgage Loan notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such delinquent Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or its designee. In the event that a Mortgage Loan becomes part of a REMIC, and becomes REO Property, such property shall be disposed of by the Company, with the consent of Purchaser as required pursuant to this Agreement, before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Company provides to the trustee under such REMIC an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the transaction to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that certificates are outstanding. Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(E) of the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under the REMIC provisions of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by Company, protect and conserve such property in the same manner and to such an extent as is customary in the locality where such property is located. Additionally, Company shall perform the tax withholding and reporting related to Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds shall be deposited in the Custodial Account within 24 hours of receipt, and shall at all times be insured by the FDIC up to the FDIC insurance limits, or must be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Purchaser. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon the request of any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13 and in connection therewith, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written detail itemizing all of such amounts; (v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances; (viii) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Prepayment Period; (ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit shall be made from the Company's own funds, without reimbursement therefor; and (x) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.13 or 6.02. 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 in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 (iv). The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Custodial Account. Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Company may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 3.03, the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such Section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees(or REO administration fees described in Section 4.13), the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; any recovery shall be made upon liquidation of the REO Property; (iv) to pay to itself as part of its servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan; (v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related repurchase price is determined, (vi) to transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by the Company; (vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement; and (viii) to reimburse itself for Nonrecoverable Advances to the extent not reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) or clause (iii). Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. The Escrow Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in each Escrow Account shall at all times be insured in a manner to provide maximum insurance under the insurance limitations of the FDIC, or must be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon request to any subsequent purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Escrow Account. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by Company only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium assessments and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Company for any Servicing Advance made by Company with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Company, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Company shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor; and (viii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage insurance premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Company will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be terminated only with the approval of Purchaser, or as required by applicable law or regulation. The Company will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Company shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Eligible Account from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, each Mortgage Loan shall be covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect with an insurance carrier acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf. The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Company of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Company and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Company. The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are Qualified Insurers. Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by a Qualified Insurer insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Company shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement and fraud of such persons. The errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the Company against losses arising out of errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond or errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Mae in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Purchaser (or any party having the status of Purchaser hereunder) and any subsidiary thereof and their successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Upon request by Purchaser, Company shall provide Purchaser with an insurance certificate certifying coverage under this Section 4.12, and will provide an update to such certificate upon request, or upon renewal or material modification of coverage. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Company from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition (and, in any event, shall provide notice of the consummation of any foreclosure sale within three (3) Business Days of the date Company receives notice of such consummation), together with a copy of the drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Company shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Purchaser relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. No Servicing Fee shall be assessed or otherwise accrue on any REO Property from and after the date on which it becomes an REO Property. The Company shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. The Company shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Company to the Purchaser. The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a longer period than one (1) year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. No REO Property shall be marketed for less than the Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. No REO Property shall be sold for less than ninety five percent (95%) of its Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. All requests for reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall be in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser (subject to the above conditions) only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Company shall provide monthly reports to Purchaser in reference to the status of the marketing of the REO Properties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any such REO Property without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such REO Property notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such REO Property to the Purchaser or its designee. Within five Business Days of any such termination, the Company shall, if necessary convey such property to the Purchaser and shall further provide the Purchaser with the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion, and copies of any related Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy claims. In addition, within five Business Days, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with the following information and documents regarding the subject REO Property: the related trustee's deed upon sale and copies of any related hazard insurance claims, or repair bids. Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date if required under applicable law. ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER Section 5.01 Distributions. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall distribute by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, plus, (iii) interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on any Principal Prepayment from the date of such Principal Prepayment through the end of the month for which disbursement is made provided that the Company's obligation as to payment of such interest shall be limited to the Servicing Fee earned during the month of the distribution, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.04, the remittance on the first Remittance Date with respect to Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to the related Term Sheet is to include principal collected after the Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Remittance Date, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three (3) percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Business Day such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made to the Purchaser, both inclusive. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall provide a remittance report detailing all amounts being remitted pursuant to this Section 5.01. Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) With respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Company during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (vi) The number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and The Company shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in Purchaser's assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, with each such Report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Company, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which the Mortgaged Property liquidates (including Insurance Proceeds, proceeds from the sale of REO Property or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless the Company deems such advance to be a Nonrecoverable Advance. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer's Certificate of the Company to the effect that an officer of the Company has reviewed the related Mortgage File and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in a form mutually acceptable to Company and Purchaser. The Company shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Purchaser may reasonably require. Section 5.05 Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date in the month following the related Prepayment Period, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Prepayment Period, which in the aggregate shall not exceed the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Due Period. ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Company will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company, with the approval of the Purchaser, will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Company, with the prior consent of the Purchaser and the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Company. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the amount of the Monthly Payment and the maturity date may not be changed (except pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note). If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. The Company shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Company for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Company may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification, 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 4.04 have been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall no later than five Business Days after receipt of such certification and request, release or cause to be released to the Company, the related Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon its receipt of such documents, the Company shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Purchaser the requisite satisfaction or release. No later than five (5) Business Days following its receipt of such satisfaction or release, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company the release or satisfaction properly executed by the owner of record of the applicable mortgage or its duly appointed attorney in fact. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Company, upon written demand, shall remit within two (2) Business Days to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Company and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Company. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Company to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Company no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Company. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account (to the extent of interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans) or to retain from interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as the Company's Servicing Fee, subject to payment of compensating interest on Principal Prepayments as capped by the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 (iii). Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. No Servicing Fee shall be payable in connection with partial Monthly Payments. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Purchaser not later than February 28th of each year, beginning February 28, 2005, an executed Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Purchaser stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status of cure provisions thereof. Such Officers' Certificate shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request. If the Company cannot deliver the related Officers' Certificate by February 28th of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Officers' Certificate, but in no event later than March 15th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.05 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. The Company, at its expense and not later than February 28th of each year, beginning February 28, 2005, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser acceptable to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Company's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in the uniform single audit program for mortgage bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Company's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Such statement shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser. In addition, on an annual basis, Company shall provide Purchaser with copies of its audited financial statements. If the Company cannot deliver the related statement by February 28th of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such statement, but in no event later than March 15th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.05 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit upon reasonable notice to the Company, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Company, or held by another for the Company or on its behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the Company of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Company which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Company, and in accordance with the FDIC, OTS, or any other similar federal or state regulations, as applicable. ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Company shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate in respect to the Purchaser, or otherwise in respect to the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the Company under this Agreement, including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations regarding any supervisory agents or examiners of the Purchaser all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request in relation to this Agreement or the performance of the Company under this Agreement. The Company agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the Company for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years covered by any Consolidated Statement of Operations. If it has not already done so, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Company shall make reasonably available to the Purchaser or any prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to observe and perform its duties, obligations, covenants, and agreements to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from any assertion based on, grounded upon or resulting from a breach or alleged breach of any of the representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement. The Company shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party against Company with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, whether or not such claim is settled prior to judgment, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the two preceding sentences except when the claim relates to the failure of the Company to service and administer the Mortgages in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the breach of representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Company. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company. The Company will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, and which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) who is a Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others. Neither the Company nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Purchaser respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand. Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Company to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Company acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Company's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Company shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Purchaser's sole discretion. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.05, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the requirements set forth herein or (ii) the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company (other than with respect to accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances remaining unpaid) or any third party.
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Company shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day; or (ii) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days; or (vii) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or (viii) the Company ceases to be (a) licensed to service first lien residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and such licensing is required, and (b) qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially and adversely affects the Company's ability to perform its obligations hereunder; or (ix) the Company fails to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the last sentence of Section 8.02. Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice) Company may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. On or after the receipt by the Company of such written notice (or, in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice), all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Company's sole expense. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Purchaser may waive only by written notice any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing.
ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Company shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and the disposition of all remaining REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing; or (iii) termination with cause under the terms of this Agreement. Section 10.02 Termination Without Cause. The Purchaser may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause, upon no less than 90 days written notice. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company as provided in Section 11.05 of this Agreement. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Company. Prior to termination of Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 (ii) or (iii), the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of Company pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Company arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Company shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds. The Company shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Company for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 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 Company at the Company's expense on direction of the Purchaser accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Purchaser or is necessary for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York except to the extent preempted by Federal law. The obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or certified mail, return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Company: Savannah Bank NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation 00-X Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attn.: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Email: Xxxxxxx.Xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (ii) if to the Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", Subsections", "Paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein", "hereof ", "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and (viii) headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of the Agreement, provided that each party may provide confidential information to its employees, agents and affiliates who have a need to know such information in order to effectuate the transaction, provided further that such information is identified as confidential non-public information. In addition, confidential information may be provided to a regulatory authority with supervisory power over Purchaser, provided such information is identified as confidential non-public information. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section 11.10 or any other express or implied agreement, arrangement, or understanding to the contrary, the Company and Purchaser (the "Parties") agree that the Parties (and their employees, representatives and other agents) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind from the commencement of discussions, the purported or claimed U.S. federal income tax treatment of the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and related transactions covered by this letter agreement ("tax treatment") and any fact that may be relevant to understanding the tax treatment ("tax structure") and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Parties relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except where confidentiality is reasonably necessary to comply with securities laws. The Company agrees that the Company (i) shall comply with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of Consumer Information including, but not limited to the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, Title V, Subtitle A, 15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq., (ii) shall not use Consumer Information in any manner inconsistent with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of Consumer Information, (iii) shall not disclose Consumer Information to third parties except at the specific written direction of the Purchaser, (iv) shall maintain adequate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect Consumer Information from unauthorized access as provided by the applicable laws and regulations, and (v) shall immediately notify the Purchaser of any actual or suspected breach of the confidentiality of Consumer Information that would have a material and adverse effect on the Purchaser. The Company agrees that the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold the Purchaser harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability the Purchaser may suffer by reason of the Company's failure to perform the obligations set forth in this Section 11.10. Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by and at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option. Section 11.12 Assignment. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Purchaser sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan without the written consent of Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. The Company shall have the right, only with the consent of the Purchaser or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.13 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Purchaser. Section 11.14 Signature Pages/Counterparts; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and/or any Term Sheet shall be executed by each party (i) in one or more fully executed copies, each of which shall constitute a fully executed original Agreement, and/or (ii) in counterparts having one or more original signatures, and all such counterparts containing the original signatures of all of the parties hereto taken together shall constitute a fully executed original Agreement or Term Sheet, as applicable, and/or (iii) by delivery of one or more original signed signature pages to the other parties hereto (x) by mail or courier, and/or (y) by electronic transmission, including without limitation by telecopier, facsimile or email of a scanned image ("Electronic Transmission"), each of which as received shall constitute for all purposes an executed original signature page of such party. The Purchaser may deliver a copy of this Agreement and/or any Term Sheet, fully executed as provided herein, to each other party hereto by mail and/or courier and/or Electronic Transmission, and such copy as so delivered shall constitute a fully executed original Agreement or Term Sheet, as applicable, superseding any prior form of the Agreement or Term Sheet, as applicable, that differs therefrom in any respect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successor and assigns. Section 11.15 Entire Agreement. The Company acknowledges that no representations, agreements or promises were made to the Company by the Purchaser or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein and in the Confirmation. The Confirmation and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto; provided, however, only this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be binding upon all successors of both parties. In the event of any inconsistency between the Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control. Section 11.16. No Solicitation. From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that no segment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) responses to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16. This Section 11.16 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the sale of the name of any Mortgagor to any Person who is not affiliate of the Company. Section 11.17. Closing. The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the information contained in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet; (b) all of the representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be materially true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material default under this Agreement; (c) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all documents required pursuant to this Agreement, the related Term Sheet, an opinion of counsel and an officer's certificate, all in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof; (d) the Company shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser (or its designee) on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; and (e) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the related Term Sheet and the Confirmation shall have been materially complied with. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more pass-through transfers (each, a "Pass-Through Transfer"). The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In that connection, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information (including servicing portfolio information) and appropriate verification of information (including servicing portfolio information) which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant. In connection with each Pass-Through Transfer, the Company agrees to provide reasonable and customary indemnification to the Purchaser and its affilates for disclosure contained in any offering document relating to the Company or its affilates, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting standards of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs relating to the delivery of such information. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. Section 11.19. Monthly Reporting with Respect to a Reconstitution. As long as the Company continues to service Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees that with respect to any Mortgage Loan sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution as described in Section 11.18 of this Agreement (a "Reconstituted Mortgage Loan"), the Company, at its expense, shall provide the Purchaser with the information set forth in Exhibit J attached hereto for each Reconstituted Mortgage Loan in Excel or such electronic delimited file format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company. Such information shall be provided monthly for all Reconstituted Mortgage Loans on the fifth (5th) Business Day of each month for the immediately preceding monthly period, and shall be transmitted to xxxx.xxxx@xxxx.xxx.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser By:________________________ Name: Title: SAVANNAH BANK, NA dba HARBOURSIDE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Company By: _______________________ Name: Title:
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. 1. The original Mortgage Note endorsed "Pay to the order of ____________________________________________________, without recourse," and signed via original signature in the name of the Company by an authorized officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, together with any applicable riders. In no event may an endorsement be a facsimile endorsement. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". Mortgage Notes may be in the form of a lost note affidavit subject to Purchaser acceptability. 2. The original Mortgage (together with a standard adjustable rate mortgage rider) with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such mortgage has been recorded or, if the original Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 3. The original or certified copy, certified by the Company, of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if required. 4. The original Assignment, from the Company to _____________________________________, or in accordance with Purchaser's instructions, which assignment shall, but for any blanks requested by Purchaser, be in form and substance acceptable for recording. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". None of the Assignments are blanket assignments of mortgage. 5. The original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, or if the policy has not yet been issued, a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. 6. Originals of all recorded intervening Assignments, or copies thereof, certified by the public recording office in which such Assignments have been recorded showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such Assignment has been recorded or, if the original Assignment has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 7. Originals, or copies thereof certified by the public recording office in which such documents have been recorded, of each assumption, extension, modification, written assurance or substitution agreements, if applicable, or if the original of such document has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 8. If the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or any other material document or instrument relating to the Mortgage Loan has been signed by a person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original or copy of power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such person to sign bearing evidence that such instrument has been recorded, if so required in the appropriate jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such instrument has been recorded or, if the original instrument has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 9. reserved. 10. Mortgage Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1) and any other truth-in-lending or real estate settlement procedure forms required by law. 11. Residential loan application. 12. Uniform underwriter and transmittal summary (Xxxxxx Xxx Form 1008) or reasonable equivalent. 13. Credit report on the mortgagor. 14. Business credit report, if applicable. 15. Residential appraisal report and attachments thereto. 16. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note. 17. Verification of employment and income except for Mortgage Loans originated under a limited documentation program, all in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 18. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment, in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 19. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property (may be part of appraisal). 20. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if any. 21. Sales contract, if applicable. 22. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water portability and septic certification. 23. Any original security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. 24. Name affidavit, if applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may provide one certificate for all of the Mortgage Loans indicating that the documents were delivered for recording.
EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT ______________, 2004 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_____________________] 1, 200[_] (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[______________________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans". All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [__________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number [__________], at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [___________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT _____________, 2004 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [____________________]1, 200[_] (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[__________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [_____________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [______________________] By:______________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:___________________________
EXHIBIT D FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Purchase, Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "PAAR Agreement") made as of __________, 200__, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), ___________________ (the "Assignee"), and _______________________ (the "Company"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _________, 200__, between Assignor and Company (the "Purchase Agreement") shall be subject to the terms of this PAAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. Purchase, Assignment and Assumption 1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchase Agreement. 2. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, (i) Assignee shall pay to Assignor the "Funding Amount" as set forth in that certain letter agreement, dated as of _________ ____, between Assignee and Assignor (the "Confirmation") and (ii) Assignor, at its expense, shall have caused to be delivered to Assignee or its designee the Mortgage File for each Assigned Loan in Assignor's or its custodian's possession, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, along with, for each Assigned Loan, an endorsement of the Mortgage Note from the Company, in blank, and an assignment of mortgage in recordable form from the Company, in blank. Assignee shall pay the Funding Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by Assignor. Assignee shall be entitled to all scheduled payments due on the Assigned Loans after ___________, 200__ and all unscheduled payments or other proceeds or other recoveries on the Assigned Loans received on and after _____________, 200__. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 3. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; (c) There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Purchase Agreement; (d) Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; (e) Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; (f) Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (h) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (i) Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 4. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned Loans; (b) Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (d) Assignee agrees to be bound as "Purchaser" by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, and from and after the date hereof, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's obligations as "Purchaser" thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 5. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement; (g) Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (h) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (i) No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. (j) Neither this AAR Agreement nor any certification, statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by the Company pursuant to this AAR Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Recognition of Assignee 6. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this PAAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Miscellaneous 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase Agreement and this PAAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: (a) In the case of Company, ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ With a copy to ______________________________________. (c) In the case of Assignor, ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ (c) In the case of Assignee, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: ___________________ 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: ___________ Telecopier No.: (212) 272-____ 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement. 9. This PAAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this PAAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This PAAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 12. This PAAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Purchase Agreement. 13. This PAAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Confirmation with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. [Modification of Purchase Agreement 16. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: (a) The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement: Securities Administrator: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Insurer: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Policy: The primary guarantee insurance policy of the Supplemental PMI Insurer attached hereto as Exhibit J, or any successor Supplemental PMI Policy given to the Servicer by the Assignee. Trustee: ________________________ (b) The following definition is amended and restated: Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Supplemental PMI Policy, any title policy, any hazard insurance policy or any other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan or other related Mortgaged Property, including any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. (c) The following are added as the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Section 4.08: "In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the Supplemental PMI Insurer with respect to the Supplemental PMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Supplemental PMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Supplemental PMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. In accordance with the Supplemental PMI Policy, the Company shall provide to the Supplemental PMI Insurer any required information regarding the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall provide to the [Securities Administrator] on a monthly basis via computer tape, or other mutually acceptable format, the unpaid principal balance, insurer certificate number, lender loan number, and premium due the Supplemental PMI Insurer for each Mortgage Loan covered by the Supplemental PMI Policy. In addition, the Company agrees to forward to the Purchaser and the [Securities Administrator] any statements or other reports given by the Supplemental PMI Insurer to the Servicer in connection with a claim under the Supplemental PMI Policy." (d) Clause (vi) of Section 6.1 is amended to read as follows: "Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days, or the Company fails to meet the servicer eligibility requirements of the Supplemental PMI Insurer; or"]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this PAAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ _________________________________ Assignee By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ _________________________________ Company By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
EXHIBIT ___ FORM OF COMPANY CERTIFICATION I, [identify certifying individual], certify to the [Trustee] [Seller] [Securities Administrator] [Mortgage Loan Seller] [Purchaser] and [Master Servicer] that: 1. I have reviewed the servicing reports prepared by [COMPANY] (the "Company") pursuant to the [Servicing Agreement] (the "Servicing Agreement"), dated as of __________ between __________ and the Company (as modified by the AAR Agreement (as defined below) and delivered to [MASTER SERVICER] (the "Master Servicer") pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "AAR Agreement"), dated as of __________ among [ASSIGNOR] as Assignor, Company and [ASSIGNEE], as Assignee. 2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by such servicing reports. 3. Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement is included in these reports. 4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed the Company under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement and based upon the review required under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement. 5. I have disclosed to the Master Servicer's certified public accountants all significant deficiencies relating to the Company's compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conduced in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Servicing Agreement and the AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the AAR Agreement. Date:______________ _____________________ [Signature] [Title]
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
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EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT G REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT RE: Mortgage Loan #___________________________________ BORROWER:__________________________________________________ PROPERTY: __________________________________________________ Pursuant to a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") between the Company and the Purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is an officer of the Company requesting release of the documents for the reason specified below. The undersigned further certifies that: (Check one of the items below) _____ On _________________, the above captioned mortgage loan was paid in full or that the Company has been notified that payment in full has been or will be escrowed. The Company hereby certifies that all amounts with respect to this loan which are required under the Agreement have been or will be deposited in the Custodial Account as required. _____ The above captioned loan is being repurchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The Company hereby certifies that the repurchase price has been credited to the Custodial Account as required under the Agreement. _____ The above captioned loan is being placed in foreclosure and the original documents are required to proceed with the foreclosure action. The Company hereby certifies that the documents will be returned to the Purchaser in the event of reinstatement. _____ Other (explain) _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. Based on this certification and the indemnities provided for in the Agreement, please release to the Company all original mortgage documents in your possession relating to this loan. Dated:_________________ By:________________________________ Signature ___________________________________ Title Send documents to: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Acknowledgement: Purchaser hereby acknowledges that all original documents previously released on the above captioned mortgage loan have been returned and received by the Purchaser. Dated:________________ By:________________________________ Signature _______________________________ Title
EXHIBIT H COMPANY'S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I TERM SHEET This TERM SHEET (the "Term Sheet") dated _____________, between Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation, a national bank, located at at 00-X Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company") and EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser") is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of April 1, 2005, between the Company and the Purchaser, the provisions of which are incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein, as such terms and conditions may be modified or supplemented hereby. All initially capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. The Purchaser hereby purchases from the Company and the Company hereby sells to the Purchaser, all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as same may be supplemented or modified hereby. Hereinafter, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Purchaser and all subsequent transferees of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. 1. Definitions For purposes of the Mortgage Loans to be sold pursuant to this Term Sheet, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Aggregate Principal Balance (as of the Cut-Off Date): Closing Date: Custodian: Cut-off Date: Initial Weighted Average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: Mortgage Loan: Purchase Price Percentage: Servicing Fee Rate: Additional Closing Conditions: In addition to the conditions specified in the Agreement, the obligation of each of the Company and the Purchaser is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the applicable Closing Date, of the following additional conditions: [None]. Additional Loan Documents: In addition to the contents of the Mortgage File specified in the Agreement, the following documents shall be delivered with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None] [Additional] [Modification] of Representations and Warranties: [In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement, as of the date hereof, the Company makes the following additional representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans: [None]. [Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Agreement, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be sold on the Closing Date, the representation and warranty set forth in Section ______ of the Agreement shall be modified to read as follows:] Except as modified herein, Section ______ of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. ____________________________ By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:_________________________________ Name:_______________________________ Title:______________________________
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EXHIBIT J RECONSTITUTED MORTGAGE LOAN REPORTING (a) Servicer Mortgage Loan Number (b) FNMA Mortgage Loan Number (if applicable) (c) Lender/Seller Mortgage Loan Number (plus any other loan number) (d) Month end date/ date file created (e) Scheduled Beginning Balance (f) Actual Beginning Balance (g) Scheduled Ending Balance (h) Actual Ending Balance (i) Gross Rate (current gross rate) (j) Net Rate (current passthrough) (k) Last Payment Date (LPI_DATE in Fannie's Laser Reporting) (l) Next Due Date (m) Delinquency Month (if available) (n) Default Flag, i.e. FC, REO, etc. (if applicable) (o) Pay-In-Full Date (Mortgage Loan paid off by Mortgagor) (p) Foreclosure start date (q) Foreclosure end date (r) REO Property date (s) With respect to Liquidated Mortgage Loans: (i) claim date (ii) claim amount (iii) proceeds (iv) amount of loss or gain (as applicable) (v) the date of the loss or gain. (vi) the liquidation reason (paid in full or repurchased out of deal) (t) Fannie's Laser Reporting (For FNMA loans) (i) Action Code (for default or paid off Mortgage Loans; i.e. 60, 65, etc.) (ii) Action Date (iii) Remit Prin (submitted principal amount) (iv) Remit Int (submitted interest amount) (v) Pool/Invest indicator (indicating Schedule/Schedule or Actual/Actual pool)
EXHIBIT I-30 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE to the PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of January 1, 2006 between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser and SAVANNAH BANK, NA dba HARBOURSIDE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Company This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (this "Amendment") is made and entered into this 1st day of January, 2006, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as purchaser (the "Purchaser") and Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation, as company (the "Company") in connection with the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, between the above mentioned parties (the "Agreement"). This Amendment is made pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Agreement. RECITALS WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Agreement; WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that the parties thereto may enter into an amendment to the Agreement; WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. 2. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following definitions to Section 1.01: Commission or SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission. Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the related transaction documents. Pass-Through Transfer: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit M and the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB shall control (or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by the Purchaser, the Company and any Person that will be responsible for signing any Sarbanes Certification with respect to a Securitization Transaction in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit M). Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company. 3. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the definition of Subservicer in Section 1.01 and replacing it with the following: Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. 4. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the definition of Principal Prepayment in Section 1.01 and replacing it with the following: Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. 5. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising Section 3.01(n) as follows (new text underlined): (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the servicing policies and procedures, business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; 6. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(p): (p) As of the date of each Pass-Through Transfer, and except as has been otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor: (1) no default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (2) no material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (3) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (4) no material changes to the Company's servicing policies and procedures for similar loans has occurred in the preceding three years; (5) there are no aspects of the Company's financial condition that could have a material adverse impact on the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; (6) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Company that could be material to investors in the securities issued in such Pass-Through Transfer; and (7) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB. 7. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(q): (q) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date, the Company shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(p) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. 8. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(r): (r) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) immediately notify the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Pass-Through Transfer between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (7) of paragraph (p) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. All notification pursuant to this Section 3.01(r), other than those pursuant to Section 3.01(r)(i)(A), should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to Section 3.01(r)(i)(A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx 9. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(s): (s) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities. 10. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.02(ggg): With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. 11. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following after the first sentence of Section 4.01: In addition, the Company shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. 12. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the last paragraph of Section 4.02 and replacing it with the following: The Company shall not waive any Prepayment Charge unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. If a Prepayment Charge is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Company is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by remitting such amount to the Purchaser by the Remittance Date. 13. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising the first paragraph of Section 4.03 by adding the following after the first sentence: In determining the delinquency status of any Mortgage Loan, the Company will use delinquency recognition policies as described to and approved by the Purchaser, and shall revise these policies as requested by the Purchaser from time to time. 14. Article V of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 5.02 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan and the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (v) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the current Mortgage Interest Rate; (vi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the aggregate amount of any Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received during the prior distribution period; (vii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls paid by the Company in accordance with Section 4.04(viii) during the prior distribution period; (viii) the beginning and ending balances of the Custodial Account and Escrow Account; (ix) the number of Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (x) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (a) delinquent as grouped in the following intervals through final liquidation of such Mortgage Loan: 30 to 59 days, 60 to 89 days, 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; (xi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount and severity of any realized loss following liquidation of such Mortgage Loan; (xii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and in the aggregate for all Mortgage Loans, the amount of any Monthly Advances made by the Company during the prior distribution period; (xiii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Servicing Advances made by the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Servicing Advances, and the aggregate amount of Servicing Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xiv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Nonrecoverable Advances made by the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Nonrecoverable Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05, and the source of funds for such reimbursement, and the aggregate amount of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Company for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (xvi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, a description of any material modifications, extensions or waivers to the terms, fees, penalties or payments of such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time; (xvii) a description of any material breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 herein or of any other breach of a covenant or condition contained herein and the status of any resolution of such breach; (xviii)with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any substitute Mortgage Loan provided by the Company and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been replaced by a substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03 herein; (xix) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased by the Company in accordance with Section 3.03 herein. In addition, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser such other information known or available to the Company that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB, as amended from time to time, as determined by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Company shall also provide a monthly report, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, or such other form as is mutually acceptable to the Company, the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, Exhibit F with respect to defaulted mortgage loans and Exhibit P, with respect to realized losses and gains, with each such report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. 15. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.04 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Annual Certification. (a) The Company will deliver to the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, not later than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Purchaser (an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year, 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 of cure provisions thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request and by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall deliver an officer's certificate (an "Annual Certification") of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Company. (b) With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, by March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an officer of the Company shall execute and deliver an Annual Certification to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any related Depositor for the benefit of each such entity and such entity's affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such entity and such entity's affiliates, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall deliver an Annual Certification of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Company. (c) If the Company cannot deliver the related Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification by March 1st of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.04 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as set forth in 6.04(c), and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. 16. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.05 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.05 [Reserved] 17. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.07: Section 6.07 Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. On and after January 1, 2006, the Company shall service and administer, and shall cause each subservicer to servicer or administer, the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Servicing Criteria. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an "Assessment of Compliance") reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which as of the date hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the Company that contains the following: (a) A statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company; (b) A statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company; (c) An assessment by such officer of the Company's compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Company, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; (d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the Company's Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and (e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to the Company, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Company, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Such report at a minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report (an "Attestation Report") by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Company, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Company shall cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant to Section 11.20 to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in Sections 6.07. If the Company cannot deliver the related Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report by March 1st of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.07 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as described herein, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. 18. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.08: Section 6.08 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that a purpose of Sections 3.01(p), 5.02, 6.04, 6.07 and 11.18 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. None of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or Depositor shall 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 thereunder. The Company 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. 19. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the first sentence of the last paragraph of Section 9.01 and replacing it with the following (new text underlined): Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, or as otherwise stated herein, in which case, automatically and without notice) may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company (and if the Company is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction) under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. 20. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following at the end of the last paragraph of Section 9.01: The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Company as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. 21. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by restating Section 11.18 in its entirety as follows: Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more Pass-Through Transfers. The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.18, the Company agrees that it is required to perform the obligations described in Exhibit K hereto. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In addition, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant; (iii) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the information with respect to the Company (as originator) and each Third-Party Originator of the Mortgage Loans as required under Item 1110(a) and (b) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which has of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. If requested by the Purchaser, this will include information about the applicable credit-granting or underwriting criteria; (iv) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable; (v) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information with respect to the Company (as servicer) as required by Item 1108(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall provide the information required pursuant to this clause with respect to the Subservicer; (vi) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (a) information regarding any legal proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, (b) information regarding affiliations with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, and (c) information regarding relationships and transactions with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit N for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion; (vii) if so requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such statements and agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Company's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, or to any financial information included in any other disclosure provided under this Section 11.18, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Pass-Through Transfer. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor; (viii) For the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships; (ix) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer, and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities; (x) In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); (B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (C) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB); and (xi) The Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance policy, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Company or any Subservicer or the Company or such Subservicer's performance hereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit N and the text of the applicable Item of Regulation AB as cited above, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Pass-Through Transfer: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, 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, data, accountants' letter or other material provided under this Section 11.18 by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Section 11.18 by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; (ii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Section 11.18, including particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Section 11.18, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 11.20 any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; (iii) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(q) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Pass-Through Transfer, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(q) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or (iv)the negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection with its performance under this Section 11.18. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. 22. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.20: Section 11.20. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. (a) The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section. (b) The Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 3.01(p), 3.01(s), 6.04, 6.07 and 11.18 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 3.01(r) of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any Annual Statement of Compliance required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.04(a), any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.07 and any Annual Certification required under Section 6.04(b) as and when required to be delivered. (c) The Company shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph. (d) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 6.07 and 11.18 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report and the other certificates required to be delivered by such Subservicer and such Subcontractor under Section 6.07, in each case as and when required to be delivered. 23. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.21: Section 11.21. Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, each Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. 24. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by deleting Exhibit E in its entirety and replacing it with the following: EXHIBIT E REPORTING DATA FOR MONTHLY REPORT [OBJECT OMITTED] 25. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit F: EXHIBIT F REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Column/Header Name Description Decimal Format Comment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CLIENT_NBR Servicer Client Number ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERV_INVESTOR_NBR Contains a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a group of loans in their system. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_FIRST_NAME First Name of the Borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_LAST_NAME Last name of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ XXXX_XXXXXXX Xxxxxx Name and Number of Property ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_STATE The state where the property located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_ZIP Zip code where the property is located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date that the borrower's next payment MM/DD/YYYY is due to the servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_TYPE Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE The date a particular bankruptcy claim MM/DD/YYYY was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy filing. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE The payment due date once the bankruptcy MM/DD/YYYY has been approved by the courts ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE The Date The Loan Is Removed From MM/DD/YYYY Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved MM/DD/YYYY By The Servicer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_TYPE The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As; ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is MM/DD/YYYY Scheduled To End/Close ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually MM/DD/YYYY Completed ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE The date DA Admin sends a letter to the MM/DD/YYYY servicer with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE Date File Was Referred To Attorney to MM/DD/YYYY Pursue Foreclosure ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FIRST_LEGAL_DATE Notice of 1st legal filed by an Attorney MM/DD/YYYY in a Foreclosure Action ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE The date by which a foreclosure sale is MM/DD/YYYY expected to occur. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_DATE The actual date of the foreclosure sale. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_AMT The amount a property sold for at the 2 No foreclosure sale. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_START_DATE The date the servicer initiates eviction MM/DD/YYYY of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE The date the court revokes legal MM/DD/YYYY possession of the property from the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_PRICE The price at which an REO property is 2 No marketed. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_DATE The date an REO property is listed at a MM/DD/YYYY particular price. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_AMT The dollar value of an offer for an REO 2 No property. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_DATE_TIME The date an offer is received by DA Admin MM/DD/YYYY or by the Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_CLOSING_DATE The date the REO sale of the property is MM/DD/YYYY scheduled to close. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE Actual Date Of REO Sale MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OCCUPANT_CODE Classification of how the property is occupied. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_CONDITION_CODE A code that indicates the condition of the property. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_INSPECTION_DATE The date a property inspection is MM/DD/YYYY performed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ APPRAISAL_DATE The date the appraisal was done. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CURR_PROP_VAL The current "as is" value of the 2 property based on brokers price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REPAIRED_PROP_VAL The amount the property would be worth if 2 repairs are completed pursuant to a broker's price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ If applicable: ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_STATUS_CODE FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_REASON_CODE The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this cycle. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed MM/DD/YYYY With Mortgage Insurance Company. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed MM/DD/YYYY Claim Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On 2 No Claim commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance MM/DD/YYYY Company ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Claim Was Settled and The Check Was MM/DD/YYYY Issued By The Pool Insurer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date VA Claim Was Filed With the MM/DD/YYYY Veterans Admin ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim MM/DD/YYYY Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows: o ASUM- Approved Assumption o BAP- Borrower Assistance Program o CO- Charge Off o DIL- Deed-in-Lieu o FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement o MOD- Loan Modification o PRE- Pre-Sale o SS- Short Sale o MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer NOTE: Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file. The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property code as follows: o Mortgagor o Tenant o Unknown o Vacant The Property Condition field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows: o Damaged o Excellent o Fair o Gone o Good o Poor o Special Hazard o Unknown Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows: -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Delinquency Code Delinquency Description -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 001 FNMA-Death of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 002 FNMA-Illness of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 003 FNMA-Illness of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 004 FNMA-Death of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 005 FNMA-Marital difficulties -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 006 FNMA-Curtailment of income -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 007 FNMA-Excessive Obligation -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 008 FNMA-Abandonment of property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 009 FNMA-Distant employee transfer -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 011 FNMA-Property problem -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 012 FNMA-Inability to sell property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 013 FNMA-Inability to rent property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 014 FNMA-Military Service -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 015 FNMA-Other -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 016 FNMA-Unemployment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 017 FNMA-Business failure -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 019 FNMA-Casualty loss -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 022 FNMA-Energy environment costs -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 023 FNMA-Servicing problems -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 026 FNMA-Payment adjustment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 027 FNMA-Payment dispute -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 029 FNMA-Transfer of ownership pending -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 030 FNMA-Fraud -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 031 FNMA-Unable to contact borrower -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- INC FNMA-Incarceration -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status of Default as follows: -------------------- --------------------------------------------- Status Code Status Description -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 09 Forbearance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 17 Pre-foreclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 24 Government Seizure -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 26 Refinance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 27 Assumption -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 28 Modification -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 29 Charge-Off -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 30 Third Party Sale -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 31 Probate -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 32 Military Indulgence -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 43 Foreclosure Started -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 44 Deed-in-Lieu Started -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 49 Assignment Completed -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 61 Second Lien Considerations -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 62 Veteran's Affairs-No Bid -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 63 Veteran's Affairs-Refund -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 64 Veteran's Affairs-Buydown -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 65 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 66 Chapter 11 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 67 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 26. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit K: EXHIBIT K COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A RECONSTITUTION • The Company shall (i) possess the ability to service to a securitization documents; (ii) service on a "Scheduled/Scheduled" reporting basis (advancing through the liquidation of an REO Property), (iii) make compensating interest payments on payoffs and curtailments and (iv) remit and report to a Master Servicer in format acceptable to such Master Servicer by the 10th calendar day of each month. • The Company shall provide an acceptable annual certification (officer's certificate) to the Master Servicer (as required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) as well as any other annual certifications required under the securitization documents (i.e. the annual statement as to compliance/annual independent certified public accountants' servicing report due by March 1 of each year). • The Company shall allow for the Purchaser, the Master Servicer or their designee to perform a review of audited financials and net worth of the Company. • The Company shall provide a Uniform Single Attestation Program certificate and Management Assertion as requested by the Master Servicer or the Purchaser. • The Company shall provide information on each Custodial Account as requested by the Master Servicer or the Purchaser, and each Custodial Accounts shall comply with the requirements for such accounts as set forth in the securitization documents. • The Company shall maintain its servicing system in accordance with the requirements of the Master Servicer. 27. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit L: EXHIBIT L FORM OF COMPANY CERTIFICATION Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ l, 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES] I, ____________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF COMPANY] (the "Company"), certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company Servicing Information"); Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Servicing Information; Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee]; I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports. 28. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit M: EXHIBIT M SUMMARY OF REGULATION AB SERVICING CRITERIA NOTE: This Exhibit M is provided for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Exhibit M and the text of Regulation AB, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. Item 1122(d) (v) General servicing considerations. (A) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. (B) 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. (C) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. (D) 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. (vi) Cash collection and administration. (A) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (B) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. (C) 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. (D) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. (E) 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. (F) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. (G) 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. (vii) Investor remittances and reporting. (A) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. (B) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. (C) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (D) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. (viii) Mortgage Loan administration. (A) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. (B) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. (C) 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. (D) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. (E) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. (F) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related mortgage loan documents. (G) 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. (H) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). (I) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. (J) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. (K) 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. (L) 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. (M) 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. (N) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectable accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. (O) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. 29. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit N: EXHIBIT N SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE REGULATION AB REQUIREMENTS NOTE: This Exhibit N is provided for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Exhibit N and the text of Regulation AB, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) -Provide static pool information with respect to mortgage loans that were originated or purchased by the Company and which are of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. -Provide static pool information regarding delinquencies, cumulative losses and prepayments for prior securitized pools of the Company. -If the Company has less than 3 years experience securitizing assets of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, provide the static pool information by vintage origination years regarding loans originated or purchased by the Company, instead of by prior securitized pool. A vintage origination year represents mortgage loans originated during the same year. -Such static pool information shall be for the prior five years, or for so long as the Company has been originating or purchasing (in the case of data by vintage origination year) or securitizing (in the case of data by prior securitized pools) such mortgage loans if for less than five years. -The static pool information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in monthly increments over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. -Provide summary information for the original characteristics of the prior securitized pools or vintage origination years, as applicable and material, including: number of pool assets, original pool balance, weighted average initial loan balance, weighted average mortgage rate, weighted average and minimum and maximum FICO, product type, loan purpose, weighted average and minimum and maximum LTV, distribution of loans by mortgage rate, and geographic concentrations of 5% or more. Item 1108(b) and (c) Provide the following information with respect to each servicer that will service, including interim service, 20% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Pass-Through Transfer: -a description of the Company's form of organization; -a description of how long the Company has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Company's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Company's experience in, and procedures for the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Company's portfolio of mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Company that may be material to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including whether any default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company, whether any material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Company, and the extent of outsourcing the Company uses; -a description of any material changes to the Company's policies or procedures in the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of the type similar to the Mortgage Loans during the past three years; -information regarding the Company's financial condition to the extent that there is a material risk that the effect on one or more aspects of servicing resulting from such financial condition could have a material impact on the performance of the securities issued in the Pass-Through Transfer, or on servicing of mortgage loans of the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; -any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans, and the Company's processes and procedures designed to address such factors; -statistical information regarding principal and interest advances made by the Company on the Mortgage Loans and the Company's overall servicing portfolio for the past three years; and -the Company's process for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of REO Properties, foreclosure, sale of the Mortgage Loans or workouts. Item 1110(a) -Identify any originator or group of affiliated originators that originated, or is expected to originate, 10% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1110(b) Provide the following information with respect to any originator or group of affiliated originators that originated, or is expected to originate, 20% or more of the mortgage loans in any loan group in the securitization issued in the Pass-Through Transfer: -the Company's form of organization; and -a description of the Company's origination program and how long the Company has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description must include a discussion of the Company's experience in originating mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans and information regarding the size and composition of the Company's origination portfolio as well as information that may be material to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, such as the Company's credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Item 1117 -describe any legal proceedings pending against the Company or against any of its property, including any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, that may be material to the holders of the securities issued in the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1119(a) -describe any affiliations of the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer with the sponsor, depositor, issuing entity, trustee, any originator, any other servicer, any significant obligor, enhancement or support provider or any other material parties related to the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1119(b) -describe any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding entered into outside of the ordinary course of business or on terms other than those obtained in an arm's length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the Pass-Through Transfer, between the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer, or their respective affiliates, and the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity or their respective affiliates, that exists currently or has existed during the past two years, that may be material to the understanding of an investor in the securities issued in the Pass-Through Transfer. Item 1119(c) -describe any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding involving or relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Pass-Through Transfer, including the material terms and approximate dollar amount involved, between the Company, each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer, or their respective affiliates and the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity or their respective affiliates, that exists currently or has existed during the past two years. 30. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit O: EXHIBIT O SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria": ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Reference Criteria ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ General Servicing Considerations ------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. ------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- ------------------ Cash Collection and Administration ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. ------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- ------------------ The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in 1122(d)(2)(iv) the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. ------------------- ------------------ 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. ------------------- ------------------ Investor Remittances and Reporting ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction 1122(d)(3)(iii) agreements. ------------------- ------------------ Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, 1122(d)(3)(iv) or custodial bank statements. ------------------- ------------------ Pool Asset Administration ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- ------------------ Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as 1122(d)(4)(ii) required by the transaction agreements ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. ------------------- ------------------ 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 1122(d)(4)(xiii) days specified in the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the 1122(d)(4)(xv) transaction agreements. ------------------- ------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ [NAME OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER] Date: _________________________ By: _________________________ Name: Title: 31. The Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit P: EXHIBIT P REPORTING DATA FOR REALIZED LOSSES AND GAINS Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet NOTE: Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed items. The numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below. Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: 1. The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 2. The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 3. Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required. 4-12. Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * For taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required showing period of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances. * For escrow advances - complete payment history (to calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward) * Other expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments * REO repairs > $1500 require explanation * REO repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids. * Short Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB's approved Officer Certificate * Unusual or extraordinary items may require further documentation. 13. The total of lines 1 through 12. Credits: 14-21.Complete as applicable. Required documentation: * Copy of the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale, bid instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney Letter of Proceeds Breakdown. * Copy of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee * All other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332 form 22. The total of lines 14 through 21. Please Note: For HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds. Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain) 23. The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ). Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332 Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address:_____________________ ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Servicer Loan No. Servicer Name Servicer Address ---------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________ Property Address: _________________________________________________________ Liquidation Type: REO Sale 3rd Party Sale Short Sale Charge Off Was this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown Yes No If "Yes", provide deficiency or cramdown amount _______________________________ Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: (1) Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan $ ______________ (1) (2)Interest accrued at Net Rate ________________ (2) (3)Accrued Servicing Fees ________________ (3) (4)Attorney's Fees ________________ (4) (5)Taxes (see page 2) ________________ (5) (6)Property Maintenance ________________ (6) (7)MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums (see page 2) ________________ (7) (8)Utility Expenses ________________ (8) (9)Appraisal/BPO ________________ (10) (11) FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses ________________ (11) (12) Other (itemize) ________________ (12) Cash for Keys__________________________ ________________ (12) HOA/Condo Fees_______________________ ________________ (12) ______________________________________ ________________ (12) Total Expenses $ _______________ (13) Credits: (14) Escrow Balance $ _______________ (14) (15) HIP Refund ________________ (15) (16) Rental Receipts ________________ (16) (17) Hazard Loss Proceeds ________________ (17) (18) Primary Mortgage Insurance / Gov't Insurance ________________ (18a) HUD Part A ________________ (18b) HUD Part B (19) Pool Insurance Proceeds ________________ (19) (20) Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property ________________ (20) (21) Other (itemize) ________________ (21) _________________________________________ ________________ (21) Total Credits $________________ (22) Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $________________ (23) Escrow Disbursement Detail --------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- Type Date Paid Period of Total Paid Base Amount Penalties Interest (Tax /Ins.) 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Except as amended above, the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. 33. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the following parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser By: Name: Title: SAVANNAH BANK, NA dba HARBOURSIDE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Company By: Name: Title:
EXHIBIT I-31 EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser, HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) Company, AMENDED AND RESTATED PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of September 1, 2005 (Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans)
TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I Section 1.01 Defined Terms.........................................................2 ARTICLE II Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.................................................14 Section 2.02 Purchase Price........................................................15 Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans...........................................15 Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files................................15 Section 2.05 Books and Records.....................................................16 Section 2.06 Transfer of Mortgage Loans............................................17 Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...................................17 Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures............................................19 Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults...........19 Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations...........................................19 ARTICLE III Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company.........................21 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.....................................24 Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution..............................................33 Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.......................35 ARTICLE IV Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer............................................36 Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..................................39 Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.............................40 Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts................................41 Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.............................................42 Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts...................................43 Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.............................44 Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder...................45 Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts..................................................46 Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.......................................46 Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy..............................................47 Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance......................................................48 Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.....................48 Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date.........................................50 ARTICLE V Section 5.01 Distributions.........................................................50 Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser...........................................51 Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company.......................................53 Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports...................................................53 ARTICLE VI Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements.................................................53 Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.............................................54 Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation................................................55 Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.....................................56 Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report.................................56 Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records..........................56 ARTICLE VII Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required.....................................................57 ARTICLE VIII Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims...................................58 Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company................................58 Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others.....................59 Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign.......................................59 Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing..............................................59 ARTICLE IX Section 9.01 Events of Default.....................................................61 Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults....................................................62 ARTICLE X Section 10.01 Termination..........................................................62 Section 10.02 Termination without cause............................................63 ARTICLE XI Section 11.01 Successor to the Company.............................................63 Section 11.02 Amendment............................................................64 Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.............................................65 Section 11.04 Governing Law........................................................65 Section 11.05 Notices..............................................................65 Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions...........................................66 Section 11.07 Exhibits.............................................................66 Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles......................................66 Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents............................................67 Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information.......................................67 Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage................................67 Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser..............................................68 Section 11.13 No Partnership.......................................................68 Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns....................................68 Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.....................................................68 Section 11.16 No Solicitation......................................................68 Section 11.17 Closing..............................................................69 Section 11.18 Cooperation of Company with Reconstitution...........................70 Section 11.19 Monthly Reporting with Respect to a Reconstitution................... EXHIBITS A Contents of Mortgage File B Custodial Account Letter Agreement C Escrow Account Letter Agreement D Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement E Form of Trial Balance F [reserved] G Request for Release of Documents and Receipt H Company's Underwriting Guidelines I Form of Term Sheet J Reconstituted Mortgage Loan Reporting
This is an Amended and Restated Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2005, which amends and restates the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, originally dated May 1, 2002, each between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser, with offices located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser") and HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA), with offices located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the "Company"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Purchaser has heretofore agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has heretofore agreed to sell to the Purchaser, from time to time, certain Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis; WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is annexed to the related Term Sheet; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Company with respect to itself and the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with Xxxxxx Xxx servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides including future updates. Adjustment Date: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agreement: This Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and FHLMC, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of XXXXXX MAE and FHLMC. However in the case of a mortgage made on property in New York State value will always be determined by the appraisal for determining any requirement for primary mortgage insurance only. Assignment: An individual 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 or transfer of the Mortgage Loan. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York or (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Buydown Agreement: An agreement between the Seller and a Mortgagor, or an agreement among the Company, a Mortgagor and a seller of a Mortgaged Property or a third party with respect to a Mortgage Loan which provides for the application of Buydown Funds. Buydown Funds: In respect of any Buydown Mortgage Loan, any amount contributed by seller of a Mortgaged Property subject to a Buydown Mortgage Loan, the buyer of such property, the Company or any other source, plus interest earned thereon, in order to enable the Mortgagor to reduce the payments required to be made from the mortgagor's fund in the early years of a Mortgage Loan. Buydown Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan in respect of which, pursuant to a Buydown Agreement, (i) the Mortgagor pays less than the full monthly payments specified in the Mortgage Note for a specified period, and (ii) the difference between the payments required under such Buydown Agreement and the Mortgage Note is provided from Buydown Funds. Buydown Period: The period of time when a Buydown Agreement is in effect with respect to a related Buydown Mortgage Loan. Closing Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto. Company: HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA), their successors in interest and assigns, as permitted by this Agreement. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Confirmation: The trade confirmation letter between the Purchaser and the Company which relates to the Mortgage Loans. Consumer Information: Information including, but not limited to, all personal information about Mortgagors that is supplied to the Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company. Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to the related dwelling unit. Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease. Credit Score: The credit score of the Mortgagor provided by Fair, Xxxxx & Company, Inc. or such other organization providing credit scores as per HSBC underwriting/program guidelines in affect at the time of the origination of a Mortgage Loan. Current Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the Company (by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Mae) at the request of a Mortgagor for the purpose of canceling a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations or otherwise made at the request of the Company or Mortgagor. Current LTV: The ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan to the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. Custodial Account: Each separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "[_____________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Custodian: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity stated on the related Term Sheet, and its successors and assigns, as custodian for the Purchaser. Cut-off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date stated on the related Term Sheet. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace, which is the first day of the month. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Eligible Account: An account established and maintained: (i) within FDIC insured accounts created, maintained and monitored by the Company so that all funds deposited therein are fully insured, or (ii) as a trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia which is not affiliated with the Company (or any sub-servicer) or (iii) with an entity which is an institution whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debt obligations of which shall be rated "A2" or higher by Standard & Poor's and "A" or higher by Fitch, Inc. or one of the two highest short-term ratings by any applicable Rating Agency, and which is either (a) a federal savings association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (b) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any state, (c) a national banking association under the federal banking laws, or (d) a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company, or (iv) if ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgaged-backed securities, the equivalent required ratings of each Rating Agency, and held such that the rights of the Purchaser and the owner of the Mortgage Loans shall be fully protected against the claims of any creditors of the Company (or any sub-servicer) and of any creditors or depositors of the institution in which such account is maintained or (v) in a separate non-trust account without FDIC or other insurance in an Eligible Institution. In the event that a Custodial Account is established pursuant to clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written notice on the Business Day following the date on which the applicable institution fails to meet the applicable ratings requirements. Eligible Institution: An institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highest long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency. Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan as defined in the HSBC underwriting manual in effect at the time of origination. Escrow Account: Each separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "__________________, in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. Xxxxxx Xxx: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Mae Guide(s): The Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC Guide: The FHLMC Single Family Seller/Servicer Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. First Remittance Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Remittance Date occurring in the month following the month in which the related Closing Date occurs. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor. Index: With respect to any adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon. Initial Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, where applicable, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on the first Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Interest Only Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that requires payment of interest for a period of time specified on the related Mortgage Note during the interest-only period followed by full amortization of the remaining balance for the remaining duration of the loan. Lifetime Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to the lower of the Appraised Value or the Sales Price of the Mortgaged Property. However, in the case of a mortgage made on property in New York State, value will always be determined by the appraisal for determining any requirement for primary mortgage insurance only. Margin: With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc., a subsidiary of MERSCORP, Inc. MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS® System. MERS® System: The electronic mortgage registration system maintained by MERS. MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan. MOM Mortgage: A Mortgage Loan naming MERS as the original mortgagee on the mortgage security instrument. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Company on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal (if applicable) and interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: The mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified in Exhibit A hereto and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as required by Section 4.11. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, which may be adjusted from time to time for an adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit A. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed to the related Term Sheet, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investor property; (5) the type of residential property constituting the Mortgaged Property; (10) the original months to maturity of the Mortgage Loan; (11) the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) the Sales Price, if applicable, Appraised Value and Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination and as of the related Cut-off Date; with respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the initial Adjustment Date, the next Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date, the Index, the Margin, the Initial Rate Cap, if any, Periodic Rate Cap, if any, minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Lifetime Rate Cap; (10) the Origination Date of the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (15) the scheduled Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (16) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (17) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full, alternative, etc.); (18) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received after the month of its scheduled due date; (19) the date on which the first payment is or was due; (22) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and the name of the related insurance carrier; (21) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is currently convertible and the conversion spread; (22) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. (23) product type (i.e. fixed, adjustable, 3/1, 5/1, etc.); (26) credit score and/or mortgage score, if applicable; (25) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Lender Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; (32) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan has a prepayment penalty and if so, the amount and term thereof; (33) the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgage Loan and Current LTV, if applicable; (34) for any Mortgage Loan originated in the State of New Jersey prior to July 7, 2004, whether such Mortgage Loan is a "Home Loan", "Covered Home Loan", "Manufactured Housing" or "Home Improvement Loan" as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002; and (35) whether the Mortgage Loan has a mandatory arbitration clause; (36) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a MERS Mortgage Loan; (37) MERS #, if applicable. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; and (5) the weighted average months to next Adjustment Date; Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the state in which such real property is located which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgage, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, its successors and assigns. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. Origination Date: The date on which a Mortgage Loan funded, which date shall not, in connection with a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, be the date of the funding of the debt being refinanced, but rather the closing of the debt currently outstanding under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, its successors and assigns. Periodic Rate Cap: As to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the FDIC; (iii) repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed thirty (30) days and with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment; (vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency; and (vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency. provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such investment or security is purchased at a price greater than par. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Remittance Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month's interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment over the amount of interest (adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) actually paid by the related Mortgagor with respect to such Prepayment Period. Prepayment Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date occurs. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance represented to be in effect pursuant to Section 3.02(hh), or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time as published as the average rate in the Wall Street Journal (Northeast Edition). Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, excluding any prepayment penalty, and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Purchase Price: As defined in Section 2.02. Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC. Rating Agency: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Inc. or, in the event that some or all of the ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if any. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which are not in excess of the existing first mortgage, as outlined in the HSBC Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time of origination. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit," as such term is defined in Section 860D of the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and the related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Company in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the product of the greater of 100% or the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan on the repurchase date, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the end of the month of repurchase,; less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Sales Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were used by the Mortgagor to acquire the related Mortgaged Property, the amount paid by the related Mortgagor for such Mortgaged Property. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Company specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate and, upon Purchaser's request, provides documentation supporting such expense (which documentation would be acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx), and provided further that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company hereunder), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the Company with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (f) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05 and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guide(s). Any fee payable to the Company for administrative services related to any REO Property as described in Section 4.13 shall be payable from Liquidation Proceeds of the related REO Property. Servicing Fee Rate: As set forth in the Term Sheet. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit A, the originals of which are delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Section 2.04. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Subservicer: Any subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01. Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Subservicer, if any, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Term Sheet: A supplemental agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I which shall be executed and delivered by the Company and the Purchaser to provide for the sale and servicing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement of the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule I attached thereto, which supplemental agreement shall contain certain specific information relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans and may contain additional covenants relating to such sale of such Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase. The Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Mortgage Loans having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance on the related Cut-off Date set forth in the related Term Sheet in an amount as set forth in the Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Company as evidenced by the actual aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, with servicing retained by the Company. The Company shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement, and the related Term Sheet shall be executed and delivered on the related Closing Date. Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet, after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of each Mortgage Loan from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The Purchase Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Company or any successor servicer after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Company), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to the related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Company shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Company to the Purchaser. Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of each Term Sheet, the Company does hereby agree to directly service the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files. As of the related Closing Date, the Company sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser, without recourse, on a servicing retained basis, and the Company hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser has, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans. Company will deliver the Mortgage Files to the Custodian designated by Purchaser, on or before the related Closing Date, at the expense of the Company. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The Servicing File shall contain all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser, for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the Mortgage Files retained by the Company shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of the Mortgage Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.05 Books and Records. The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans that shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage of any condominium project as required by Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC, and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche. The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition to the foregoing, Company shall provide to any supervisory agents or examiners that regulate Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to Company and without charge to Company or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable regulator. Section 2.06. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.06 and the books and records of the Company show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer in an Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Company. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Company shall deliver and release to the Purchaser or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The documents enumerated as items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (16) (including those listed in (B) relating to Co-op Loans) in Exhibit A hereto shall be delivered by the Company to the Purchaser or its designee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to a bailee letter agreement. All other documents in Exhibit A hereto, together with all other documents executed in connection with the Mortgage Loan that Company may have in its possession, shall be retained by the Company in trust for the Purchaser. If the Company cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents or the original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, on the related Closing Date, the Company shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later than 180 days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original documents, including original recorded documents, to the Purchaser or its designee (unless the Company is delayed in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office). If delivery is not completed within 270 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Company shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter, provided that if such documents are not delivered by the 360th day from the date of the related Closing Date, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof. The Company shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the assignments of mortgage and any other fees in connection with the transfer of all original documents to the Purchaser or its designee. Company shall prepare, in recordable form, all assignments of mortgage necessary to assign the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Company shall be responsible for recording the assignments of mortgage. Any review by the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the Company's obligations hereunder. If the Purchaser or its designee discovers any defect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such defect to the Company which may be given in the exception report or the certification delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07, or otherwise in writing and the Company shall cure or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03. The Company shall forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution; provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation. From time to time the Company may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the written request of the Company, within ten (10) Business Days, deliver to the Company, any requested documentation previously delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its designee, when the Company no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Company, such possession is in trust for the benefit of Purchaser. Company shall indemnify Purchaser, and its designee, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) resulting from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any documentation delivered to Company pursuant to this paragraph. In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loan, the Company agrees that it will cause, at its own expense, the MERS® System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Company to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files the information required by the MERS® System to identify the Purchaser of such Mortgage Loans. The Company further agrees that it will not alter the information 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. Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures. The Company must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its loan production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. Section 2.09 Near-term Principal Prepayments; Near Term Payment Defaults In the event any Principal Prepayment in full is made by a Mortgagor on or prior to three months after the related Closing Date, the Company shall remit to the Purchaser an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price Percentage over par multiplied by the amount of such Principal Prepayment in full. Such remittance shall be made by the Company to Purchaser no later than the third Business Day following receipt of such Principal Prepayment by the Company. In the event the first scheduled Monthly Payment which is due under any Mortgage Loan after the related Cut-off Date is not made during the month in which such Monthly Payment is due, then not later than five (5) Business Days after notice to the Company by Purchaser (and at Purchaser's sole option), the Company, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser pursuant to the repurchase provisions contained in this Subsection 3.03. Section 2.10 Modification of Obligations. Purchaser may, without any notice to Company, extend, compromise, renew, release, change, modify, adjust or alter, by operation of law or otherwise, any of the obligations of the Mortgagors or other persons obligated under a Mortgage Loan without releasing or otherwise affecting the obligations of Company under this Agreement, or with respect to such Mortgage Loan, except to the extent Purchaser's extension, compromise, release, change, modification, adjustment, or alteration affects Company's ability to collect the Mortgage Loan or realize on the security of the Mortgage, but then only to the extent such action has such effect. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all licenses necessary to carry out its business as now being conducted, and is licensed and qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such licensing or qualification and no demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon such Company by any such state, and in any event such Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Company has the full power and authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and each Assignment to the Purchaser and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with their terms; (c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, nor the origination or purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its properties are subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans. (d) There is no litigation, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of Company's knowledge, threatened, or any order or decree outstanding, with respect to the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, or the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Company and Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (g) The origination and servicing practices used by the Company and any prior originator or servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Mortgage Loan Documents, and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects with Accepted Servicing Practices. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Company, on behalf of an investor, is entitled to collect, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Company, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; (h) The Company used no selection procedures that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Company's portfolio at the related Cut-off Date; (i) The Company will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal income tax purposes; (j) Company is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx, FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Company is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital requirements set forth by the OCC, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae and FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Company unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC; (k) The Company does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company's creditors; (l) No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document prepared by, or on behalf of, Company pursuant to this Agreement or the related Term Sheet or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (m) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. In the opinion of Company, the consideration received by Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement and the related Term Sheet constitutes fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans under current market conditions. (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (o) The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans; and (p) At the time any Mortgage Loan is registered by the Company with MERS, the Company will be a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS. Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. References in this Section to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, and giving effect to scheduled Monthly Payments due on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. References to percentages of Mortgaged Properties refer, in each case, to the percentages of expected aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loans (determined as described in the preceding sentence). The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date as follows: (a) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date; (b) The Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing the related Mortgage Note subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors; (c) All payments due prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made as of the related Closing Date; the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored; there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; the Company has not advanced its own funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan. As of the related Closing Date, all of the Mortgage Loans will have an actual interest paid to date of their related Cut-off Date(or later) and will be due for the scheduled monthly payment next succeeding the Cut-off Date (or later), as evidenced by a posting to Company's servicing collection system. No payment under any Mortgage Loan is delinquent as of the related Closing Date nor has any scheduled payment been delinquent at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the month of the related Closing Date. For purposes of this paragraph, a Mortgage Loan will be deemed delinquent if any payment due thereunder was not paid by the Mortgagor in the month such payment was due; (d) There are no defaults by Company in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable; (e) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by law, or, necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed except in connection with a modification agreement and which modification agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the related policies; (f) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and as of the related Closing Date the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (g) All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable under the Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC Guides, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC Guide, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard policies are in full force and effect and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors in interest and assigns as loss payee and such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. Such policy was issued by an insurer acceptable under Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC guidelines. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Neither the Company (nor any prior originator or servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans) nor any Mortgagor has engaged in any act or omission which has impaired or would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either; (h) Each Mortgage Loan complies with, and the Company has complied with, applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and other requirements including, without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act, disclosure laws and all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the receipt of interest by the owner of such Mortgage Loan, will not involve the violation of any such laws, rules or regulations. None of the Mortgage Loans are (a) Mortgage Loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, or (b) except as may be provided in subparagraph (c) below, classified and/or defined, as a "high cost", "threshold", "predatory" "high risk home loan" or "covered" loan (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing additional legal liability for mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and or/fees) under any other state, federal or local law including, but not limited to, the States of Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky or New Mexico, or (c) Mortgage Loans subject to the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 (the "Act"), unless such Mortgage Loan is a (1) "Home Loan" as defined in the Act that is a first lien Mortgage Loan, which is not a "High Cost Home Loan" as defined in the Act or (2) "Covered Home Loan" as defined in the Act that is a first lien purchase money Mortgage Loan, which is not a High Cost Home Loan under the Act. In addition to and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgaged Property is located in New Jersey is a Home Loan as defined in the Act that was made, arranged, or assigned by a person selling either a manufactured home or home improvements to the Mortgaged Property or was made by an originator to whom the Mortgagor was referred by any such seller. Each Mortgage Loan is being (and has been) serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable state and federal laws, including, without limitation, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act and other consumer protection laws, real estate settlement procedures, usury, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws. Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, as appropriate, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements; (i) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; (j) The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note's original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. The Mortgage and the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the residential use or Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein, and the Company has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser; (k) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan Documents are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and FHLMC. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Company or the Mortgagor, or on the part of any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (l) The Company is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Company will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not subject to an assignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Purchaser, and the Company had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Company intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this Agreement. After the related Closing Date, the Company will not have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Company will not have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser; (m) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC (including adjustable rate endorsements), issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above) the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. The Company, its successors and assigns, is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or the assignment to the Purchaser of the Company's interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder or servicer of the related Mortgage, including the Company, nor any Mortgagor, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy; (n) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the Company, nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; (o) There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage; (p) All improvements subject to the Mortgage which were considered in determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; (q) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Company pursuant to, and conforms with, the Company's underwriting guidelines attached as Exhibit H hereto. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at an adjustable rate (if applicable) as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and Monthly Payments under the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the Company at the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (r) The Mortgaged Property is not subject to any material damage. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was not, since origination of the Mortgage Loan there has not been, and there currently is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Company has not received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commence at a future date; (s) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; (t) If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor; (u) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC; (v) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principal offices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state; (w) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such collateral does not serve as security for any other obligation; (x) The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of such mortgage loans; (y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain "graduated payment" features. Unless otherwise indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, no Mortgage Loan is subject to a buydown agreement or contains any buydown provision. With respect to any temporary Buydown Mortgage Loan, the maximum CLTV is ninety-five percent (95%); the maximum rate discount is three percent (3%), the maximum Buydown Period is three (3) years; the maximum increase is one percent (1%) per year; with respect to LTV that is 80.01% and above, the debt-to-income ratio and payment shock are calculated at the second year Mortgage Interest Rate; with respect to LTV 80.00% and below, debt-to-income ratio and payment shock are calculated at the first year Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a Buydown Mortgage Loan, (i) on or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Company and the Mortgagor, or the Company, the Mortgagor and the seller of the Mortgaged Property or a third party entered into a Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides that the seller of the Mortgaged Property (or third party) shall deliver to the Company temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the aggregate undiscounted amount of payments that, when added to the amount the Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in accordance with the terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full scheduled Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The temporary Buydown Funds enable the Mortgagor to qualify for the Buydown Mortgage Loan. The effective interest rate of a Buydown Mortgage Loan if less than the interest rate set forth in the related Mortgage Note will increase within the Buydown Period as provided in the related Buydown Agreement so that the effective interest rate will be equal to the interest rate as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. The Buydown Mortgage Loan satisfies the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx guidelines; (ii) The Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather than the payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount of the Monthly Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are available. The Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or to increase the Appraised Value of the Mortgage Property when calculating the Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of the Agreement and, if the Buydown Funds were provided by the Seller and if required under Xxxxxx Mae and FHLMC guidelines, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to the appraiser of the Mortgaged Property; (iii) The Buydown Funds may not be refunded to the Mortgagor unless the Mortgagor makes a principal payment for the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan; (iv) As of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the provisions of the related Buydown Agreement complied with the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and FHLMC regarding buydown agreements. (z) The Mortgagor is not in bankruptcy and, the Mortgagor is not insolvent and the Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; (aa) Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan, other than the Interest Only Mortgage Loan, shall commence (with respect to any newly originated Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments, which, (A) in the case of a fixed rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, (B) in the case of an adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, other than the Interest Only Mortgage Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate and (C) in the case of a Balloon Loan, are based on a fifteen (15) or thirty (30) year amortization schedule, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, and a final monthly payment substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon Loan and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined in the related Confirmation and the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization, unless otherwise noted on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No Mortgage Loan is a convertible Mortgage Loan; (D) in the case of an Interest Only Mortgage Loan, the monthly payments on each Interest Only Mortgage Loan during the related interest only period is equal to the product of the related Mortgage Interest Rate and the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan on the first day of each month and after such interest only period, except with respect to Interest Only Mortgage Loan that are adjustable rate Mortgage Loans, such Mortgage Loan is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest; (bb) If such Mortgage Loan is a Co-op Loan, the security instruments create a valid, enforceable and subsisting first priority security interest in the related cooperative shares securing the related cooperative note, subject only to (x) the lien of the related cooperative for unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor's pro rata share of payments for a blanket mortgage, if any, current and future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (y) other matters to which like collateral is commonly subject and which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided; provided, however, that the related proprietary lease for the cooperative apartment may be subordinated or otherwise subject to the lien of a mortgage on the cooperative building; (cc) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (dd) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ee) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ff) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (gg) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (hh) In the event the Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than 80.00%, the excess of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over 75.0% of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, or the lesser of the Appraised Value or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a purchase money Mortgage Loan was insured as to payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV over 95%. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, subject to state and federal law, and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. No action has been taken or failed to be taken, on or prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Company or the Mortgagor, or for any other reason under such coverage; The mortgage interest rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium. None of the Mortgage Loans are subject to "lender-paid" mortgage insurance; (ii) The Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; (jj) Unless specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, none of the Mortgage Loans are secured by an interest in a leasehold estate. The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a townhouse, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that no residence or dwelling is a single parcel of real property with a manufactured home not affixed to a permanent foundation, or a mobile home. Any condominium unit or planned unit development conforms with the Company's underwriting guidelines. As of the date of origination, no portion of any Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and since the Origination Date, no portion of any Mortgaged Property has been, or currently is, used for commercial purposes; (kk) Payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly installments of principal (if applicable) and interest, which installments are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears. Each of the Mortgage Loans will amortize fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization; (ll) As of the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; (mm) There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; Company has no knowledge of any violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and the Company has not received any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged Property and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; (nn) The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; (oo) No Mortgage Loan is a construction or rehabilitation Mortgage Loan or was made to facilitate the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (pp) The Mortgagor for each Mortgage Loan is a natural person; (qq) [Reserved]; (rr) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a prepayment penalty feature, each such prepayment penalty is enforceable and will be enforced by the Company and each prepayment penalty is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. No Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated; (ss) With respect to each Mortgage Loan either (i) the fair market value of the Mortgaged Property securing such Mortgage Loan was at least equal to 80 percent of the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated or (ii) (a) the Mortgage Loan is only secured by the Mortgage Property and (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire or to improve or protect the Mortgage Property. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, if the Mortgage Loan has been significantly modified other than as a result of a default or a reasonable foreseeable default, the modified Mortgage Loan will be viewed as having been originated on the date of the modification; (tt) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority; (uu) None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans and none of the Mortgaged Properties are timeshares; (vv) All of the terms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance are enforceable, all such adjustments have been properly made, including the mailing of required notices, and such adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has passed its initial Adjustment Date, Company has performed an audit of the Mortgage Loan to determine whether all interest rate adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ww) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the related Closing Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee; (xx) There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia; (yy) No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to finance single premium credit insurance policies; (zz) [Reserved]; (aaa) The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate the borrower's income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the borrower's equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the borrower had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan; (bbb) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the loan's origination, the borrower agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the loan's origination, the borrower was offered the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the prepayment premium is disclosed to the borrower in the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Servicer shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the borrower's default in making the loan payments; (ccc) No borrower was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No borrower obtained a prepaid single-premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan; No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan; (ddd) [Reserved], (eee) Any Mortgage Loan with a Mortgaged Property in the State of Illinois complies with the Illinois Interest Act, if applicable; (fff) With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004 and underlying the security, neither the related Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan transaction; (ggg) No Mortgage Loan is secured by Mortgaged Property in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with a loan application date on or after November 7, 2004 that refinances a mortgage loan that is less than sixty (60) months old, unless such Mortgage Loan (1) is on an investment property, (ii) meets the requirements set forth in the Code of Massachusetts Regulation ("CMR"), 209 CMR 53.04(1)(b), or (iii) meets the requirements set forth in the 209 CMR 53.04(1)(c); (hhh) For any Mortgage Loan with the related Mortgaged Property located in State of Texas which is a second lien and the interest rate is in excess of 10% and where terms of the Mortgage Note contain a provision for which the Mortgagor may be entitled to prepaid interest upon payoff, no Mortgagor paid any administrative fees, points, or loan origination fees which would actually result in any prepaid interest being due the Mortgagor under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (iii) The Company has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws"). The Company has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan for the purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Company further represents that it takes reasonable efforts to determine whether any Mortgagor appears on any list of blocked or prohibited parties designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury; and (jjj) If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term residential lease, (1) the terms of such lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the leasehold estate, the assignment of the lease without the lessor's consent (or the lessor's consent has been obtained) and the acquisition by the holder of the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or provide the holder of the Mortgage with substantially similar protection (2) the terms of such lease do not (a) allow the termination thereof upon the lessee's default without the holder of the Mortgage being entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure, such default, (b) allow the termination of a lease in the event of damage or destruction as long as the Mortgage is in existence or (c) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage from being insured under the hazard insurance policy relating to the Mortgaged Property (3) the original term of such lease is not less than 15 years (4) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than 5 years after the maturity date of the Note and (5) the Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice. Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination, or lack of examination, of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. The Company shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach within which to correct or cure such breach. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach is not corrected or cured within such sixty day period, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and not later than ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, substitute a Mortgage Loan as provided below. In the event that any such breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach is not cured within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all Mortgage Loans shall, at the option of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. Any such repurchase shall be accomplished by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser in the amount of the Repurchase Price. If the Company is required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Company may, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, within ninety (90) days from the related Closing Date, remove such defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and substitute another mortgage loan for such defective Mortgage Loan, in lieu of repurchasing such defective Mortgage Loan. Any substitute Mortgage Loan is subject to Purchaser acceptability. Any substituted Loans will comply with the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the substitution date The Company shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the removed Mortgage Loan from this Agreement and the substitution of such substitute Mortgage Loan therefor. Upon such amendment, the Purchaser shall review the Mortgage File delivered to it relating to the substitute Mortgage Loan. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Purchaser and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Company. The principal payment on a substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Company and the principal payment on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such date shall be the property of the Purchaser. For any month in which the Company is permitted to substitute one or more substitute Mortgage Loans, the Company will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution) of all the substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution is less then the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of the scheduled payment due in the month of substitution) of the such replaced Mortgage Loan. An amount equal to the aggregate of such deficiencies described in the preceding sentence for any Remittance Date shall be deposited into the Custodial Account by the Company on the related Determination Date in the month following the calendar month during which the substitution occurred. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan, and to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. If the Company fails to repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Section 3.03, or fails to cure a defective Mortgage Loan to Purchaser's reasonable satisfaction in accordance with this Section 3.03, or to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, that failure shall be an Event of Default and the Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue all remedies available in this Agreement as a result thereof. No provision of this paragraph shall affect the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement for cause, as set forth in Sections 10.01 and 11.01. Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) the earlier of discovery of such breach by the Company or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Company, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no substitution pursuant to Subsection 3.03 shall be made after the applicable REMIC's "start up day" (as defined in Section 860G(a) (9) of the Code), unless the Company has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time. If pursuant to the foregoing provisions the Company repurchases a Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Company shall either (a) cause MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Company and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed from registration on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS' rules and regulations or (b) cause MERS to designate on the MERS® System the Company as the beneficial holder of such Mortgage Loan. Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents, warrants and convenants to the Company that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (e) The Purchaser is a corporation, dully organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise except or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license; (f) The Purchaser has full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to purchase each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; (c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property is subject; (d) There is no litigation pending or to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Purchaser which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the purchase of the related Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Purchaser; (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the related Term Sheet is in the ordinary course of business of the Purchaser; (h) The Purchaser will treat the purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Company as a purchase for reporting, tax and accounting purposes; and (i) The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every of its covenants contained in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet. The Purchaser shall indemnify the Company and hold it harmless against any claims, proceedings, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from a breach by the Purchaser of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.04. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Purchaser set forth in this Section 3.04 to indemnify the Company as provided herein constitute the sole remedies of the Company respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer. The Company, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and with Accepted Servicing Practices and exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides (special servicing option), which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of mortgage impairment insurance, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, the title, management and disposition of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Files, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet and any of the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guides, the provisions of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and the Company. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that unless the Company has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer for more than ninety days or forgive any payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may not enter into a forbearance agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any Mortgage Loan which term exceeds 12 months in duration. Any such agreement shall be approved by Purchaser and, if required, by the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer, if required. Any other loss mitigation or workout alternatives, such as short sales or deeds in lieu of foreclosure, shall be subject to the approval of the Purchaser and the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer if applicable. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Mortgage Loan becomes subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company (a) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, shall not permit any modification with respect to such Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to such Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Company, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of such Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Company will obtain an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the trustee in such Pass-Through Transfer with respect to whether such action could result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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, an "Adverse REMIC Event"), and the Company shall not take any such actions as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Company shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Company shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a 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. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ Accepted Servicing Practices, giving due consideration to the Purchaser's reliance on the Company. Unless a different time period is stated in this Agreement or the related Term Sheet, Purchaser shall be deemed to have given consent in connection with a particular matter if Purchaser does not affirmatively grant or deny consent within five (5) Business Days from the date Purchaser receives a second written request for consent for such matter from Company as servicer. The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by a Subservicer on behalf of the Company provided that the Subservicer is an entity that engages in the business of servicing loans, and in either case shall be authorized to transact business, and licensed to service mortgage loans, in the state or states where 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 FHLMC or Xxxxxx Xxx approved mortgage servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Mae or for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC. In addition, each Subservicer will obtain and preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation and its licenses to service mortgage loans, in each jurisdiction in which such qualifications and/or licenses are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform or cause to be performed its duties under the related Subservicing Agreement. The Company may perform any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of the Subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. Company shall notify Purchaser promptly in writing upon the appointment of any Subservicer. At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the Company's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer from the Company's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise, the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for indemnification of the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from any loss, liability or expense arising out of its use of a Subservicer to perform any of its servicing duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer has received such payment. The Company will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and that for each Mortgage Loan, the Company agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Company will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices, and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Company will take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual escrow payments, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable, so that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage The Company shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Company would use in servicing loans for its own account, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and the best interest of Purchaser, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. . Loan shall be demanded within 90 days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, subject to state and federal law and regulation. Foreclosure or comparable proceedings shall be initiated within one hundred twenty (120) days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, subject to state and federal law and regulation. In the event any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Company will proceed diligently to collect all payments due and shall take such action, including commencing foreclosure, as it shall reasonably deem to be in the best interests of the Purchaser in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, subject to state and federal law and regulation. The Company shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Company through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Company shall obtain prior approval of Purchaser as to repair or restoration expenses in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The Company shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any Mortgage Loan which becomes ninety (90) days or greater delinquent in payment of a scheduled Monthly Payment, without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such delinquent Mortgage Loan notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such delinquent Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or its designee. In the event that a Mortgage Loan becomes part of a REMIC, and becomes REO Property, such property shall be disposed of by the Company, with the consent of Purchaser as required pursuant to this Agreement, before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Company provides to the trustee under such REMIC an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the transaction to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that certificates are outstanding. Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(E) of the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under the REMIC provisions of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by Company, protect and conserve such property in the same manner and to such an extent as is customary in the locality where such property is located. Additionally, Company shall perform the tax withholding and reporting related to Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account, which shall be deposited within 24 hours of receipt, shall at all times be insured by the FDIC up to the FDIC insurance limits, or must be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Purchaser. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon the request of any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13 and in connection therewith, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written detail itemizing all of such amounts; (v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances; (viii) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Prepayment Period; (ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit shall be made from the Company's own funds, without reimbursement therefor; and (x) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.13 or 6.02. 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 in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 (iv). The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Custodial Account. Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Company may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 3.03, the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such Section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees(or REO administration fees described in Section 4.13), the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; any recovery shall be made upon liquidation of the REO Property; (iv) to pay to itself as part of its servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan; (v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related repurchase price is determined, (vi) to transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by the Company; and (vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. The Escrow Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in each Escrow Account shall at all times be insured in a manner to provide maximum insurance under the insurance limitations of the FDIC, or must be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon request to any subsequent purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Escrow Account. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by Company only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium assessments and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Company for any Servicing Advance made by Company with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Company, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Company shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor; and (viii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage insurance premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Company will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be terminated only with the approval of Purchaser, or as required by applicable law or regulation. The Company will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Company shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Eligible Account from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, each Mortgage Loan shall be covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect with an insurance carrier acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf. The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Company of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Xxxxxx Mae Guides or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Company and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Company. The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are Qualified Insurers. Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Company shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement and fraud of such persons. The errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the Company against losses arising out of errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond or errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Mae in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Purchaser (or any party having the status of Purchaser hereunder) and any subsidiary thereof and their successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Upon request by Purchaser, Company shall provide Purchaser with an insurance certificate certifying coverage under this Section 4.12, and will provide an update to such certificate upon request, or upon renewal or material modification of coverage. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Company from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition (and, in any event, shall provide notice of the consummation of any foreclosure sale within three (3) Business Days of the date Company receives notice of such consummation), together with a copy of the drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Company shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Purchaser relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. The Company shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. The Company shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Company to the Purchaser upon request. The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a longer period than one (1) year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. No REO Property shall be marketed for less than the Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. No REO Property shall be sold for less than ninety five percent (95%) of its Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. All requests for reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall be in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser (subject to the above conditions) only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any such REO Property without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such REO Property notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such REO Property to the Purchaser or its designee. Within five Business Days of any such termination, the Company shall, if necessary convey such property to the Purchaser and shall further provide the Purchaser with the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion, and copies of any related Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy claims. In addition, within five Business Days, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related trustee's deed upon sale and copies of any related hazard insurance claims, or repair bids. Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date if required under applicable law.
ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER Section 5.01 Distributions. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall distribute by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, plus, (iii) interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on any Principal Prepayment from the date of such Principal Prepayment through the end of the month for which disbursement is made provided that the Company's obligation as to payment of such interest shall be limited to the Servicing Fee earned during the month of the distribution, minus (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.04, the remittance on the first Remittance Date with respect to Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to the related Term Sheet is to include principal collected after the Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Remittance Date, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three (3) percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Business Day such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made to the Purchaser, both inclusive. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall provide a remittance report detailing all amounts being remitted pursuant to this Section 5.01. Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on paper or a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) With respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Company during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (vi) The number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and The Company shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in Purchaser's assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, with each such Report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Company, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which the Mortgaged Property liquidates (including Insurance Proceeds, proceeds from the sale of REO Property or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless the Company deems such advance to be nonrecoverable. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer's Certificate of the Company to the effect that an officer of the Company has reviewed the related Mortgage File and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in a form mutually acceptable to Company and Purchaser. The Company shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Purchaser may reasonably require. Section 5.05 Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date in the month following the related Prepayment Period, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Prepayment Period, which in the aggregate shall not exceed the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Due Period. ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Company will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company, with the approval of the Purchaser, will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Company, with the prior consent of the Purchaser and the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Company. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the amount of the Monthly Payment and the maturity date may not be changed (except pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note). If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. The Company shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Company for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Company may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification, 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 4.04 have been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall no later than five Business Days after receipt of such certification and request, release or cause to be released to the Company, the related Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon its receipt of such documents, the Company shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Purchaser the requisite satisfaction or release. No later than five (5) Business Days following its receipt of such satisfaction or release, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company the release or satisfaction properly executed by the owner of record of the applicable mortgage or its duly appointed attorney in fact. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Company, upon written demand, shall remit within two (2) Business Days to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Company and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Company. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Company to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Company no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Company. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account (to the extent of interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans) or to retain from interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as the Company's Servicing Fee, subject to payment of compensating interest on Principal Prepayments as capped by the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 (iii). Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. No Servicing Fee shall be payable in connection with partial Monthly Payments. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Purchaser not later than February 28th of each year, beginning March 15, 2006, an executed Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Purchaser stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status of cure provisions thereof. Such Officers' Certificate shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request. If the Company cannot deliver the related Officers' Certificate by March 15th of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Officers' Certificate, but in no event later than March 22nd of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.05 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. The Company, at its expense and not later than March 15th of each year, beginning March 15, 2006, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser acceptable to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the Company's servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans pursuant to servicing agreements substantially similar to this Agreement, which agreements may include this Agreement, and that, on the basis of such an examination, conducted substantially in the uniform single audit program for mortgage bankers, such firm is of the opinion that the Company's servicing has been conducted in compliance with the agreements examined pursuant to this Section 6.05, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Such statement shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser. In addition, on an annual basis, Company shall provide Purchaser with copies of its audited financial statements. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.05 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit upon reasonable notice to the Company, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Company, or held by another for the Company or on its behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the Company of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Company which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Company, and in accordance with the federal government, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations.
ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Company shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate in respect to the Purchaser, or otherwise in respect to the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the Company under this Agreement, including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations regarding any supervisory agents or examiners of the Purchaser all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request in relation to this Agreement or the performance of the Company under this Agreement. The Company agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the Company for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years covered by any Consolidated Statement of Operations. If it has not already done so, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Company shall make reasonably available to the Purchaser or any prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to observe and perform its duties, obligations, covenants, and agreements to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement or in any way related to the alleged breach of any representation or warranty in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement related to compliance with all applicable laws. The Company shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party against Company with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, whether or not such claim is settled prior to judgment, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the two preceding sentences except when the claim relates to the failure of the Company to service and administer the Mortgages in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the breach of representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02, or the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Company. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company. The Company will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, and which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) who is a Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others. Neither the Company nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Purchaser respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand. Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Company to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Company acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Company's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Company shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Purchaser's sole discretion, but if the purchaser of the Company's assetshas the qualifications set forth in Section 8.02, then the Purchaser will not unreasonably withhold consent. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.05, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the requirements set forth herein or (ii) the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company (other than with respect to accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances remaining unpaid) or any third party. ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Company shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day; or (ii) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days; or (vii) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or (viii) the Company ceases to be (a) licensed to service first lien residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and such licensing is required, and (b) qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially and adversely affects the Company's ability to perform its obligations hereunder; or (ix) the Company fails to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the last sentence of Section 8.02. Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice) Company may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. On or after the receipt by the Company of such written notice (or, in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice), all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Company's sole expense. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Purchaser may waive only by written notice any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing.
ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Company shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and the disposition of all remaining REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing; or (iii) termination with cause under the terms of this Agreement. Termination of the Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 (iii) shall void Purchaser's obligation to purchase Mortgage Loans for which Purchaser has issued a Confirmation, commitment confirmation or a substantially similar commitment to purchase Mortgage Loans. Section 10.02 Termination Without Cause. The Purchaser may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause, upon no less than 90 days written notice. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company as provided in Section 11.05 of this Agreement. In the event that the Company is terminated pursuant to this Section 10.02 without cause, the Purchaser shall solicit, by public announcement, bids from three organizations reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser for the purchase of the servicing functions. Following receipt of such bids, the Purchaser shall either (a) negotiate and effect the transfer, sale and assignment of the Agreement to the party submitting the highest satisfactory bid, which purchase price shall be paid to the Company upon transfer of the servicing rights and obligations under this Agreement to the Company's successor, or (b) pay to the Company a termination fee equal to the amount of the party submitting the highest satisfactory bid. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Purchaser shall deduct all costs and expenses of any public announcement and any other expenses relating to the sale, transfer and assignment of this Agreement from the sum payable to Company pursuant to the previous sentence. Section 10.03 Survival. Termination of this Agreement under Section 10.01 or Section 10.02 shall not affect any of the Company's obligations regarding repurchase, indemnification or otherwise, all of which shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Company. Prior to termination of Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 (ii) or (iii), the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of Company pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Company arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Company shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds. The Company shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Company for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser. Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 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 Company at the Company's expense on direction of the Purchaser accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Purchaser or is necessary for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York except to the extent preempted by Federal law. The obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or certified mail, return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Company: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx / Senior Vice President 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (ii) if to the Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", Subsections", "Paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein", "hereof ", "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and (viii) headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of the Agreement, provided that each party may provide confidential information to its employees, agents and affiliates who have a need to know such information in order to effectuate the transaction, provided further that such information is identified as confidential non-public information. In addition, confidential information may be provided to a regulatory authority with supervisory power over Purchaser, provided such information is identified as confidential non-public information. The Company agrees that the Company (i) shall comply with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of Consumer Information including, but not limited to the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, Title V, Subtitle A, 15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq., (ii) shall not use Consumer Information in any manner inconsistent with any applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy and security of Consumer Information, (iii) shall not disclose Consumer Information to third parties except at the specific written direction of the Purchaser, (iv) shall maintain adequate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect Consumer Information from unauthorized access as provided by the applicable laws and regulations, and (v) shall immediately notify the Purchaser of any actual or suspected breach of the confidentiality of Consumer Information that would have a material and adverse effect on the Purchaser. The Company agrees that the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold the Purchaser harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability the Purchaser may suffer by reason of the Company's failure to perform the obligations set forth in this Section 11.10. Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by and at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option. Section 11.12 Assignment. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Purchaser sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan without the written consent of Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. The Company shall have the right, only with the consent of the Purchaser or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.13 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Purchaser. Section 11.14 Signature Pages/Counterparts; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and/or any Term Sheet shall be executed by each party (i) in one or more fully executed copies, each of which shall constitute a fully executed original Agreement, and/or (ii) in counterparts having one or more original signatures, and all such counterparts containing the original signatures of all of the parties hereto taken together shall constitute a fully executed original Agreement or Term Sheet, as applicable, and/or (iii) by delivery of one or more original signed signature pages to the other parties hereto (x) by mail or courier, and/or (y) by electronic transmission, including without limitation by telecopier, facsimile or email of a scanned image ("Electronic Transmission"), each of which as received shall constitute for all purposes an executed original signature page of such party. The Purchaser may deliver a copy of this Agreement and/or any Term Sheet, fully executed as provided herein, to each other party hereto by mail and/or courier and/or Electronic Transmission, and such copy as so delivered shall constitute a fully executed original Agreement or Term Sheet, as applicable, superseding any prior form of the Agreement or Term Sheet, as applicable, that differs therefrom in any respect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successor and assigns. Section 11.15 Entire Agreement. The Company acknowledges that no representations, agreements or promises were made to the Company by the Purchaser or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein and in the Confirmation. The Confirmation and this Agreement and the related Term Sheet sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto; provided, however, only this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall be binding upon all successors of both parties. In the event of any inconsistency between the Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall control. Section 11.16. No Solicitation. From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that no segment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) responses to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16. This Section 11.16 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services. The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the sale of the name of any Mortgagor to any Person who is not affiliate of the Company. Section 11.17. Closing. The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the information contained in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Term Sheet; (b) all of the representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be materially true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material default under this Agreement; (c) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all documents required pursuant to this Agreement, the related Term Sheet, an opinion of counsel and an officer's certificate, all in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof; (d) the Company shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser (or its designee) on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Term Sheet; and (e) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the related Term Sheet and the Confirmation shall have been materially complied with. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more pass-through transfers (each, a "Pass-Through Transfer"). The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.18, the Company agrees that it is required to perform the obligations described in Exhibit K hereto. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In that connection, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information (including servicing portfolio information) and appropriate verification of information (including servicing portfolio information) which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant. In connection with each Pass-Through Transfer, the Company agrees to provide reasonable and customary indemnification to the Purchaser and its affilates for disclosure contained in any offering document relating to the Company or its affilates, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting standards of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs relating to the delivery of such information. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser By:________________________ Name: Title: HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) Company By: _______________________ Name: Title:
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. 1. The original Mortgage Note endorsed "Pay to the order of ____________________________________________________, without recourse," and signed via original signature in the name of the Company by an authorized officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, together with any applicable riders. In no event may an endorsement be a facsimile endorsement. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". Mortgage Notes may be in the form of a lost note affidavit subject to Purchaser acceptability. 2. Except as provided below and for each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage (together with a standard adjustable rate mortgage rider) with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such mortgage has been recorded or, if the original Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loans and either language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded. 3. The original or certified copy, certified by the Company, of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if required. 4. In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment, from the Company to _____________________________________, or in accordance with Purchaser's instructions, which assignment shall, but for any blanks requested by Purchaser, be in form and substance acceptable for recording. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". None of the Assignments are blanket assignments of mortgage. 5. The original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, or if the policy has not yet been issued, a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. 6. In the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, originals of all recorded intervening Assignments, or copies thereof, certified by the public recording office in which such Assignments have been recorded showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such Assignment has been recorded or, if the original Assignment has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 7. Originals, or copies thereof certified by the public recording office in which such documents have been recorded, of each assumption, extension, modification, written assurance or substitution agreements, if applicable, or if the original of such document has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 8. If the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or any other material document or instrument relating to the Mortgage Loan has been signed by a person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original or copy of power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such person to sign bearing evidence that such instrument has been recorded, if so required in the appropriate jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such instrument has been recorded or, if the original instrument has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 9. reserved. 10. Mortgage Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1) and any other truth-in-lending or real estate settlement procedure forms required by law. 11. Residential loan application. 12. Uniform underwriter and transmittal summary (Xxxxxx Xxx Form 1008) or reasonable equivalent. 13. Credit report on the mortgagor. 14. Business credit report, if applicable. 15. Residential appraisal report and attachments thereto. 16. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note. 17. Verification of employment and income except for Mortgage Loans originated under a limited documentation program, all in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 18. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment, in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 19. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property (may be part of appraisal). 20. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if any. 21. Sales contract, if applicable. 22. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water portability and septic certification. 23. Any original security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. 24. Name affidavit, if applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may provide one certificate for all of the Mortgage Loans indicating that the documents were delivered for recording. (B) With respect to each Co-op Loan, as applicable and as required by the applicable laws of the state in which the related Cooperative apartment is located, copies of: (A) the proprietary lease, (B) the security agreement, (C) the assignment of the proprietary lease, with all intervening assignments showing a complete chain of title and an assignment thereof by such Seller, (D) the original stock certificate evidencing the ownership of the Cooperative apartment endorsed or accompanied by a stock power relating to such stock certificate executed in blank, (E) a recognition agreement in form approved by Seller's underwriting guidelines, in substantially the same form as the standard "AZTECH" form, (F) copies of the financing statement filed by the applicable Company as secured party and, if applicable, a filed UCC-3 assignment of the subject security interest showing a complete chain of title, together with an executed UCC-3 Assignment of such security interest by the Company in a form sufficient for filing, and (G) such other documents as are necessary for the perfection of a lien against the related Co-op Loan ownership interests under applicable law.
EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT ______________, 2002 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[______________________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans". All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [__________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number [__________], at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT _____________, 2002 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2001 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[__________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [______________________] By:______________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:___________________________
EXHIBIT D FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Purchase, Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "PAAR Agreement") made as of __________, 200__, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), ___________________ (the "Assignee"), and HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA) (the "Company"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2002, between Assignor and Company (the "Purchase Agreement") shall be subject to the terms of this PAAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. Purchase, Assignment and Assumption 1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchase Agreement. 2. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, (i) Assignee shall pay to Assignor the "Funding Amount" as set forth in that certain letter agreement, dated as of _________ ____, between Assignee and Assignor (the "Confirmation") and (ii) Assignor, at its expense, shall have caused to be delivered to Assignee or its designee the Mortgage File for each Assigned Loan in Assignor's or its custodian's possession, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, along with, for each Assigned Loan, an endorsement of the Mortgage Note from the applicable Company, in blank, and an assignment of mortgage in recordable form from the applicable Company, in blank. Assignee shall pay the Funding Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by Assignor. Assignee shall be entitled to all scheduled payments due on the Assigned Loans after ___________, 200__ and all unscheduled payments or other proceeds or other recoveries on the Assigned Loans received on and after _____________, 200__. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 3. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; (c) There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Purchase Agreement; (d) Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; (e) Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; (f) Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (i) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (j) Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 4. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned Loans; (b) Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (d) Assignee agrees to be bound as "Purchaser" by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, and from and after the date hereof, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's obligations as "Purchaser" thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 5. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement; (k) Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (l) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (m) No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. Recognition of Assignee 6. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this PAAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Miscellaneous 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase Agreement and this PAAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: (a) In the case of Company: HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) Xxxx Xxxxxx / Senior Vice President 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 With a copy to: (b) In the case of Assignor: [Name and address] (c) In the case of Assignee: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: ___________ Telecopier No.: (212) 272-____ 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement. 9. This PAAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this PAAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This PAAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 12. This PAAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Purchase Agreement. 13. This PAAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Confirmation with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. [Modification of Purchase Agreement 17. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: (a) The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement: Securities Administrator: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Insurer: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Policy: The primary guarantee insurance policy of the Supplemental PMI Insurer attached hereto as Exhibit J, or any successor Supplemental PMI Policy given to the Servicer by the Assignee. Trustee: ________________________ (b) The following definition is amended and restated: Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Supplemental PMI Policy, any title policy, any hazard insurance policy or any other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan or other related Mortgaged Property, including any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. (c) The following are added as the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Section 4.08: "In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the Supplemental PMI Insurer with respect to the Supplemental PMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Supplemental PMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Supplemental PMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. In accordance with the Supplemental PMI Policy, the Company shall provide to the Supplemental PMI Insurer any required information regarding the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall provide to the [Securities Administrator] on a monthly basis via computer tape, or other mutually acceptable format, the unpaid principal balance, insurer certificate number, lender loan number, and premium due the Supplemental PMI Insurer for each Mortgage Loan covered by the Supplemental PMI Policy. In addition, the Company agrees to forward to the Purchaser and the [Securities Administrator] any statements or other reports given by the Supplemental PMI Insurer to the Servicer in connection with a claim under the Supplemental PMI Policy." (d) Clause (vi) of Section 6.1 is amended to read as follows: "Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days, or the Company fails to meet the servicer eligibility requirements of the Supplemental PMI Insurer; or"] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this PAAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ _______________________________ Assignee By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) Company By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
ATTACHMENT 2 PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT G REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT RE: Mortgage Loan #___________________________________ BORROWER:__________________________________________________ PROPERTY: __________________________________________________ Pursuant to a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") between the Company and the Purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is an officer of the Company requesting release of the documents for the reason specified below. The undersigned further certifies that: (Check one of the items below) _____ On _________________, the above captioned mortgage loan was paid in full or that the Company has been notified that payment in full has been or will be escrowed. The Company hereby certifies that all amounts with respect to this loan which are required under the Agreement have been or will be deposited in the Custodial Account as required. _____ The above captioned loan is being repurchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The Company hereby certifies that the repurchase price has been credited to the Custodial Account as required under the Agreement. _____ The above captioned loan is being placed in foreclosure and the original documents are required to proceed with the foreclosure action. The Company hereby certifies that the documents will be returned to the Purchaser in the event of reinstatement. _____ Other (explain) _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. Based on this certification and the indemnities provided for in the Agreement, please release to the Company all original mortgage documents in your possession relating to this loan. Dated:_________________ By:________________________________ Signature ___________________________________ Title Send documents to: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Acknowledgement: Purchaser hereby acknowledges that all original documents previously released on the above captioned mortgage loan have been returned and received by the Purchaser. Dated:________________ By:________________________________ Signature _______________________________ Title
EXHIBIT H COMPANY'S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I TERM SHEET This TERM SHEET (the "Term Sheet") dated _____________, between HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA), a Delaware corporation, located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the "Company") and EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, located at Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the "Purchaser") is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of May 1, 2002, between the Company and the Purchaser, the provisions of which are incorporated herein as if set forth in full herein, as such terms and conditions may be modified or supplemented hereby. All initially capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement. The Purchaser hereby purchases from the Company and the Company hereby sells to the Purchaser, all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as same may be supplemented or modified hereby. Hereinafter, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Purchaser and all subsequent transferees of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. 1. Definitions For purposes of the Mortgage Loans to be sold pursuant to this Term Sheet, the following terms shall have the following meanings: Aggregate Principal Balance (as of the Cut-Off Date): Closing Date: Custodian: Cut-off Date: Initial Weighted Average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: Purchase Price Percentage: Servicing Fee Rate: Except as modified herein, Section 8.01 of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA) By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
SCHEDULE I MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT J [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT K COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A RECONSTITUTION o The Company shall (i) possess the ability to service into a securitization; (ii) service on a "Scheduled/Scheduled" reporting basis (advancing through the liquidation of an REO Property), (iii) make compensating interest payments on payoffs and curtailments and (iv) remit and report to a master servicer in format acceptable to such master servicer by the 18th calendar day of each month, unless otherwise provided in the securitization documents. o The Company shall provide an acceptable annual certification (officer's certificate) to the master servicer (as required by the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) as well as any other annual certifications required under the securitization documents (i.e. the annual statement as to compliance/annual independent certified public accountants' servicing report due by March 15 of each year). o The Company shall allow for the Purchaser, the master servicer or their designee to perform a review of audited financials and net worth of the Company. o The Company shall provide a Uniform Single Attestation Program certificate and Management Assertion as requested by the master servicer or the Purchaser. o The Company shall provide information on each Custodial Account as requested by the master servicer or the Purchaser, and each Custodial Accounts shall comply with the requirements for such accounts as set forth in the securitization documents. o The Company shall maintain its servicing system in accordance with the requirements of the master servicer.
EXHIBIT I-32 EXECUTION AMENDMENT REG AB TO THE SELLER'S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT This is Amendment Reg AB (the "Amendment Reg AB"), dated as of November 7, 2005, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation (the"Purchaser"), and HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA) (the "Company") to that certain Amended and Restated Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2005 by and between the Company and the Purchaser, (as amended, modified or supplemented, the "Existing Agreement"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment Reg AB that the Existing Agreement be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Agreement. Accordingly, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 1.______Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Existing Agreement. The Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in their proper alphabetical order: Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Company Information: As defined in Section 2(g)(i)(A)(1). Depositor: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the Person identified in writing to the Company by the Purchaser as depositor for such Securitization Transaction. Exchange Act. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if an, identified in the related transaction documents. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines: (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within 180 days after origination (except that 1% of the Mortgage Loans in any securitization may be within 240 days); (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in the origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company. Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer. Reconstitution Agreement: An agreement or agreements entered into by the Company and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties in connection with a Reconstitution with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. Securities Act: The federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity (as defined in Regulation AB) in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Servicer: As defined in Section 2(f)(iii). Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time. Static Pool Information: Information set forth in Item 1105(a) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Reconstitution Agreement but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans (serviced by the Company under a Reconstitution Agreement) under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer. Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company (as servicer under a Reconstitution Agreement) or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. Third Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company. Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction. 2. The Purchaser and the Company agree that the Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following provisions as an addendum: (a) (i) The Company hereby represents to the Purchaser, to any Master Servicer and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor under Section 2(f) that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Company 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 due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (ii) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Company as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (iv) no material changes to the Company's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company's financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator of a type identified in Item 1117 of Regulation AB; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB. (ii) If so requested by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor under Section 2(f), the Company shall within five Business Days, following such request, to confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (i) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts on or before March 1, but in no event later than March 15, of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser, and Master Servicer and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Company, to the effect that (i) a review of the Company's activities during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during such period has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and the status thereof. (c) (i) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts on or before March 1, but in no event later than March 15, of each calendar year, commencing in 2007 to: (A) Deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor) regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with the 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 Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Company, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Purchaser at the time of any Securitization Transaction; (B) deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Company 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; (C) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each, a "Participating Entity"), to deliver to the Purchaser, and Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 2(c); and (D) deliver and cause each Subservicer and Subcontractor described in clause (c) to provide , to the Purchaser, and Master Servicer, any Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a "Sarbanes Certification") required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification signed by the appropriate officer of the company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (i)(D) above may rely on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. (ii) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section 2(c)(i)(A) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to Section 2(c)(i)(C) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Company pursuant to Section 2(e). (d) [Reserved] (e) The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of clause (i) of this Section. The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of 2(e)(ii) of this Section. (i) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. The Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 2(f)(iii), 2(f)(v) and 2(g) of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 2(f)(iv) of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 2(b), any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 2(c) and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 2(c) as and when required to be delivered. (ii) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Company shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as any Master Servicer or an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, such Depositor and such Master Servicer) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (A) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (B) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are Participating Entities, and (C) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (B) of this paragraph. As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 2(c) and 2(g) of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation and the other certifications required to be delivered by such Subservicer and such Subcontractor under Section 2(c), in each case as and when required to be delivered. (f) In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Company shall (1) within five Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor, to provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (vi) and (vii) of this Section 2(f), and (2) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Company, provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information specified in paragraph (iv) of this Section. (i) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in connection with a Securitization Transaction, the Company shall provide such information regarding (x) the Company, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (y) each Third-Party Originator, and (z) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum: (A) the originator's form of organization; (B) a description of the originator's origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator's experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators' credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB; (C) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) of a type described in Item 1117 of Regulation AB against the Company, each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer; and (D) a description of any affiliation or relationship of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB between the Company, each Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Company by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction: (1) the sponsor; (2) the depositor; (3) the issuing entity; (4) any servicer; (5) any trustee; (6) any originator; (7) any significant obligor; (8) any enhancement or support provider; and (9) any other material transaction party. (ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (a) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (b) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable. Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an omission to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph), the Company shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the Company. If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such statements and agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Company's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor. (iii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide such information regarding the Company, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Company and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a "Servicer"), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1108, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum: (A) the Servicer's form of organization; (1) (B) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer's experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer's portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation: (2) (1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes; (3) whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and (5) such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB; (3) (C) a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans; (4) (D) information regarding the Servicer's financial condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (5) (E) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance; (6) (F) a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; (G) a description of the Servicer's processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; (I) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience; and (I) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Servicer; (J) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Servicer by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction: (1) the sponsor; (2) the depositor; (3) the issuing entity; (4) any servicer; (5) any trustee; (6) any originator; (7) any significant obligor; (8) any enhancement or support provider; and (9) any other material transaction party. (iv) [For the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, and Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings of a type described in Item 1117 of Regulation AB involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator (B)) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (i) of this Section 2(f) (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into any agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. All notification pursuant to clause (A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to clause (B) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Authorization Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx (v) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities. (vi) In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement,[ not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, but only to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and material related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): i. any material modifications, extensions or waivers of Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or its Subservicer terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); ii. material breaches of Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or its Subservicers representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and iii. information regarding any Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or its Subservicers changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets as it relates to a substitution (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB), the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification and, no more than once a year, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance Policy, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Company or any Subservicer or the Company or such Subservicer's performance hereunder, which items may be accepted in the forms acceptable to the Company's and Subservicer's regulators or the agencies. [ (i) The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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 ,agents ] of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, 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: (A)(1) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification, data, accountants' letter or other material provided in written or electronic form under this Amendment Reg AB by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Amendment Reg AB by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (2) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 (2) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; (B) any breach by the Company of its obligations under this agreement, including particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; or (C) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 2(a)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date. (D) The negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection with its performance under this Amendment. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient as determined by a court of law to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (i)(B) of this Section 2(g), the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. (ii) (A) Any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 2(a)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (B) of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Company and if the Company is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction; provided that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such provision shall be given effect. (B) Any failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification or accountants' letter when and as required under Section 2(b) or 2(c), including (except as provided below) any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar days after the date on which such information, report, certification or accountants' letter was required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Company; provided that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such provision shall be given effect. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Company pursuant to this subparagraph (ii)(B) if a failure of the Company to identify a Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable solely to the role or functions of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans other than the Mortgage Loans. (C) The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Company as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. (iii) The Purchaser shall indemnify the Company, each affiliate of the Company and each Person who controls the Company or such affiliate and their respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and 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 each of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any claims arising out of or in connection with any information set forth in any offering document prepared in connection with any Securitization Transaction other than a statement or omission arising out of, resulting from, or based upon the Company Information. For purposes of the Amendment and any related provisions thereto, each Master Servicer shall be considered a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. 3. The Company acknowledges that a Subservicer or Subcontractor that performs services with respect to mortgage loans involved in a Securitization Transaction in addition to the Mortgage Loans may be determined by a Depositor to be a Participating Entity on the basis of the aggregate balance of such mortgage loans, without regard to whether such Subservicer or Subcontractor would be a Participating Entity with respect to the Mortgage Loans viewed in isolation. The Company shall (A) respond as promptly as practicable to any good faith request by the Purchaser or any Depositor for information regarding each Subservicer and each Subcontractor and (B) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor with respect to which the Purchaser or any Depositor requests delivery of an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation to deliver such within the time required under Section 2(c). 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment Reg AB, (i) the Company shall seek the consent of the Purchaser for the utilization of all third party service providers, including Subservicers and Subcontractors, when required by and in accordance with the terms of the Existing Agreement and (ii) references to the Purchaser shall be deemed to include any assignees or designees of the Purchaser, such as any Depositor, a master servicer or a trustee. 5. The Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the Exhibits attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B to the end thereto. 6. References in this Amendment Reg AB to "this Agreement" or words of similar import (including indirect references to the Agreement) shall be deemed to be references to the Existing Agreement as amended by this Amendment Reg AB. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment Reg AB, the Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. In the event of a conflict between this Amendment Reg AB and any other document or agreement, including without limitation the Existing Agreement, this Amendment Reg AB shall control. 7. This Amendment Reg AB shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, or federal law as applicable, without reference to its conflict of law provisions (other than Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 8. This Amendment Reg AB may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement. 9. This Amendment Reg AB shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors and assigns of the Company and the successors and assigns of the Purchaser. 10. This Amendment Reg AB will become effective as of the date first mentioned above. This Amendment Reg AB shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Company to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Existing Agreement as amended by this Amendment Reg AB may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or in part, and with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans, without the consent of the Company. There shall be no limitation on the number of assignments or transfers allowable by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans and this Amendment Reg AB and the Existing Agreement. 11. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Amendment Reg AB is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities Act, the Company acknowledges that investors in privately offered securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private offerings. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall 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 thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act). The Company 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees), any Master Servicer and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser, such Master Servicer or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate with the Company by providing timely notice of requests for information under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information required, in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB. For purposes of clarification, the provisions, covenants and or requirements of this Amendment are only applicable with respect to those Mortgage Loans being securitized in a Securitization Transaction [Signatures Commence on Following Page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Purchaser By: ________________________________ Name: ______________________________ Title: _____________________________ HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA) Company By: ________________________________ Name: ______________________________ Title: _____________________________
A-2 EXHIBIT A FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION I. The [ ] agreement dated as of [ ], 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES] I, ________________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF COMPANY (the "Company")], certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that: (1) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company Servicing Information"); (2) Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company Servicing Information; (3) Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee]; (4) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and (5) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports. 1. Date: _________________________ By: ________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:_______________________________
24 EXHIBIT B SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria": -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Servicing Criteria Applicable Servicing Criteria -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Reference Criteria ----------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ General Servicing Considerations ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any x performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to x third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party's performance and compliance with such servicing activities. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in x 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. ----------------- ------------------ Cash Collection and Administration ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the x appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an x obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, x 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. ----------------- ------------------ The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained x (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set 1122(d)(2)(iv) forth in the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally x 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. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for x 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. ----------------- ------------------ Investor Remittances and Reporting ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with x the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer. ----------------- ------------------ 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. ----------------- ------------------ Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of days specified in the x 1122(d)(3)(iii) transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, x 1122(d)(3)(iv) or custodial bank statements. ----------------- ------------------ Pool Asset Administration x ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is x maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. ----------------- ------------------ Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as x 1122(d)(4)(ii) required by the transaction agreements ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset x pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, x made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans x agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal balance. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an x obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance x plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained x during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or omission. ----------------- ------------------ 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 1122(d)(4)(xiii) days specified in the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ 1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the 1122(d)(4)(xv) transaction agreements. ----------------- ------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ [NAME OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER] Date: _________________________ By: ________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:_______________________________
EXHIBIT I-33 MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of April 26, 2001 between EMC Mortgage Corporation Purchaser and CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION and XXXXXX'X GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST (formerly known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST) Sellers
Schedules A. Mortgage Loan Schedule B. Content of Mortgage File B-1 Purchaser's Mortgage File B-2 Servicer's Mortgage File C. Cendant Guidelines and Restrictions Exhibits Exhibit 2.05 Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement Exhibit 5.03(a) Report P-4DL Exhibit 5.03(b) Report S-5L2 Exhibit 5.03(c) Form of Notice of Foreclosure Exhibit 5.04-1 Form of Collection Account Certification Exhibit 5.04-2 Form of Collection Account Letter Agreement Exhibit 5.06-1 Form of Escrow Account Certification Exhibit 5.06-2 Form of Escrow Account Letter Agreement Exhibit 6.02(a) Report P-139 -- Monthly Statement of Mortgage Accounts Exhibit 6.02(b) Report S-50Y -- Private Pool Detail Report Exhibit 6.02(c) Report S-213 -- Summary of Curtailments Made Remittance Report Exhibit 6.02(d) Report S-214 -- Summary of Paid in Full Remittance Report Exhibit 6.02(e) Report S-215 -- Consolidation of Remittance Report Exhibit 6.02(f) Report T-62C -- Monthly Accounting Report Exhibit 6.02(g) Report T-62E -- Liquidation Report Exhibit 8.01 Report P-195 Delinquency Report Exhibit 9 Term Sheet Exhibit 10 Additional Collateral Assignment and Servicing Agreement
MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT This Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001, is entered into between EMC Mortgage Corporation, as the Purchaser ("Purchaser"), Cendant Mortgage Corporation ("Cendant Mortgage") and Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust) (the "Trust," together with Cendant Mortgage, the "Sellers" and individually, each a "Seller"), as the Sellers. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1. Cendant Mortgage is engaged in the business, inter alia, of making loans to individuals, the repayment of which is secured by a first lien mortgage on such individuals' residences (each, a "Mortgage Loan"). The Trust is engaged in the business of purchasing such Mortgage Loans from Cendant Mortgage and selling same to investors. 2. Purchaser is engaged in the business, inter alia, of purchasing Mortgage Loans for its own account. 3. Cendant Mortgage has established certain terms, conditions and loan programs, as described in Cendant Mortgage's Program and Underwriting Guidelines (the "Cendant Guide") and Purchaser is willing to purchase Mortgage Loans that comply with the terms of such terms, conditions and loan programs. The applicable provisions of the Cendant Guide are attached hereto as Schedule C. 4. Purchaser and Sellers desire to establish a flow program whereby Cendant Mortgage will make Mortgage Loans which meet the applicable provisions of the Cendant Guide, and Purchaser will, on a regular basis, purchase such Mortgage Loans from Cendant Mortgage or the Trust, as applicable, provided the parties agree on the price, date and other conditions or considerations as set forth in this Agreement. 5. Purchaser and Sellers wish to prescribe the terms and manner of purchase by the Purchaser and sale by the Sellers of the Mortgage Loans, and the management and servicing of the Mortgage Loans by Cendant Mortgage, as the Servicer (the "Servicer"), in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the Purchaser and the Sellers agree as follows: ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: "Acceptable Servicing Procedures: The procedures, including prudent collection and loan administration procedures, and the standard of care (I) employed by prudent mortgage servicers which service mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans in he jurisdictions in which the related Mortgage Properties are located and (ii) in accordance with FNMA Guide, subject to any variances negotiated with FNMA and subject to the express provisions of this Agreement. Such standard of care shall not be lower than that the Servicer customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering similar mortgage loans for its own account and shall be in full compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. "Affiliate": When used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that (i) directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the specified Person, (ii) is an officer of, partner in or trustee of, or serves in a similar capacity with respect to, the specified person or of which the specified Person is an officer, partner or trustee, or with respect to which the specified Person serves in a similar capacity, or (iii) directly or indirectly is the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities of the specified Person or of which the specified person is directly or indirectly the owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities. "Agreement": This Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement between the Purchaser and the Sellers. "ALTA": The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.. "Appraised Value": With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of: (i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC; or (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan; provided that, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property shall be based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC. "ARM Loan": An "adjustable rate" Mortgage Loan, the Note Rate of which is subject to periodic adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note. "Assignment": An individual assignment of a Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan. "Bankruptcy Code": The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330), as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute, and all rules and regulations issued or promulgated in connection therewith. "Business Day": Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the Federal Reserve is closed. "Buydown Mortgage Loan": Any Mortgage Loan in respect of which, pursuant to a buydown agreement, (i) the Mortgagor pays less than the full monthly payments specified in the Mortgage Note for a specified period, and (ii) the diference between the payments required under such buydown agreement and the Mortgage Note is provided from buydown funds. "Cendant Guide": As defined in paragraph 3 of the Preliminary Statement to this Agreement. "Closing Documents": With respect to the initial Funding Date, the following documents: (A) two counterparts to this Agreement (B) the final Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Transaction (C) the related Term Sheet "Code": The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Collection Account": The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 5.04 which shall be an Eligible Account and which shall be entitled "Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for the Purchaser of Mortgage Loans under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001 ." "Condemnation Proceeds": All awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire Mortgaged Property or a part thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation. "Credit Documents": Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, required of the Mortgagor, as described in Section 2 (Specific Loan Program Guidelines) of the Guide. "Cut Off Date": The first day of the month in which the related Funding Date occurs. "Defective Mortgage Loan": As defined in Section 3.04(3). "Determination Date": The 15th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 15th day of the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day. "Due Date": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the day of the month on which each Monthly Payment is due thereon, exclusive of any days of grace. "Eligible Account": One or more accounts (i) that are maintained with a depository institution the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which have been rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories at the time of any deposit therein, (ii) that are trust accounts with any depository institution held by the depository institution in its capacity as a corporate trustee, or (iii) the deposits in which are insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by the FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which are otherwise secured such that the Purchaser has a claim with respect to the funds in such accounts or a perfected first security interest against any collateral securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or creditors of the depository institution with which such accounts are maintained. In addition, solely with respect to Mortgage Loans which are not part of a securitization, "Eligible Account" shall include any accounts that meet the standards established from time to time by FNMA for eligible custodial depositories. "Environmental Assessment": A "Phase I" environmental assessment of a Mortgaged Property prepared by an Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental assessments and who has any necessary license(s) required by applicable law and has five years experience in conducting environmental assessments. "Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure": As defined in Section 5.15(v). "Environmental Laws": All federal, state, and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or other governmental restrictions relating to the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the cleanup or other remediation thereof. "Escrow Account": The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 5.06 which shall be an eligible account which shall be entitled "Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for the Purchaser under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2001 (as amended), and various mortgagors." "Escrow Payments": The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to any Mortgage Loan. "Event of Default": Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 10.01. "FDIC": The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor organization. "FHLMC": The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (also known as Xxxxxxx Mac) or any successor organization. "FHLMC Servicing Guide": The FHLMC/Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx' and Servicers' Guide in effect on and after the Funding Date. "Fidelity Bond": A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.12. "FNMA": The Federal National Mortgage Association (also known as Xxxxxx Xxx) or any successor organization. "FNMA Guide": The FNMA/Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and the Servicing Guide, collectively, in effect on and after the Funding Date. "Funding Date": Each date that Purchaser purchases Mortgage Loans from the Sellers hereunder. "Gross Margin": With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage added to the Index on each Rate Adjustment Date, as specified in each related Mortgage Note and listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. "Independent": With respect to any specified Person, such Person who: (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser, or their Affiliates; and (b) is not connected with the applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser, or their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, member, partner, shareholder, director, or Person performing similar functions. "Index": With respect to each ARM Loan, on each Rate Adjustment Date, the applicable rate index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which shall be an index described on such Mortgage Loan Schedule. "Insolvency Proceeding": With respect to any Person: (i) any case, action, or proceeding with respect to such Person before any court or other governmental authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up, or relief of debtors; or (ii) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of the creditors generally of such Person or any substantial portion of such Person's creditors; in any case undertaken under federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code. "Insurance Proceeds": Proceeds of any Primary Insurance Policy, title policy, hazard policy or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, if any, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance Acceptable Servicing Procedures. "Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate": The Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate for any lender-paid Primary Insurance Policy shall be a rate per annum equal to the percentage shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. "Legal Documents": Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, set forth in Schedule B-1 of this Agreement. "Liquidation Proceeds": Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property in accordance with the provisions hereof. "Loan-to-Value Ratio" or "LTV": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the lesser of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property or the purchase price. The Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan (as defined in Exhibit 10 hereto) shall be calculated by reducing the principal balance of such Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan by the amount of Additional Collateral (as defined in Exhibit 10 hereto) with respect to such Mortgage Loan. "MAI Appraiser": With respect to any real property, a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience appraising real property of a type similar to the real property being appraised and located in the same geographical area as the real property being appraised. "Monthly Advance": The aggregate amount of the advances made by the Servicer on any Remittance Date pursuant to and as more fully described in Section 6.03. "Monthly Payment": The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. "Monthly Period": The period commencing on the day after each Record Date during the term hereof and ending on the next succeeding Record Date during the term hereof (or, if earlier, the date on which this Agreement terminates). "Mortgage": The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. "Mortgaged Property": With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple estate. "Mortgage File": With respect to a particular Mortgage Loan, those origination and servicing documents, escrow documents, and other documents as are specified on Schedule B to this Agreement. "Mortgage Loan": Each individual mortgage loan (including all documents included in the Mortgage File evidencing the same, all Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments , Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, and other proceeds relating thereto, and any and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith) which is the subject of this Agreement. The Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement shall be identified on Mortgage Loan Schedules prepared in connection with each Funding Date. "Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate": The gross interest rate of the Mortgage Loans less the Servicing Fee Rate and Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate, if applicable. " Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to the Mortgage Loans included in a Loan Pool to be sold pursuant to this Agreement on any Funding Date, the Schedule or Schedules of Mortgage Loans agreed to by the parties that describes such Mortgage Loans, which Schedule shall set forth at least the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the extent applicable: (1) the Mortgage Loan identifying number, (2) the city, state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property, (3) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the applicable Cut-off Date, (4) the Net Rate as of the applicable Cut-off Date, (5) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the applicable Cut-off Date, (6) with respect to each ARM Loan, the Gross Margin, (7) the scheduled or stated Maturity Date, (8) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan, (9) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, (10) with respect to each ARM Loan, the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date immediately following the Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan, (11) with respect to each ARM Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate, (12) the Mortgagor's first and last name, (13) a code indicating the Mortgage property occupancy, (14) the type of residential dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property, (15) the original months to maturity, (16) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date based on the original amortization schedule, (17) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan, (18) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination, (19) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the Unpaid Principal Balance, (20) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, (21) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out refinancing), (22) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination, (23) with respect to each ARM Loan, the periodic rate cap, (24) with respect to each ARM Loan, the Index, (25) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an ARM Loan or a fixed rate Mortgage Loan, (26) a Primary Mortgage Insurance insurer code, percent and policy number (if applicable), (27) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (28) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable, (29) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a prepayment penalty, (30) the Servicing Fee Rate, (31) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a lender-paid Primary Insurance Policy and, if so the name of the insurer, the coverage percentage, the policy number and the Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Rate (32) if the Due Date is other than the first day of the month, the Due Date, (33) the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date after origination, (34) the Initial Rate Cap, (35) the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate, (36) a code indicating the document type (e.g., full, alt, etc.), (37) a credit score or mortgage score, (38) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is subjuect of a buydown and, if so, the period and terms o the buydowns (e.g. 3-2-1, 2-1, ect), (39) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an additional collateral Mortgage Loan and the product code (e.g., Mortgage 100, Parent Power, ect.), and (40) if applicable, the pledge amount, (41) if applicable, the effective loan-to-value ratio. In addition, with respect to Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Schedule shall set forth at least the following information for Mortgage Loans: Cut-Off Date Principal Balance, weighted average of the Net Rates and weighted average time to maturity. "Mortgage Loan Schedule" is the collective reference to each of the Mortgage Loan Schedules delivered by the Sellers to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. Mortgage Loan Schedule": The list of Mortgage Loans identified on each Funding Date that sets forth the information with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is specified on Schedule A hereto. A Mortgage Loan Schedule will be prepared for each Funding Date."Mortgage Note": The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. "Mortgagor": The obligor on a Mortgage Note. "Note Rate": With respect to any Mortgage Loan at any time any determination thereof is to be made, the annual rate at which interest accrues thereon. "Officers' Certificate": A certificate signed by (i) the President or a Vice President and (ii) the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered by the Servicer to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. "Payoff": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any payment or recovery received in advance of the last scheduled Due Date of such Mortgage Loan, which payment or recovery consists of principal in an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, all accrued and unpaid prepayment penalties, premiums, and/or interest with respect thereto, and all other unpaid sums due with respect to such Mortgage Loan. "Permitted Investments": Any one or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not later than the Determination Date in each month: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by, the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; and (ii) federal funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers' acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, so long as at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated "P-1" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated at least "Aa" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.; provided, however, that no such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) 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 of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations. "Person": Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, incorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. "Prepaid Monthly Payment": Any Monthly Payment received prior to its scheduled Due Date and which is intended to be applied to a Mortgage Loan on its scheduled Due Date. "Primary Insurance Policy": Each primary policy of mortgage insurance in effect with respect to a Mortgage Loan and as so indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.08. "Principal Prepayment": Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan (including a Payoff), other than a Monthly Payment or a Prepaid Monthly Payment which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon, which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment and which is intended to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. "Purchaser": EMC Mortgage Corporation or its successor in interest or any successor under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. "Purchaser's Account": The account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity most recently designated in a written notice by the Purchaser to the Sellers as the "Purchaser's Account." "Purchase Price": as to each Mortgage Loan to be sold hereunder, the price set forth in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter and related Term Sheet. "Purchase Price and Terms Letter": With respect to each purchase of Mortgage Loans, that certain letter agreement setting forth the general terms and conditions of such transaction and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased thereunder by and between the Seller and the Purchaser. "Qualified Mortgage Insurer": American Guaranty Corporation, Commonwealth Mortgage Assurance Company, General Electric Mortgage Insurance Companies, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, Republic Mortgage Insurance Company or United Guaranty Residential Insurance Corporation. "Rate Adjustment Date": With respect to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Note Rate adjusts. "Rating Agency": Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Investors Service, Inc. or Duff & Xxxxxx Credit Rating Co. "Record Date": The close of business of the last Business Day of the month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date. "Refinanced Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan that was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage. "REMIC": A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar tax vehicle providing for the pooling of assets (such as a Financial Asset Security Investment Trust). "Remittance Date": The 18th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 18th day of the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. "Remittance Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Note Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate. "REO Disposition": The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property. "REO Disposition Proceeds": Amounts received by the Company in connection with a related REO Disposition. "REO Property": A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 5.13. "Repurchase Price": As to (a) any Defective Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased hereunder with respect to which a breach occurred or (b) any Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to Section 3.04 and/or Section 7.02, an amount equal to the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time of repurchase; plus (2) interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Note Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser hereunder to the end of the month of repurchase; minus (3) any amounts received in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Collection Account for future remittance. "Scheduled Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the outstanding principal balance as of the Funding Date after application of principal payments due on or before such date whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously remitted to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan representing (a) payments or other recoveries of principal, or (b) advances of principal made pursuant to Section 6.03. "Sellers": Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation and Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust), a Delaware business trust, or their successors in interest or any successor under this Agreement appointed as herein provided. "Servicer": Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation. "Servicer's Mortgage File": The documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified on Exhibit S-1 attached hereto and any additional documents required to be included or added to the "Servicer's Mortgage File" pursuant to this Agreement. "Servicing Advances": All "out of pocket" costs and expenses that are customary, reasonable and necessary which are incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations hereunder, including (without duplication) (i) reasonable attorneys' fees and (ii) the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the servicing, management and liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgaged Loans and/or any REO Property, and (d) compliance with the Servicer's obligations under Section 5.08. "Servicing Event": Any of the following events with respect to any Mortgage Loan: (i) any Monthly Payment being more than 60 days delinquent; (ii) any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, any consent by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor to the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against such Mortgagor, or any admission by or on behalf of such Mortgagor of its inability to pay such Person's debts generally as the same become due; (iii) any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against the related Mortgagor that remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing thereof; (iv) any issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or substantially all of the assets of the related Mortgagor or with respect to any Mortgaged Property; (v) any receipt by the Servicer of notice of the foreclosure or proposed foreclosure of any other lien on the related Mortgaged Property; (vi) any proposal of a material modification (as reasonably determined by the Seller) to such Mortgage Loan due to a default or imminent default under such Mortgage Loan; or (vii) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, the occurrence, or likely occurrence within 60 days, of a payment default with respect to such Mortgage Loan that is likely to remain uncured by the related Mortgagor within 60 days thereafter. "Servicing Fee": The annual fee, payable monthly to the Servicer out of the interest portion of the Monthly Payment actually received on each Mortgage Loan. The Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan for any calendar month (or a portion thereof) shall be 1/12 of the product of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to such Mortgage Loan. "Servicing Fee Rate": (i) with respect to any ARM Loan, 0.375% per annum; provided that, prior to the first Rate Adjustment Date with respect to any such Mortgage Loan, such rate may be, at the Servicer's option, not less than 0.25% per annum; and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an ARM Loan, 0.25% per annum. Such rate will be indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. "Servicing Officer": Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a written list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Purchaser upon request therefor by the Purchaser, as such list may from time to time be amended. "Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan as to which a Servicing Event has occurred and is continuing. "Unpaid Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, at any time, the actual outstanding principal balance then payable by the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
ARTICLE II: SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. Seller agrees to sell and Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time to time, those certain Mortgage Loans identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule, on the price and terms set forth herein. Purchaser, on any Funding Date, shall be obligated to purchase only such Mortgage Loans set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the applicable Term Sheet, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable Term Sheet. Purchaser will purchase Mortgage Loan(s) from Seller, from time to time on such Funding Dates as may be agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller.The closing shall, at Purchaser's option be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted in person at such place, as the parties shall agree. On the Funding Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Seller will sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse except as set forth in this Agreement, and the Purchaser will purchase, all of the right, title and interest of the applicable Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans being conveyed by it hereunder, as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Examination of the Mortgage Files may be made by Purchaser or its designee as follows. No later than five business days prior to the Funding Date, Seller will deliver to Purchaser or its designee Legal Documents required pursuant to Schedule B. Upon Purchaser's request, Seller shall make the Credit Documents available to Purchaser for review, at Seller's place of business and during reasonable business hours. If Purchaser makes such examination prior to the Funding Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the Cendant Guide or are otherwise unacceptable to Purchaser, such Mortgage Loans will be deleted from the Mortgage Loan Schedule at Purchaser's discretion. Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Loan files shall not affect Purchaser's rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein. On the Funding Date and in accordance with the terms herein, Purchaser will pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Purchase Price, together with interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the Cut-Off Date to the Funding Date, according to the instructions to be provided, respectively, by Cendant Mortgage and the Trust. Purchaser shall be entitled to all scheduled principal due after the Cut-Off Date, all other recoveries of principal collected after the Funding Date and all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the Funding Date). The principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the Funding Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the Funding Date whether or not collected. Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a due date beyond the Funding Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the Funding Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of Purchaser. Seller shall hold any such prepaid amounts for the benefit of Purchaser for subsequent remittance by Seller to Purchaser. All scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Funding Date and collected by Seller after the Funding Date shall belong to Seller. Section 2.02 Possession of Mortgage Files. Upon the sale of any Mortgage Loan, the ownership of such Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, payments, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, shall then be vested in the Purchaser, and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to such Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and, to the extent retained by the Seller, shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a custodial capacity only. The contents of such Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser or Purchaser's designee are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof and the Sellers' possession of the contents of each Mortgage File so retained is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Seller is in a custodial capacity only. Mortgage Files shall be maintained separately from the other books and records of the Seller. Each Seller shall release from its custody the contents of any Mortgage File only in accordance with written instructions from the Purchaser, except where such release is required as incidental to the Servicer's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.04. Any documents released to a Seller or the Servicer in connection with the foreclosure or servicing of any Mortgage Loan shall be held by such Person in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with this Section 2.02. Such Person shall return to the Purchaser such documents when such Person's need therefor in connection with such foreclosure or servicing no longer exists (unless sooner requested by the Purchaser); provided that, if such Mortgage Loan is liquidated, then, upon the delivery by a Seller or the Servicer to the Purchaser of a request for the release of such documents and a certificate certifying as to such liquidation, the Purchaser shall promptly release and, to the extent necessary, deliver to such Person such documents. At the option of Puchaser, the Mortgage Files shall be held by document custodian in accordance with the terms of a custodial agreement. Section 2.03 Books and Records. The sale of each of the Mortgage Loans shall be reflected on the applicable Seller's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the applicable Seller. Each Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans it conveyed to the Purchaser which shall be clearly marked to reflect the sale of each Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. Section 2.04 Defective Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents . Subsequent to the Funding Date, if the Purchaser or either Seller finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective or missing in any material respect (in this Section 2.04, a "Defect"), the party discovering such Defect shall promptly so notify the other parties. If the Defect pertains to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, then the applicable Seller shall have a period of 45 days within which to correct or cure any such defect after the earlier of such Seller's discovery of same or such Seller being notified of same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected to be cured within such 45 day period, such Seller shall have such additional time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct such Defect provided that such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such Defect and is diligently pursuing same. If the Defect pertains to any other document constituting a part of a Mortgage File, then such Seller shall have a period of 90 days within which to correct or cure any such Defect after the earlier of such Seller's discovery of same or such Seller being notified of same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected to be cured within the 90 day period, then such Seller shall have such additional time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct such Defect provided such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such Defect and is diligently pursuing same. Cendant Mortgage hereby covenants and agrees that, if any material Defect cannot be corrected or cured, the related Mortgage Loan shall automatically constitute, upon the expiration of the applicable cure period described above and without any further action by any other party, a Defective Mortgage Loan, whereupon Cendant Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with Section 3.04(3). The applicable Seller will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased by the Purchaser, deliver and release to the Purchaser the Legal Documents as set forth in Section 2.01. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver an original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, original assumption, modification and substitution agreements with evidence of recording thereon or an original intervening assignment with evidence of recording thereon within the applicable time periods, then such Seller shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser such original Mortgages and original intervening assignments with evidence of recording indicated thereon upon receipt thereof from the public recording official, except in cases where the original Mortgage or original intervening assignments are retained permanently by the recording office, in which case, such Seller shall deliver a copy of such Mortgage or intervening assignment, as the case may be, certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof. If the original Mortgage was not delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph, then the applicable Seller shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the delivery of such originals and shall cause such originals to be delivered to the Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the original Mortgage, original assumption, modification, and substitution agreements, the original of any intervening assignment or the original policy of title insurance is not so delivered to the Purchaser within 180 days following the Funding Date, then, upon written notice by the Purchaser to Cendant Mortgage, the Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, then elect (by providing written notice to Cendant Mortgage) to treat such Mortgage Loan as a Defective Mortgage Loan, whereupon Cendant Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with Section 3.04(3). The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect its right to demand repurchase or any other remedies provided in this Agreement. At the Purchaser's request, the Assignments shall be promptly recorded in the name of the Purchaser or in the name of a Person designated by the Purchaser in all appropriate public offices for real property records. If any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, then the applicable Seller shall promptly prepare a substitute Assignment to cure such defect and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. All recording fees related to such a one-time recordation of the Assignments to or by a Seller shall be paid by the applicable Seller. Section 2.05 Transfer of Mortgage Loans. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.05, the Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Sellers, at any time and from time to time, to assign any of the Mortgage Loans and all or any part of its interest under this Agreement and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, and the assignees or designees shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. The Sellers recognize that the Mortgage Loans may be divided into "packages" for resale ("Mortgage Loan Packages"). All of the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and any such assignees or designees. All references to the Purchaser shall be deemed to include its assignees or designees. Utilizing resources reasonably available to the Seller without incurring any cost except the Seller's overhead and employees' salaries, the applicable Seller shall cooperate in any such assignment of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement; provided that the Purchaser shall bear all costs associated with any such assignment of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement other than such Seller's overhead or employees' salaries. The Servicer and the Purchaser acknowledge that the Servicer shall continue to remit payments to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date after the transfer of the Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer was notified in writing of the new record owner of the Mortgage Loans prior to the immediately preceding Record Date, in which case, the Servicer shall remit to the new record owner (or trustee or master servicer, as the case may be) of the Mortgage Loans. Any prospective assignees of the Purchaser who have entered into a commitment to purchase any of the Mortgage Loans may review and underwrite the Servicer's servicing and origination operations, upon reasonable prior notice to the Servicer, and the Servicer shall cooperate with such review and underwriting to the extent such prospective assignees request information or documents that are reasonably available and can be produced without unreasonable expense or effort. The Servicer shall make the Mortgage Files related to the Mortgage Loans held by the Servicer available at the Servicer's principal operations center for review by any such prospective assignees during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice to the Servicer (in no event less than 5 Business Days prior notice). The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, require that such prospective assignees sign a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information disclosed to the prospective assignee which is not available to the public at large and a release agreement with respect to its activities on the Servicer's premises. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer, in whole or in part, any or all of the Mortgage Loans; provided that no such sale and transfer shall be binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.05 attached hereto, and an executed copy of such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement shall have been delivered to the Servicer. The Servicer shall evidence its acknowledgment of any transfers of the Mortgage Loans to any assignees of the Purchaser by executing such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement. The Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by any such assignees, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder accruing after the date of transfer to the extent such obligations relate to Mortgage Loans sold by the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and the Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees and designees.
86 ARTICLE III: REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of each Seller. Each Seller, as to itself, represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of each Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (1) Due Organization. The Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Seller by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Seller is or will be in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage Loan and with respect to Cendant Mortgage, service each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (2) Due Authority. Cendant Mortgage had the full power and authority and legal right to originate the Mortgage Loans that it originated, if any, and to acquire the Mortgage Loans that it acquired. The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). (3) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination, as applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans; (4) Ability to Perform. The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement; (5) No Material Default. Neither the Seller nor any of its Affiliates is in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to perform under this Agreement, nor, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (6) Financial Statements. Cendant Mortgage has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 Except as has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such financial statements fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period of Cendant Mortgage and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are true, correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. The Trust has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements dated as of December 31, 2000 and a copy of its Offering Circular dated May 21, 1998 (the "Trust Financials") and such Trust Financials fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period of the Trust. Except as has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, there has been no change in such Trust Financials since their date and the Trust is not aware of any errors or omissions therein; (7) No Change in Business. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the applicable Seller since (i) in the case of Cendant Mortgage, the date of its financial statements and (ii) in the case of the Trust, the date of delivery of the Trust Financials, that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the applicable Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (8) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of the Seller's knowledge, threatened, against the Seller, which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Seller would adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any material liability of the Seller, or draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Seller; (9) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of or compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, the delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date; (10) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (11) No Broker. The Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction; and (12) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains or in connection with the transactions contemplated herein or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. (13) No Fraud. Each Mortgage Loan being sold by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder was originated and/or acquired by the Seller and sold to the Purchaser in each instance without any conduct (whether directed toward the Purchaser or otherwise) constituting fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the Seller; (14) No Adverse Selection. The Seller has used no adverse selection procedures in selecting the Mortgage Loans from among the outstanding conventional home mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at the Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.03 could be made; Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of the Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (1) Ability to Service. The Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act, with facilities, procedures and experienced personnel necessary for the servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. No event has occurred that would make the Servicer unable to comply with FNMA or FHLMC eligibility requirements or that would require notification to either FNMA or FHLMC; (2) Collection Practices. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the Servicer and any prior originator and servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, the establishment, maintenance, and servicing of the Escrow Accounts, if any) have been in all respects legal, proper and prudent in the mortgage servicing business and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents an Acceptable Servicing Procedures. With respect to Escrow Accounts and escrow payments that the Servicer is entitled to collect, there are no deficiencies for which customary arrangements for repayment have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in all material respects in compliance with applicable law, Acceptable Servicing Procedures and the provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents. If such Mortgage Loan is the subject to an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. Any Escrow Account interest required to be paid pursuant to applicable law has been properly paid and credited. (3) Due Organization. The Servicer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Servicer by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Servicer is or will be in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage Loan and service each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (4) Due Authority. Servicier has the full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). (5) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer's organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans; (6) Ability to Perform. The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement; (7) No Material Default. Neither the Servicer nor any of its Affiliates is in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Servicer or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Servicer to perform under this Agreement, nor, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (8) Financial Statements. Servicer has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. Except as has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such financial statements fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period of Servicer and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are true, correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. (9) No Change in Business. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer since the date of its financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (10) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of the Servicer's knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer, which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer would adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any material liability of the Servicer, or draw into question the validity of this Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Servicer; (11) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date; (12) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer; (13) No Broker. The Servicer has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction; and (14) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Section 3.03 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans . With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser on which the Purchaser specifically relies in purchasing such Mortgage Loan. Such representations and warranties speak as of the Funding Date unless otherwise indicated, but shall survive any subsequent transfer, assignment or conveyance of such Mortgage Loans: (1) Mortgage Loan as Described. Each Mortgage Loan complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and all of the information set forth with respect thereto on the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects; (2) Complete Mortgage Files. The instruments and documents specified in Section 2.02 with respect to such Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Purchaser or Purchaser's designee in compliance with the requirements of Article II. The Seller is in possession of a Mortgage File respecting such Mortgage Loan, except for such documents as have been previously delivered to the Purchaser; (3) Owner of Record. The Mortgage relating to such Mortgage Loan has been duly recorded in the appropriate recording office, and the applicable Seller or Servicer is the owner of record of such Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note; (4) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to and including the Funding Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made, such that such Mortgage Loan is not delinquent 30 days or more on the Funding Date, and has not been so delinquent in the twelve months prior to the Funding Date; (5) No Outstanding Charges. There are no delinquent taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, including assessments payable in future installments, or other outstanding charges affecting the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan; (6) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any material respect, except as specifically set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; (7) No Defenses. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such Mortgage Note and such Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render such Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; (8) Hazard Insurance. (a) All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan are insured by an insurer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where such Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of either Section 5.10 or Section 5.11. All such insurance policies (collectively, the "hazard insurance policy") contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan, its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon due to date have been paid. The related Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on such Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of such Mortgage to maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from such Mortgagor; or (b) in the case of a condominium or PUD project that is not covered by an individual policy, the condominium or PUD project is covered by a "master" or "blanket" policy and there exists and is in the Servicer's Mortgage File a certificate of insurance showing that the individual unit that secures the first mortgage or share loan is covered under such policy. The insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan (and its successors and assigns), as insured mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The insurance policy provides for advance notice to the Seller or Servicer if the policy is canceled or not renewed, or if any other change that adversely affects the Seller's interests is made; the certificate includes the types and amounts of coverage provided, describes any endorsements that are part of the "master" policy and would be acceptable pursuant to the FNMA Guide; (9) Compliance With Applicable Laws. All requirements of any federal, state or local law (including usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws) applicable to the origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects; (10) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the related Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of such Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission; (11) Valid First Lien. The Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan is a valid, subsisting and enforceable perfected first lien on the related Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the related Mortgaged Property, which Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any encumbrances and liens having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (a) the lien of current real estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally, are referred to in the lender's title insurance policy and do not adversely affect the market value or intended use of the related Mortgaged Property, and (c) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, or market value of the related Mortgaged Property; (12) Validity of Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles (regardless whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (13) Valid Execution of Documents. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to enter into such Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties; (14) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. Such Mortgage Loan has closed and the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed prior to the Funding Date; provided that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan originated within the previous 120 days, alterations and repairs with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or any part thereof may have required an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to pay for all outstanding work within 120 days of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and, if so, such funds are held in escrow by the Seller, a title company or other escrow agent; (15) Ownership. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan or any interest or participation therein have not been assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred by the applicable Seller, and the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and the Seller is the sole owner thereof and has full right and authority to transfer and sell such Mortgage Loan, and is transferring such Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest; (16) Doing Business. All parties that have had any interest in such Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under the laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state, or (4) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state; (17) Title Insurance. (a) Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or short form title policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC (or, in jurisdictions where ALTA policies are not generally approved for use, a lender's title insurance policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC), issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in clauses (11(a) and (b) above) the Seller or Servicier, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the related Mortgage in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan and in the case of ARM Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of such Mortgage providing for adjustment to the applicable Note Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures against encroachments by or upon the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein or any other adverse circumstance that either is disclosed or would have been disclosed by an accurate survey. The Seller or Servicer is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will inure to the benefit of the Purchaser without any further act. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, no prior holder of the related Mortgage (including the Seller) has done, by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of such lender's insurance policy, and, there is no act, omission, condition, or information that would impair the coverage of such lender's insurance policy; (b) The mortgage title insurance policy covering each unit mortgage in a condominium or PUD project related to such Mortgage Loan meets all requirements of FNMA and FHLMC; (18) No Defaults. (a) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note, or any other agreements, documents, or instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (b) there is no event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; (c) the Mortgagor(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan is (1) not in default under any other Mortgage Loan or (2) the subject of an Insolvency Proceeding; (d) no event of acceleration has previously occurred, and no notice of default has been sent, with respect to such Mortgage Loan; and (e) in no event has the Seller waived any of its rights or remedies in respect of any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration under the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note, or any other agreements, documents, or instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (19) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens, except such liens as are expressly insured against by a title insurance policy, or claims that have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property that are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage; (20) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. , all improvements that were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such Mortgaged Property except as permitted under the terms of the FNMA Guide and the FHLMC Selling Guide; no improvement located on or part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of such Mortgaged Property, and with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; (21) Origination; Payment Terms. Principal payments on such Mortgage Loan commenced or will commence no more than 60 days after funds were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan. If the interest rate on the related Mortgage Note is adjustable, the adjustment is based on the Index set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in arrears, in accordance with the payment terms described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; (22) Due On Sale. Except as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the related Mortgage contains the usual and customary "due-on-sale" clause or other similar provision for the acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is sold or transferred without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (23) Prepayment Penalty. Except as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, such Mortgage Loan is not subject to any Prepayment Penalty. If a Mortgage Loan has a prepayment penalty such prepayment penalty is enforceable and is permitted pursuant to federal, state, and local law; (24) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation. As of the Funding Date, the related Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and waste and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation thereof; (25) Customary Provisions. The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the related Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (b) in the case of a Mortgage, otherwise by judicial foreclosure; (26) Conformance With Underwriting Standards. Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with underwriting standards of Cendant Mortgage as set forth in the Cendant Guide; (27) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property on forms and with riders approved by FNMA and FHLMC, signed prior to the approval of such Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser, duly appointed by the originator of such Mortgage Loan, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of such Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications of FNMA and FHLMC for appraisers and who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof. Such appraisal was made in accordance with the relevant provisions o the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1969, as in effect on the date of such Mortgage Loan was originated.; (28) Deeds of Trust. If the related Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, then a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under such deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the related Mortgagor; (29) LTV; Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. Except with respect to Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans (as defined in Exhibit 10 hereto) if such Mortgage Loan had a Loan-to-Value Ratio of more than 80% at origination, and is not originated under an additional collateral mortgage loan program, such Mortgage Loan is and will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Mortgage Insurer, which insures the Seller or Servicer, its successors and assigns and insureds in the amount set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any related Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy ( which is not a "Lender-Paid" Primary Insurance Policy) obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance for the time period required by law and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. As of the date of origination, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is as specified in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule. ; (30) Occupancy. As of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law; (31) Supervision and Examination by a Federal or State Authority. Each Mortgage Loan either was (a) closed in the name of the Cendant Mortgage, or (b) closed in the name of another entity that is either a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or an institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act (a "HUD Approved Mortgagee"), and was so at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated (Cendant Mortgage or such other entity, the "Originator") or (c) closed in the name of a loan broker under the circumstances described in the following sentence. If such Mortgage Loan was originated through a loan broker, such Mortgage Loan met the Originator's underwriting criteria at the time of origination and was originated in accordance with the Originator's policies and procedures and the Originator acquired such Mortgage Loan from the loan broker contemporaneously with the origination thereof. The Mortgage Loans that the Trust is selling to Purchaser were originated by or on behalf of Cendant Mortgage and subsequently assigned to the Trust. (32) Adjustments. All of the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance, if any, are enforceable and such adjustments will not affect the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage; all such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan have been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage Loan; (33) Insolvency Proceedings; Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act. The related Mortgagor (1) is not the subject of any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not notified the Seller of any relief requested by or allowed to such Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; (34) FNMA/FHLMC Documents. Such Mortgage Loan was closed on standard FNMA or FHLMC documents or on such documents otherwise acceptable to them. (35) Acceptable Investment. To the best of Seller's knowledge, there is no circumstance or condition with respect to the related Mortgage File, Mortgage, Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor or Mortgagor's credit standing, including but not limited to 'limited income documentation programs' whereby the lending decision is based upon factors other than the Mortgagor's income, that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors to regard such Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause such Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of such Mortgage Loan; (36) No Fraud. No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or fraud in respect of such Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person in connection with the origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan; (37) Insurance Policies. To the best of the Seller's knowledge, no action, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence in respect of such Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person (including the related Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer or any party involved in the origination of such Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance relating to such Mortgage Loan) that might result in a failure or impairment of full and timely coverage under any insurance policy required to be obtained for such Mortgage Loan; (38) Disclosure Materials. The related Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of conventional mortgage loans and has executed a written acknowledgment to such effect, which acknowledgment is contained in the Servicer's Mortgage File: (39) No Trade-In or Exchange. Such Mortgage Loan was not made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the sale or exchange of an REO Property; (40) No Environmental Hazards. As of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Seller had no actual knowledge of the presence of any Hazardous Substances, or other environmental hazards, on, in, or that could affect the related Mortgaged Property; (41) Sellers agree that is shall not solicit any mortgage (in writing or otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided that mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television on radio, in magazines, on the Internet, or in newspapers or including messages in billing statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall not constitute "direct solicitation" and shall not violate this covenant. (42) The Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located: ( 43) With respect to each Cooperative Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, enforceable and subsisting first security interest on the related cooperative shares securing the related cooperative note, subject only to (a) liens of the cooperative for unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor's pro rata share of the cooperative's payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Security Agreement. There are no liens against or security interest in the cooperative shares relating to each Cooperative Loan (except for unpaid maintenance, assessments and other amounts owed to the related cooperative which individually or in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on such Cooperative Loans), which have priority over the Seller's security interest in such cooperative shares; (44) With respect to each Cooperative Loan, a search for filings of financing statements has been made by a Seller competent to make the same, which Seller is acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the cooperative unit is located, and such search has not found anything which would materially and adversely affect the Cooperative Loan; (45) With respect to each Cooperative Loan, the related cooperative corporation that owns title to the related cooperative apartment building is a "cooperative housing corporation" within the meaning of Section 216 of the Internal Revenue Code, and is in material compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws which, if not complied with, could have a material adverse effect on the Mortgaged Property; (46) With respect to each Cooperative Loan, (a) the terms of the related proprietary lease or occupancy agreement is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (b) there is no provision in such proprietary lease or occupancy agreement which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the cooperative shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative, and (c) there is no prohibition against pledging the shares of the cooperative corporation or assigning the cooperative (47) The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single, contiguous parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a townhouse, provided, however, that any condominium project or planned unit development shall conform with the applicable Cendant Guide requirements regarding such dwellings, and no residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling. As of the respective appraisal date for each Mortgaged Property, no portion of the Mortgaged Property was being used for commercial purposes. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimus planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets Cendant Guide eligibility requirements or is located in a condominium or planned unit development project which has received Cendant project approval and the representations and warranties required by Cendant with respect to such condominium or planned unit development have been made and remain true and correct in all respects; (48) The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than 30 years, with interest payable in arrears on the first day of each month. As to each Mortgage Loan on each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index plus the applicable Gross Margin, rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of 0.125% indicated by the Mortgage Note; provided that the Mortgage Interest Rate will not increase or decrease by more than the applicable Periodic Cap on any Adjustment Date, and will in no event exceed the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate or be lower than the minimum Mortgage Interest Rate listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for such Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which is sufficient, during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. As to each Mortgage Loan, if the related Mortgage Interest Rate changes on an adjustment date, the then outstanding principal balance will be reamortized over the remaining life of such Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization. None of the Mortgage Loans contain a balloon feature, are graduated payment mortgages or shared appreciation mortgages; (49) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a Buydown Mortgage Loan: (i) On or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Company and the Mortgagor, or the Company, the Mortgagor and the seller of the Mortgaged Property or a third party entered into a Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides that the seller of the Mortgaged Property (or third party) shall deliver to the Company temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the aggregate undiscounted amount of payments that, when added to the amount the Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in accordance with the terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full scheduled Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The temporary Buydown Funds enable the Mortgagor to qualify for the Buydown Mortgage Loan. The effective interest rate of a Buydown Mortgage Loan if less than the interest rate set forth in the related Mortgage Note will increase within the Buydown Period as provided in the related Buydown Agreement so that the effective interest rate will be equal to the interest rate as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. The Buydown Mortgage Loan satisfies the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx guidelines; (ii) The Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather than the payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount of the Monthly Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are available. The Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or to increase the Appraised Value of the Mortgage Property when calculating the Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of the Agreement and, if the Buydown Funds were provided by the Company and if required under Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac guidelines, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to the appraiser of the Mortgaged Property; Section 3.04 Repurchase. (1) It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination of any Mortgage File. (2) Upon discovery by either of the Sellers or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01, 3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interest of Purchaser therein, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. (3) Unless permitted a greater period of time to cure as set forth in Section 2.04, the applicable Seller shall have a period of 60 days from the earlier of either discovery by or receipt of written notice from the Purchaser to the Seller of any breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01, 3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interest of Purchaser therein(a "Defective Mortgage Loan"; provided that "Defective Mortgage Loan" shall also include any Mortgage Loan treated or designated as such in accordance with Section 2.04) within which to correct or cure such breach. If such breach can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected to be cured within the 60-day period, then the applicable Seller shall have such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure such breach provided that the Seller has commenced curing or correcting such breach and is diligently pursuing same. Each Seller hereby covenants and agrees with respect to each Mortgage Loan conveyed by it that, if any breach relating thereto cannot be corrected or cured within the applicable cure period or such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser, then such Seller shall, at the direction of the Purchaser, repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan at the applicable Repurchase Price. (4) Any repurchase of a Defective Mortgage Loan required hereunder shall be accomplished by payment of the applicable Repurchase Price within 3 Business Days of expiration of the applicable time period referred to above in paragraph 3.04(3) by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser's Account. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of a Seller (a) set forth in this Section 3.04(4) to cure any breach of such Seller's representations and warranties contained in Section 3.03 or to repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan(s) and (b) set forth in Section 9.01 to indemnify the Purchaser in connection with any breach of a Seller's representations and warranties contained in Section 3.03 shall constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of such representations and warranties. (5) The parties further agree that, in recognition of the Trust's rights against Cendant Mortgage with respect to the Mortgage Loans acquired by it from Cendant Mortgage and conveyed to the Purchaser hereunder, the Purchaser shall have the right to cause Cendant Mortgage to repurchase directly any Defective Mortgage Loan (other than as a result of a breach by the Trust of Section 3.03 (3) or 3.03(15) hereof, in which case the Purchaser shall have the right to cause the Trust to repurchase directly the Defective Mortgage Loan) acquired hereunder by the Purchaser from the Trust. Section 3.05 Certain Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer. Without incurring undue effort or any cost except the Seller's overhead or employees' salaries, each Seller shall take reasonable steps to assist the Purchaser, if the Purchaser so requests, in securitizing the Mortgage Loans and selling undivided interests in such Mortgage Loans in a public offering or private placement or selling participating interests in such Mortgage Loans, which steps may include, (a) providing any information relating to the Mortgage Loans reasonably necessary to assist in the preparation of any disclosure documents, (b) providing information relating to delinquencies and defaults with respect to the Servicer's servicing portfolio (or such portion thereof as is similar to the Mortgage Loans), (c) entering into any other servicing, custodial or other similar agreements, that are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and which contain such provisions as are customary in securitizations rated "AAA" (including a securitization involving a REMIC) (a "Securitization"), and (d) providing as of the date of such securitization representations and warranties as to the Seller and the Mortgage Loans, which are consistent with the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, but modified, if necessary, to reflect changes since the Funding Date and also providing such reasonable and customary indemnification to the Purchaser or its affiliates. In connection with such a Securitization, the Purchaser may be required to engage a master servicer or trustee to determine the allocation of payments to and make remittances to the certificateholders, at the Purchaser's sole cost and expense. In the event that a master servicer or trustee to determine the allocation of payments to and make remittances to the certificateholders is requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the reasonable and customary requirements of such Securitization, which may include the Servicer's acting as a subservicer in a master servicing arrangement. With respect to the then owners of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall thereafter deal solely with such master servicer or trustee, as the case may be with respect to such Mortgage Loans which are subject to the Securitization and shall not be required to deal with any other party with respect to such Mortgage Loans.The cost of such securitization shall be borne by the Purchaser, other than the Seller's overhead or employees' salaries. ARTICLE IV: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS PREDCEDENT TO FUNDING Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties. The Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller that as of each Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (1) Due Organization. The Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Purchaser by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Purchaser is or will be in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage Loan. (2) Due Authority. The Purchaser had the full power and authority and legal right to acquire the Mortgage Loans that it acquired. The Purchaser has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); (3) No Conflict. None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition , of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser's organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans; (4) Ability to Perform. The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement; (5) No Material Default. The Purchaser is not in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform under this Agreement, nor, to the of the Purchaser's knowledge, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both) would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (6) No Change in Business. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Purchaser since the date of the Purchaser's financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (7) Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, threatened, against the Purchaser, which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Purchaser would adversely affect the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any material liability of the Purchaser, or draw into question the validity of this Agreement, or the Mortgage Loans or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Purchaser; (8) Broker. The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction. (9) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date; (10) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary course of business of the Purchaser; and (11) Non-Petition Agreement. The Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day (or if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect) after the payment in full of all rated obligations of Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke or cause Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust to invoke the process of any governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or other similar official of Xxxxxx'x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust. This covenant and agreement shall be binding upon the Purchaser and any assignee or transferee of the Purchaser. (12) The Purchaser agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided that mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television, on radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall not constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant. Section 4.02. Conditions Precedent to Closing. Each purchase of Mortgage Loans hereunder shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) All of the representations and warranties of Seller under the Cendant Guide, and of Seller and Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Funding Date, and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement or under the Cendant Guide; (b) Purchaser shall have received, or Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documentsas specified herein, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof; and (c) All other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied with. Subject to the foregoing conditions, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on each Funding Date the applicable Purchase Price as provided herein. ARTICLE V: ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 5.01 Cendant Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents; Consent of the Purchaser. (1) The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans and REO Property from and after each Funding Date in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, applicable law, Acceptable Servicing Procedures and the terms and provisions of this Agreement for and on behalf of, and in the best interests of, the Purchaser (without taking into account any relationship the Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or other Person, the participation, if any, of the Servicer in any financing provided in connection with the sale of any Mortgaged Property, or the Servicer's obligation to advance any expenses or incur any costs in the performance of its duties hereunder) in accordance with a standard that is not less than the higher of (a) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which it services similar assets held for its own or its Affiliates' account and (b) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which it services similar assets for third party institutional investors, in each case giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional mortgage loan servicers utilized with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans. Subject to the foregoing standards, in connection with such servicing and administration, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer of the collectibility of payments on the Mortgage Loans or shall be construed as impairing or adversely affecting any rights or benefits specifically provided by this Agreement to the Seller, including with respect to Servicing Fees. Any Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans (as defined in Exhibit 10 hereto), will be serviced in accordance with the terms of the Additional Collateral Assignment and Servicing Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 10) and the terms of this Agreement. (2) To the extent consistent with Section 5.01(1) and further subject to any express limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Servicer (acting alone or, solely in the circumstances permitted hereunder, acting through a subservicer) shall have full power and authority to do or cause to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such servicing and administration, including the power and authority (a) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents (including estoppel certificates), (b) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (c) to submit claims to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, (d) to consent to the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the restoration of the applicable Mortgaged Property or otherwise, (e) to bring an action in a court of law, including an unlawful detainer action, to enforce rights of the Purchaser with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (f) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property, and (g) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action not provided for in this Agreement that is materially inconsistent with or materially prejudices the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan or under this Agreement. If reasonably requested by the Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including documents relating to the foreclosure, receivership, management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale (in foreclosure or otherwise) of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the ability of the Servicer to lend money to (whether on a secured or unsecured basis), and otherwise generally engage in any kind of business or dealings with, any Mortgagor as though the Servicer were not a party to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby. Unless such business or dealings adversely affect the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interest of Purchaser in a Mortgage Loan. (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein: (a) the Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser or its designee will (subject to the provisions of Section 5.13) retain title to, and ownership of, the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties and that the Servicer does not hereby acquire any title to, security interest in, or other rights of any kind in or to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property or any portion thereof, unless otherwise requested by the Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.13; 5.13 says we can take title (b) the Servicer shall not file any lien or any other encumbrance on, exercise any right of setoff against, or attach or assert any claim in or on any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, unless authorized pursuant to a judicial or administrative proceeding or a court order; (c) the Servicer shall, in servicing the Mortgage Loans, follow and comply with the servicing guidelines established by FNMA, provided that the Servicer shall specifically notify the Purchaser in writing and obtain the Purchaser's written consent (such approval will not be unreasonably withheld) prior to the Servicer taking any of the following actions: (1) modifying, amending or waiving any of the financial terms of, or making any other material modifications to, a Mortgage Loan, ; (2) selling any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property; (3) making, with respect to any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, Servicing Advances (irrespective of whether non-recoverable); provided that the Servicer shall not be required to so advise the Purchaser to the extent that each related Servicing Advance as to the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property is not in excess of $10,000; (4) forgiving principal or interest on, or permitting to be satisfied at a discount, any Mortgage Loan; (5) accepting substitute or additional collateral, or releasing any collateral, for a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser has not approved or rejected in writing any proposed action(s) recommended by the Servicer to be taken hereunder within 20 Business Days of the date such recommendation is made, then the Purchaser shall be deemed to have rejected such recommended action(s) and theServicer shall not take any such action(s); (d) the Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan and the date thereof and shall deliver to the Purchaser, for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment promptly following the execution thereof; (e) the Servicer shall remain primarily liable for the full performance of its obligations hereunder notwithstanding any appointment by the Servicer of a subservicer or subservicers hereunder; and (f) the Purchaser may at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion, upon 10 Business Days written notice to the Servicer, terminate the Servicer's servicing obligations hereunder with respect to (1) any REO Property or (2) any Mortgage Loan that, in accordance with the Purchaser's internal credit classification criteria, has been classified as "doubtful" or a "loss." Upon the effectiveness of any such termination of the Servicer's servicing obligations with respect to any such REO Property or Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver all agreements, documents, and instruments related thereto to the Purchaser, in accordance with applicable law. Section 5.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Servicer will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans, which procedures shall in any event comply with the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01. Furthermore, the Servicer shall ascertain and estimate annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgages, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. Section 5.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. The Servicer shall, within five (5) calendar days following each Record Date, deliver to the Purchaser monthly reports (substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.03(a) and Exhibit 5.03(b) attached hereto) with respect to all Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans. In addition, the Servicer shall, within one (1) Business Day following the occurrence of any foreclosure sale with respect to any Mortgaged Property, deliver to the Purchaser a notice of foreclosure sale substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.03(c) attached hereto. Section 5.04 Establishment of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts constituting Eligible Accounts, with any funds in excess of the current FDIC established insurance limits invested in Permitted Investments. The creation of any Collection Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit 5.04-1 attached hereto, in the case of an account established with the Servicer, or a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5.04-2 attached hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer. In either case, a copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account on a daily basis, within two Business Days after receipt (or as otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement in the case of clauses (7), (8) and (9) of this Section 5.04) and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to each Funding Date, or received by it prior to the Funding Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Funding Date: 1) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; 2) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans; 3) all Liquidation Proceeds; 4) all REO Disposition Proceeds 4) all Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 5.10 and 5.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Properties or released to the applicable Mortgagors in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures and Acceptable Servicing Procedures, the related Mortgages or applicable law; 5) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures, the related Mortgage or applicable law; 6) any Monthly Advances in accordance with Section 6.03; 7) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit to be made from the Servicer's own funds without reimbursement therefor; 8) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.16(ii) in connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and 9) any amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Sections 7.01 or 7.02 or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof. 10) interest on the amount of any Payoff at the related Remittance Rate to the end of the month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs. The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 7.01, need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation. Section 5.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account. The Servicer may, from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, withdraw amounts from the Collection Account for the following purposes (without duplication): 1) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances (other than with respect to REO Properties) that are approved by the Purchaser as being non-recoverable in accordance with Section 6.04; 2) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts, at the times and in the manner provided for in Section 6.01; 3) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this Subsection 3 being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or interest with respect to which any such Monthly Advance was made; 4) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than with respect to REO Properties) and for unreimbursed Monthly Advances, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this Subsection 4 with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Servicer's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where a Seller or the Servicer is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 2.04, 3.04 and/or 7.02, the Servicer's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent and subordinate to the payment to the Purchaser of the applicable Repurchase Price and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; 5) to pay to itself, solely out of the interest portion of the Monthly Payment actually received with respect to a Mortgage Loan during the period ending on the most recent Determination Date, the Servicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage Loan; 6) to pay to itself as additional servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Collection Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date) and (b) any prepayment penalties or premiums relating to any Principal Prepayments; provided that no such amounts shall be payable as servicing compensation to the extent they relate to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a default, breach, violation, or event of acceleration exists or would exist but for the lapse of time, the giving of notice, or both; 7) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Sections 2.04, 3.04 and/or 7.02 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related Repurchase Price is determined (except to the extent that such amounts constitute part of the Repurchase Price to be remitted to the Purchaser); 8) to remove any amounts deposited into the Collection Account in error; and 9) to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon the termination of this Agreement, with any funds contained therein to be distributed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 10) to make payments to the primary mortgage insurer for Mortgage Loans with lender-paid Primary Insurance Policy. The Servicer shall keep and maintain a separate, detailed accounting, on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to this Section. Section 5.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow. The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form shown on Exhibit 5.06-1 attached hereto, in the case of an account established with the Servicer, or a letter agreement in the form shown on Exhibit 5.06-2 attached hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer, such depository having been consented to by the Purchaser. In either case, a copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall deposit in each Escrow Account on a daily basis, and retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the related Mortgage Loans for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under Sections 5.07 and/or 5.08. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Servicer shall be responsible for ensuring that the administrator of the Escrow Account complies with all applicable laws, and shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser harmless with respect to the administration of such Accounts. Section 5.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts. Withdrawals from any Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, hazard insurance premiums, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage, (ii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan that represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages, (iv) if permitted by applicable law, for transfer to the Collection Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, (vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, (vii) to reimburse a Mortgagor in connection with the making of the Payoff of the related Mortgage Loan or the termination of all or part of the escrow requirement in connection with the Mortgage Loan, (viii) to remove any amounts deposited into the Escrow Account in error; or (ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. Section 5.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of Primary Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums, and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage and applicable law. If a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, then the Servicer shall require that any such payments be made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments but shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect a Primary Insurance Policy, conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section 3.03(29), issued by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is required. Such coverage will be maintained in accordance with Acceptable Servicing Procedures and until such time, if any, as such insurance is required to be released in accordance with the provisions of applicable law including, but not limited to, the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998. The Servicer shall assure that all premiums due under any Primary Insurance Policy are paid in a timely manner, but, shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for premiums paid by the Servicer on behalf of any Mortgagor who is obligated to pay such premiums but fails to do so. The Servicer shall not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect on the Funding Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Mortgage Insurer . The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 7.01, the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Insurance Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, then the Servicer shall obtain, and, except as otherwise provided above, maintain, a replacement Primary Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Primary Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 5.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal in accordance with Section 5.05. Section 5.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Servicer may transfer the Collection Account or any Escrow Account to a different depository institution from time to time; provided that (i) no such transfer shall be made unless all certifications or letter agreements required under Section 5.04 have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and (ii) concurrently upon any such transfer, the Servicer shall give written notice thereof to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Collection Account and each Escrow Account shall at all times constitute Eligible Accounts. To the extent that at any time the funds in either the Collection Account or the Escrow Account should exceed the FDIC maximum insurance limit, (the "Excess Amount"), the Servicer shall put such Excess Amounts into Permitted Investments, which funds shall be brought back into the Collection Account or Escrow Account, as the case may be, for distribution to the Purchaser on the related Remittance Date. Section 5.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (b) the greater of (1) the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or (2) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer. If any Mortgaged Property is in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made available, then the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the National Flood Insurance Program with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or (b) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire, hazard and liability insurance, and to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Note Rate and related Servicing Advances. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Servicer, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of, or material change in, coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies (a) currently reflect (1) a general policyholder's rating of B+ or better and a financial size category of III or better in Best's Key Rating Guide, or (2) a general policyholder's rating of "A" or "A-" or better in Best's Key Rating Guide, and (b) are licensed to do business in the state wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer may accept a policy underwritten by Lloyd's of London or, if it is the only coverage available, coverage under a state's Fair Access to Insurance Requirement (FAIR) Plan. If a hazard policy becomes in danger of being terminated, or the insurer ceases to have the ratings noted above, the Servicer shall notify the Purchaser and the related Mortgagor, and shall use its best efforts, as permitted by applicable law, to obtain from another qualified insurer a replacement hazard insurance policy substantially and materially similar in all respects to the original policy. In no event, however, shall a Mortgage Loan be without a hazard insurance policy at any time, subject only to Section 5.11. Pursuant to Section 5.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Acceptable Servicing Procedures, shall be deposited in the Collection Account within one Business Day after receipt, subject to withdrawal in accordance with Section 5.05. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating remittances to the Purchaser, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need be required by the Servicer of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. Section 5.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy . If the Servicer obtains and maintains a blanket policy issued by an issuer that has a Best's Key rating of A+:V insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 5.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 5.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 5.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 5.10 and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause; provided that the Servicer shall not be entitled to obtain reimbursement therefor. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 5.12 Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies that would meet the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC on all officers, employees or other Persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the "Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond" and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses, including losses arising by virtue of any Mortgage Loan not being satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.02 and/or losses resulting from or arising in connection with forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of or by such Persons. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 5.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA Guide and by FHLMC in the FHLMC Servicing Guide. The Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Funding Date: (i) a certified true copy of the Fidelity Bond and insurance policy; (ii) a written statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days prior written notice to the Purchaser; and (iii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy provides that the Purchaser is a beneficiary or loss payee thereunder. Section 5.13 Management of REO Properties. If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure (each, an "REO Property"), the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or the Person (which may be the Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser) designated by the Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser or such Person is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Servicer from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. The Servicer (acting alone or through a subservicer), on behalf of the Purchaser, shall, subject to Section 5.01(iii)(c), dispose of any REO Property pursuant to Section 5.14. Unless an appraisal prepared by an MAI Appraiser who is Independent in accordance with the provisions of 12 C.F.R. 225.65 shall have been obtained in connection with the acquisition of such REO Property, promptly following any acquisition by the Purchaser (through the Servicer) of an REO Property, the Servicer shall obtain a narrative appraisal thereof (at the expense of the Purchaser) in order to determine the fair market value of such REO Property. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser of the results of such appraisal. The Servicer shall also cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least as required by Acceptable Servicing Practices thereafter, and Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses in connection therewith in accordance with this Agreement. The Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Servicer's Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall also furnish to the Purchaser the applicable reports required under Section 8.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if a REMIC election has been or is to be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties are held, then the Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 86OG(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of any "income from non-permitted assets" within the meaning of Section 86OF(a)(2)(B) or any "net income from foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 86OG(c)(2) of the Code (or comparable provisions of any successor or similar legislation). The Servicer shall deposit and hold all revenues and funds collected and received in connection with the operation of each REO Property in the Collection Account, and the Servicer shall account separately for revenues and funds received or expended with respect to each REO Property. The Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement (and, in particular, Section 5.01(iii)(c)), to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent with the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01. In connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the Collection Account all revenues and collections received or collected by it with respect to each REO Property, including all proceeds of any REO Disposition. Subject to Section 5.15(iv), the Servicer shall withdraw (without duplication) from the Collection Account, but solely from the revenues and collections received or collected by it with respect to a specific REO Property, such funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property, including the following: (1) all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property; (2) all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon; (3) all customary and reasonable costs and expenses necessary to maintain, repair, appraise, evaluate, manage or operate such REO Property (including the customary and reasonable costs incurred by any "managing agent" retained by the Servicer in connection with the maintenance, management or operation of such REO Property); (4) all reasonable costs and expenses of restoration improvements, deferred maintenance and tenant improvements; and (5) all other reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that the Servicer may suffer or incur in connection with its performance of its obligations under this Section (other than costs and expenses that the Servicer is expressly obligated to bear pursuant to this Agreement). To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (1) through (5) above, the Servicer shall, subject to Section 6.04, advance the amount of funds required to cover the shortfall with respect thereto. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of any failure by the Servicer to make a Servicing Advance of the type specified in clauses (1) or () above (irrespective of whether such Servicing Advance is claimed to be non-recoverable by the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04). Following the consummation of an REO Disposition, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser, in accordance with Section 6.01, any proceeds from such REO Disposition in the Collection Account following the payment of all expenses and Servicing Advances relating to the subject REO Property. Section 5.14 Sale of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Subject to Section 5.01 (and, specifically, Section 5.01(3)(c)) and Section 5.15, the Servicer shall offer to sell any REO Property no later than the time determined by the Servicer to be sufficient to result in the sale of such REO Property on or prior to the purchase date specified in Section 5.15(3). In accordance with the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01, the Servicer shall solicit bids and offers from Persons for the purchase of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property and, upon receipt thereof, promptly (but in any event within 3 Business Days) present such bids and offers to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall not accept any bid or offer for any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property except in compliance with Section 5.01(3(c). The Purchaser may reject any bid or offer if the Purchaser determines the rejection of such bid or offer would be in the best interests of the Purchaser. If the Purchaser rejects any bid or offer, the Servicer shall, if appropriate, seek an extension of the 2 year period referred to in Section 5.15. Subject to Section 5.01 (and, specifically, Section 5.01(3)(c)) and Section 5.15, the Servicer shall act on behalf of the Purchaser in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. The terms of sale of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property shall be in the sole discretion of the Purchaser. Any sale of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any REO Disposition shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Purchaser or the Servicer, and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then the Servicer shall have no liability to the Purchaser with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Purchaser. The proceeds of any sale after deduction of the expenses of such sale incurred in connection therewith shall be promptly deposited in (a) if such sale is an REO Disposition, in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.13 and (b) in any other circumstance, the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.04. Section 5.15 Realization Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. (1) Subject to Section 5.01(iii)(c), the Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can, in accordance with Acceptable Servicing Procedures, be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 5.01 and (b) such foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance with Section 5.01. The Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance of any property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable to it as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through Insurance Proceeds (in accordance with Section 5.05) or from any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan(including REO Disposition Proceeds). The Servicer shall be required to advance funds for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in any such foreclosure proceedings; provided that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated by Section 5.05. (2) Upon any Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property, the Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser thereof, specifying the date on which such Mortgaged Property became an REO Property. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by it, protect and conserve such REO Property in accordance with the servicing standards set forth in Section 5.01 and may, subject to Section 5.01(3)(c) and incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the Purchaser, rent the same, or any part thereof, for the period to the sale of such REO Property. (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser shall not, and the Servicer shall not on the Purchaser's behalf, acquire any real property (or personal property incident to such real property) except in connection with a default or a default that is imminent on a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser acquires any real property (or personal property incident to such real property) in connection with such a default, then such property shall be disposed of by the Servicer in accordance with this Section and Section 5.14 as soon as possible but in no event later than 2 years after its acquisition by the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser, unless the Servicer obtains, at the expense of the Purchaser, in a timely fashion an extension from the Internal Revenue Service for an additional specified period. (4) Any recommendation of the Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted Mortgage Loan shall be subject to a determination by the Servicer that the proceeds of such foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing such a proceeding. The income earned from the management of any REO Property, net of reimbursement to the Servicer for Servicing Advances and fees for work-out compensation in accordance with the FHLMC Servicing Guide, incurred with respect to such REO Property under Section 5.13, shall be applied to the payment of the costs and expenses set forth in Section 5.13(iv), with any remaining amounts to be promptly deposited in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.13. (5) If, in the exercise of its servicing obligations with respect to any Mortgaged Property hereunder, the Servicer deems it is necessary or advisable to obtain an Environmental Assessment, then the Servicer shall so obtain an Environmental Assessment, it being understood that all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with any such Environmental Assessment (including the cost thereof) shall be deemed to be Servicing Advances recoverable by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.13(4). Such Environmental Assessment shall (a) assess whether (1) such Mortgaged Property is in material violation of applicable Environmental Laws or (2) after consultation with an environmental expert, taking the actions necessary to comply with applicable Environmental Laws is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions, and (b) identify whether (1) any circumstances are present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation, or (2) if such circumstances exist, after consultation with an environmental expert, taking such actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such actions. (The conditions described in the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be referred to herein as "Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure.") If any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Servicer is hereby authorized to and shall perform such additional environmental testing as it deems necessary and prudent to establish the satisfaction of the foregoing Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure or to proceed in accordance with Subsection (6) or (7), as the case may be, below (such additional testing thereafter being included in the term "Environmental Assessment"). (6) If an Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in accordance with Subsection 5 of this Section 5.15 establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure is not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property, but the Servicer in good faith reasonably believes that it is in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to proceed against such Mortgaged Property and, if title thereto is acquired, to take such remedial, corrective or other action with respect to the unsatisfied condition or conditions as may be prescribed by applicable law to satisfy such condition or conditions, then the Servicer shall so notify the Purchaser. If, pursuant to Section 5.01(iii)(c), the Purchaser has notified the Servicer in writing to proceed against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall so proceed. The cost of any remedial, corrective or other action contemplated by the preceding sentence in respect of any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure that is not satisfied shall not be an expense of the Servicer and the Servicer shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in connection with any such action. (7) If an Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in accordance with Subsection 5 of this Section 5.15 establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure is not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property and, in accordance with Section 5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser elects or is deemed to have elected not to proceed against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall, subject to Section 5.01(3)(c), take such action as Purchaser and Servicer shall agree upon. . (8) Prior to the Servicer taking any action with respect to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials on any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall request the approval of the Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.01(3(c) and, if such action is approved by the Purchaser, (a) keep the Purchaser apprised of the progress of such action; and (b) take such action in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. Section 5.16 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account. The Servicer may direct any depository institution which holds a Collection Account to invest the funds in the Collection Account in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. In the event amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer shall: (a) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and (b) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Servicer or notice from the Purchaser that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Collection Account. All income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 5.05. The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such loss. ARTICLE V: REPORTS; REMITTANCES; ADVANCES Section 6.01 Remittances. (1) On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser (a) all amounts credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date (including (1) the amount of any Payoff, together with interest thereon at the related Remittance Rate to the end of the month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs and (2) all proceeds of any REO Disposition net of amounts payable to the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.13), net of charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account in accordance with Section 5.05, which charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account the Servicer shall make solely on such Remittance Date, plus (b) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to Section 6.03; provided that the Servicer shall not be required to remit, until the next following Remittance Date, Prepaid Monthly Payments and minus principal prepayments received after the last calendar day of the month preceding the Remittance Date. any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date. (2) All remittances made to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date will be made to the Purchaser or Purchaser's designee by wire transfer of immediately available funds accordingly to the instructions that will be provided by Purchaser to the Servicer. (3) With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A., New York, New York, as its prime lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid by the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. Neither the payment by the Servicer nor the acceptance by the Purchaser of any such interest shall be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser of any Event of Default. Section 6.02 Reporting. On or before the 5th calendar day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day) of each month during the term hereof, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser monthly accounting reports in the form of Exhibits 6.02(a) through 6.02(g) attached hereto with respect to the most recently ended Monthly Period and the 6.02 (b) will be given in electronic form.. . The Purchaser may assess penalty fees in accordance with The FNMA Guidefor late or incorrect reporting. The Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. Section 6.03 Monthly Advances by the Servicer. (1) Not later than the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account an amount equal to all Monthly Payments not previously advanced by the Servicer (with interest adjusted to the Remittance Rate) that were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The Servicer may reduce the total amount to be deposited in the Collection Account as required by the foregoing sentence by the amount of funds in the Collection Account which represent Prepaid Monthly Payments. (2) The Servicer's obligations to make Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the remittance of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided that such obligation shall cease if the Servicer furnishes to the Purchaser an Officers' Certificate evidencing the determination by the Servicer in accordance with Section 6.04 that advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan are non-recoverable. Section 6.04 Non-recoverable Advances. The determination by the Servicer that any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a non-recoverable advance shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Purchaser detailing the reasons for such determination, with copies of a relevant appraisal by an MAI Appraiser who is Independent and, if such reports are to be used to determine that any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance would be a non-recoverable advance, all engineers' reports, environmental reports or other information relevant thereto that support such determination. Such Officers' Certificate shall set forth the Servicer's considerations in reaching its conclusion that such advance is non-recoverable, and such conclusion shall be based upon, in addition to the above-described appraisal and reports, income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy, property inspections, servicer inquiries and other information of similar nature that support the Servicer's conclusion that such advance is non-recoverable. The Purchaser shall have a period of 45 days following the later of (i) the receipt by the Purchaser of such Officers' Certificate and all documentation supplied by the Servicer relating thereto and (ii) the receipt by the Purchaser of such other related documentation or information as shall have been reasonably requested by the Purchaser within 30 days following the delivery of such Officers' Certificate, to approve, by the exercise by the Purchaser of its reasonable credit judgment, the subject Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance as a non-recoverable advance. Only if the Purchaser has so approved any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance as non-recoverable shall the Servicer be entitled to reimbursement for such non-recoverable advance (solely to the extent made) as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.13, as applicable. The Servicer shall also deliver to the Purchaser from time to time upon request copies of any appraisals and other reports or information of the type described in this Section 6.04 that it possesses relative to any Mortgaged Property. Section 6.05 Itemization of Servicing Advances. The Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with an itemization of all Servicing Advances incurred or made by the Servicer hereunder not less than quarterly and at such other times as the Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request. ARTICLE VI: GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURE Section 7.01 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements. (1) The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto; provided that the Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any. (2) If the Servicer is prohibited from enforcing such "due-on-sale" clause, then the Servicer will enter into an assumption agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such Person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. (For purposes of this Section 7.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement.) If any Mortgage Loan is to be assumed, then the Servicer shall inquire into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee and shall use the same Cendant Mortgage underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the proposed transferee that are used with respect to underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Where an assumption is allowed, the Servicer, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if any, and subject to the conditions of Section 7.01(iii), shall, and is hereby authorized to, enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In no event shall the Note Rate, the amount of the Monthly Payment or the final maturity date be changed. The Servicer shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Purchaser's Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Purchaser's Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation for servicing the Mortgage Loans. (3) If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, then the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. Section 7.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification of a Servicing Officer, which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 5.04 have been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the Purchaser's Mortgage File held by the Purchaser or its designee. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Purchaser shall promptly release the related mortgage documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall promptly prepare and process any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account. If the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, or should it otherwise take such action which results in a reduction of the coverage under the Primary Insurance Policy, if any, then the Servicer shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Purchaser, and, within 10 Business Days following written demand therefor from the Purchaser to the Servicer, the Servicer shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser's Account. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance Policy, the Purchaser or Purchaser's designee shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Servicer to return the related Mortgage Loan documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Collection Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or nonjudicially, and the Servicer has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds were deposited in the Collection Account, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Servicer. Section 7.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain from interest payments actually collected on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan for a particular month shall become payable only upon the receipt by the Servicer from the Mortgagor of the full Monthly Payment in respect of such Mortgage Loan. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 7.01, late payment charges and other servicer compensation for modifications, short sales, and other services not to exceed those fees described in the FHLMC Servicing Guide shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Collection Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for herein. Section 7.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser on or before March 31 of each year, beginning with March 31, 2002, an Officers' Certificate stating that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, (ii) the Servicer has fully complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (iii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof. Section 7.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. On or before March 31 of each year beginning March 31, 2002, the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the mortgage loans generally that include a sampling of the Mortgage Loans, the provisions of Article VI have been complied with and, on the basis of such an examination conducted substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such servicing has been conducted in compliance with this Agreement, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. Section 7.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Servicer Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit, during business hours or at such other times as are reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon five days advance notice any and all of (i) the credit and other loan files relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgagors, (ii) any and all books, records, documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether held by the Servicer or by another) relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and (iii) any and all books, records, documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether held by the Servicer or by another) that are relevant to the performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be obligated to make the foregoing information available to the Purchaser at the site where such information is stored; provided that the Purchaser shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer in making such information available. ARTICLE VIII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER Section 8.01 The Servicer's Reporting Requirements. Electronic Format. If requested by the Purchaser or its designee, the Servicer shall supply any and all information regarding the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including all reports required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.03, Section 6.02 and this Section 8.01, to the Purchaser in electronic format reasonably acceptable to Purchaser. REO Property Reports. On or before the 3rd Business Day preceding each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser a report, in form acceptable to Purchaser, describing in reasonable detail the Servicer's efforts in connection with the sale of each REO Property and setting forth all operating income (including rental income) and operating expenses pertaining to each REO Property for the previous month, together with rent rolls, operating statements, and such other information as is referenced on such report pertaining to the REO Property. Additional Reports; Further Assurances. On or before the 3rd Business Day preceding each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) a report, acceptable to the Purchaser, describing in reasonable detail all Mortgage Loans that are 90 days or more delinquent and the Servicer's activities in connection with such delinquencies and (ii) a report (substantially in the form of Exhibit 8.01 attached hereto) with respect to delinquent Mortgage Loans. Utilizing resources reasonably available to the Servicer without incurring any cost except the Servicer's overhead and employees' salaries, the Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect to Mortgage Loans or REO Properties (provided the Purchaser shall have given the Servicer reasonable notice and opportunity to prepare such reports, information or documentation), including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations of any governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request. If any of such reports are not customarily prepared by the Servicer or require that the Servicer program data processing systems to create the reports, then the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer a fee mutually agreed to by the Purchaser and the Servicer taking into account the Servicer's actual time and cost in preparing such reports. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Financial Statements. The Servicer understands that, in connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans the Servicer's audited financial statements for its fiscal year 1999 and its audited financial statements for fiscal year 2000, together with any additional statements provided pursuant to the next sentence. During the term hereof, the Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser audited financial statements for each of its fiscal years following the Funding Date and all other financial statements prepared following the Funding Date to the extent any such statements are available upon request to the public at large. The Servicer also agrees to make available upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours to any prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the Servicer or the financial statements of the Servicer which may affect, in any material respect, the Servicer's ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, and to permit any prospective purchasers upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours to inspect the Servicer's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchasers that the Servicer has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement. ARTICLEIX: THE SELLERS Section 9.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. Each Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its directors, officers, agents, employees, and assignees (each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against any costs, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, irrespective of whether or not incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claim), fines, forfeitures, injuries, liabilities or losses ("Losses") suffered or sustained in any way by any such Person, no matter how or when arising (including Losses incurred or sustained in connection with any judgment, award, or settlement), in connection with or relating to (i) a breach by such Seller of any of its representations and warranties contained in Article III or (ii) a breach by such Seller of any of its covenants and other obligations contained herein including any failure to service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms hereof. The applicable Seller shall immediately (i) notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan and/or any REO Property (ii) assume the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including attorneys' fees, and (iii) promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment, award, or decree that may be entered against it or the Indemnified Party in respect of such claim. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Indemnified Party, at its expense, from retaining its own counsel to assist in any such proceedings or to observe such proceedings; provided that neither Seller shall be obligated to pay or comply with any settlement to which it has not consented. All amounts required to be paid or reimbursed by a Seller hereunder shall be paid or reimbursed as and when incurred by the Indemnified Party upon demand therefor by such Indemnified Party. Section 9.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller. Each Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation or a Delaware business trust, as applicable, under the laws of the state of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which a Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation (including by means of the sale of all or substantially all of such Seller's assets to such Person) to which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided that, unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, the successor or surviving Person, in the case of a merger or consolidation, etc. of the Servicer, shall be an institution qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of FNMA and FHLMC in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.02(1), shall not cause a rating on any security backed by a Mortgage Loan to be downgraded and shall satisfy the requirements of Section 12.01 with respect to the qualifications of a successor to such Seller. Section 9.03 Limitation on Liability of the Sellers and Others. Neither the Sellers nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Sellers shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to the express written instructions of the Purchaser, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided that this provision shall not protect the Sellers or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or any breach in the performance of the obligations and duties hereunder. The Sellers and any officer, employee or agent of the Sellers may rely in good faith on any document of any kind reasonably believed by the Sellers or such Person to be genuine and prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Sellers shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to their duties hereunder and which in their opinion may involve them in any expense or liability; provided that the Sellers may with the written consent of Purchaser undertake any such action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Sellers shall notify the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall either (1) authorize the removal of the expenses by the Seller from the Collection Account or (2) Remit the requested expenses to the Seller . Section 9.04 Servicer Not to Resign. With respect to the retention by Cendant Mortgage of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties hereunder, Cendant Mortgage acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon Cendant Mortgage's Independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Consequently, Cendant Mortgage shall not assign the servicing rights retained by it hereunder to any third party nor resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except (i) with the approval of the Purchaser, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) 30 Business Days following any determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by Cendant Mortgage. Any determination permitting the transfer of the servicing rights or the resignation of Cendant Mortgage under Subsection (ii) hereof shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser, which opinion of counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. ARTICLEX: DEFAULT Section 10.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following events shall occur and be continuing: (1) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 3 Business Days unless such failure to remit is due to a cause beyond the Servicer's control, including an act of God, act of civil, military or governmental authority, fire, epidemic, flood, blizzard, earthquake, riot, war, or sabotage, provided that the Servicer gives the Purchaser notice of such cause promptly and uses commercially reasonable efforts to correct such failure to remit and does so remit within 2 Business Days following the end of the duration of the cause of such failure to remit; or (2) any failure on the part of a Seller/Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of such Seller/Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 45 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the applicable Seller/Servicer by the Purchaser; provided that such 45-day period shall not begin with respect to any failure to cure or repurchase in accordance with Sections 2.04 and/or 3.04 until the expiration of the cure periods provided for in Sections 2.04 and/or 3.04, as applicable; (3) any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer, any consent by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer to the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer, or any admission by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer of its inability to pay its debts generally as the same become due; (4) any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer that remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing thereof; (5) any issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or substantially all of the assets of a Seller/Servicer; (6) any failure or inability of Cendant Mortgage to be eligible to service Mortgage Loans for FNMA or FHLMC; (7) any sale, transfer, assignment, or other disposition by a Seller/Servicer of all or substantially all of its property or assets to a Person who does not meet the qualifications enumerated or incorporated by reference into Section 9.02, any assignment by a Seller/Servicer of this Agreement or any of a Seller's/Servicer's rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with Section 9.04, or any action taken or omitted to be taken by a Seller/Servicer in contemplation or in furtherance of any of the foregoing, without the consent of the Purchaser; then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Sellers may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Sellers and The Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans(including the Servicing rights thereon) and the proceeds thereof subject to Section 12.01, without the Purchaser's incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in connection therewith; provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 10.01, this Agreement and all authority and power of the Sellers hereunder (whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the REO Properties or otherwise) shall automatically cease. On or after the receipt by the Sellers of such written notice, all authority and power of the Sellers under this Agreement (whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise) shall cease. ARTICLEXI: TERMINATION Section 11.01 Term and Termination. (1) The servicing obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement may be terminated as provided in Section 10.01 hereof. (2) In any case other than as provided under Subsection (1) hereof, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Sellers and Servicer hereunder shall terminate upon: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (b) the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser. (3) Upon any termination of this Agreement or the servicing obligations of the Servicer hereunder, then the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver all agreements, documents and instruments, including all Mortgage Files, and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect such termination, all at the Servicer's sole expense. In any such event, the Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting the termination of the Servicer's servicing responsibilities hereunder, including the transfer to the Purchaser or its designee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be contained in, or credited by the Servicer to, the Collection Account and/or the Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property. Section 11.02 Termination without Cause In the event that any Mortgage Loans become delinquent in their payment obligations, and the Purchaser has no disposition option other than to sell such non-performing Mortgage Loans to a third party purchaser on a servicing released basis, then Seller agrees to act in the following manner: (i) either allow the servicing function on such non-performing Mortgage Loans to be released to the Purchaser's third party purchaser; or (ii) purchase the non-performing Mortgage Loans from the Purchaser under the same price and terms which the Purchaser's third party purchaser would have purchased such non-performing Mortgage Loans. Section 11.03 Survival. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the representations and warranties of the parties contained herein and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto, as well as the other covenants hereof (including those set forth in Section 9.01) , shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns. Sellers further agree that the representations, warranties and covenants made by Sellers herein and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be relied upon by Purchaser notwithstanding any investigation heretofore made by Purchaser or on Purchaser's behalf. ARTICLE VIIII: GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 12.01 Successor to the Servicer. Upon the termination of the Servicer's servicing responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, or 11.01, the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement or (ii) appoint a successor servicer which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. If the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, then the Servicer shall continue to discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof (if applicable) all on the terms and conditions contained herein and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The termination of the Servicer's servicing responsibilities pursuant to any of the aforementioned Sections shall not, among other things, relieve the Servicer of its obligations pursuant to Section 2.04 and/or 7.02, the representations and warranties or other obligations set forth in Sections 2.04, 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under the various provisions of this Agreement. In addition, such termination shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination. Section 12.02 Governing Law. This Agreement is to be governed by, and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principals of conflicts of laws. The obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Section 12.03 Notices. Any notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered, sent by courier with delivery against signature therefor, mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar writing mailed or sent by courier as provided above, to (i) in the case of the Purchaser, EMC Mortgage Corporation; MacArthur Ridge II, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xx Xxxxx with copy to Bear Xxxxxxx 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention Legal Department, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Seller in writing by the Purchaser, (ii) in the case of the Cendant Mortgage, Cendant Mortgage Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing, and (iii) in the case of the Trust, c/o Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing ,or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the applicable Seller. Section 12.04 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, the invalidity of any such covenant, agreement, provision or term of this Agreement shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. Section 12.05 Schedules and Exhibits. The schedules and exhibits that are attached to this Agreement are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference. Section 12.06 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (1) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (2) any reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement, document, or instrument shall be a reference to this Agreement or any other such agreement, document, or instrument as the same has been amended, modified, or supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (as applicable); (3) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (4) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require; (5) a reference to a subsection without further reference to a section is a reference to such subsection as contained in the same section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (6) a reference to a "day" shall be a reference to a calendar day; (7) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and (8) the terms "include" and "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration. Section 12.07 Waivers and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of Remedies. This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended and the terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by authorized representatives of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by an authorized representative of the party waiving compliance. No such written instrument shall be effective unless it expressly recites that it is intended to amend, supersede, cancel, renew or extend this Agreement or to waive compliance with one or more of the terms hereof, as the case may be. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power or privilege, or any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any party may otherwise have at law or in equity. Section 12.08 Captions. All section titles or captions contained in this Agreement or in any schedule or exhibit annexed hereto or referred to herein, and the table of contents to this Agreement, are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Section 12.09 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Assigns. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first set forth herein upon the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties hereto. None of the Sellers shall assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Section 12.10 Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein), together with the Cendant Guide, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto. No amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly executed by the authorized representatives of the parties hereto. Section 12.11 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall take such additional action as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Sellers will promptly and duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser such documents and assurances and take such further action as the Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request in order to carry out more effectively the intent and purpose of this Agreement and to establish and protect the rights and remedies created or intended to be created in favor of the Purchaser.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers as of the date first written above. EMC Mortgage Corporation By: Name: Title: CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title: Vice President XXXXXX'X GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST (formerly known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST) By: Cendant Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator By: Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title: Vice President
Schedule B-1 On or prior to the Funding Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser, or its designee, each of the following documents for each Mortgage Loan:(i) The original Mortgage Note endorsed, "Pay to the order of ________________, without recourse" and signed in the name of the Seller by an authorized officer. In the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[SELLER], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[SELLER], formerly known as [previous name]";(ii) Original recorded Mortgage, with evidence of recording information thereon except for any Mortgage which has been forwarded to the appropriate recorder's office for recordation and which has not been returned by such recording officer, in which case the Seller shall deliver and release to Purchaser a certified true copy of any such Mortgage so certified by the Seller with evidence of such Mortgage's delivery to the appropriate recorder's office. In addition, the Seller shall deliver and release to the Purchaser the original recorded Mortgage within 90 days after the Funding Date;(iii) Original Assignment of Mortgage, in blank, which assignment shall be in form and substance acceptable for recording but not recorded. In the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the assignment must be by "[SELLER], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business under another name, the assignment must be by "[SELLER], formerly known as [previous name]";(iv) Original policy of title insurance, except for those Mortgage Loans originated within 60 days before the Funding Date, for which Mortgage Loans the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser the related binders. In addition, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser the original policy of title insurance within 90 days after the Funding Date. The policy must be properly endorsed, any necessary notices of transfer must be forwarded and any other action required to be taken must be taken in order to fully protect, under the terms of the policy and applicable law, Purchaser's interest as first mortgagee;(v) Original of all assumption, extensions and modification agreements;(vi) If required under Section 7, the original policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance, or where such insurance is provided by a master policy, a certified true copy of the master policy and the original certificate of insurance;(vii) Original recorded intermediate assignments of the Mortgage, including warehousing assignments, if any. (viii) Copies of documents evidencing the Borrower's pledge of additional collateral securing the Mortgage Loan, if applicable. (ix) With respect to a Cooperative Loan: (i) a copy of the cooperative lease and the assignment of such cooperative lease to the originator of the Mortgage Loan, with all intervening assignments showing a complete chain of title and an assignment thereof by Seller; (ii) the stock certificate together with an undated stock power relating to such stock certificate executed in blank; (iii) the recognition agreement in substantially same form as standard "AZTECH" form; (iv) copies of the financial statement filed by the originator as secured party and, if applicable, a filed UCC-3 Assignment of the subject security interest showing a complete chain of title, together with an executed UCC-3 Assignment of such security interest by the Seller in a form sufficient for filing (v) loan security agreement. EXHIBIT I-34 EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser, US BANK, NA Company, PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of March 1, 2003 (Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans)
TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I Section 1.01 Defined Terms.........................................................2 ARTICLE II Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase.................................................15 Section 2.02 Purchase Price........................................................15 Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans...........................................16 Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files................................16 Section 2.05 Books and Records.....................................................17 Section 2.06 Transfer of Mortgage Loans............................................18 Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...................................19 Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures............................................20 Section 2.09 Modification of Obligations..........................................21 ARTICLE III Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company.........................21 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.....................................24 Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution..............................................35 Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser.......................37 ARTICLE IV Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer............................................39 Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..................................42 Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.............................43 Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts................................45 Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.............................................46 Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts...................................48 Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.............................48 Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder...................49 Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts..................................................50 Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.......................................50 Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy..............................................51 Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance......................................................52 Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.....................53 Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date.........................................55 ARTICLE V Section 5.01 Distributions.........................................................55 Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser...........................................56 Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company.......................................57 Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports...................................................58 ARTICLE VI Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements.................................................58 Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.............................................59 Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation................................................60 Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.....................................61 Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report.................................61 Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records..........................61 Section 6.07 Indemnification regarding Section 6.04 and Section 6.05 ARTICLE VII Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required.....................................................62 ARTICLE VIII Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims...................................64 Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company................................64 Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others.....................65 Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign.......................................65 Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing..............................................66
ARTICLE IX Section 9.01 Events of Default.....................................................67 Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults....................................................68 ARTICLE X Section 10.01 Termination..........................................................69 Section 10.02 Termination without cause............................................69 ARTICLE XI Section 11.01 Successor to the Company.............................................69 Section 11.02 Amendment............................................................70 Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement.............................................71 Section 11.04 Governing Law........................................................71 Section 11.05 Notices..............................................................71 Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions...........................................72 Section 11.07 Exhibits.............................................................72 Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles......................................72 Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents............................................73 Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information.......................................73 Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage................................74 Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser..............................................74 Section 11.13 No Partnership.......................................................74 Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns....................................74 Section 11.15 Entire Agreement.....................................................74 Section 11.16 No Solicitation......................................................75 Section 11.17 Closing..............................................................75 Section 11.18 Cooperation of Company with Reconstitution...........................76 Section 11.19 Third Party Beneficiary...............................................76 EXHIBITS A-1 Contents of Mortgage File A-2 Contents of Servicing File B Custodial Account Letter Agreement C Escrow Account Letter Agreement D Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement E Form of Trial Balance F [reserved] G Request for Release of Documents and Receipt H Company's Underwriting Guidelines I Mortgage Loan Schedule
This is a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2003 and is executed between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser (the "Purchaser"), and US BANK, NA (the "Company"). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Purchaser has heretofore agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has heretofore agreed to sell to the Purchaser, certain Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis, pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement dated as of March 11, 2003, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Confirmation"). WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; and WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Company with respect to itself and the Mortgage Loans and the management, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meaning specified in this Article: Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with Xxxxxx Xxx servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides including future updates. Adjustment Date: As to each Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Agreement: This Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement including all exhibits hereto, amendments hereof and supplements hereto. Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Xxx. Assignment: An individual 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 or transfer of the Mortgage Loan. BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Business Day: Any day other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the State of New York or the State of Minnesota, or (iii) a day on which banks in the State of New York or the State of Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed. Closing Date: March 26, 2003. Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto. Company: US Bank, NA, their successors in interest and assigns, as permitted by this Agreement. Company's Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President or Treasurer of Company stating the date by which Company expects to receive any missing documents sent for recording from the applicable recording office. Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Confirmation: As defined in the Recitals to this Agreement. Co-op Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to the related dwelling unit. Co-op Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease. Current Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the Company (by an appraiser who met the requirements of the Company and Xxxxxx Mae) at the request of a Mortgagor for the purpose of canceling a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations or otherwise made at the request of the Company or Mortgagor. Current LTV: The ratio of the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan to the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property. Custodial Account: Each separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "US Bank, NA, in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Cut-off Date: March 1, 2003. Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date. Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace, which is the first day of the month. Due Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date. Eligible Account: An account established and maintained: (i) within FDIC insured accounts created, maintained and monitored by the Company so that all funds deposited therein are fully insured, or (ii) as a trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia which is not affiliated with the Company (or any sub-servicer) or (iii) with an entity which is an institution whose deposits are insured by the FDIC, the unsecured and uncollateralized long-term debt obligations of which shall be rated "A2" or higher by Standard & Poor's and "A" or higher by Fitch, Inc. or one of the two highest short-term ratings by any applicable Rating Agency, and which is either (a) a federal savings association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal banking laws, (b) an institution duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable banking laws of any state, (c) a national banking association under the federal banking laws, or (d) a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company, or (iv) if ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgaged-backed securities, the equivalent required ratings of each Rating Agency, and held such that the rights of the Purchaser and the owner of the Mortgage Loans shall be fully protected against the claims of any creditors of the Company (or any sub-servicer) and of any creditors or depositors of the institution in which such account is maintained or (v) in a separate non-trust account without FDIC or other insurance in an Eligible Institution. In the event that a Custodial Account is established pursuant to clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of the preceding sentence, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written notice on the Business Day following the date on which the applicable institution fails to meet the applicable ratings requirements. Eligible Institution: US Bank, NA, or an institution having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two highest long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency; or (ii) with respect to any Custodial Account, an unsecured long-term debt rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency. Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan as defined in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s). Escrow Account: Each separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "US Bank, NA, in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that is the "Purchaser" with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document. Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01. Xxxxxx Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto. Xxxxxx Xxx Guide(s): The Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto. FHLMC Guide: The FHLMC Single Family Seller/Servicer Guide and all amendments or additions thereto. Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12. FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor. Index: The weekly average yield on United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one (1) year, as made available by the Federal Reserve Board. Initial Rate Cap: As to each Mortgage Loan, where applicable, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on the first Adjustment Date. Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property. Lifetime Rate Cap: As to each Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate over the term of such Mortgage Loan. Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise. Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to (i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date or the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to all other Mortgage Loans. Margin: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in each related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in order to determine the related Mortgage Interest Rate, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the Company on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03. Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note. Mortgage File: The mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are specified in Exhibit A-1 hereto. Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as required by Section 4.11. Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, which may be adjusted from time to time, in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note. Mortgage Loan: An individual mortgage loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit A-1. Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate. Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans attached as Exhibit I, setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investor property; (5) the type of residential property constituting the Mortgaged Property; (12) the original months to maturity of the Mortgage Loan; (13) the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) the Sales Price, if applicable, Appraised Value and Loan-to-Value Ratio, at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination and as of the related Cut-off Date; the initial Adjustment Date, the next Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date, the Index, the Margin, the Initial Rate Cap, if any, Periodic Rate Cap, if any, minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Lifetime Rate Cap; (10) the Origination Date of the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (15) the scheduled Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (16) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (17) reserved; (18) the number of times during the twelve (12) month period preceding the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been received after the month of its scheduled due date; (19) the date on which the first payment is or was due; (23) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, if the subject of a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the percentage of the coverage amount; (21) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan is currently convertible and the conversion spread; (22) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. (23) product type (i.e. 3/1, 5/1, etc.); (27) credit score and/or mortgage score, if available; (25) reserved; (38) a code indicating whether or not the Mortgage Loan has a prepayment penalty and if so, the amount and term thereof; and (27) the Current Appraised Value of the Mortgage Loan and Current LTV, if applicable. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Exhibit I shall set forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; and (5) the weighted average months to next Adjustment Date; Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage. Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under the laws of the state in which such real property is located which may include condominium units and planned unit developments, improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgage, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, its successors and assigns. Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice President or by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement. Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. Origination Date: The date on which a Mortgage Loan funded, which date shall not, in connection with a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, be the date of the funding of the debt being refinanced, but rather the closing of the debt currently outstanding under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, its successors and assigns. Periodic Rate Cap: As to each Mortgage Loan, the maximum increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Adjustment Date, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities: (i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; (ii) (a) demand or time deposits, federal funds or bankers' acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper and/or the short-term deposit rating and/or the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency and (b) any other demand or time deposit or certificate of deposit that is fully insured by the FDIC; (iii) repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed thirty (30) days and with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii)(a) above; (iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investments therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as Permitted Investments to exceed 10% of the aggregate outstanding principal balances of all of the Mortgage Loans and Permitted Investments; (v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) which are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency at the time of such investment; (vi) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced in writing by each Rating Agency; and (vii) any money market funds the collateral of which consists of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (which may include repurchase obligations secured by collateral described in clause (i)) and other securities and which money market funds are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by each Rating Agency. provided, however, that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or if such security provides for payment of both principal and interest with a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par or if such investment or security is purchased at a price greater than par. Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Remittance Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess of one month's interest at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment over the amount of interest (adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) actually paid by the related Mortgagor with respect to such Prepayment Period. Prepayment Period: With respect to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date occurs. Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance represented to be in effect pursuant to Section 3.02(hh), or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08. Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time as published as the average rate in the Wall Street Journal (Northeast Edition). Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Purchase Price: As defined in Section 2.02. Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation, its successors in interest and assigns. Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC. Rating Agency: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Inc. or, in the event that some or all of the ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if any. Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage. REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit," as such term is defined in the Code. REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and the related provisions and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time. Remittance Date: The 18th day of any month, beginning in April 2003, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property. REO Disposition Proceeds: Amounts received by the Company in connection with a related REO Disposition. REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Section 4.13. Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the product of the greater of 100% or the percentage of par as stated in the Confirmation multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan on the Repurchase Date, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the end of the month of repurchase, plus, (iii) third party expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loan being repurchased; less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase. SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto. Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies, condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that such expenses are reasonable and that the Company specifies the Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate and, upon Purchaser's request, provides documentation supporting such expense (which documentation would be acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx), and provided further that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company hereunder), (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the Company with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (f) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08. Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05 and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guide(s). Any fee payable to the Company for administrative services related to any REO Property as described in Section 4.13 shall be payable from Liquidation Proceeds of the related REO Property. Servicing Fee Rate: The Servicing Fee Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to 0.375%. Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the items listed in Exhibit A-2, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this agreement. Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof. Subservicer: Any subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01. Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Subservicer, if any, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS; RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase. The Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase the Mortgage Loans having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the Confirmation, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Company as evidenced by the actual aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date, with servicing retained by the Company. The Company shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement on the related Closing Date. Section 2.02 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the Purchase Price Percentage as stated in the Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Exhibit I, after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of each Mortgage Loan from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The Purchase Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Company or any successor servicer after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Company), and (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to the related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Company shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Company to the Purchaser. Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage Loans. The Company does hereby agree to directly service the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Exhibit I and subject to the terms of this Agreement. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files. As of the related Closing Date, the Company sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser, without recourse, and the Company hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser has, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans. Company will deliver the Mortgage Files to the Custodian designated by Purchaser, on or before the related Closing Date, at the expense of the Company. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the documents listed on Exhibit A-2. The Servicing File shall contain all documents necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser, for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the Mortgage Files retained by the Company shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of the Mortgage Files only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto pursuant to this Agreement, such written instructions shall not be required. Section 2.05 Books and Records. The sale of each Mortgage Loan has been reflected on the Company's balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans that shall be appropriately identified in the Company's computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, as applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage of any condominium project as required by Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC, and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche. The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition to the foregoing, Company shall provide to any supervisory agents or examiners that regulate Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to Company and without charge to Company or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable regulator. Section 2.06. Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.06 and the books and records of the Company show such person as the new record owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the Company unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer in an Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Company. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Purchaser sells or transfers any of the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall not be required to service the Mortgage Loans for more than four (4) new record owners, without the prior written consent of the Company. Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Company shall deliver and release to the Purchaser or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.. If the Company cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents or the original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, on the related Closing Date, the Company shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later than 120 days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original documents, including original recorded documents, to the Purchaser or its designee (unless the Company is delayed in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office). If delivery is not completed within 120 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, Company shall deliver such document to Purchaser, or its designee, within such time period as specified in a Company's Officer's Certificate. In the event that documents have not been received by the date specified in the Company's Officer's Certificate, a subsequent Company's Officer's Certificate shall be delivered by such date specified in the prior Company's Officer's Certificate, stating a revised date for receipt of documentation. The procedure shall be repeated until the documents have been received and delivered. If delivery is not completed within 180 days solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the appropriate recording office, the Company shall continue to use its best efforts to effect delivery as soon as possible thereafter, provided that if such documents are not delivered by the 270th day from the date of the related Closing Date, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase Price in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof. The Company shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the assignments of mortgage and any other fees in connection with the transfer of all original documents to the Purchaser or its designee. Company shall prepare, in recordable form, all assignments of mortgage necessary to assign the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Company shall be responsible for recording the assignments of mortgage at the Purchasers direction. Company shall provide an original or duplicate original of the title insurance policy to Purchaser or its designee within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the recorded documents (required for issuance of such policy) from the applicable recording office. Any review by the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the Company's obligations hereunder. If the Purchaser or its designee discovers any defect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such defect to the Company which may be given in the exception report or the certification delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07, or otherwise in writing and the Company shall cure or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03. The Company shall forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within two weeks of their execution; provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within two weeks following receipt of the original documents by the Company. From time to time the Company may have a need for Mortgage Loan Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee. Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the written request of the Company, within ten (10) Business Days, deliver to the Company, any requested documentation previously delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its designee, when the Company no longer requires possession of the document, and provided that during the time that any such documentation is held by the Company, such possession is in trust for the benefit of Purchaser. Company shall indemnify Purchaser, and its designee, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) resulting from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any documentation delivered to Company pursuant to this paragraph. Section 2.08 Quality Control Procedures. The Company must have an internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its loan production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons. Section 2.09 Modification of Obligations. Purchaser may, without any notice to Company, extend, compromise, renew, release, change, modify, adjust or alter, by operation of law or otherwise, any of the obligations of the Mortgagors or other persons obligated under a Mortgage Loan without releasing or otherwise affecting the obligations of Company under this Agreement, or with respect to such Mortgage Loan, except to the extent Purchaser's extension, compromise, release, change, modification, adjustment, or alteration affects Company's ability to collect the Mortgage Loan or realize on the security of the Mortgage, but then only to the extent such action has such effect.
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (a) The Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and has all licenses necessary to carry out its business as now being conducted, and is licensed and qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such licensing or qualification and no demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon such Company by any such state, and in any event such Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) The Company has the full power and authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any agreements contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and each Assignment to the Purchaser and any agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with their terms; (c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the origination or purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its properties are subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans. (d) There is no litigation, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of Company's knowledge, threatened, or any order or decree outstanding, with respect to the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement, or the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary course of business of the Company and Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction; (g) The origination and servicing practices used by the Company and any prior originator or servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the Mortgage Loan Documents, and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects with Accepted Servicing Practices. With respect to escrow deposits and payments that the Company, on behalf of an investor, is entitled to collect, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Company, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; (h) INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK (i) The Company will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal income tax purposes; (j) Company is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx, FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Company is duly qualified, licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital requirements set forth by the OCC, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae and FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Company unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC; (k) The Company does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company's creditors; (l) No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document prepared by, or on behalf of, Company pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect; (m) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. In the opinion of Company, the consideration received by Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans under current market conditions. (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans. References in this Section to percentages of Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, based on the outstanding Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date, and giving effect to scheduled Monthly Payments due on or prior to the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. References to percentages of Mortgaged Properties refer, in each case, to the percentages of expected aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loans (determined as described in the preceding sentence). The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date as follows: (a) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Exhibit I is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date; (b) The Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing the related Mortgage Note subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors; (c) All payments due prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made as of the related Closing Date; the Mortgage Loan has not been dishonored; there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; the Company has not advanced its own funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan. As of the related Closing Date, all of the Mortgage Loans will have an actual Interest Paid to Date of their related Cut-off Date (or later) and will be due for the scheduled monthly payment next succeeding the Cut-off Date (or later), as evidenced by a posting to Company's servicing collection system. No payment under any Mortgage Loan is delinquent as of the related Closing Date nor has any scheduled payment been delinquent more than once during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Cut-off Date. For purposes of this paragraph, a Mortgage Loan will be deemed delinquent if any payment due thereunder was not paid by the Mortgagor in the month such payment was due; (d) There are no defaults by Company in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable; (e) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by law, or, necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed except in connection with a modification agreement and which modification agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the related policies; (f) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto; and as of the related Closing Date the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (g) All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable under the Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC Guides, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC Guide, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard policies are in full force and effect and contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors in interest and assigns as loss payee and such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. Such policy was issued by an insurer acceptable under Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC guidelines. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Neither the Company (nor any prior originator or servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans) nor any Mortgagor has engaged in any act or omission which has impaired or would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either; (h) Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects. None of the Mortgage Loans are (a) loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 12 CFR Part 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended or (b) classified and/or defined as a "high cost", "covered", or "predatory" loan under any other state, federal or local law or regulation or ordinance, including, but not limited to, the States of Georgia and North Carolina and the City of New York. The Company maintains, and shall maintain, evidence of such compliance as required by applicable law or regulation and shall make such evidence available for inspection at the Company's office during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice; (i) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor; (j) The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note's original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. The Mortgage and the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are referred to in the lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the residential use or Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein, and the Company has the full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser; (k) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all respects in accordance with its terms subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan Documents are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and FHLMC. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of Company or the Mortgagor, or on the part of any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (l) The Company is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, the Company will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, were not subject to an assignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Purchaser, and the Company had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Company intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this Agreement. After the related Closing Date, the Company will not have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Company will not have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser; (m) Each Mortgage Loan is either (a) the subject of an attorney title certificate or opinion delivered at the origination of the Mortgage Loan which states that the mortgage is a first lien on the Mortgaged Property or (b) covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC (including adjustable rate endorsements), issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above) the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. The Company, its successors and assigns, is the sole insured of such lender's title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or the assignment to the Purchaser of the Company's interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder or servicer of the related Mortgage, including the Company, nor any Mortgagor to the best of knowledge, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy; (n) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the Company, nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; (o) There are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related Mortgage; (p) As of the origination date of such Mortgage Loan, all improvements subject to the Mortgage which were considered in determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and to the best of Company's knowledge, no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; (q) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Company pursuant to, and conforms with, the Company's underwriting guidelines attached as Exhibit H hereto. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at an adjustable rate as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and Monthly Payments under the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the Company at the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal amount of the Mortgage Loan if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder; (r) The Mortgaged Property is not subject to any material damage or is fully insured to cover such damage. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was not, since origination of the Mortgage Loan there has not been, and there currently is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Company has not received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commence at a future date; (s) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage; (t) If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale or attempted sale after default by the Mortgagor; (u) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser, approved by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC; (v) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principal offices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state; (w) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such collateral does not serve as security for any other obligation; (x) The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of such mortgage loans; (y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain balloon or "graduated payment" features; No Mortgage Loan is subject to a buydown agreement or contains any buydown provision; (z) The Mortgagor is not in bankruptcy and, the Mortgagor is not insolvent and the Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan; (aa) If applicable, the Index for the Mortgage Loans is a rate per annum equal to the weekly average yield on United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one (1) year, as made available by the Federal Reserve Board. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest based upon a thirty (30) day month and a three hundred and sixty (360) day year. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the first day of each month. As to each Mortgage Loan, on each applicable Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate will be adjusted to equal the sum of the Index, plus the applicable Margin; provided, that the Mortgage Interest Rate, on each applicable Adjustment Date, will not increase by more than the Initial Rate Cap or Periodic Rate Cap, as applicable. Over the term of each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate will not exceed such Mortgage Loan's Lifetime Rate Cap. None of the Mortgage Loans are "interest-only" Mortgage Loans or "negative amortization" Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Note requires a monthly payment which is sufficient (a) during the period prior to the first adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate, to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, and (b) during the period following each Adjustment Date, to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the first day of such period over the then remaining term of such Mortgage Note and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. The Mortgage Note provides that when the Mortgage Interest Rate changes on an Adjustment Date, the then outstanding principal balance will be reamortized over the remaining life of the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization. None of the Mortgage Loans are considered agricultural loans; (bb) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (cc) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (dd) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ee) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (ff) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (gg) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (hh) In the event the Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than 80.00%, such Mortgage Loan is and will be subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer in the coverage amount set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. All of the aforementioned Mortgage Loans are currently insured as to payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer unless the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy has been cancelled due to Mortgagor request (and in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations) and the Current LTV of the Mortgage Loan has been reduced below 80.00% (all as reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule). No Mortgage Loan has an LTV over 95%. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, subject to state and federal law, and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. No action has been taken or failed to be taken, on or prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Company or the Mortgagor, or for any other reason under such coverage; The mortgage interest rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium. None of the Mortgage Loans are subject to "lender-paid" mortgage insurance; (ii) The Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located; (jj) None of the Mortgage Loans are secured by an interest in a leasehold estate. The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a townhouse, or a two-to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development, provided, however, that no residence or dwelling is a single parcel of real property with a manufactured home not affixed to a permanent foundation, or a mobile home. Any condominium unit or planned unit development conforms with the Company's underwriting guidelines. As of the date of origination, no portion of any Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes, and since the Origination Date, no portion of any Mortgaged Property has been, or currently is, used for commercial purposes; (kk) Payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears. Each of the Mortgage Loans will amortize fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization; (ll) To the best of knowledge, as of the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities; (mm) There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and the Company has not received any notice of any environmental hazard on the Mortgaged Property and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property; (nn) The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940; (oo) No Mortgage Loan is a construction or rehabilitation Mortgage Loan or was made to facilitate the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property; (pp) The Mortgagor for each Mortgage Loan is a natural person; (qq) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (rr) [None of the Mortgage Loans are Co-op Loans]; (ss) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (tt) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (uu) (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) (vv) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority; (ww) None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans and none of the Mortgaged Properties are timeshares; (xx) All of the terms of the Mortgage pertaining to interest rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance are enforceable, all such adjustments have been properly made, including the mailing of required notices, and such adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has passed its initial Adjustment Date, Company has performed an audit of the Mortgage Loan to determine whether all interest rate adjustments have been made in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage; and (yy) Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the related Closing Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee; Section 3.03 Repurchase; Substitution; Near-Term Principal Prepayments. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination, or lack of examination, of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. The Company shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach within which to correct or cure such breach. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach is not corrected or cured within such sixty day period, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option and not later than ninety (90) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, substitute a Mortgage Loan as provided below. In the event that any such breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach is not cured within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all Mortgage Loans shall, at the option of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. Any such repurchase shall be accomplished by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser in the amount of the Repurchase Price. If the Company is required to repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.03, the Company may, with the Purchaser's prior consent and at Purchaser's sole option, within ninety (90) days from the related Closing Date, remove such defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and substitute another mortgage loan for such defective Mortgage Loan, in lieu of repurchasing such defective Mortgage Loan. Any substitute Mortgage Loan is subject to Purchaser acceptability. Any substituted Loans will comply with the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the substitution date At the option of the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase any Mortgage Loan which has become 30 or more days delinquent, at any time, prior to June 1, 2003. The Company shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the removed Mortgage Loan from this Agreement and the substitution of such substitute Mortgage Loan therefor. Upon such amendment, the Purchaser shall review the Mortgage File delivered to it relating to the substitute Mortgage Loan. In the event of such a substitution, accrued interest on the substitute Mortgage Loan for the month in which the substitution occurs and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Purchaser and accrued interest for such month on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made and any Principal Prepayments made thereon during such month shall be the property of the Company. The principal payment on a substitute Mortgage Loan due on the Due Date in the month of substitution shall be the property of the Company and the principal payment on the Mortgage Loan for which the substitution is made due on such date shall be the property of the Purchaser. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan, and to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. If the Company fails to repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Section 3.03, or fails to cure a defective Mortgage Loan to Purchaser's reasonable satisfaction in accordance with this Section 3.03, or to indemnify Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.01, that failure shall be an Event of Default and the Purchaser shall be entitled to pursue all remedies available in this Agreement as a result thereof. No provision of this paragraph shall affect the rights of the Purchaser to terminate this Agreement for cause, as set forth in Sections 10.01 and 11.01. Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) the earlier of discovery of such breach by the Company or notice thereof by the Purchaser to the Company, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement. In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no substitution pursuant to Subsection 3.03 shall be made after the applicable REMIC's "start up day" (as defined in Section 860G(a) (9) of the Code), unless the Company has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time. In the event any Principal Prepayment is made by a Mortgagor on or prior to June 30, 2003, the Company shall remit to the Purchaser an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price Percentage over par multiplied by the amount of such Principal Prepayment. Such remittance shall be made by the Company to Purchaser no later than the third Business Day following receipt of such Principal Prepayment by the Company. Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser represents, warrants and convenants to the Company that, as of the related Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein: (g) The Purchaser is a corporation, dully organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to transact business in, is in good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise except or not required under applicable law to effect such qualification or license; (h) The Purchaser has full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to purchase each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement ; (c) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement , the purchase of the Mortgage Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Purchaser's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property is subject; (d) There is no litigation pending or to the best of the Purchaser's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Purchaser which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the purchase of the related Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Purchaser; (e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement, the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained; (f) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary course of business of the Purchaser; (h) The Purchaser will treat the purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Company as a purchase for reporting, tax and accounting purposes; and (i) The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every of its covenants contained in this Agreement. The Purchaser shall indemnify the Company and hold it harmless against any claims, proceedings, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from a breach by the Purchaser of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.04. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Purchaser set forth in this Section 3.04 to indemnify the Seller as provided herein constitute the sole remedies of the Seller respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer. The Company, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices and exercise the same care that it customarily employs for its own account. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides (special servicing option), which include, but are not limited to, provisions regarding the liquidation of Mortgage Loans, the collection of Mortgage Loan payments, the payment of taxes, insurance and other charges, the maintenance of hazard insurance with a Qualified Insurer, the maintenance of mortgage impairment insurance, the maintenance of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, inspections, the restoration of Mortgaged Property, the maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, insurance claims, the title, management and disposition of REO Property, permitted withdrawals with respect to REO Property, liquidation reports, and reports of foreclosures and abandonments of Mortgaged Property, the transfer of Mortgaged Property, the release of Mortgage Files, annual statements, and examination of records and facilities. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy between any of the servicing provisions of this Agreement and any of the servicing provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guides, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and be binding upon the Purchaser and the Company. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Company may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that unless the Company has obtained the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer for more than ninety days or forgive any payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which has been agreed to in writing by the Purchaser and which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 4.04, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances pursuant to Section 4.05. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to prepare, execute and deliver, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may not enter into a forbearance agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any Mortgage Loan which runs more than 180 days after the first delinquent Due Date. Any such agreement shall be approved by Purchaser and, if required, by the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy insurer, if required. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Mortgage Loan becomes subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company (a) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, shall not permit any modification with respect to such Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to such Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Company, reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of such Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (ii) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup date under the REMIC Provisions. Prior to taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject to a Pass-Through Transfer, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Company will obtain an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to the trustee in such Pass-Through Transfer with respect to whether such action could result in the imposition of a tax upon any 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, an "Adverse REMIC Event"), and the Company shall not take any such actions as to which it has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Company shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC. The Company shall not enter into any arrangement by which a REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit a 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. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ Accepted Servicing Practices, giving due consideration to the Purchaser's reliance on the Company. Unless a different time period is stated in this Agreement, Purchaser shall be deemed to have given consent in connection with a particular matter if Purchaser does not affirmatively grant or deny consent within five (5) Business Days from the date Purchaser receives a second written request for consent for such matter from Company as servicer. The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by a Subservicer on behalf of the Company provided that the Subservicer is an entity that engages in the business of servicing loans, and in either case shall be authorized to transact business, and licensed to service mortgage loans, in the state or states where 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 FHLMC or Xxxxxx Xxx approved mortgage servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by Xxxxxx Mae or for seller/servicers imposed by Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, or which would require notification to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC. In addition, each Subservicer will obtain and preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign corporation and its licenses to service mortgage loans, in each jurisdiction in which such qualifications and/or licenses are or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform or cause to be performed its duties under the related Subservicing Agreement. The Company may perform any of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of the Subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subservicer from its own funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee. Company shall notify Purchaser promptly in writing upon the appointment of any Subservicer. At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer meeting the requirements in the preceding paragraph, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the Company's option, from electing to service the related Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer from the Company's own funds without reimbursement from the Purchaser. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer or any reference herein to actions taken through the Subservicer or otherwise, the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for indemnification of the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Company will indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from any loss, liability or expense arising out of its use of a Subservicer to perform any of its servicing duties, responsibilities and obligations hereunder. Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer's fees and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a payment on a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer has received such payment. Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the date hereof until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Company will proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices, and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Company will take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual escrow payments, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable, so that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable. In no event will the Company waive its right to any prepayment penalty or premium without the prior written consent of Purchaser and Company will use diligent efforts to collect same when due except as otherwise provided in the prepayment penalty rider to the Mortgage. Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage The Company shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Company would use in servicing loans for its own account, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and the best interest of Purchaser, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert 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 4.01. Foreclosure or comparable proceedings shall be initiated within ninety (90) days of default for Mortgaged Properties for which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, subject to state and federal law and regulation. The Company shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Company through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Company shall obtain prior approval of Purchaser as to repair or restoration expenses in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings and not less than 5 days prior to the acceptance or rejection of any offer of reinstatement. The Company shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings or functions; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as contemplated in Section 4.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector at the Purchaser's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection. After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any Mortgage Loan which becomes ninety (90 days or greater delinquent in payment of a scheduled Monthly Payment, without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such delinquent Mortgage Loan notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such delinquent Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or its designee. In the event that a Mortgage Loan becomes part of a REMIC, and becomes REO Property, such property shall be disposed of by the Company, with the consent of Purchaser as required pursuant to this Agreement, before the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, unless the Company provides to the trustee under such REMIC an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property, will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the transaction to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that certificates are outstanding. Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(E) of the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is subject to taxation under the REMIC provisions of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by Company, protect and conserve such property in the same manner and to such an extent as is customary in the locality where such property is located. Additionally, Company shall perform the tax withholding and reporting related to Sections 1445 and 6050J of the Code. Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts. The Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account, which shall be deposited within 24 hours of receipt, shall at all times be insured by the FDIC up to the FDIC insurance limits, or must be invested in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Purchaser. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit B hereto. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon the request of any subsequent Purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date: (i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans; (ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds; (iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Section 4.13 and in connection therewith, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written detail itemizing all of such amounts; (v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 4.08, 4.10 and 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law; (vi) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the loan documents or applicable law; (vii) any Monthly Advances; (viii) with respect to each full or partial Principal Prepayment, any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, to the extent of the Company's aggregate Servicing Fee received with respect to the related Prepayment Period; (ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit shall be made from the Company's own funds, without reimbursement therefor; and (x) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.13 or 6.02. 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 in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 (iv). The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Custodial Account. Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account. The Company may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the following purposes: (i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01; (ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 3.03, the Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such Section and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees(or REO administration fees described in Section 4.13), the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement; any recovery shall be made upon liquidation of the REO Property; (iv) to pay to itself as part of its servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan; (v) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related repurchase price is determined, (vi) to transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by the Company; and (vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement. Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts. The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts. The Escrow Account shall be an Eligible Account. Funds deposited in each Escrow Account shall at all times be insured in a manner to provide maximum insurance under the insurance limitations of the FDIC, or must be invested in Permitted Investments. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit C. The original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, and upon request to any subsequent purchaser. The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein: (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property; and (iii) all Servicing Advances for Mortgagors whose Escrow Payments are insufficient to cover escrow disbursements. The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any losses suffered with respect to investment of funds in the Escrow Account. Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account may be made by Company only: (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium assessments and comparable items; (ii) to reimburse Company for any Servicing Advance made by Company with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (vi) to pay to the Company, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Company shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Escrow Account, to the extent required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor; and (viii) to pay to the Mortgagors or other parties Insurance Proceeds deposited in accordance with Section 4.06. Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage insurance premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments. The Company will maintain in full force and effect Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies issued by a Qualified Insurer with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be terminated only with the approval of Purchaser, or as required by applicable law or regulation. The Company will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Company shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above. In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Private Mortgage Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Section 4.09 Transfer of Accounts. The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Eligible Account from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, each Mortgage Loan shall be covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect with an insurance carrier acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Company determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Company shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Company shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf. The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. It is understood and agreed that no other additional insurance need be required by the Company of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to this Agreement, the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or such applicable state or federal laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Company and its successors and/or assigns and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the Company. The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are Qualified Insurers. Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy. In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or FHLMC insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Company shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement and fraud of such persons. The errors and omissions insurance shall protect and insure the Company against losses arising out of errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such errors and omissions insurance shall also protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring the Fidelity Bond or errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides. Upon request by the Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Purchaser (or any party having the status of Purchaser hereunder) and any subsidiary thereof and their successors or assigns as their interests may appear must be named as loss payees on the Fidelity Bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy. Upon request by Purchaser, Company shall provide Purchaser with an insurance certificate certifying coverage under this Section 4.12, and will provide an update to such certificate upon request, or upon renewal or material modification of coverage. Section 4.13 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser or its designee, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Company from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser. The Company shall notify the Purchaser in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition (and, in any event, shall provide notice of the consummation of any foreclosure sale within three (3) Business Days of the date Company receives notice of such consummation), together with a copy of the drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion of the Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with such acquisition, and thereafter assume the responsibility for marketing such REO property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Thereafter, the Company shall continue to provide certain administrative services to the Purchaser relating to such REO Property as set forth in this Section 4.13. The fee for such administrative services shall be $2,000 to be paid upon liquidation of the REO Property. No Servicing Fee shall be assessed or otherwise accrue on any REO Property from and after the date on which it becomes an REO Property. The Company shall, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, and in accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guides manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least monthly thereafter or more frequently as required by the circumstances. The Company shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Company to the Purchaser. The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a longer period than one (1) year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property. No REO Property shall be marketed for less than the Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. No REO Property shall be sold for less than ninety five percent (95%) of its Appraised Value, without the prior consent of Purchaser. All requests for reimbursement of Servicing Advances shall be in accordance with the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides. The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser (subject to the above conditions) only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Company shall provide monthly reports to Purchaser in reference to the status of the marketing of the REO Properties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may, at the Purchaser's sole option, terminate the Company as servicer of any such REO Property without payment of any termination fee with respect thereto, provided that the Company shall on the date said termination takes effect be reimbursed for any unreimbursed advances of the Company's funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees in each case relating to the Mortgage Loan underlying such REO Property notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.05. In the event of any such termination, the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof shall apply to said termination and the transfer of servicing responsibilities with respect to such REO Property to the Purchaser or its designee. Within five Business Days of any such termination, the Company shall, if necessary convey such property to the Purchaser and shall further provide the Purchaser with the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related drive by appraisal or brokers price opinion, and copies of any related Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy claims. In addition, within five Business Days, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with the following information regarding the subject REO Property: the related trustee's deed upon sale and copies of any related hazard insurance claims, or repair bids. Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity Date. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity date if required under applicable law. ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER Section 5.01 Distributions. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall distribute by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, plus, (iii) interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on any Principal Prepayment from the date of such Principal Prepayment through the end of the month for which disbursement is made provided that the Company's obligation as to payment of such interest shall be limited to the Servicing Fee earned during the month of the distribution, minus (i) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts. It is understood that, by operation of Section 4.04, the remittance on the first Remittance Date with respect to Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to this Agreement is to include principal collected after the Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in clauses (ii), and (iii) above. With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Remittance Date, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three (3) percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Business Day such payment was due and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made to the Purchaser, both inclusive. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company. On each Remittance Date, the Company shall provide a remittance report detailing all amounts being remitted pursuant to this Section 5.01. Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) With respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Company during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (vi) The number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; and The Company shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in Purchaser's assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, with each such Report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the Company. Not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Company, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section 4.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which the Mortgaged Property liquidates (including Insurance Proceeds, proceeds from the sale of REO Property or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless the Company deems such advance to be nonrecoverable. In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer's Certificate of the Company to the effect that an officer of the Company has reviewed the related Mortgage File and has made the reasonable determination that any additional advances are nonrecoverable. Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property in a form mutually acceptable to Company and Purchaser. The Company shall also provide reports on the status of REO Property containing such information as Purchaser may reasonably require.
ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES Section 6.01 Assumption Agreements. The Company will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale" clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any. If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company, with the approval of the Purchaser, will enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Company, with the prior consent of the Purchaser and the primary mortgage insurer, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement. In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of the Company. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the amount of the Monthly Payment and the maturity date may not be changed (except pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note). If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan. The Company shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. All fees collected by the Company for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement shall belong to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Company may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 6.01, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification, 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 4.04 have been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall no later than five Business Days after receipt of such certification and request, release or cause to be released to the Company, the related Mortgage Loan Documents and, upon its receipt of such documents, the Company shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Purchaser the requisite satisfaction or release. No later than five (5) Business Days following its receipt of such satisfaction or release, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company the release or satisfaction properly executed by the owner of record of the applicable mortgage or its duly appointed attorney in fact. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account. In the event the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Company, upon written demand, shall remit within two (2) Business Days to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Company and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Company. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Company to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Company no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Company has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Company. Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account (to the extent of interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans) or to retain from interest payments collected on the Mortgage Loans, the amounts provided for as the Company's Servicing Fee, subject to payment of compensating interest on Principal Prepayments as capped by the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 (iii). Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. No Servicing Fee shall be payable in connection with partial Monthly Payments. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for. Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Purchaser, to any master servicer which is master servicing any of the Mortgage Loans (each, a "Master Servicer") and to any entity which is the depositor of the Mortgage Loans (each, a "Depositor") not later than March 14 of each calendar year, beginning in March 2004 and with respect to any calendar year during which the Depositor's annual report on Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), 15 calendar days before the date on which the Depositor'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 (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), an Officer's Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof (each such Officer's Certificate, an "Annual Statement of Compliance"). For so long as the Mortgage Loans are being master serviced by the Master Servicer, not later than March 14 of each calendar year, beginning in March 2004, and with respect to any calendar year during which the Depositor'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, 15 calendar days before the date on which the Depositor'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 (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), or at any other time upon thirty (30) days written request, an officer of the Company shall execute and deliver a separate Officer's Certificate to each of the Master Servicer and to the Depositor for the benefit of such Master Servicer or Depositor, as applicable, and its officers, directors and affiliates, certifying as to the following matters: (i) Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement as to Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant's Report (defined below) and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Master Servicer taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this certification; (ii) The servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Purchaser by the Company under this Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer; (iii) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company under this Agreement and based upon the review required by this Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement as to Compliance or the Annual Independent Public Accountant's Report submitted to the Master Servicer, the Company has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement; and (iv) I have disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating to the Company's compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in this Section 6.04. Section 6.05 Annual Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing Report. Not later than March 14 of each calendar year, beginning in March 2004 and with respect to any calendar year during which the Depositor'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, 15 calendar days before the date on which the Depositor'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 (or, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Company at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also render other services to the Company) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement (each, an "Annual Independent Public Accountant's Report") to the Master Servicer and the Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or of loans under a pooling and servicing agreements (including the related Mortgage Loans) substantially similar one to another (such statement to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling and servicing agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted in compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements except for such significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to Examine Company Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit upon reasonable notice to the Company, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation or other information of the Company, or held by another for the Company or on its behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the Company of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement. The Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Company which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the offices of the Company, and in accordance with the federal government, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations. Section 6.07 Indemnification regarding Section 6.04 and Section 6.05. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Purchaser, and their respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates, and such affiliates' officers, directors and agents (any such person, an "Indemnified Party") from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Company or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this letter agreement, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company in the other in connection with a breach of the Company's obligations under this letter agreement, or the Company's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. ARTICLE VII REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY SERVICER Section 7.01 Company Shall Provide Information as Reasonably Required. The Company shall furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate in respect to the Purchaser, or otherwise in respect to the Mortgage Loans and the performance of the Company under this Agreement, including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to comply with any regulations regarding any supervisory agents or examiners of the Purchaser all such reports or information to be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request in relation to this Agreement or the performance of the Company under this Agreement. The Company agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement. In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the Company for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years covered by any Consolidated Statement of Operations. If it has not already done so, the Company shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Company shall make reasonably available to the Purchaser or any prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions and to permit any prospective purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII THE SERVICER Section 8.01 Indemnification; Third Party Claims. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to observe and perform its duties, obligations, covenants, and agreements to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 of this Agreement. The Company shall immediately notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party against Company with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, whether or not such claim is settled prior to judgment, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the two preceding sentences except when the claim relates to the failure of the Company to service and administer the Mortgages in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the breach of representation or warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 or 3.02, or the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Company. The provisions of this Section 8.01 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company. The Company will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company whether or not related to loan servicing, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000, (ii) the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, SAIF and/or BIF, and which is a HUD-approved mortgagee whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first lien mortgage loans, and (iii) who is a Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing. Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company and Others. Neither the Company nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment made in good faith; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, or any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Company and any officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by the Purchaser respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser will be liable, and the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand. Section 8.04 Company Not to Assign or Resign. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01. Section 8.05 No Transfer of Servicing. With respect to the retention of the Company to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Company acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Company's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Company shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Purchaser's sole discretion. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.05, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof without (i) satisfying the requirements set forth herein or (ii) the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company (other than with respect to accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances remaining unpaid) or any third party.
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT Section 9.01 Events of Default. In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Company shall occur and be continuing, that is to say: (i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day; or (ii) failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or (iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or (iv) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (v) the Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or (vi) Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days; or (vii) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or (viii) the Company ceases to be (a) licensed to service first lien residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction in which a Mortgaged Property is located and such licensing is required, and (b) qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification materially and adversely affects the Company's ability to perform its obligations hereunder; (ix) the Company fails to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the last sentence of Section 8.02; or (x) the Company fails to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under either Section 6.04 or Section 6.05, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Depositor, the Purchaser or by any Master Servicer. Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv), or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice, or under clause (x) above, in which case, automatically and without additional notice) Company may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03, 6.07 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. On or after the receipt by the Company of such written notice (or, in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, in which case, automatically and without notice, or under clause (x) above, in which case, automatically and without additional notice), all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Company's sole expense. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property. Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults. The Purchaser may waive only by written notice any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived in writing. ARTICLE X TERMINATION Section 10.01 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Company shall terminate upon: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and the disposition of all remaining REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing; or (iii) termination with cause under the terms of this Agreement. Section 10.02 Termination Without Cause. The Purchaser may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause, upon no less than 90 days written notice. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company as provided in Section 11.05 of this Agreement. In the event of such termination, the Purchaser agrees to pay, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to two percent (2%) of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 11.01 Successor to the Company. Prior to termination of Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 (ii) or (iii), the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of Company pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 8.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.13, 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Company arising prior to any such termination or resignation. The Company shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds. The Company shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Company for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment. Section 11.02 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
Section 11.03 Recordation of Agreement. 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 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 Company at the Company's expense on direction of the Purchaser accompanied by an opinion of counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Purchaser or is necessary for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage Loans. Section 11.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York except to the extent preempted by Federal law. The obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. Section 11.05 Notices. Any demands, notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or certified mail, return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, as follows: (i) if to the Company: US Bank, NA 0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxx (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: US Bank, NA 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (000) 000-0000 (ii) if to the Purchaser: EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 With a copy to: Bear Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt). Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity. Section 11.07 Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. Section 11.08 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", Subsections", "Paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions; (v) the words "herein", "hereof ", "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; (vi) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and (viii) headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect. Section 11.09 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. Section 11.10 Confidentiality of Information. Each party recognizes that, in connection with this Agreement, it may become privy to non-public information regarding the financial condition, operations and prospects of the other party. Each party agrees to keep all non-public information regarding the other party strictly confidential, and to use all such information solely in order to effectuate the purpose of the Agreement, provided that each party may provide confidential information to its employees, agents and affiliates who have a need to know such information in order to effectuate the transaction, provided further that such information is identified as confidential non-public information. In addition, confidential information may be provided to a regulatory authority with supervisory power over Purchaser, provided such information is identified as confidential non-public information. Section 11.11 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by and at the Company's expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option. Section 11.12 Assignment by Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right subject to Section 2.06 of this Agreement, without the consent of the Company, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. In no event shall Purchaser sell a partial interest in any Mortgage Loan without the written consent of Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably denied. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. Section 11.13 No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for Purchaser. Section 11.14 Execution: Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. Section 11.15 Entire Agreement. The Company acknowledges that no representations, agreements or promises were made to the Company by the Purchaser or any of its employees other than those representations, agreements or promises specifically contained herein and in the Confirmation. The Confirmation and this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto; provided, however, only this Agreement shall be binding upon all successors of both parties. In the event of any inconsistency between the Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. Section 11.16. No Solicitation. From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that no segment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) responses to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16. This Section 11.16 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services. From and after the Closing Date, the Purchaser agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Purchaser's behalf, to personally by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance the Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Company,. In addition, the Purchaser or any of its affiliates shall not solicit any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Purchaser or any affiliate of the Purchaser which are directed to the general public at large, or segments thereof, provided that no segment shall consist primarily of the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) responses to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.16 The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the sale of the name of any Mortgagor to any Person who is not affiliate of the Company. Section 11.17. Closing. The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the related Closing Date. The closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree. The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on the related Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (a) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the related Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the information contained in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Exhibit I to this Agreement; (b) all of the representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be materially true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a material default under this Agreement; (c) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorneys shall have received in escrow, all documents required pursuant to this Agreement, an opinion of counsel and an officer's certificate, all in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof; (d) the Company shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser (or its designee) on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and (e) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Confirmation shall have been materially complied with. Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more pass-through transfers (each, a "Pass-Through Transfer"). The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In that connection, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information (including servicing portfolio information) and appropriate verification of information (including servicing portfolio information) which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant. In connection with each Pass-Through Transfer, the Company agrees to provide reasonable and customary indemnification to the Purchaser and its affiliates for disclosure contained in any offering document relating to the Company or its affiliates, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting standards of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs relating to the delivery of such information. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement, and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Section 11.18.Third Party Beneficiary. Any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements, entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this Agreement or such Reconstitution Agreements.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Purchaser By:________________________ Name:______________________ Title:_____________________ US BANK, NA Company By: _______________________ Name:______________________ Title:_____________________
EXHIBIT A-1 CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. If the Company chooses to use facsimile signatures to endorse Mortgage Notes, the Company must provide in an officer's certificate that the endorsement is valid and enforceable in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Mortgaged Properties are located and must retain in its corporate records the following specific documentation authorizing the use of facsimile signatures: (i) a resolution from its board of directors authorizing specific officers to use facsimile signatures; stating that facsimile signatures will be a valid and binding act on the Company's part; and authorizing the Company's corporate secretary to certify the validity of the resolution, the names of the officers authorized to execute documents by using facsimile signatures, and the authenticity of specimen forms of facsimile signatures; (ii) the corporate secretary's certification of the authenticity and validity of the board of directors' resolution; and (iii) a notarized "certification of facsimile signature," which includes both the facsimile and the original signatures of the signing officer(s) and each officer's certification that the facsimile is a true and correct copy of his or her original signature. 1. The original Mortgage Note endorsed "Pay to the order of ____________________________________________________, without recourse," and signed via original signature in the name of the Company by an authorized officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, together with any applicable riders. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". Mortgage Notes may be in the form of a lost note affidavit subject to Purchaser acceptability. 2. The original Mortgage (together with a standard adjustable rate mortgage rider) with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such mortgage has been recorded or, if the original Mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 3. The original or certified copy, certified by the Company, of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if required. 4. The original Assignment, from the Company to _____________________________________, or in accordance with Purchaser's instructions, which assignment shall, but for any blanks requested by Purchaser, be in form and substance acceptable for recording. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment must be by "[Company] formerly known as [previous name]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Company], successor by merger to the [name of predecessor]". None of the Assignments are blanket assignments of mortgage. 5. The original policy of title insurance, including riders and endorsements thereto, or if the policy has not yet been issued, a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. 6. Originals of all recorded intervening Assignments, or copies thereof, certified by the public recording office in which such Assignments have been recorded showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the Company, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such Assignment has been recorded or, if the original Assignment has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 7. Originals, or copies thereof certified by the public recording office in which such documents have been recorded, of each assumption, extension, modification, written assurance or substitution agreements, if applicable, or if the original of such document has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 8. If the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or any other material document or instrument relating to the Mortgage Loan has been signed by a person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original or copy of power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such person to sign bearing evidence that such instrument has been recorded, if so required in the appropriate jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, or a copy thereof certified by the public recording office in which such instrument has been recorded or, if the original instrument has not been returned from the applicable public recording office, a true certified copy, certified by the Company. 9. reserved. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may provide one certificate for all of the Mortgage Loans indicating that the documents were delivered for recording.
EXHIBIT A-2 CONTENTS OF SERVICING FILE With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicing File may include each of the following items, and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed on Exhibit A-1, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser or delivered to the Purchaser or its designee pursuant to Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement. 1. Mortgage Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1) and any other truth-in-lending or real estate settlement procedure forms required by law. 2. Residential loan application. 3. Uniform underwriter and transmittal summary (Xxxxxx Xxx Form 1008) or reasonable equivalent. 4. Credit report on the mortgagor. 5. Business credit report, if applicable. 6. Residential appraisal report and attachments thereto. 7. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note. 8. Verification of employment and income except for Mortgage Loans originated under a limited documentation program, all in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 9. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment, in accordance with Company's underwriting guidelines. 10. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property (may be part of appraisal). 11. Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if any. 12. Sales contract, if applicable. 13. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water portability and septic certification. 14. Any original security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage. 15. Name affidavit, if applicable. EXHIBIT B CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT ______________, 2003 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_____________________] 1, 2003 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[______________________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans". All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [__________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number [__________], at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [___________________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________
EXHIBIT C ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT _____________, 2003 To: [_______________________] (the "Depository") As "Company" under the Purchase Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [____________________]1, 2003 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "[__________________________], in trust for the [Purchaser], Owner of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us. [_____________________] By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ The undersigned, as "Depository", hereby certifies that the above described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund or will be invested in Permitted Investments as defined in the Agreement. [______________________] By:______________________________ Name:____________________________ Title:___________________________
EXHIBIT D FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT This is a Purchase, Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this "PAAR Agreement") made as of __________, 200__, among EMC Mortgage Corporation (the "Assignor"), ___________________ (the "Assignee"), and _______________________ (the "Company"). In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans (the "Assigned Loans") listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the "Assigned Loan Schedule") now serviced by Company for Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _________, 200__, between Assignor and Company (the "Purchase Agreement") shall be subject to the terms of this PAAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. Purchase, Assignment and Assumption 1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in the Assigned Loans and, as they relate to the Assigned Loans, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchase Agreement. 2. Simultaneously with the execution hereof, (i) Assignee shall pay to Assignor the "Funding Amount" as set forth in that certain letter agreement, dated as of _________ ____, between Assignee and Assignor (the "Confirmation") and (ii) Assignor, at its expense, shall have caused to be delivered to Assignee or its designee the Mortgage File for each Assigned Loan in Assignor's or its custodian's possession, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, along with, for each Assigned Loan, an endorsement of the Mortgage Note from the applicable Company, in blank, and an assignment of mortgage in recordable form from the applicable Company, in blank. Assignee shall pay the Funding Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified by Assignor. Assignee shall be entitled to all scheduled payments due on the Assigned Loans after ___________, 200__ and all unscheduled payments or other proceeds or other recoveries on the Assigned Loans received on and after _____________, 200__. Representations, Warranties and Covenants 3. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Assignor is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee as contemplated herein, Assignee shall have good title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignee's interests, rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances; (c) There are no offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Purchase Agreement; (d) Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under, or any modification of, any Assigned Loan; (e) Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned Loans; (f) Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignor. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans 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 which would constitute a distribution of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto. 4. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the date hereof: (a) Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned Loans; (b) Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Assignee. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (d) Assignee agrees to be bound as "Purchaser" by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, and from and after the date hereof, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor's obligations as "Purchaser" thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans. 5. Company warrants and represents to, and covenant with, Assignor and Assignee as of the date hereof: (a) Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Purchase Agreement, which agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder; (b) Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement; Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this PAAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company's charter or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on part of Company. This PAAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this PAAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and No event has occurred from the Closing Date to the date hereof which would render the representations and warranties as to the related Assigned Loans made by the Company in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Purchase Agreement to be untrue in any material respect. Recognition of Assignee 6. From and after the date hereof, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the Assigned Loans and will service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this PAAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of Assignee. Miscellaneous 7. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase Agreement and this PAAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows: (a) In the case of Company, ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ With a copy to ______________________________________. In the case of Assignor, ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ (c) In the case of Assignee, EMC Mortgage Corporation Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx XX 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000 with a copy to: ___________________ 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: ___________ Telecopier No.: (212) 272-____ 8. Each party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the fees of its attorneys in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this PAAR Agreement. 9. This PAAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws. 10. No term or provision of this PAAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. 11. This PAAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder. 12. This PAAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Purchase Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Purchase Agreement. 13. This PAAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 14. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. In the event that any provision of this PAAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Confirmation with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this PAAR Agreement shall control. [Modification of Purchase Agreement The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Purchase Agreement as follows: (a) The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement: Securities Administrator: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Insurer: ________________________ Supplemental PMI Policy: The primary guarantee insurance policy of the Supplemental PMI Insurer attached hereto as Exhibit J, or any successor Supplemental PMI Policy given to the Servicer by the Assignee. Trustee: ________________________ (b) The following definition is amended and restated: Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the Supplemental PMI Policy, any title policy, any hazard insurance policy or any other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan or other related Mortgaged Property, including any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. (c) The following are added as the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Section 4.08: "In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the Supplemental PMI Insurer with respect to the Supplemental PMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Supplemental PMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any Supplemental PMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. In accordance with the Supplemental PMI Policy, the Company shall provide to the Supplemental PMI Insurer any required information regarding the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall provide to the [Securities Administrator] on a monthly basis via computer tape, or other mutually acceptable format, the unpaid principal balance, insurer certificate number, lender loan number, and premium due the Supplemental PMI Insurer for each Mortgage Loan covered by the Supplemental PMI Policy. In addition, the Company agrees to forward to the Purchaser and the [Securities Administrator] any statements or other reports given by the Supplemental PMI Insurer to the Servicer in connection with a claim under the Supplemental PMI Policy." (d) Clause (vi) of Section 6.1 is amended to read as follows: "Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Xxx or FHLMC as a mortgage loan seller or servicer for more than thirty days, or the Company fails to meet the servicer eligibility requirements of the Supplemental PMI Insurer; or"]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this PAAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Assignor By: Name: Title: _________________________________ Assignee By: Name: Title: _________________________________ Company By: Name: Title:
ATTACHMENT 1 ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
3 ATTACHMENT 2 PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT G REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT RE: Mortgage Loan #___________________________________ BORROWER:__________________________________________________ PROPERTY: __________________________________________________ Pursuant to a Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") between the Company and the Purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is an officer of the Company requesting release of the documents for the reason specified below. The undersigned further certifies that: (Check one of the items below) _____ On _________________, the above captioned mortgage loan was paid in full or that the Company has been notified that payment in full has been or will be escrowed. The Company hereby certifies that all amounts with respect to this loan which are required under the Agreement have been or will be deposited in the Custodial Account as required. _____ The above captioned loan is being repurchased pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The Company hereby certifies that the repurchase price has been credited to the Custodial Account as required under the Agreement. _____ The above captioned loan is being placed in foreclosure and the original documents are required to proceed with the foreclosure action. The Company hereby certifies that the documents will be returned to the Purchaser in the event of reinstatement. _____ Other (explain) _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ All capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. Based on this certification and the indemnities provided for in the Agreement, please release to the Company all original mortgage documents in your possession relating to this loan. Dated:_________________ By:________________________________ Signature ___________________________________ Title Send documents to: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Acknowledgement: Purchaser hereby acknowledges that all original documents previously released on the above captioned mortgage loan have been returned and received by the Purchaser. Dated:________________ By:________________________________ Signature _______________________________ Title
EXHIBIT H COMPANY'S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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EXHIBIT I-35 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE to the PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of January 1, 2006 between EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Purchaser and US BANK, NA, as Company This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE (this "Amendment") is made and entered into this 1st day of January, 2006, by and between EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as purchaser (the "Purchaser") and US Bank, NA, as company (the "Company") in connection with the Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2003, between the above mentioned parties (the "Agreement"). This Amendment is made pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Agreement. RECITALS WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Agreement; WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that the parties thereto may enter into an amendment to the Agreement; WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following definitions to Section 1.01: Commission or SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission. Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the related transaction documents. Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of a Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor or the related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or otherwise with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. Pass-Through Transfer: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan full or partial which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company; and (iv) the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Company. Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time. Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the 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 or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans. Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit L for convenience of reference only. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit L and the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, the text of Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB shall control (or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by the Purchaser, the Company and any Person that will be responsible for signing any Sarbanes Certification with respect to a Securitization Transaction in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit L). Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB. Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer. Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company. Article I of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the definition of Subservicer in Section 1.01 and replacing it with the following: Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising Section 3.01(n) as follows (new text underlined): (n) Company has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the servicing policies and procedures, business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company's financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(o): (o) As of the date of each Pass-Through Transfer, and except as has been otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor: (1) no default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (2) no material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other securitization has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (3) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (4) no material changes to the Company's servicing policies and procedures for similar loans has occurred in the preceding three years; (5) there are no aspects of the Company's financial condition that could have a material adverse impact on the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; (6) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Company that could be material to investors in the securities issued in such Pass-Through Transfer; and (7) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(p): (p) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date, the Company shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01(o) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(q): (q) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) immediately notify the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Pass-Through Transfer between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (7) of paragraph (o) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships. All notification pursuant to this Section 3.01(q), other than those pursuant to Section 3.01(q)(i)(A), should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx With a copy to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Notifications pursuant to Section 3.01(q)(i)(A) should be sent to: EMC Mortgage Corporation Two Mac Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Associate General Counsel for Loan Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 With copies to: Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc. 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Global Credit Administration Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 EMC Mortgage Corporation 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Conduit Seller Approval Dept. Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.01(r): (r) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities. Article III of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 3.02(zz): (zz) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan has been furnished to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following after the first sentence in 4.01: In addition, the Company shall furnish information regarding the borrower credit files related to such Mortgage Loan to credit reporting agencies in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the applicable implementing regulations. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting in its entirety the last paragraph of Section 4.02 and replacing it with the following: The Company shall not waive any Prepayment Charge unless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the prepayment penalty is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan. If a Prepayment Charge is waived, but does not meet the standards described above, then the Company is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by remitting such amount to the Purchaser by the Remittance Date. Article IV of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by revising the first paragraph of Section 4.03 by adding the following after the first sentence: In determining the delinquency status of any Mortgage Loan, the Company will use delinquency recognition policies as described to and approved by the Purchaser, and shall revise these policies as requested by the Purchaser from time to time. Article V of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 5.02 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 5.02 Statements to the Purchaser. The Company shall furnish to Purchaser an individual loan accounting report, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Company's assigned loan number order to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month on a disk or tape or other computer-readable format in such format as may be mutually agreed upon by both Purchaser and Company, and no later than the fifth Business Day of the following month in hard copy, and shall contain the following: (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 4.04); (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable to interest; (iii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of servicing compensation received by the Company during the prior distribution period; (iv) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan and the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (v) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the current Mortgage Interest Rate; (vi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the aggregate amount of any Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds received during the prior distribution period; (vii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls paid by the Company in accordance with Section 4.04(viii) during the prior distribution period; (viii) the beginning and ending balances of the Custodial Account and Escrow Account; (ix) the number of Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the distribution period and the last day of the distribution period; (x) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (a) delinquent as grouped in the following intervals through final liquidation of such Mortgage Loan: 30 to 59 days, 60 to 89 days, 90 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been acquired; (xi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount and severity of any realized loss following liquidation of such Mortgage Loan; (xii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and in the aggregate for all Mortgage Loans, the amount of any Monthly Advances made by the Company during the prior distribution period; (xiii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Servicing Advances made by the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Servicing Advances, and the aggregate amount of Servicing Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xiv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Nonrecoverable Advances made by the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan including the amount, terms and general purpose of such Nonrecoverable Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable Advances for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period; (xv) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a description of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Company with respect to such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05, and the source of funds for such reimbursement, and the aggregate amount of any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursed to the Company for all Mortgage Loans during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 4.05; (xvi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, a description of any material modifications, extensions or waivers to the terms, fees, penalties or payments of such Mortgage Loan during the prior distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time; (xvii) a description of any material breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 herein or of any other breach of a covenant or condition contained herein and the status of any resolution of such breach; (xviii)with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any substitute Mortgage Loan provided by the Company and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been replaced by a substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03 herein; (xix) with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased by the Company in accordance with Section 3.03 herein. In addition, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser such other information known or available to the Company that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB, as amended from time to time, as determined by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Company shall also provide a monthly report, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, or such other form as is mutually acceptable to the Company, the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, Exhibit F with respect to defaulted mortgage loans and Exhibit O, with respect to realized losses and gains, with each such report. The Company shall prepare and file any and all information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Company shall provide Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time. In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.04 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance; Annual Certification. (a) The Company will deliver to the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, not later than March 1st of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officers' Certificate acceptable to the Purchaser (an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year, 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 of cure provisions thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Company to the Purchaser upon request and by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall deliver an officer's certificate (an "Annual Certification") of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Company. (b) With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, by March 1st of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an officer of the Company shall execute and deliver an Annual Certification to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any related Depositor for the benefit of each such entity and such entity's affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such entity and such entity's affiliates, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall deliver an Annual Certification of the Subservicer as described above as to each Subservicer as and when required with respect to the Company. (c) If the Company cannot deliver the related Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification by March 1st of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Annual Statement of Compliance or Annual Certification, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.04 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as set forth in Section 6.04(c) and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 6.05 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: Section 6.05 [Reserved]. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.08: Section 6.08 Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. On and after January 1, 2006, the Company shall service and administer, and shall cause each subservicer to servicer or administer, the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Servicing Criteria. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor on or before March 1st of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an "Assessment of Compliance") reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which as of the date hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the Company that contains the following: (a) A statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company; (b) A statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Company; (c) An assessment by such officer of the Company's compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Company, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans; (d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the Company's Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and (e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to the Company, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Company, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Such report at a minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit N hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, on or before March 1st of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report (an "Attestation Report") by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Company, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, or as otherwise required by the Master Servicer, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The Company shall cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant to Section 11.19 to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and when provided in Sections 6.08. If the Company cannot deliver the related Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report by March 1st of such year, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Company to deliver such Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report, but in no event later than March 10th of such year. Failure of the Company to timely comply with this Section 6.08 shall be deemed an Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, unless otherwise agreed to by the Purchaser as described herein, and Purchaser may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same, as provided in Section 9.01. Such termination shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement. This paragraph shall supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. Article VI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 6.09: Section 6.09 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that a purpose of Sections 3.01(o), 5.02, 6.04, 6.08 and 11.18 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. None of the Purchaser, any master Servicer or any Depositor shall 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 thereunder. The Company 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 asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Article IX of the Agreements is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Section 9.01(x). Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the first sentence of the last paragraph of Section 9.01 and replacing it with the following: Then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company (except in the case of an Event of Default under clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above, or as otherwise stated herein, in which case, automatically and without notice) may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have under Sections 3.03, 6.07 and 8.01 and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company (and if the Company is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to any Master Servicer for such Securitization Transaction) under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. Article IX of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following at the end of the last paragraph of Section 9.01: The Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Company as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by restating Section 11.18 in its entirety as follows: Section 11.18.Cooperation of Company with a Reconstitution. The Company and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, on or after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to: (a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more in whole loan transfers (each, a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more Pass-Through Transfers. The Company agrees to execute in connection with any agreements among the Purchaser, the Company, and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, or, at Purchaser's request, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement or similar agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, (collectively the agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"). It is understood that any such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater obligations on the part of Company than are contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.18, the Company agrees that it is required to perform the obligations described in Exhibit J hereto. With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Pass-Through Transfer entered into by the Purchaser, the Company agrees (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a "Reconstitution Date"). In addition, the Company shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand; (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser or any such other participant; (iii) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the information with respect to the Company (as originator) and each Third-Party Originator of the Mortgage Loans as required under Item 1110(a) and (b) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which has of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. If requested by the Purchaser, this will include information about the applicable credit-granting or underwriting criteria; (iv) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and (c) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable; (v) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information with respect to the Company (as servicer) as required by Item 1108(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. In the event that the Company has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Company shall provide the information required pursuant to this clause with respect to the Subservicer; (vi) within 5 Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (a) information regarding any legal proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, (b) information regarding affiliations with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, and (c) information regarding relationships and transactions with respect to the Company (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Subservicer as required by Item 1119(b) and (c) of Regulation AB, a summary of the requirements of which as of the date hereof is attached hereto as Exhibit M for convenience of reference only, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion; (vii) if so requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such statements and agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Company's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, or to any financial information included in any other disclosure provided under this Section 11.18, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Pass-Through Transfer. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor; (viii) For the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, and (E) the Company's entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships; (ix) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer, and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities; (x) In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB); (B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and (C) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB); and (xi) The Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance policy, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Company or any Subservicer or the Company or such Subservicer's performance hereunder. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit M and the text of the applicable Item of Regulation AB as cited above, the text of Regulation AB, its adopting release and other public statements of the SEC shall control. The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Pass-Through Transfer: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer, if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Pass-Through Transfer; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (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, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an "Indemnified Party"), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, 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, data, accountants' letter or other material provided under this Section 11.18 by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Section 11.18 by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; (ii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Section 11.18, including particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Section 11.18, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 11.19 any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; (iii) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(p) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Pass-Through Transfer, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.01(p) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or (iv) the negligence bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company in connection with its performance under this Section 11.18. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Company on the other. In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement. All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain subject to, and serviced in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement and the related Term Sheet, and with respect thereto this Agreement and the related Term Sheet shall remain in full force and effect. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.19: Section 11.19. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. (a) The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section. (b) The Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 3.01(o), 3.01(r), 6.04, 6.08 and 11.18 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 3.01(q) of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor any Annual Statement of Compliance required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.04(a), any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 6.07 and any Annual Certification required under Section 6.04(b) as and when required to be delivered. (c) The Company shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph. (d) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 6.08 and 11.18 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report and the other certificates required to be delivered by such Subservicer and such Subcontractor under Section 6.08, in each case as and when required to be delivered. Article XI of the Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Section 11.20: Section 11.20. Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, each Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement, entitled to all the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting Exhibit E in its entirety and replacing it with the following: EXHIBIT E REPORTING DATA FOR MONTHLY REPORT [OBJECT OMITTED] The Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by adding the following new Exhibit F: EXHIBIT F REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Column/Header Name Description Decimal Format Comment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CLIENT_NBR Servicer Client Number ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ SERV_INVESTOR_NBR Contains a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a group of loans in their system. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_FIRST_NAME First Name of the Borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORROWER_LAST_NAME Last name of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ XXXX_XXXXXXX Xxxxxx Name and Number of Property ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_STATE The state where the property located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_ZIP Zip code where the property is located. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date that the borrower's next payment MM/DD/YYYY is due to the servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOAN_TYPE Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE The date a particular bankruptcy claim MM/DD/YYYY was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy filing. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE The payment due date once the bankruptcy MM/DD/YYYY has been approved by the courts ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE The Date The Loan Is Removed From MM/DD/YYYY Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved MM/DD/YYYY By The Servicer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_TYPE The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As; ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is MM/DD/YYYY Scheduled To End/Close ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually MM/DD/YYYY Completed ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE The date DA Admin sends a letter to the MM/DD/YYYY servicer with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE Date File Was Referred To Attorney to MM/DD/YYYY Pursue Foreclosure ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FIRST_LEGAL_DATE Notice of 1st legal filed by an Attorney MM/DD/YYYY in a Foreclosure Action ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE The date by which a foreclosure sale is MM/DD/YYYY expected to occur. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_DATE The actual date of the foreclosure sale. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FRCLSR_SALE_AMT The amount a property sold for at the 2 No foreclosure sale. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_START_DATE The date the servicer initiates eviction MM/DD/YYYY of the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE The date the court revokes legal MM/DD/YYYY possession of the property from the borrower. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_PRICE The price at which an REO property is 2 No marketed. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ LIST_DATE The date an REO property is listed at a MM/DD/YYYY particular price. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_AMT The dollar value of an offer for an REO 2 No property. commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OFFER_DATE_TIME The date an offer is received by DA Admin MM/DD/YYYY or by the Servicer. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_CLOSING_DATE The date the REO sale of the property is MM/DD/YYYY scheduled to close. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE Actual Date Of REO Sale MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ OCCUPANT_CODE Classification of how the property is occupied. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_CONDITION_CODE A code that indicates the condition of the property. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ PROP_INSPECTION_DATE The date a property inspection is MM/DD/YYYY performed. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ APPRAISAL_DATE The date the appraisal was done. MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ CURR_PROP_VAL The current "as is" value of the 2 property based on brokers price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ REPAIRED_PROP_VAL The amount the property would be worth if 2 repairs are completed pursuant to a broker's price opinion or appraisal. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ If applicable: ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_STATUS_CODE FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ DELINQ_REASON_CODE The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this cycle. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed MM/DD/YYYY With Mortgage Insurance Company. ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed MM/DD/YYYY Claim Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On 2 No Claim commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance MM/DD/YYYY Company ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT Amount of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Claim Was Settled and The Check Was MM/DD/YYYY Issued By The Pool Insurer ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID Amount Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance 2 No Company commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment MM/DD/YYYY ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE Date VA Claim Was Filed With the MM/DD/YYYY Veterans Admin ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim MM/DD/YYYY Payment ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($) ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows: o ASUM- Approved Assumption o BAP- Borrower Assistance Program o CO- Charge Off o DIL- Deed-in-Lieu o FFA- Formal Forbearance Agreement o MOD- Loan Modification o PRE- Pre-Sale o SS- Short Sale o MISC- Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer NOTE: Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file. The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property code as follows: o Mortgagor o Tenant o Unknown o Vacant The Property Condition field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows: o Damaged o Excellent o Fair o Gone o Good o Poor o Special Hazard o Unknown
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows: -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Delinquency Code Delinquency Description -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 001 FNMA-Death of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 002 FNMA-Illness of principal mortgagor -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 003 FNMA-Illness of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 004 FNMA-Death of mortgagor's family member -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 005 FNMA-Marital difficulties -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 006 FNMA-Curtailment of income -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 007 FNMA-Excessive Obligation -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 008 FNMA-Abandonment of property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 009 FNMA-Distant employee transfer -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 011 FNMA-Property problem -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 012 FNMA-Inability to sell property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 013 FNMA-Inability to rent property -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 014 FNMA-Military Service -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 015 FNMA-Other -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 016 FNMA-Unemployment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 017 FNMA-Business failure -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 019 FNMA-Casualty loss -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 022 FNMA-Energy environment costs -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 023 FNMA-Servicing problems -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 026 FNMA-Payment adjustment -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 027 FNMA-Payment dispute -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 029 FNMA-Transfer of ownership pending -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 030 FNMA-Fraud -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 031 FNMA-Unable to contact borrower -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------- INC FNMA-Incarceration -------------------- ----------------------------------------------
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued The FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status of Default as follows: -------------------- --------------------------------------------- Status Code Status Description -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 09 Forbearance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 17 Pre-foreclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 24 Government Seizure -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 26 Refinance -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 27 Assumption -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 28 Modification -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 29 Charge-Off -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 30 Third Party Sale -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 31 Probate -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------- 32 Military Indulgence -------------------- --------------------------------------------- -------------------- ---------