UNAFFILIATED SELLER'S AGREEMENT
dated as of December 1, 2000
by and among
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, INC.,
as Depositor,
ABFS 2000-4, INC.,
as Unaffiliated Seller
and
AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
HOMEAMERICAN CREDIT, INC., D/B/A UPLAND MORTGAGE, and
NEW JERSEY MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT CORP.,
as Originators
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS............................................................................................1
Section 1.01 Definitions...................................................................................1
Article II PURCHASE, SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS.......................................................3
Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase the Mortgage Loans......................................................3
Section 2.02 [Reserved]....................................................................................3
Section 2.03 Purchase Price................................................................................3
Section 2.04 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files....................................3
Section 2.05 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents...........................................................4
Section 2.06 Acceptance of Mortgage Loans..................................................................5
Section 2.07 Transfer of Mortgage Loans; Assignment of Agreement...........................................6
Section 2.08 Examination of Mortgage Files.................................................................7
Section 2.09 Books and Records.............................................................................7
Section 2.10 Cost of Delivery and Recordation of Documents.................................................7
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.......................................................................7
Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties as to the Originators..........................................7
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to the Unaffiliated Seller.................................10
Section 3.03 Representations and Warranties Relating to the Mortgage Loans................................12
Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor..............................................22
Section 3.05 Repurchase Obligation for Defective Documentation and for Breach of a
Representation or Warranty...................................................................23
Article IV THE UNAFFILIATED SELLER..............................................................................25
Section 4.01 Covenants of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller.....................................25
Section 4.02 Merger or Consolidation......................................................................26
Section 4.03 Costs........................................................................................26
Section 4.04 Indemnification..............................................................................27
Article V CONDITIONS OF CLOSING.................................................................................29
Section 5.01 Conditions of Depositor's Obligations........................................................29
Section 5.02 Conditions of Unaffiliated Seller's Obligations..............................................31
Section 5.03 Termination of Depositor's Obligations.......................................................32
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Article VI MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................32
Section 6.01 Notices......................................................................................32
Section 6.02 Severability of Provisions...................................................................33
Section 6.03 Agreement of Unaffiliated Seller.............................................................33
Section 6.04 Survival.....................................................................................33
Section 6.05 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.....................................................33
Section 6.06 Successors and Assigns.......................................................................33
Section 6.07 Confirmation of Intent; Grant of Security Interest...........................................33
Section 6.08 Miscellaneous................................................................................34
Section 6.09 Amendments...................................................................................34
Section 6.10 Third-Party Beneficiaries....................................................................35
Section 6.11 GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.................................35
Section 6.12 Execution in Counterparts....................................................................36
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - [Reserved]
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This UNAFFILIATED SELLER'S AGREEMENT, dated as of December 1,
2000 (this "Agreement"), by and among BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation, (the "Depositor"), ABFS 2000-4, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Unaffiliated Seller"), AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a
Pennsylvania corporation ("ABC"), HOMEAMERICAN CREDIT, INC. D/B/A UPLAND
MORTGAGE, a Pennsylvania corporation ("Upland") and NEW JERSEY MORTGAGE AND
INVESTMENT CORP., a New Jersey corporation ("NJMIC", and together with ABC and
Upland, the "Originators").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Schedule I attached hereto and made a part hereof
lists certain fixed rate business purpose loans and consumer purpose first and
second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") owned by the Originators that
the Originators desire to sell to the Unaffiliated Seller, the Unaffiliated
Seller desires to sell to the Depositor and that the Depositor desires to
purchase; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Originators, the
Unaffiliated Seller and the Depositor that simultaneously with the Originators'
conveyance of the Mortgage Loans to the Unaffiliated Seller and the Unaffiliated
Seller's conveyance of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor on the Closing Date,
(a) the Depositor shall sell the Mortgage Loans to the ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust
2000-4, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Trust") pursuant to a Sale and
Servicing Agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2000 (the "Sale and Servicing
Agreement"), to be entered into by and among the Depositor, as depositor, the
Trust, as issuer, ABC, as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer"), and The
Chase Manhattan Bank, a New York banking corporation, as indenture trustee and
collateral agent (respectively, the "Indenture Trustee" and the "Collateral
Agent"), and (b) the Trust shall issue its Mortgage Backed Notes (the "Notes"),
pursuant to an Indenture, to be dated as of December 1, 2000 (the "Indenture"),
by and between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, which Notes will be secured
by a pledge of the assets of the Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. (a) Whenever used herein, the
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have
the meanings specified in this Article I:
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Prospectus" means the Prospectus dated December 6, 2000
relating to the offering by the Depositor from time to time of its Mortgage
Backed Notes (Issuable in Series) in the form in which it was or will be filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act with
respect to the offer and sale of the Notes.
"Prospectus Supplement" means the Prospectus Supplement dated
December 6, 2000, relating to the offering of the Notes in the form in which it
was or will be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act with respect to the offer and sale of the Notes.
"Registration Statement" means that certain registration
statement on Form S-3, as amended (Registration No. 333-43278) relating to the
offering by the Depositor from time to time of its Mortgage Backed Notes
(Issuable in Series) as heretofore declared effective by the Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Termination Event" means the existence of any one or more of
the following conditions:
(a) a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement shall have been issued or a proceeding for that
purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; or
(b) subsequent to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, a downgrading, or public notification of a possible change,
without indication of direction, shall have occurred in the rating
afforded any of the debt securities or claims paying ability of any
person providing any form of credit enhancement for any of the Notes,
by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization," as that
term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under
the Securities Act; or
(c) subsequent to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, there shall have occurred an adverse change in the
condition, financial or otherwise, earnings, affairs, regulatory
situation or business prospects of the Note Insurer or the Unaffiliated
Seller reasonably determined by the Depositor to be material; or
(d) subsequent to the date of this Agreement there shall have
occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation
in trading in securities substantially similar to the Notes; (ii) a
general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the State of New
York declared by either Federal or New York State authorities; or (iii)
the engagement by the United States in hostilities, or the escalation
of such hostilities, or any calamity or crisis, if the effect of any
such event specified in this clause (iii) in the reasonable judgment of
the Depositor makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the
public offering or the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the
manner contemplated in the Prospectus Supplement.
(b) Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise
defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix I to the
Indenture.
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE, SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 2.01 Agreement to Purchase the Mortgage Loans. (a)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Originators agree to
sell, and the Unaffiliated Seller agrees to purchase on the Closing Date and
immediately subsequent thereto, the Unaffiliated Seller agrees to sell, and the
Depositor agrees to purchase, the Mortgage Loans having the Cut-Off Date
Aggregate Principal Balance or, in accordance with Section 2.08 hereof, such
other balance as is evidenced by the actual Cut-Off Date Aggregate Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Depositor on the Closing Date and
listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(b) Subject to Section 2.08 hereof, the Depositor and the
Unaffiliated Seller have agreed upon which of the Unaffiliated Seller's Mortgage
Loans are to be purchased by the Depositor on the Closing Date pursuant to this
Agreement, and the Unaffiliated Seller has prepared a schedule describing the
Mortgage Loans (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") setting forth all of the Mortgage
Loans to be purchased under this Agreement, which Mortgage Loan Schedule is
attached hereto as Schedule I. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall conform to the
requirements of the Depositor and to the definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule"
in Appendix I to the Indenture.
(c) The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage
Loans shall take place at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx LLP, New York, New
York, at 10:00 a.m., New York, New York time, on the Closing Date, or such other
place and time as the parties shall agree.
Section 2.02 [Reserved].
Section 2.03 Purchase Price. On the Closing Date, as
consideration for the Originators' sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Unaffiliated Seller, the Unaffiliated Seller will deliver to the Originators an
amount in cash equal to the sum of (A) 99.75% of the Original Note Principal
Balance as of the Closing Date of the Class A Notes plus (B) accrued interest on
the Original Note Principal Balance of the Class A Notes at the rate of 7.05%
per annum, from (and including) December 1, 2000 to (but not including) the
Closing Date, payable by wire transfer of same day funds.
On the Closing Date, as full consideration for the
Unaffiliated Seller's sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, the Depositor
will deliver to, or at the direction of, the Unaffiliated Seller (i) an amount
in cash equal to the sum of (A) 99.75% of the Original Note Principal Balance as
of the Closing Date of the Class A Notes plus (B) accrued interest on the
Original Note Principal Balance of the Class A Notes at the rate of 7.05% per
annum, from (and including) December 1, 2000 to (but not including) the Closing
Date, payable by wire transfer of same day funds, and (ii) the Trust
Certificates to be issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
Section 2.04 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Mortgage Files. (a) On the Closing Date, the Originators shall sell, transfer,
assign, set over and convey to the Unaffiliated Seller, without recourse, but
subject to the terms of this Agreement, all right, title and interest in and to
the applicable Mortgage Loans, including all principal outstanding as of, and
all interest due after, the related Cut-Off Date, the Insurance Policies
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relating to each such Mortgage Loan and all right, title and interest in and to
the proceeds of such Insurance Policies and all of its rights under this
Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans from and after the related Cut-Off
Date and the Unaffiliated Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, set over and
convey to the Depositor, without recourse, but subject to the terms of this
Agreement, all right, title and interest in and to the applicable Mortgage
Loans, including all principal outstanding as of, and all interest due after,
the related Cut-Off Date, the Insurance Policies relating to each such Mortgage
Loan, all right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of such Insurance
Policies and all of its rights under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage
Loans from and after the related Cut-Off Date. Upon payment of the purchase
price for such Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 2.03 of this Agreement, the
Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller shall have hereby, and shall be deemed
to have, sold, transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Depositor
such Mortgage Loans, the Insurance Policies relating to each such Mortgage Loan,
all right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of such Insurance Policies
and all of its rights under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans
from and after the related Cut-Off Date.
(b) Upon the sale of such Mortgage Loans, the ownership of
each related Mortgage Note, each related Mortgage and the contents of the
related Mortgage File shall immediately vest in the Depositor and the ownership
of all related records and documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan prepared
by or which come into the possession of the Originators or the Unaffiliated
Seller shall immediately vest in the Depositor. The contents of any Indenture
Trustee's Mortgage File in the possession of the Originators or the Unaffiliated
Seller at any time after such sale, and any principal collected and interest due
on the Mortgage Loans after the related Cut-Off Date and received by the
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller, shall be held in trust by the
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller for the benefit of the Depositor as the
owner thereof, and shall be promptly delivered by the Originators or the
Unaffiliated Seller to or upon the order of the Depositor.
(c) Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Depositor shall, on the Closing Date, assign all of its right, title and
interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Trust. Pursuant to the Indenture,
the Trust shall, on the Closing Date, pledge all of its right, title and
interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit
of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer.
Section 2.05 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. (a) On or
prior to the Closing Date, the related Originator shall deliver to the
Unaffiliated Seller, and the Unaffiliated Seller shall deliver to the Collateral
Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee (as pledgee of the Trust pursuant to
the Indenture, the Trust being the assignee of the Depositor pursuant to the
Sale and Servicing Agreement), each of the documents for each applicable
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.05 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
(b) As promptly as practicable, but in any event within thirty
(30) days from the Closing Date, the Unaffiliated Seller shall promptly submit,
or cause to be submitted by the related Originator, for recording in the
appropriate public office for real property records, each assignment referred to
in Section 2.05(a)(iv) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Collateral
Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, shall be required to retain a copy of
each assignment submitted for recording. In the event that any such assignment
is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Unaffiliated
Seller or such Originator shall promptly prepare a substitute assignment or cure
such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the Unaffiliated Seller or such
Originator shall submit each such assignment for recording.
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(c) The Unaffiliated Seller or the related Originator shall,
within five (5) Business Days after the receipt thereof, deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee (as
pledgee of the Trust pursuant to the Indenture, the Trust being the assignee of
the Depositor pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement): (i) the original
recorded Mortgage and related power of attorney, if any, in those instances
where a copy thereof certified by the related Originator was delivered to the
Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, pursuant to Section 2.05
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; (ii) the original recorded assignment of
Mortgage from the related Originator to the Indenture Trustee, which, together
with any intervening assignments of Mortgage, evidences a complete chain of
assignment from the originator of the Mortgage Loan to the Indenture Trustee in
those instances where copies of such assignments certified by the related
Originator were delivered to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, pursuant to Section 2.05 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and (iii)
the title insurance policy or title opinion required in Section 2.05(a)(vi) of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 2.05, in those instances where the public recording office retains the
original Mortgage, power of attorney, if any, assignment or assignment of
Mortgage after it has been recorded or such original has been lost, the
Unaffiliated Seller or the related Originator shall be deemed to have satisfied
its obligations hereunder upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of
the Indenture Trustee, of a copy of such Mortgage, power of attorney, if any,
assignment or assignment of Mortgage certified by the public recording office to
be a true copy of the recorded original thereof.
From time to time the Unaffiliated Seller or the related
Originator may forward or cause to be forwarded to the Collateral Agent, on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee, additional original documents evidencing an
assumption or modification of a Mortgage Loan.
(d) All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that
are not delivered to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee,
as permitted by Section 2.05(a) hereof are and shall be held by the Servicer,
the Unaffiliated Seller or the related Originator in trust for the benefit of
the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer. In the
event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this
Section 2.05 to be a part of an Indenture Trustee's Mortgage File, such document
shall be delivered promptly to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee. From and after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor pursuant
hereto, to the extent that the Unaffiliated Seller or the related Originator
retains legal title of record to any Mortgage Loans prior to the vesting of
legal title in the Indenture Trustee, such title shall be retained in trust for
the Trust as the owner of the Mortgage Loans, as the Depositor's assignee, and
the Indenture Trustee, as the Trust's pledgee.
Section 2.06 Acceptance of Mortgage Loans. (a) To evidence the
transfer of the Mortgage Loans and related Mortgage Files to the Collateral
Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent shall deliver
the acknowledgement of receipt, the Initial Certification and the Final
Certification required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.06(b) of the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.
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(b) The Sale and Servicing Agreement provides that, if the
Collateral Agent during the process of reviewing the Indenture Trustee's
Mortgage Files, finds any document constituting a part of an Indenture Trustee's
Mortgage File which is not executed, has not been received, is unrelated to the
Mortgage Loan identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or does not conform to
the requirements of Section 2.05 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the
description thereof as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Collateral
Agent shall promptly so notify the Servicer, the Unaffiliated Seller, the
Indenture Trustee, the related Originator and the Note Insurer. The Unaffiliated
Seller and the Originators agree that in performing any such review, the
Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on the Unaffiliated Seller and the
Originators as to the purported genuineness of any such document and any
signature thereon. Each of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller agrees to
use reasonable efforts to remedy a material defect in a document constituting
part of an Indenture Trustee's Mortgage File of which it is notified. If,
however, within sixty (60) days after such notice neither the Unaffiliated
Seller nor any Originator has remedied the defect and the defect materially and
adversely affects the interest of the Noteholders in the related Mortgage Loan
or the interests of the Note Insurer, then the Unaffiliated Seller and the
Originators shall be obligated to either substitute in lieu of such Mortgage
Loan a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or purchase such Mortgage Loan in the
manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3.05 hereof.
(c) The failure of the Collateral Agent, the Indenture Trustee
or the Note Insurer to give any notice contemplated herein within the time
periods specified above shall not affect or relieve the Unaffiliated Seller's or
the Originators' obligation to repurchase for any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this
Section 2.06 or Section 3.05 of this Agreement.
Section 2.07 Transfer of Mortgage Loans; Assignment of
Agreement. The Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller each hereby acknowledges
and agrees that the Depositor or the Trust may assign its interest under this
Agreement to the Indenture Trustee as may be required to effect the purposes of
the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement, without further notice to,
or consent of, the Unaffiliated Seller or the Originators, and the Indenture
Trustee shall succeed to such of the rights and obligations of the Depositor and
the Trust hereunder as shall be so assigned. The Depositor shall, pursuant to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, assign all of its right, title and interest in
and to the Mortgage Loans and its right to exercise the remedies created by
Sections 2.06 and 3.05 hereof for breaches of the representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants of the Unaffiliated Seller or the Originators contained
in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 3.02 and 3.03 hereof to the Trust, and the Trust shall,
pursuant to the Indenture, pledge such right, title and interest to the
Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer. Each
of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller agrees that, upon such assignment
to the Trust and pledge to the Indenture Trustee, such representations,
warranties, agreements and covenants will run to and be for the benefit of the
Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may enforce, without joinder of the
Depositor or the Trust, the repurchase obligations of the Unaffiliated Seller
and the Originators set forth herein with respect to breaches of such
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants.
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Section 2.08 Examination of Mortgage Files. Prior to the
Closing Date, the Unaffiliated Seller shall make the Mortgage Files available to
the Depositor or its designee for examination at the Unaffiliated Seller's
offices or at such other place as the Unaffiliated Seller shall reasonably
specify. Such examination may be made by the Depositor or its designee at any
time on or before the Closing Date. If the Depositor or its designee makes such
examination prior to the Closing Date, and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do
not conform to the requirements of the Depositor as described in this Agreement,
such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the Mortgage Loan Schedule and may be
replaced, prior to the Closing Date, by substitute Mortgage Loans acceptable to
the Depositor. The Depositor may, at its option and without notice to the
Unaffiliated Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without
conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the Depositor, the
Collateral Agent or the Indenture Trustee has conducted or has failed to conduct
any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the
rights of the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee to demand repurchase or other
relief as provided in this Agreement.
Section 2.09 Books and Records. The transfer of each Mortgage
Loan shall be reflected on each of the Originators' and the Unaffiliated
Seller's accounting and other records, balance sheet and other financial
statements as a sale of assets by the Originators to the Unaffiliated Seller, by
the Unaffiliated Seller to the Depositor and by the Depositor to the Trust;
provided, that the Unaffiliated Seller's tax returns shall not reflect the
transfer from the Unaffiliated Seller to the Depositor and from the Depositor to
the Trust as a sale of the Mortgage Loans. Each of the Originators and the
Unaffiliated Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a
complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be clearly
marked to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Trust, and the
pledge of each Mortgage Loan by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee, for the
benefit of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer.
Section 2.10 Cost of Delivery and Recordation of Documents.
The costs relating to the delivery and recordation of the documents in
connection with the Mortgage Loans as specified in this Article II and in
Article II of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be borne by the
Unaffiliated Seller or the Originators.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.01 Representations and Warranties as to the
Originators. Each of the Originators hereby represents and warrants to the
Unaffiliated Seller and the Depositor, as of the Closing Date, that:
(a) The Originator is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of (i) with respect to ABC
and Upland, the State of Pennsylvania, or (ii) with respect to NJMIC,
the State of New Jersey, 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 Originator and to perform
its obligations as the Originator hereunder, and in any event the
Originator is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the
extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage
Loan; the Originator has the full power and authority, corporate and
otherwise, 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 Originator 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 Originator; and all requisite corporate action has
been taken by the Originator to make this Agreement valid and binding
upon the Originator in accordance with its terms;
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(b) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery
and performance by the Originator of, or compliance by the Originator
with, this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been
obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
acquisition nor origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator or
the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, has or will
conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Originator's charter or by-laws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Originator is
now a party or by which it is bound or to which its property is
subject, 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 Originator or its
property is subject, or impair the ability of the Indenture Trustee (or
the Servicer as the agent of the Indenture Trustee) to realize on the
Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d) Neither this Agreement nor the information contained in
the Prospectus Supplement (other than the information under the caption
"Plan of Distribution") nor any statement, report or other document
prepared by the Originator and furnished or to be furnished pursuant to
this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby contains any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading;
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Originator, threatened before a
court, administrative agency or government tribunal against the
Originator 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 Originator, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Originator to carry
on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Originator, or which would draw into
question the validity of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, or of any
action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the
Originator contemplated herein, or which would impair materially the
ability of the Originator to perform under the terms of this Agreement
or that will prohibit its entering into this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby;
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(f) The Originator is not in violation of or in default with
respect to, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Originator and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof
will not constitute a violation or default with respect to, any order
or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any
federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which violation or
default might have consequences that would materially and adversely
affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the
Originator or its properties or might have consequences that would
materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder or under any
subservicing agreement;
(g) Upon the receipt of each Mortgage File by the Depositor
(or its assignee) under this Agreement, the Depositor (or its assignee)
will have good title to each related Mortgage Loan and such other items
comprising the corpus of the Trust Estate free and clear of any lien
created by the Originator (other than liens which will be
simultaneously released);
(h) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Originator, and
the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages by the Originator pursuant to this Agreement are not subject
to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in
any applicable jurisdiction;
(i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan purchased by the
Originator, the Originator acquired title to the Mortgage Loan in good
faith, without notice of any adverse claim;
(j) The Originator 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 Originator is solvent and the
sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement will not cause the Originator to become insolvent. The
sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement was not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or
defraud any of the Originator's creditors;
(k) The Mortgage Loans are not intentionally selected in a
manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Depositor or of
any transferee of the Depositor (including the Trust and the Indenture
Trustee);
(l) The Originator has determined that it will treat the
disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement as a sale
for accounting and tax purposes;
(m) The Originator has not dealt with any broker or agent or
anyone else that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in
connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor other
than to the Depositor or an affiliate thereof; and
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(n) The consideration received by the Originator upon the sale
of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties as to the
Unaffiliated Seller. The Unaffiliated Seller hereby represents and warrants to
the Depositor, as of the Closing Date, that:
(a) The Unaffiliated Seller 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 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 Unaffiliated Seller and to perform its
obligations as the Unaffiliated Seller hereunder, and in any event the
Unaffiliated Seller is in compliance with the laws of any such state to
the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related
Mortgage Loan; the Unaffiliated Seller has the full power and
authority, corporate and otherwise, 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
Unaffiliated Seller 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 Unaffiliated Seller; and all requisite corporate action has been
taken by the Unaffiliated Seller to make this Agreement valid and
binding upon the Unaffiliated Seller in accordance with its terms;
(b) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery
and performance by the Unaffiliated Seller of or compliance by the
Unaffiliated Seller with this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such
approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(c) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
acquisition nor origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Unaffiliated
Seller nor the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of
or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, has or
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the Unaffiliated Seller's charter or
by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to
which the Unaffiliated Seller is now a party or by which it is bound or
to which its property is subject, 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
Unaffiliated Seller or its property is subject, or impair the ability
of the Indenture Trustee (or the Servicer as the agent of the Indenture
Trustee) to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the
Mortgage Loans;
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(d) Neither this Agreement nor the information contained in
the Prospectus Supplement (other than the information under the caption
"Plan of Distribution") nor any statement, report or other document
prepared by the Unaffiliated Seller and furnished or to be furnished
pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending nor, to the knowledge of the Unaffiliated Seller, threatened
before a court, administrative agency or government tribunal against
the Unaffiliated Seller 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
Unaffiliated Seller, or in any material impairment of the right or
ability of the Unaffiliated Seller to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Unaffiliated Seller, or which would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, or of any action taken
or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Unaffiliated
Seller contemplated herein, or which would impair materially the
ability of the Unaffiliated Seller to perform under the terms of this
Agreement or that will prohibit its entering into this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(f) The Unaffiliated Seller is not in violation of or in
default with respect to, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Unaffiliated Seller and its performance of and
compliance with the terms hereof will not constitute a violation or
default with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order,
regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental
agency, which violation or default might have consequences that would
materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or
operations of the Unaffiliated Seller or its properties or might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance
hereunder or under any subservicing agreement;
(g) Upon the receipt of each Mortgage File by the Depositor
(or its assignee) under this Agreement, the Depositor (or its assignee)
will have good title to each related Mortgage Loan and such other items
comprising the corpus of the Trust Estate free and clear of any lien
created by the Unaffiliated Seller (other than liens which will be
simultaneously released);
(h) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Unaffiliated
Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage
Notes and the Mortgages by the Unaffiliated Seller pursuant to this
Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan purchased by the
Unaffiliated Seller, the Unaffiliated Seller acquired title to the
Mortgage Loan in good faith, without notice of any adverse claim;
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(j) The Unaffiliated 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. The Unaffiliated Seller is
solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Unaffiliated Seller
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will not cause the Unaffiliated
Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Unaffiliated Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement was not
undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the
Unaffiliated Seller's creditors;
(k) The Mortgage Loans are not intentionally selected in a
manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Depositor or of
any transferee of the Depositor (including the Trust and the Indenture
Trustee);
(l) The Unaffiliated Seller has determined that it will treat
the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement as a
sale for accounting purposes;
(m) The Unaffiliated Seller has not dealt with any broker or
agent or anyone else that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Depositor other than to the Depositor or an affiliate thereof; and
(n) The consideration received by the Unaffiliated Seller upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Section 3.03 Representations and Warranties Relating to the
Mortgage Loans. The Originators represent and warrant to the Unaffiliated Seller
and the Unaffiliated Seller represents to the Depositor that, as of the Closing
Date, as to each Mortgage Loan, immediately prior to the sale and transfer of
such Mortgage Loan by the Unaffiliated Seller to the Depositor:
(a) The information set forth in each Mortgage Loan Schedule
is complete, true and correct;
(b) [Reserved];
(c) Each Mortgage is a valid first or second lien on a fee
simple (or its equivalent under applicable state law) estate in the
real property securing the amount owed by the Mortgagor under the
Mortgage Note subject only to (i) the lien of current real property
taxes and assessments which are not delinquent, (ii) with respect to
any Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as secured
by a second lien, the related first mortgage loan, (iii) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters
of public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such
exceptions appearing of record being acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally in the area wherein the property subject to the
Mortgage is located or specifically reflected in the appraisal obtained
in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan
obtained by the Unaffiliated Seller and (iv) 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 such
Mortgage;
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(d) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment by the
related Originator to the Unaffiliated Seller and by the Unaffiliated
Seller to the Depositor, the Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator, as
applicable, had good title to, and was the sole owner of each Mortgage
Loan, free of any interest of any other Person, and the Unaffiliated
Seller or such Originator has transferred all right, title and interest
in each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor or the Unaffiliated Seller, as
applicable;
(e) As of the applicable Cut-Off Date, no payment of principal
or interest on or in respect of any Mortgage Loan remains unpaid for
thirty (30) or more days past the date the same was due in accordance
with the related Mortgage Note without regard to applicable grace
periods;
(f) As of the Cut-Off Date, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgage
Interest Rate less than 9.650% per annum and the weighted average
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans is 12.046%;
(g) At origination, no Mortgage Loan had an original term to
maturity of greater than 360 months;
(h) As of the Cut-Off Date, the weighted average remaining
term to maturity of the Mortgage Loans is 243 months for the Mortgage
Loans;
(i) To the best knowledge of the Unaffiliated Seller and each
of the Originators, there is no mechanics' lien or claim for work,
labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could
give rise to such lien) affecting the premises subject to any Mortgage
which is or may be a lien prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the
lien of such Mortgage, except those which are insured against by the
title insurance policy referred to in (ff) below;
(j) To the best knowledge of the Unaffiliated Seller and each
of the Originators, there is no delinquent tax or assessment lien
against any Mortgaged Property;
(k) Such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note,
including, without limitation, the obligation of the Mortgagor to pay
the unpaid principal of and interest on the Mortgage Note, are each not
subject to any right of rescission (or any such rescission right has
expired in accordance with applicable law), set-off, counterclaim, or
defense, including 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 the defense of
usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim, or
defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(l) To the best knowledge of the Unaffiliated Seller and each
of the Originators, the Mortgaged Property is free of material damage
and is in good repair, and there is no pending or threatened proceeding
for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property;
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(m) Neither the Originators nor the Unaffiliated Seller has
received a notice of default of any first mortgage loan secured by the
Mortgaged Property which has not been cured by a party other than the
Unaffiliated Seller;
(n) Each Mortgage Note and Mortgage are in substantially the
forms previously provided to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee on
behalf of the Unaffiliated Seller;
(o) No Mortgage Loan had, at the date of origination, a CLTV
in excess of 100%, and the weighted average CLTV of all Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-Off Date is approximately 76.07%;
(p) The Mortgage Loan was not originated in a program in which
the amount of documentation in the underwriting process was limited in
comparison to the originator's normal documentation requirements;
(q) No more than the following percentages of the Mortgage
Loans by Cut-Off Date Aggregate Principal Balance are secured by
Mortgaged Properties located in the following states:
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Mortgage Loan Pool
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Percentage of Cut-Off
Date Aggregate
State Principal Balance
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Arizona 0.04%
Colorado 0.22%
Connecticut 1.93%
Delaware 0.55%
District of Columbia 0.13%
Florida 7.45%
Georgia 3.40%
Illinois 4.57%
Indiana 1.12%
Iowa 0.39%
Kansas 0.46%
Kentucky 1.26%
Louisiana 0.02%
Maryland 2.75%
Massachusetts 4.98%
Michigan 2.91%
Minnesota 0.66%
Mississippi 0.48%
Missouri 1.79%
Nebraska 0.25%
New Hampshire 0.40%
New Jersey 13.47%
New York 25.61%
North Carolina 3.47%
Ohio 5.18%
Pennsylvania 8.26%
Rhode Island 0.80%
South Carolina 1.03%
Tennessee 1.88%
Texas 0.01%
Vermont 0.07%
Virginia 3.53%
Washington 0.15%
West Virginia 0.15%
Wisconsin 0.68%
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100.00%
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(r) The Mortgage Loans were not selected by the Unaffiliated
Seller or the Originators for sale hereunder or inclusion in the Trust
Estate on any basis adverse to the Trust Estate relative to the
portfolio of similar mortgage loans of the Unaffiliated Seller or the
Originators;
(s) No more than 10% by aggregate Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date constitutes a lien on leasehold
interests;
(t) Each Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions which render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the related Mortgaged Property of
the benefits of the security including (A) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale and (B) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. To the best of the Unaffiliated Seller's and the
Originators' knowledge, there is no homestead or other exemption
available to the related Mortgagor which would materially interfere
with the right to sell the related Mortgaged Property at a trustee's
sale or the right to foreclose the related Mortgage. The Mortgage
contains customary and enforceable provisions for the acceleration of
the payment of the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan in the event
all or any part of the related Mortgaged Property is sold or otherwise
transferred without the prior written consent of the holder thereof;
(u) The proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed, including reserves set aside by the Unaffiliated Seller or
the Originators, there is no requirement for, and neither the
Unaffiliated Seller nor the Originators shall make any, future advances
thereunder. Any future advances made prior to the applicable Cut-Off
Date have been consolidated with the principal balance secured by the
Mortgage, and such principal balance, as consolidated, bears a single
interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the applicable
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Principal Balance as of the applicable
Cut-Off Date does not exceed the original principal amount of such
Mortgage Loan. Except with respect to no more than $150,000 of escrow
funds, 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 recording such Mortgage Loan have been paid;
(v) All Mortgage Loans were originated in compliance with the
Originators' Underwriting Guidelines;
(w) The terms of the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note 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 interest of the Indenture Trustee and which has been delivered to
the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee. The substance
of any such alteration or modification will be reflected on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and, to the extent necessary, has been or will
be approved by (i) the insurer under the applicable mortgage title
insurance policy, and (ii) the insurer under any other insurance policy
required hereunder for such Mortgage Loan where such insurance policy
requires approval and the failure to procure approval would impair
coverage under such policy;
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(x) No instrument of release, waiver, alteration, or
modification has been executed in connection with such Mortgage Loan,
and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in
connection with an assumption agreement which has been approved by the
insurer under any insurance policy required hereunder for such Mortgage
Loan where such policy requires approval and the failure to procure
approval would impair coverage under such policy, and which is part of
the Mortgage File and has been delivered to the Collateral Agent, on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee, and the terms of which are reflected
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(y) Other than delinquencies described in clause (e) above,
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 such a default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration, and neither the Originators nor the Unaffiliated
Seller has waived any such default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration. All taxes, governmental assessments (including
assessments payable in future installments), insurance premiums, water,
sewer, and municipal charges, leaseholder payments, or ground rents
which previously became due and owing in respect of or affecting the
related Mortgaged Property have been paid. Neither the Originators nor
the Unaffiliated Seller has 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 by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note;
(z) All of the improvements which were included for the
purposes of determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property
were completed at the time that such Mortgage Loan was originated and
lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such
Mortgaged Property. Except for de minimis encroachments, no
improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged
Property. To the best of the Unaffiliated Seller's and the Originators'
knowledge, no improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation.
All inspections, licenses, and certificates required to be made or
issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property
(including all such improvements which were included for the purpose of
determining such Appraised Value) and, with respect to the use and
occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriters certificates, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities and the Mortgaged Property is
lawfully occupied under applicable law;
(aa) To the best of the Unaffiliated Seller's and the
Originators' knowledge, there do not exist any circumstances or
conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the
Mortgagor, or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can be reasonably
expected to cause such Mortgage Loan to become delinquent or adversely
affect the value or marketability of such Mortgage Loan, other than any
such circumstances or conditions permitted under the Originator's
Underwriting Guidelines;
(bb) 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) (i)
in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the
laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located and (ii)
(A) organized under the laws of such state, (B) qualified to do
business in such state, (C) federal savings and loan associations or
national banks having principal offices in such state, (D) not doing
business in such state, or (E) not required to qualify to do business
in such state;
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(cc) 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, except as such enforcement
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and except that the equitable remedy of specific performance
and other equitable remedies are subject to the discretion of the
courts. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal
capacity to execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and convey the
estate therein purported to be conveyed, and the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties or
pursuant to a valid power-of-attorney that has been recorded with the
Mortgage;
(dd) The transfer of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage as and
in the manner contemplated by this Agreement is sufficient either (i)
fully to transfer to the Depositor all right, title, and interest of
the Unaffiliated Seller and the Originators thereto as note holder and
mortgagee or (ii) to grant to the Depositor the security interest
referred to in Section 6.07 hereof. The Mortgage has been duly assigned
and the Mortgage Note has been duly endorsed. The Assignment of
Mortgage delivered to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under
the laws of the applicable jurisdiction. The endorsement of the
Mortgage Note, the delivery to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee, of the endorsed Mortgage Note, and such Assignment
of Mortgage, and the delivery of such Assignment of Mortgage for
recording to, and the due recording of such Assignment of Mortgage in,
the appropriate public recording office in the jurisdiction in which
the Mortgaged Property is located are sufficient to permit the
Indenture Trustee to avail itself of all protection available under
applicable law against the claims of any present or future creditors of
the Unaffiliated Seller and the Originators, and are sufficient to
prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, or hypothecation
of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage by the Unaffiliated Seller or the
Originators from being enforceable;
(ee) 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 such Mortgage Loan have
been complied with, and the Servicer shall maintain in its possession,
available for the Indenture Trustee's inspection, and shall deliver to
the Indenture Trustee or its designee upon demand, evidence of
compliance with all such requirements. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause the
violation of any such laws;
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(ff) Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA mortgage title
insurance policy or such other generally used and acceptable form of
policy, issued by and the valid and binding obligation of a title
insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Unaffiliated Seller, and
its successors and assigns, as to the first or second priority lien, as
applicable, of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of such
Mortgage Loan. The assignment to the Indenture Trustee of the
Unaffiliated Seller's interest in such mortgage title insurance policy
does not require the consent of or notification to the insurer. Such
mortgage title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be
in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Indenture
Trustee upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such mortgage title insurance
policy and none of the Unaffiliated Seller, the Originators nor any
prior holder of the Mortgage has done, by act or omission, anything
which would impair the coverage of such mortgage title insurance
policy;
(gg) All improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured
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 3.05 hereof. If the Mortgaged Property at origination was
located in an area identified on a flood hazard boundary 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), such Mortgaged Property was covered by flood insurance at
origination. Each individual 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 Indenture Trustee
upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and contain a standard mortgage clause naming the originator
of such Mortgage Loan, and its successors and assigns, as mortgagee and
loss payee. All premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates
the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost
and expense, and upon the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the
holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at the
Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from
the Mortgagor, and none of the Unaffiliated Seller, the related
Originator or any prior holder of the Mortgage has acted or failed to
act so as to impair the coverage of any such insurance policy or the
validity, binding effect, and enforceability thereof;
(hh) If 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 such Mortgage, as no
fees or expenses are or will become payable by the trustee or the
Noteholders to the Indenture Trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(ii) The Mortgaged Property consists of one or more parcels of
real property separately assessed for tax purposes. To the extent there
is erected thereon a detached or an attached one-family residence or a
detached two-to-six-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit
in a low-rise condominium, or an individual unit in a planned unit
development, or a commercial property, a manufactured dwelling, or a
mixed use or multiple purpose property, such residence, dwelling or
unit is not (i) a unit in a cooperative apartment, (ii) a property
constituting part of a syndication, (iii) a time share unit, (iv) a
property held in trust, (v) a mobile home, (vi) a log-constructed home,
or (vii) a recreational vehicle;
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(jj) There exist no material deficiencies with respect to
escrow deposits and payments, if such are required, for which customary
arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made or which the
Unaffiliated Seller or the related Originator expects not to be cured,
and no escrow deposits or payments of other charges or payments due the
Unaffiliated Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the
Mortgage Note;
(kk) Such Mortgage Loan was not originated at a below market
interest rate. Such Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation
feature, or other contingent interest feature;
(ll) The origination and collection practices used by the
Unaffiliated Seller, the Originators or the Servicer with respect to
such Mortgage Loan have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent,
and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing business;
(mm) The Mortgagor has, to the extent required by applicable
law, executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials, if any, required by applicable law with
respect to the making of fixed-rate mortgage loans. The Servicer shall
maintain or cause to be maintained such statement in the Mortgage File;
(nn) All amounts received by the Unaffiliated Seller or the
Originators with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-Off Date
and required to be deposited in the Collection Account have been so
deposited in the Collection Account and are, as of the Closing Date, in
the Collection Account;
(oo) The appraisal report with respect to the Mortgaged
Property contained in the Mortgage File was signed prior to the
approval of the application for such Mortgage Loan by a qualified
appraiser, duly appointed by the originator of such Mortgage Loan, 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 such application;
(pp) When measured by the Cut-Off Date Aggregate Principal
Balance, the Mortgagors with respect to at least 89.76% of the Mortgage
Loans represented at the time of origination that the Mortgagor would
occupy the Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor's primary residence;
(qq) Each of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller has
no knowledge with respect to the Mortgaged Property of any governmental
or regulatory action or third party claim made, instituted or
threatened in writing relating to a violation of any applicable
federal, state or local environmental law, statute, ordinance,
regulation, order, decree or standard;
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(rr) [Reserved];
(ss) With respect to second lien Mortgage Loans:
(i) the Unaffiliated Seller and the Originators
have no knowledge that the Mortgagor has received notice from
the holder of the prior mortgage that such prior mortgage is
in default,
(ii) no consent from the holder of the prior
mortgage is needed for the creation of the second lien
Mortgage or, if required, has been obtained and is in the
related Mortgage File,
(iii) if the prior mortgage has a negative
amortization, the CLTV was determined using the maximum loan
amount of such prior mortgage,
(iv) the related first mortgage loan encumbering
the related Mortgaged Property does not have a mandatory
future advance provision, and
(v) the Mortgage Loans conform in all material
respects to the description thereof in the Prospectus
Supplement.
(tt) [Reserved];
(uu) To the best of the Unaffiliated Seller's and the
Originators' knowledge, no error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan
has taken place on the part of any person, including without limitation
the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other
party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the
application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(vv) Each Mortgaged Property is in compliance with all
environmental laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of
federal, state or governmental authorities relating thereto. No
hazardous material has been or is incorporated in, stored on or under
(other than properly stored materials used for reasonable residential
purposes), released from, treated on, transported to or from, or
disposed of on or from, any Mortgaged Property such that, under
applicable law (A) any such hazardous material would be required to be
eliminated before the Mortgaged Property could be altered, renovated,
demolished or transferred, or (B) the owner of the Mortgaged Property,
or the holder of a security interest therein, could be subjected to
liability for the removal of such hazardous material or the elimination
of the hazard created thereby. Neither the Unaffiliated Seller nor any
Mortgagor has received notification from any federal, state or other
governmental authority relating to any hazardous materials on or
affecting the Mortgaged Property or to any potential or known liability
under any environmental law arising from the ownership or operation of
the Mortgaged Property. For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"hazardous materials" shall include, without limitation, gasoline,
petroleum products, explosives, radioactive materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls or related or similar materials, asbestos or any material
containing asbestos, lead, lead-based paint and any other substance or
material as may be defined as a hazardous or toxic substance by any
federal, state or local environmental law, ordinance, rule, regulation
or order, including, without limitation, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, the
Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act and any regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto;
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(ww) With respect to any business purpose loan, the related
Mortgage Note contains an acceleration clause, accelerating the
maturity date under the Mortgage Note to the date the individual
guarantying such loan, if any, becomes subject to any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors' rights generally; and
(xx) To the best of the Unaffiliated Seller's knowledge, none
of the Mortgage Loans are Section 32 loans subject to the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act.
Section 3.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.
The Depositor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Unaffiliated
Seller, as of the date of execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date,
that:
(a) The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(b) The Depositor has the corporate power and authority to
purchase each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to
enter into and consummate all the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(c) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Depositor, and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Unaffiliated Seller
and the Originators, constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement
of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating
to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general
equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(d) No consent, approval, authorization or order of or
registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority
or court is required for the execution, delivery and performance of or
compliance by the Depositor with this Agreement or the consummation by
the Depositor of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except
such as have been made on or prior to the Closing Date;
(e) The Depositor has filed or will file the Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement with the Commission in accordance with Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act; and
(f) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Unaffiliated Seller, the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, (i) conflicts or will conflict with the charter or bylaws of
the Depositor or conflicts or will conflict with or results or will
result in a breach of, or constitutes or will constitute a default or
results or will result in an acceleration under, any term, condition or
provision of any indenture, deed of trust, contract or other agreement
or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is
bound and which is material to the Depositor, or (ii) results or will
result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over
the Depositor.
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Section 3.05 Repurchase Obligation for Defective Documentation
and for Breach of a Representation or Warranty. (a) Each of the representations
and warranties contained in Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 shall survive the
purchase by the Depositor of the Mortgage Loans, the subsequent transfer thereof
by the Depositor to the Trust and the subsequent pledge thereof by the Trust to
the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer,
and shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding any restrictive or
qualified endorsement on the Mortgage Notes and notwithstanding subsequent
termination of this Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the
Indenture.
(b) With respect to any representation or warranty contained
in Sections 3.01 or 3.03 hereof that is made to the best of the Originators'
knowledge or contained in Sections 3.02 or 3.03 hereof that is made to the best
of the Unaffiliated Seller's knowledge, if it is discovered by the Servicer, any
Subservicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Depositor, the
Note Insurer or any Noteholder that the substance of such representation and
warranty was inaccurate as of the Closing Date, and such inaccuracy materially
and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan, then
notwithstanding the Originators' or the Unaffiliated Seller's lack of knowledge
with respect to the inaccuracy at the time the representation or warranty was
made, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation
or warranty. Upon discovery by the Originators, the Unaffiliated Seller, the
Servicer, any Subservicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Note
Insurer, the Depositor or any Noteholder of a breach of any of such
representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value
of Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Noteholders, or which materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in the
related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a
particular Mortgage Loan (notwithstanding that such representation and warranty
was made to the Originators' or the Unaffiliated Seller's best knowledge), the
party discovering such breach shall give, pursuant to this Section 3.05(b) and
pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, prompt written
notice to the others. Subject to the last paragraph of this Section 3.05(b),
within sixty (60) days of the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice
of any breach of a representation or warranty, the Unaffiliated Seller and the
Originators shall (a) promptly cure such breach in all material respects, or (b)
purchase such Mortgage Loan at a purchase price equal to the Loan Repurchase
Price, or (c) remove such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Estate (in which case it
shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans. Any such substitution shall be accompanied by payment
by the Unaffiliated Seller of the Substitution Adjustment, if any, to be
deposited in the Payment Account pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
The Originators shall cooperate with the Unaffiliated Seller
to cure any breach and shall reimburse the Unaffiliated Seller for the costs and
expenses related to any cure, substitution (including any Substitution
Adjustment) or repurchase incurred by the Unaffiliated Seller pursuant to this
Section 3.05.
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(c) As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Unaffiliated
Seller or an Originator substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans, the Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator shall effect such substitution
by delivering to the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, a certification
in the form attached to the Sale and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F, executed
by a Servicing Officer and the documents described in Section 2.06(c) of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans. Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, upon receipt by the
Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent of a certification of a Servicing
Officer of such substitution or purchase and, in the case of a substitution,
upon receipt by the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee of the
related Mortgage File, and the deposit of certain amounts in the Payment Account
pursuant to Section 2.06(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (which
certification shall be in the form of Exhibit G to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement), the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, shall be
required to release to the Servicer for release to the Unaffiliated Seller the
related Indenture Trustee's Mortgage File and shall be required to execute,
without recourse, and deliver such instruments of transfer furnished by the
Unaffiliated Seller as may be necessary to transfer such Mortgage Loan to the
Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator.
(d) Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer
shall deposit in the Payment Account all payments received in connection with
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans after the date of such
substitution. Monthly Payments received with respect to Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans on or before the date of substitution will be retained by the
Unaffiliated Seller. The Trust will own all payments received on the Deleted
Mortgage Loan on or before the date of substitution, and the Unaffiliated Seller
shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in
respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Servicer shall be required to give written notice to the
Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Note Insurer that such
substitution has taken place and shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to
reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan. The parties hereto agree to amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule accordingly.
Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall
be subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and
this Agreement in all respects, and the Unaffiliated Seller shall be deemed to
have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as
of the date of substitution, the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections 3.02 and 3.03 herein. On the date of such substitution, the
Unaffiliated Seller will remit to the Servicer and, pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Servicer will deposit into the Payment Account, an
amount equal to the Substitution Adjustment, if any.
(e) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that has been converted
to an REO Mortgage Loan, all references in this Section 3.05 or Section 2.06 to
"Mortgage Loan" shall be deemed to refer to such REO Mortgage Loan. With respect
to any Mortgage Loan that the Originator or Unaffiliated Seller is required to
repurchase that is or becomes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, in lieu of
repurchasing such Mortgage Loan, the Originator or Unaffiliated Seller shall
deposit into the related Payment Account, pursuant to Section 8.01 of the
Indenture an amount equal to the amount of the Liquidated Loan Loss, if any,
incurred in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan within the
same time period in which the Originator or Unaffiliated Seller would have
otherwise been required to repurchase such Mortgage Loan.
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(f) It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the
Unaffiliated Seller and the Originator set forth in Section 2.06 and this
Section 3.05 to cure, purchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan as
provided in Section 2.06 and this Section 3.05 constitute the sole remedies of
the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Noteholders
respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
(g) The Unaffiliated Seller and the Originator shall be
obligated to indemnify the Indenture Trustee, the Trust, the Depositor, the
Owner Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Noteholders and the Note Insurer (in
their individual and trust capacities) and their successors, assigns, agents and
servants (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against, any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes, claims, actions and suits, and
any and all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively,
"Expenses") which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against any Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of a breach
by the Unaffiliated Seller or the related Originator of the representations or
warranties in Article III hereof. The indemnities contained in this Section 3.05
shall survive the resignation or termination of the Owner Trustee or the
termination of this Agreement.
(h) Each of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller shall
be jointly and severally responsible for any repurchase, cure or substitution
obligation of any of the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller under this
Agreement, the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(i) Any cause of action against the Unaffiliated Seller or an
Originator relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and
warranties or covenants made in Sections 2.06, 3.02 or 3.03 shall accrue as to
any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by any party and notice
thereof to the Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator, (ii) failure by the
Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator to cure such breach or purchase or
substitute such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the
Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator by the Indenture Trustee for all amounts
payable in respect of such Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE IV
THE UNAFFILIATED SELLER
Section 4.01 Covenants of the Originators and the Unaffiliated
Seller. Each of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller covenants to the
Depositor as follows:
(a) The Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller shall
cooperate with the Depositor and the firm of independent certified
public accountants retained with respect to the issuance of the Notes
in making available all information and taking all steps reasonably
necessary to permit the accountants' letters required hereunder to be
delivered within the times set for delivery herein.
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(b) The Unaffiliated Seller agrees to satisfy or cause to be
satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, all of the conditions to the
Depositor's obligations set forth in Section 5.01 hereof that are
within the Unaffiliated Seller's (or its agents') control.
(c) The Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller hereby agree
to do all acts, transactions, and things and to execute and deliver all
agreements, documents, instruments, and papers by and on behalf of the
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller as the Depositor or its counsel
may reasonably request in order to consummate the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans to the Depositor and the subsequent transfer thereof to
the Indenture Trustee, and the rating, issuance and sale of the Notes.
Section 4.02 Merger or Consolidation. Each of the Originators
and the Unaffiliated Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation, in each jurisdiction 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 any of the
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any
corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller, shall
be approved by the Note Insurer which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld. If the approval of the Note Insurer is not required, the successor
shall be an established mortgage loan servicing institution that is a Permitted
Transferee and in all events shall be the successor of the Originators or the
Unaffiliated Seller without the execution or filing of any paper or any further
act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. The Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller shall send notice
of any such merger or consolidation to the Indenture Trustee and the Note
Insurer.
Section 4.03 Costs. In connection with the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture and the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Unaffiliated Seller shall promptly pay (or
shall promptly reimburse the Depositor to the extent that the Depositor shall
have paid or otherwise incurred): (a) the fees and disbursements of the
Depositor's (100% of fees in excess of $25,000), the Unaffiliated Seller's and
the Originators' counsel; (b) the fees of S&P and Xxxxx'x; (c) any of the fees
of the Indenture Trustee and the fees and disbursements of the Indenture
Trustee's counsel; (d) any of the fees of the Owner Trustee and the fees and
disbursements of the Owner Trustee's counsel; (e) expenses incurred in
connection with printing the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, any
amendment or supplement thereto, any preliminary prospectus and the Notes; (f)
fees and expenses relating to the filing of documents with the Commission
(including without limitation periodic reports under the Exchange Act); (g) the
shelf registration amortization fee of 0.04% of the Note Principal Balance of
the Notes on the Closing Date, paid in connection with the issuance of Notes;
(h) the fees and disbursements for Deloitte & Touche LLP, accountants for the
Originators; and (i) all of the initial expenses (not to exceed $65,000) of the
Note Insurer including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, accountant
fees and expenses and expenses in connection with due diligence conducted on the
Mortgage Files but not including the initial premium paid to the Note Insurer.
For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge that it is the
intention of the parties that the Depositor shall not pay any of the Indenture
Trustee's or Owner Trustee's fees and expenses in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture
and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All other costs and expenses in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the party
incurring such expenses.
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Section 4.04 Indemnification. (a) The Originators, the
Servicer and the Unaffiliated Seller, jointly and severally, agree
(i) to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each of
its directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration
Statement, and each of its directors and each person or entity who
controls the Depositor or any such person, within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act, against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint and several, to which the Depositor or
any such person or entity may become subject, under the Securities Act
or otherwise, and will reimburse the Depositor and each such
controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by the
Depositor or such controlling person in connection with investigating
or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, insofar
as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (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 or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement
or the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
in the Prospectus Supplement or any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus Supplement approved in writing by the Originators or the
Unaffiliated Seller, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
relates to the information contained in the Prospectus Supplement
referred to in Section 3.01(d). This indemnity agreement will be in
addition to any liability which the Originators and the Unaffiliated
Seller may otherwise have; and
(ii) to indemnify and to hold the Depositor 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 Depositor may sustain in any way related to the
failure of any of the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller to perform
its duties in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller shall immediately notify the
Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this
Agreement, and the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller shall assume
the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection
therewith, including reasonable counsel fees, and promptly pay,
discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered
against the Depositor in respect of such claim. Pursuant to the
Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall reimburse the Unaffiliated
Seller in accordance with the Indenture for all amounts advanced by the
Unaffiliated Seller pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the
claim relates directly to the failure of the Unaffiliated Seller to
perform its duties in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The Depositor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
of the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller, each of their respective
directors and each person or entity who controls the Originators or the
Unaffiliated Seller or any such person, within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
joint and several, to which the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller or any
such person or entity may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise,
and will reimburse the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller and any such
director or controlling person for any legal or other expenses incurred by such
party or any such director or controlling person in connection with
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investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (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 Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, any amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or the omission or the alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is other than a
statement or omission relating to the information set forth in subsection (a)(i)
of this Section 4.04; provided, however, that in no event shall the Depositor be
liable to the Unaffiliated Seller under this paragraph (b) in an amount in
excess of the Depositor's resale profit or the underwriting fee on the sale of
the Notes. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which
the Depositor may otherwise have.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 4.04 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 4.04, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will
not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the indemnifying
party may have to any indemnified party hereunder except to the extent such
indemnifying party has been prejudiced thereby. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party
to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this
Section 4.04 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have
the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to
otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such
indemnified party or parties. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for the
expenses of more than one separate counsel.
(d) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in
circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding
parts of this Section 4.04 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or
subsection (b) of this Section 4.04 in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, the
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) subject to the limits set forth in subsection (a)
and subsection (b) of this Section 4.04; provided, however, that no person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to a contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In determining the amount of
contribution to which the respective parties are entitled, there shall be
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considered the relative benefits received by the Originators and the
Unaffiliated Seller on the one hand, and the Depositor on the other, the
Originators', the Unaffiliated Seller's and the Depositor's relative knowledge
and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim
was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission,
and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. The
Originators, the Unaffiliated Seller and the Depositor agree that it would not
be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or
per capita allocation. For purposes of this Section 4.04, each director of the
Depositor, each officer of the Depositor who signed the Registration Statement,
and each person, if any who controls the Depositor within the meaning of Section
15 of the Securities Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Depositor, and each director of the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller, and
each person, if any who controls the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, shall have the same
rights to contribution as the Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING
Section 5.01 Conditions of Depositor's Obligations. The
obligations of the Depositor to purchase the Mortgage Loans will be subject to
the satisfaction on the Closing Date of the following conditions. Upon payment
of the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, such conditions shall be deemed
satisfied or waived.
(a) Each of the obligations of the Unaffiliated Seller
required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement shall have been duly performed and complied with and all
of the representations and warranties of the Unaffiliated Seller and the
Originators under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing
Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time,
would constitute a default under this Agreement, and the Depositor shall have
received a certificate to the effect of the foregoing signed by an authorized
officer of the Unaffiliated Seller and the Originators.
(b) The Depositor shall have received a letter dated the date
of this Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Depositor and its
counsel, prepared by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified public
accountants, regarding the numerical information contained in the Prospectus
Supplement including, but not limited to the information under the captions
"Prepayment and Yield Considerations" and "The Mortgage Loan Pool" regarding any
numerical information in any marketing materials relating to the Notes and
regarding any other information as reasonably requested by the Depositor.
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(c) The Mortgage Loans will be acceptable to the Depositor, in
its sole reasonable discretion.
(d) The Depositor shall have received the following additional
closing documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Depositor and its counsel:
(i) the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) this Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Indenture, the Trust Agreement, and the Underwriting Agreement dated as
of December 6, 2000 between the Depositor and Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.,
as representative of the underwriters named on Schedule A thereto and
all documents required thereunder, duly executed and delivered by each
of the parties thereto other than the Depositor;
(iii) officer's certificates of an officer of each of the
Originators and the Unaffiliated Seller, dated as of the Closing Date,
and attached thereto resolutions of the board of directors and a copy
of the charter and by-laws;
(iv) copy of each of the Originators and the Unaffiliated
Seller's charter and all amendments, revisions, and supplements
thereof, certified by a secretary of each entity;
(v) an opinion of the counsel for the Originators and the
Unaffiliated Seller as to various corporate matters in a form
acceptable to the Depositor, its counsel, the Note Insurer, S&P and
Xxxxx'x (it being agreed that the opinion shall expressly provide that
the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the opinion);
(vi) opinions of counsel for the Unaffiliated Seller, in
forms acceptable to the Depositor, its counsel, the Note Insurer, S&P
and Xxxxx'x as to such matters as shall be required for the assignment
of a rating to the Notes of "AAA" by S&P and "Aaa" by Xxxxx'x (it being
agreed that such opinions shall expressly provide that the Indenture
Trustee shall be entitled to rely on such opinions);
(vii) a letter from Xxxxx'x to the effect that it has
assigned a rating of "Aaa" to the Notes;
(viii) a letter from S&P to the effect that it has
assigned a rating of "AAA" to the Notes;
(ix) an opinion of counsel for the Indenture Trustee in
form and substance acceptable to the Depositor, its counsel, the Note
Insurer, Xxxxx'x and S&P (it being agreed that the opinion shall
expressly provide that the Unaffiliated Seller shall be entitled to
rely on the opinion);
(x) an opinion of counsel for the Owner Trustee in form
and substance acceptable to the Depositor, its counsel, the Note
Insurer, Xxxxx'x and S&P (it being agreed that the opinion shall
expressly provide that the Unaffiliated Seller shall be entitled to
rely on the opinion);
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(xi) an opinion or opinions of counsel for the Servicer,
in form and substance acceptable to the Depositor, its counsel, the
Note Insurer, Xxxxx'x and S&P (it being agreed that the opinion shall
expressly provide that the Unaffiliated Seller shall be entitled to
rely on the opinion); and
(xii) an opinion or opinions of counsel for the Note
Insurer, in each case in form and substance acceptable to the
Depositor, its counsel, Xxxxx'x and S&P (it being agreed that the
opinion shall expressly provide that the Unaffiliated Seller shall be
entitled to rely on the opinion).
(e) The Policy shall have been duly executed, delivered and
issued with respect to the Notes.
(f) All proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incident hereto shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Depositor and its counsel.
(g) The Unaffiliated Seller shall have furnished the Depositor
with such other certificates of its officers or others and such other documents
or opinions as the Depositor or its counsel may reasonably request.
Section 5.02 Conditions of Unaffiliated Seller's Obligations.
The obligations of the Unaffiliated Seller under this Agreement shall be subject
to the satisfaction, on the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
(a) Each of the obligations of the Depositor required to be
performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall have been duly performed and complied with and all of the
representations and warranties of the Depositor contained in this Agreement
shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date and the Unaffiliated Seller
shall have received a certificate to that effect signed by an authorized officer
of the Depositor.
(b) The Unaffiliated Seller shall have received the following
additional documents:
(i) this Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
and all documents required thereunder, in each case executed by the
Depositor as applicable; and
(ii) a copy of a letter from Xxxxx'x to the Depositor to
the effect that it has assigned a rating of "Aaa" to the Notes and a
copy of a letter from S&P to the Depositor to the effect that it has
assigned a rating of "AAA" to the Notes.
(iii) an opinion of counsel for the Indenture Trustee in
form and substance acceptable to the Unaffiliated Seller and its
counsel;
(iv) an opinion of counsel for the Owner Trustee in form
and substance acceptable to the Unaffiliated Seller and its counsel;
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(v) an opinion of counsel for the Note Insurer in form and
substance acceptable to the Unaffiliated Seller and its counsel;
(vi) an opinion of the counsel for the Depositor as to
securities and tax matters; and
(vii) an opinion of the counsel for the Depositor as to
true sale matters.
(c) The Depositor shall have furnished the Unaffiliated Seller
with such other certificates of its officers or others and such other documents
to evidence fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Agreement as the
Unaffiliated Seller may reasonably request.
Section 5.03 Termination of Depositor's Obligations. The
Depositor may terminate its obligations hereunder by notice to the Unaffiliated
Seller at any time before delivery of and payment of the purchase price for the
Mortgage Loans if: (a) any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.01 are not
satisfied when and as provided therein; (b) there shall have been the entry of 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, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Unaffiliated Seller, or
for the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Unaffiliated Seller; (c)
there shall have been the consent by the Unaffiliated Seller to the appointment
of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of
debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or
relating to the Unaffiliated Seller or of or relating to substantially all of
the property of the Unaffiliated Seller; (d) any purchase and assumption
agreement with respect to the Unaffiliated Seller or the assets and properties
of the Unaffiliated Seller shall have been entered into; or (e) a Termination
Event shall have occurred. The termination of the Depositor's obligations
hereunder shall not terminate the Depositor's rights hereunder or its right to
exercise any remedy available to it at law or in equity.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.01 Notices. All demands, notices and communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered to or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, or
transmitted by telex or telegraph and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, if
to the Depositor, addressed to the Depositor at Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed
Securities, Inc., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Chief Counsel, or to such other address as the Depositor may
designate in writing to the Unaffiliated Seller and the Originators and if to
the Unaffiliated Seller or an Originator, addressed to the Unaffiliated Seller,
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, or to
such Originator at Balapointe Office Centre, 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx., or
to such other address as the Unaffiliated Seller or such Originator may
designate in writing to the Depositor.
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Section 6.02 Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision,
representation, warranty or covenant 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, warranty or covenant of
this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
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.
Section 6.03 Agreement of Unaffiliated Seller. The
Unaffiliated Seller agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such
actions as the Depositor may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to
effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
Section 6.04 Survival. The parties to this Agreement agree
that the representations, warranties and agreements made by each of them herein
and in any Note or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to
be relied upon by the other party hereto, notwithstanding any investigation
heretofore or hereafter made by such other party or on such other party's
behalf, and that the representations, warranties and agreements made by the
parties hereto in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other instrument
shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Mortgage Loans.
Section 6.05 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The
Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 6.06 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly permitted by
the terms hereof, this Agreement may not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by
any party hereto to a third party without the written consent of the other party
to this Agreement and the Note Insurer; provided, however, that the Depositor
may assign its rights hereunder without the consent of the Unaffiliated Seller.
Section 6.07 Confirmation of Intent; Grant of Security
Interest. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of
the Mortgage Loans by the Originators to the Unaffiliated Seller as contemplated
by this Unaffiliated Seller's Agreement be, and be treated for all purposes as,
a sale of the Mortgage Loans and that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by
the Unaffiliated Seller to the Depositor as contemplated by this Unaffiliated
Seller's Agreement be, and be treated for accounting purposes as, a sale of the
Mortgage Loans. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that any such
conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Originators to the
Unaffiliated Seller or by the Unaffiliated Seller to the Depositor to secure a
debt or other obligation of the Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller, as the
case may be. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the
parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to continue to be property of the
Originators or the Unaffiliated Seller then (a) this Unaffiliated Seller's
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Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of
Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code; (b) the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans provided for herein shall be deemed to be a grant by the
Originators to the Unaffiliated Seller and by the Unaffiliated Seller to the
Depositor of a security interest in all of such parties' right, title and
interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable on the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion,
voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or
other property; (c) the possession by the Depositor (or its assignee) of
Mortgage Notes and such other items of property as constitute instruments,
money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be "possession
by the secured party" for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant
to Section 9-305 of the Uniform Commercial Code; and (d) notifications to
persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations
from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or
acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries,
bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Depositor (or its assignee) for the
purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any
assignment of the interest of the Depositor pursuant to any provision hereof
shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created
hereby. The Originators, the Unaffiliated Seller and the Depositor shall, to the
extent consistent with this Unaffiliated Seller's Agreement, take such actions
as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Unaffiliated Seller's Agreement were
deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security
interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority
under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this
Agreement.
Section 6.08 Miscellaneous. This Agreement supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 6.09 Amendments. (a) This Agreement may be amended
from time to time by the Originators, the Unaffiliated Seller and the Depositor
by written agreement, upon the prior written consent of the Note Insurer,
without notice to or consent of the Noteholders, and with prior written notice
to the Owner Trustee to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
provisions herein, to comply with any changes in the Code, or to 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 such action shall not, as evidenced by (i) an Opinion of Counsel,
at the expense of the party requesting the change, delivered to the Indenture
Trustee or (ii) a letter from each Rating Agency confirming that such amendment
will not result in the reduction, qualification or withdrawal of the then
current rating of the Notes, adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Noteholder; and provided, further, that no such amendment shall
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 Note without the
consent of the Holder of such Note, or change the rights or obligations of any
other party hereto without the consent of such party.
(b) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the
Originators, the Unaffiliated Seller and the Depositor with the consent of the
Note Insurer, the Majority Noteholders and the Holders of the majority of the
Percentage Interest in the Trust Certificates and with prior written notice to
the Owner Trustee 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 Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment
shall 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 Note
without the consent of the Holder of such Note or reduce the percentage for each
Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment without
the consent of the Holders of 100% of each Class of Notes affected thereby.
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(c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Holders under
this Section 6.09 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but
it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
Section 6.10 Third-Party Beneficiaries. The parties agree that
each of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Note Insurer, Collateral Agent and the
Indenture Trustee is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to
the extent necessary to enforce the rights and to obtain the benefit of the
remedies of the Depositor under this Agreement which are assigned to the Trust
and then to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the
Note Insurer, pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture,
respectively, and to the extent necessary to obtain the benefit of the
enforcement of the obligations and covenants of the Unaffiliated Seller under
Section 4.01 and 4.04(a)(ii) of this Agreement. The parties further agree that
the Underwriters and each of their directors and each person or entity who
controls the Underwriters or any such person, within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act (each, an "Underwriter Entity") is an intended third-party
beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent necessary to obtain the benefit of
the enforcement of the obligations and covenants of the Unaffiliated Seller with
respect to each Underwriter Entity under Section 4.04(a)(i) of this Agreement.
Section 6.11 GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF
JURY TRIAL. (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK.
(b) THE ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR AND THE UNAFFILIATED SELLER
EACH HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF
MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY, AND EACH WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL
PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS BE MADE BY
REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.01 OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE DAYS AFTER
THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE U.S. MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID. THE
ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR AND THE UNAFFILIATED SELLER EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY
OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY
ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COURT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION
SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR AND THE UNAFFILIATED
SELLER TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR AFFECT
EITHERS' RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
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(c) THE ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR AND THE UNAFFILIATED SELLER
EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE,
WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH,
RELATED TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. INSTEAD, ANY DISPUTE RESOLVED
IN COURT WILL BE RESOLVED IN A BENCH TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY.
Section 6.12 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be
deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Unaffiliated Seller's
Agreement have caused their names to be signed by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
ABFS 2000-4, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
AMERICAN BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
HOMEAMERICAN CREDIT, INC., D/B/A
UPLAND MORTGAGE
By:
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Name:
Title:
NEW JERSEY MORTGAGE AND
INVESTMENT CORP.
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
[RESERVED]
