FIRST HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC. REMIC MULTI-CLASS MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR1 TERMS AGREEMENT (to Underwriting Agreement, dated March 27, 2007 among the Company, First Horizon Home Loan Corporation and the Underwriter)
EXECUTION
FIRST
HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC.
REMIC
MULTI-CLASS MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES
2007-AR1
(to
Underwriting Agreement,
dated
March 27, 2007
among
the
Company, First Horizon
Home
Loan
Corporation and the Underwriter)
First
Horizon Asset Securities Inc.
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New
York, New York
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4000
Horizon Way
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March
27, 2007
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Xxxxxxx
Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated (the “Underwriter”) agrees,
subject to the terms and provisions herein and of the captioned Underwriting
Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), to purchase such Classes of Series
2007-AR1 Certificates specified in Section 2(a) hereof (the “Offered
Certificates”). This letter supplements and modifies the Underwriting Agreement
solely as it relates to the purchase and sale of the Offered Certificates
described below. The Series 2007-AR1 Certificates are registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by means of an effective Registration
Statement (No. 333-137018). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have
the meanings given them in the Underwriting Agreement.
Section
1. The
Mortgage Pools:
The
Series 2007-AR1 Certificates shall evidence the entire beneficial ownership
interest in three mortgage pools (the “Mortgage Pools”) of conventional,
adjustable rate, fully amortizing one- to four-family residential mortgage
loans
(the “Mortgage Loans”) having the following characteristics as of March 1, 2007
(the “Cut-off Date”):
(a) Aggregate
Principal Amount of the Mortgage Pool:
Approximately $327,213,272 aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off Date,
subject to an upward or downward variance of up to 5%, the precise aggregate
principal balance to be determined by the Company.
(b) Original
Terms to Maturity:
The
original term to maturity of each Mortgage Loan included in the Mortgage Pools
shall be between 240 and 360 months.
Section
2. The
Certificates:
The
Offered Certificates shall be issued as follows:
(a) Classes:
The
Offered Certificates shall be issued with the following Class designations,
interest rates and principal balances, subject in the aggregate to the variance
referred to in Section 1(a) and, as to any particular Class, to an upward or
downward variance of up to 5%:
Class
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Class
Principal
Balance
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Pass-Through
Rate
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Class
Purchase
Price
Percentage
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Required
Rating
Fitch/S&P
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I-A-1
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$
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193,851,130.00
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Variable(1)
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100.609375000
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%
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AAA/AAA
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I-A-2
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$
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7,030,870.00
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Variable(1)
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100.609375000
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%
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AAA/AAA
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I-A-R
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$
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100.00
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Variable(1)
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100.609375000
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%
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AAA/AAA
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II-A-1
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$
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67,590,000.00
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Variable(1)
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100.574218750
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%
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AAA/AAA
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III-A-1
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$
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45,633,000.00
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Variable(1)
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100.667968750
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%
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AAA/AAA
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III-A-2
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$
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1,655,000.00
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Variable(1)
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100.667968750
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%
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AAA/AAA
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(1) |
The
interest rates for these classes of Certificates are variable and
will be
calculated as described in the Prospectus Supplement.
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(b) The
Offered Certificates shall have such other characteristics as described in
the
related Prospectus.
Section
3. Purchase
Price:
The
Purchase Price for each Class of the Offered Certificates shall be the Class
Purchase Price Percentage therefor (as set forth in Section 2(a) above) of
the
initial Class Principal Balance thereof plus accrued interest at the applicable
per annum Pass-Through Rate set forth in 2(a) above from and including the
Cut-off Date up to, but not including, March 30, 2007 (the “Closing
Date”).
Section
4. Required
Ratings:
The
Offered Certificates shall each have received Required Ratings from Fitch and
S&P.
Section
5. Tax
Treatment:
One or
more elections will be made to treat the assets of the Trust Fund as a
REMIC.
Section
6. Final
Structure Due Date:
The
Final Structure Due Date for purposes of Section 16 of the Underwriting
Agreement is March 23, 2007.
If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
sign
and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and
your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among
the
Underwriter,
First
Horizon Home Loan Corporation
and the
Company.
Very
truly yours,
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XXXXXXX
LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX
INCORPORATED
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The
foregoing Agreement is
hereby
confirmed and accepted
as
of the
date first above written.
FIRST
HORIZON ASSET SECURITIES INC.
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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FIRST
HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxx XxXxx
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Title:
Executive Vice President
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