ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
This
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the “AAR Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of February 28, 2006 (the “Closing Date”), among DB
Structured Products, Inc., having an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000 (the “Assignor”), ACE Securities Corp., having an address at 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Assignee”),
and GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., having an address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company” or the “Servicer”).
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereto agree
that the residential mortgage loans listed on Attachment
1
annexed
hereto (the “Assigned Loans”), which are now serviced by the Company on behalf
of the Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
January 1, 2005, between the Assignor and the Company as amended by Amendment
Number One, dated as of April 8, 2005, Amendment Number Two, dated as of June
30, 2005 and Amendment Number Three, dated as of October 7, 2005 (the “Servicing
Agreement”), shall, from the Closing Date until April 1, 2006 (the “Servicing
Transfer Date”), be serviced by the Company in accordance with the provisions of
the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement. The Assigned Loans
will be sold by the Assignor to the Asignee pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2006 (the “MLPA”), between the
Assignor and the Assignee and subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. The
Assignee intends to transfer all right, title and interest in and to the
Assigned Loans to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”) for the holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-HE1 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the
“Certificateholders”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of February 1, 2006 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) among the Assignee,
as depositor, the Trustee, Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as a servicer, Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A. as a servicer (“Xxxxx Fargo”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as master
servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator. Capitalized terms
used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Servicing Agreement.
Assignment
and Assumption
1. |
Assignor
hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right,
title
and interest of Assignor in, to and under the Servicing Agreement
as it
relates to the Assigned Loans. Assignor specifically reserves and
does not
assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under
the
Servicing Agreement, as it relates to loans other than the Assigned
Loans
set forth on Attachment
1.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Assignor
specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee any right,
title
and interest in, to or under Subsections 7.04 and 7.05 of the Servicing
Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in Subsections
7.01 and 7.02 of the Servicing Agreement or the right to enforce
the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 of the Servicing
Agreement against the Company, including, without limitation, the
rights
set forth in Subsections 7.03 of the Servicing
Agreement.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants
2. |
Assignor
warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the Closing
Date:
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(a) |
Attached
hereto as Attachment
2
is
a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement, which agreement
is in
full force and effect as of the Closing Date and the provisions of
which
have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has
any
notice of termination been given
thereunder;
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(b) |
Assignor
is the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer
the
Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations
under the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans,
free
and clear from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the
transfer
of the Assigned Loans to Assignee under the MLPA, Assignee shall
have good
title to each and every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of
Assignor’s interests, rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement
as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all
liens,
claims and encumbrances;
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(c) |
Assignor
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power
and
authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned
Loans;
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(d) |
Assignor
has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor’s business and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Assignor’s certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result
in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which
Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation
by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor
enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except
as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law; and
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(e) |
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting
on
its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed
of the Assigned Loans or any interest in the Assigned Loans, or solicited
any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition
of the
Assigned Loans, or any interest in the Assigned Loans or otherwise
approached or negotiated with respect to the Assigned Loans, or any
interest in the Assigned Loans with any Person in any manner, or
made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other
manner, or taken any other action, which would constitute a distribution
of the Assigned Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the
“1933 Act”)
or
which would render the disposition of the Assigned Loans a violation
of
Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant
thereto.
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3. |
Assignee
warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company
as of
the Closing Date:
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(a) |
Assignee
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power
and
authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned
Loans;
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(b) |
Assignee
has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee’s business and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Assignee’s certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result
in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which
Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation
by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee
enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except
as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law;
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(c) |
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
and
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(d) |
Assignee
agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions
of the
Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, with respect
to
the Assigned Loans, and from and after the Closing Date, Assignee
assumes
for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor’s
obligations thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned
Loans.
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4. |
Company
warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee
(unless otherwise specified) as of the Closing
Date:
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(a) |
Attached
hereto as Attachment
2
is
a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement, which agreement
is in
full force and effect as of the Closing Date and the provisions of
which
have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has
any
notice of termination been given
thereunder;
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(b) |
Company
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power
and
authority to service the Assigned Loans from the Closing Date to
the
Servicing Transfer Date and otherwise to perform its obligations
under the
Servicing Agreement;
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(c) |
Company
has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company’s business and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Company’s certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result
in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which
Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation
by it of
the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company,
enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law;
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(d) |
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
and
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(e) |
From
the Closing Date to the Servicing Transfer Date, the Company shall
service
the Assigned Loans in accordance with the terms and provisions of
the
Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, and the Company
shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the
Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from
the
Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established under
the
Servicing Agreement in favor of Assignor, and shall remit collections
received on the Assigned Loans to such accounts. The Custodial Account
and
Escrow Account shall be entitled “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., as
servicer in trust for ACE Securities Corp., Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series
2006-HE1”.
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5. |
Pursuant
to Section 12(3) of the Servicing Agreement, the Company hereby restates
to the Assignor the representations and warranties set forth in
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Servicing Agreement as of the Closing
Date, as if such representations and warranties were set forth herein
in
full. In the event of a breach of any such representations and warranties
as of the Closing Date, the Assignor shall be entitled to all the
remedies
under the Servicing Agreement.
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6. |
Company
hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has
been
appointed as the master servicer for the Assigned Loans pursuant
to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Company shall deliver any reports
required to be delivered under the Servicing Agreement to: Xxxxx
Fargo
Bank, National Association, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX
00000,
Attention: ACE 2006-HE1, Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000. Company
shall
deliver to the Master Servicer any reports required to be delivered
under
the Servicing Agreement or otherwise necessary to fulfill its servicing
obligations.
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7. |
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the terms and provisions of
the
Servicing Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
the
Assigned Loans were sold by the Company to the Assignor on a servicing
released basis. Furthermore, the Company acknowledges and agrees
that (a)
it did not retain the servicing rights with respect to the Assigned
Loans
and (b) the servicing of the Assigned Loans will transfer to Xxxxx
Fargo
on the Servicing Transfer Date.
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Recognition
of Assignee.
8. |
From
and after the Closing Date, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner
of
the Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will
be part
of a REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans from the Closing
Date
until the Servicing Transfer Date in accordance with the Servicing
Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, but in no event in
a manner
that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii)
result in the imposition of a tax upon any REMIC (including but not
limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set
forth
in Section 860G(d) of the Code). It is the intention of Assignor,
Company
and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for
the
benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify,
waive,
or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Servicing
Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration
would
in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent
of
the Trustee and the Master Servicer. Company hereby acknowledges
that
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Assignee will
assign
all of its rights under this AAR Agreement to the Trustee for the
benefit
of the Certificateholders.
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In
addition, Company hereby acknowledges that from and after the Closing Date,
the
Assigned Loans will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Master Servicer is required to monitor
the performance by Company of its servicing obligations under the Servicing
Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, and has the right to enforce
the
obligations of Company under the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR
Agreement, with respect to the Assigned Loans. Such right will include, without
limitation, the right to terminate Company under the Servicing Agreement as
provided therein, the right to receive all remittances required to be made
by
Company with respect to the Assigned Loans under the Servicing Agreement for
the
Distribution Date occurring in March 2006, the right to receive all monthly
reports and other data required to be delivered by Company under the Servicing
Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of Company, the right
to
indemnification, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and
approval relating to actions taken by Company. Company further acknowledges
and
agrees that, to the extent Company receives (i) any Principal Prepayments or
unscheduled collections on the Assigned Loans following the Prepayment Period
relating to the April Distribution Date or (ii) any Monthly Payments following
the Due Period relating to the April Distribution Date, Xxxxx Fargo shall be
entitled to receive any such amounts and Company shall remit such amounts to
Xxxxx Fargo in accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth below.
In connection therewith Company hereby agrees to make all remittances required
to be remitted to the Master Servicer with respect to the Assigned Loans in
accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
ABA:
000000000
Acct
#:
0000000000
Acct
Name: SAS Clearing
For
Further Credit to: ACE 2006-HE1 Account # 00000000
Company
shall make all remittances required to be made to Xxxxx Fargo pursuant to the
foregoing provisions with respect to the Assigned Loans in accordance with
the
following wire instructions:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
San
Francisco, California
Acct
#
7028209
Acct
Name: Service Holding
ABA
#000000000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Investor Services
Modification
of Servicing Agreement
9. |
The
Company and Assignor hereby modify the Servicing Agreement with respect
to
the Assigned Loans as follows:
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(a) |
The
following definitions in Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement are
modified
by deleting such definitions in their entirety and replacing them
with the
following:
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Business
Day:
Any day
other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and
loan
institutions in the states of California, Minnesota, Maryland or New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
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Cut-off
Date:
February 1, 2006.
Master
Servicer:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., its successors and assigns.
Nonrecoverable
Monthly Advance:
Any
Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made
in
respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business
judgment of the Seller, will not, or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance
or Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related late
payments, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan
or
REO Property as provided herein.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.
Subservicer:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers
or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions
required to be performed by the Seller under this Agreement or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement related thereto that are identified in Item 1122(d)
of
Regulation AB.
Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a
Securitization Transaction.
(b) |
Section
1 of the Servicing Agreement is modified by adding the following
new
definitions thereto:
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Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Depositor:
The
depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transaction.
Reconstitution:
Any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act:
The
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended from time to time.
Securities
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Securitization
Transaction:
Any
transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of
the
Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with
an
issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately
placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined
primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans
consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans.
Subcontractor:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a
Subservicer.
Trustee:
HSBC
Bank USA, National Association, its successors and assigns.
(c) |
Section
1 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first
two
sentences of the definition of “Servicing Fee” and inserting the
following: “With respect to each Mortgage Loan, $12 per Mortgage
Loan.”
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(d) |
Section
1 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition
of “Pass-Through Transfer” in its
entirety.
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(e) |
Section
1 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition
of “Servicing Fee Rate” in its
entirety.
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(f) |
Subsection
14.01(ix) of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the
phrase “Sections 11.23, 11.24 or 11.35” in its entirety and replacing it
with the phrase “Subsections 11.15, 11.23 or
11.35”.
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(g) |
The
Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references
to
“Pass-Through Transfer” in their entirety and replacing them with
“Securitization Transaction”.
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(h) |
Section
32 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
language immediately following the last paragraph thereof:
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A
copy of
all assessments, attestations, reports and certifications required to be
delivered by the Seller under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Purchaser
and the Master Servicer by the date(s) specified herein, and where such
documents are required to be addressed to any party, such addresses shall
include the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely
on
such documents.
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(i) |
Subsection
11.01 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting
the
third paragraph of such subsection in its entirety and replacing
it with
the following:
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal
Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Seller may not waive
any
Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related
Mortgage Note unless (i) the Seller determines that such waiver would maximize
recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account
the
value of such Prepayment Charge and the Mortgage Loan, and the waiver of such
Prepayment Charge is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans
(including the waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing
of
the Mortgage Loan related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default)
or
(ii) (A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors’ rights or
(2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary
payment, or (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by
subsequent changes in applicable law. In no event shall the Seller waive a
Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that
is
not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If the Seller
waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge relating
to a
Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to any action or omission of the
Seller, other than as provided above, the Seller shall deposit the amount of
such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit)
into the Custodial Account at the time of such prepayment for distribution
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(j) |
Subsection
11.04 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting
the
term “servicing compensation” in subpart (xi) and replacing it with
“Servicing Fee”.
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(k) |
Subsection
11.04 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is further modified
by
inserting the phrase “for any Principal Prepayments in part and at the Net
Mortgage Interest Rate for any Principal Prepayments in full” after the
term “Mortgage Interest Rate” in subpart
(xi).
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(l) |
Subsection
11.05 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by inserting
the
phrase “or Servicing Advance” after the term “Monthly Advance” in subpart
(vii).
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(m) |
Subsection
11.14 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by replacing
the
phrase “On each Distribution Date” in the first line thereof with the
phrase “Not later than 12:00 noon (eastern time) on each Distribution
Date”;
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(n) |
Subsection
11.15 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting
the
subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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No
later
than the fifth Business Day of each month, the Seller shall furnish to the
Master Servicer, in an acceptable electronic format via e-mail, the information
specified in Exhibit 11, which data shall reflect information from the Due
Period immediately preceding the Distribution Date and such other information
with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Master Servicer may reasonably require
to allocate remittances made pursuant to this Agreement and provide appropriate
statements with respect to such remittances.
(a) The
Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer prompt notice of the occurrence
of
any of the following: any event of default under the terms of this Agreement,
any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the
Seller, the Seller’s engagement of any Subservicer to perform or assist in the
performance of any of the Seller’s obligations under this Agreement, any
litigation involving the Seller that would be material to holders of securities
issued in a Securitization Transaction, and any affiliation or other significant
relationship between the Seller and other transaction parties.
(b) If
the
Seller has knowledge of the occurrence of any of the events described in this
clause (b), then no later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing
of
any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization
Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Seller,
the
Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer notice of the occurrence of any
of
the following events along with all information, data, and materials related
thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report
on
Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below):
(i) any
material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees,
penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively
become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);
(ii) material
breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants
(Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and
(iii) information
regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets,
any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases),
and
any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for
acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation
AB).
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The
Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer such additional information as
the
Master Servicer may reasonably request, including evidence of the authorization
of the person signing any certification or statement, financial information
and
reports and of the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy
required to be maintained by the Seller pursuant to Section 11.12 of Exhibit
8
hereto, and such other information related to the Seller or any sub-servicer
or
its performance hereunder.
(o) |
Subsection
11.23 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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(a) |
The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer, not
later
than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officers’
Certificate (an “Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each
signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Seller
during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this
Agreement
or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such
officers’
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on
such review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under
this
Agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there
has
been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect,
specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature
and
status thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the
Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of
the
Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Seller has delegated any servicing
responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a SubServicer,
the
Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the SubServicer as
described above as to each SubServicer as and when required with
respect
to the Seller.
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(b) |
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization
Transaction, by March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2006,
an
officer of the Seller shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate
to the Purchaser, any master servicer which is master servicing loans
in
connection with such transaction (a “Master Servicer”) and any related
depositor (a “Depositor”) for the benefit of each such entity and such
entity’s affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such
entity and such entity’s affiliates, an Officer’s Certificate, signed by
an appropriate officer of the Seller, in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit 12. In the event that the Seller has delegated any servicing
responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a SubServicer,
the
Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the SubServicer as
described in this clause (b) as to each SubServicer as and when required
with respect to the Seller.
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(c) |
The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the
Depositor, the Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned
in whole
or in part by the Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting
as
“Purchaser” hereunder), and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents and affiliates, and such affiliates’ officers,
directors, employees and agents (any such person, an “Indemnified Party”)
from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs
and
expenses arising out of or based upon (a) a breach by the Seller
or any of
its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations
under
this Subsection 11.23, Subsection 11.24 or Subsection 11.35, (b)
any
material misstatement or omission in any written information, written
data
or materials provided by the Seller or any Subservicer hereunder,
or (c)
the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller in
connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein
is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party,
then
the Seller agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable
by the Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages
or
liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Party on the one
hand and
the Seller in the other in connection
therewith.
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(p) |
Subsection
11.28 of Exhibit 8 to
the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting the third paragraph
in its
entirety.
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(q) |
Subsection
11.29 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting
the
subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Seller (a) shall not permit
any
modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage
Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect
to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Seller,
reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or
reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder) or (ii) cause the related trust fund to
fail
to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on “prohibited
transactions” or “contributions” after the startup date under the REMIC
Provisions.
Prior
to
taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans which is not contemplated
under the terms of this Agreement, the Seller will obtain an Opinion of Counsel
acceptable to the Trustee with respect to whether such action could result
in
the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax
on
prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the
tax
on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either
such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”), and the Seller shall not take any such
action or cause the related trust fund to take any such action as to which
it
has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur.
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The
Seller shall not permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of
Section 860G of the Code) in the REMIC. The Seller shall not enter into any
arrangement by which the REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for
services nor permit the REMIC to receive any income from assets other than
“qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted
investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
(r) |
Subsection
11.32 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting
the
first sentence of such subsection in its entirety and replacing it
with
the following:
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Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Seller shall be entitled to
terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service
the
related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor
Sub-Servicer.
(s) |
Subsection
11.35 of Exhibit 8 to the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting
the
subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization
Transaction, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee and
the
Master Servicer on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007,
a
report (an “Assessment of Compliance”) reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser
regarding the Seller’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria
during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of
the
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which as of the date hereof,
require a report by an authorized officer of the Seller that contains the
following:
(a) A
statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with
the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Seller;
(b) A
statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to
assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the
Seller;
(c) An
assessment by such officer of the Seller’s compliance with the applicable
Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit 13 hereto for the period consisting
of
the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance
of
noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall
be
based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities
transactions taken as a whole involving the Seller, that are backed by the
same
asset type as the Mortgage Loans;
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(d) A
statement that a registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to
the
Purchaser and the Master Servicer has issued an attestation report on the
Seller’s Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding
calendar year; and
(e) A
statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable
to
the Seller, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with
respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving
the
Seller, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage
Loans.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization
Transaction, on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007,
the
Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee and the Master Servicer
a
report (an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public accounting firm that
attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Seller,
as
required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of
Regulation AB, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with
standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board.
In
the
event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect
to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide an Assessment
of Compliance of the Sub-Servicer and accompanying Attestation Report as
described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to
the
Seller.
(t) |
Exhibit
11 of the Servicing Agreement is modified to include the information
set
forth on Attachment
3
hereto.
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(u) |
The
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 12 in its entirety
and
replacing it with Attachment
4
attached hereto.
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(v) |
The
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting Exhibit 13 in the form of
Attachment
5
attached hereto at the end thereto.
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10. |
Prepayment
Penalty Verification.
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For
each
month in which the Company is servicing the Assigned Loans, on or prior to
each
Determination Date, Company shall provide in an electronic format acceptable
to
the Master Servicer, with respect to each Assigned Loan, (i) an indication
of
whether such Assigned Loan has a Prepayment Charge, (ii) the amount of such
Prepayment Charge and (iii) any such other information as agreed to by the
Master Servicer and the Company. The Master Servicer or a third party reasonably
acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Assignee (the “Verification Agent”)
will perform the verification duties agreed to by the Master Servicer and the
Assignee and will use its best efforts to issue its findings in a report (the
“Verification Report”) delivered to the Master Servicer and the Assignee within
ten (10) Business Days following the related Distribution Date; provided,
however, that if the Verification Agent is unable to issue the Verification
Report within ten (10) Business Days following the Distribution Date, the
Verification Agent may issue and deliver to the Master Servicer and the Assignee
the Verification Report upon the completion of its verification duties. The
Master Servicer shall forward the Verification Report to the Company and shall
notify the Company if the Master Servicer has determined that the Company did
not deliver the appropriate Prepayment Charges to the Master Servicer in
accordance with this AAR Agreement. Such written notification from the Master
Servicer shall include the loan number, prepayment penalty code and prepayment
penalty amount as calculated by the Master Servicer or the Verification Agent,
as applicable, of each Assigned Loan for which there is a discrepancy. If the
Company agrees with the verified amounts, the Company shall adjust the
immediately succeeding remittance report and the amount remitted to the Master
Servicer with respect to prepayments accordingly. If the Company disagrees
with
the determination of the Master Servicer, the Company shall, within five (5)
Business Days of its receipt of the Verification Report, notify the Master
Servicer of such disagreement and provide the Master Servicer with detailed
information to support the Company’s position. The Company and the Master
Servicer shall cooperate to resolve any discrepancy on or prior to the
immediately succeeding Distribution Date, and the Company will indicate the
effect of such resolution on the related remittance report and shall adjust
the
amount remitted with respect to prepayments on such Distribution Date
accordingly.
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During
such time as the Company and the Master Servicer are resolving discrepancies
with respect to the Prepayment Charges, no payments in respect of any disputed
Prepayment Charges will be remitted to the related distribution account
established under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer
shall not be obligated to remit such payments, unless otherwise required
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with such duties,
the Master Servicer shall be able to rely solely on the information provided
to
it by the Company in accordance with this Section. The Master Servicer shall
not
be responsible for verifying the accuracy of any of the information provided
to
it by the Company.
Request
for Release and Release for Payment
11. For
purposes of this Section 11, the following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
Custodial
File:
As to
each Mortgage Loan, any mortgage loan documents which are delivered to the
Custodian or which at any time come into the possession of the
Custodian.
Custodian:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association,
or its
successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the
Custodian.
(a) |
From
time to time and as appropriate for the foreclosure or servicing
of any of
the Mortgage Loans, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of two copies
(or
electronic receipt)
from the Company of a request for release of documents and receipt
in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A,
or such other form in electronic format acceptable to the Custodian,
within five (5) Business Days release to the Company, the related
Custodial File or the documents set forth in such request. All documents
so released to the Company shall be held in trust by the Company.
The
Company shall return to the Custodian the Custodial File or other
such
documents when the Company’s need therefor in connection with such
foreclosure or servicing no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan
shall
be liquidated in which case, upon receipt of an additional request
for
release of documents and receipt certifying such liquidation in the
form
annexed hereto as Exhibit
A,
or such other form acceptable to the Custodian, the request and receipt
submitted pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 11 shall
be
released by the Custodian to the Company. In connection with the
Company's
processing of a payoff request for a Mortgage Loan, if required by
the
Company in order to calculate the prepayment penalties, if any, to
be
charged in connection with such payoff, the Company may submit a
request
for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit
A,
with item (5) checked and stating that the Company requests a copy
of the
note rider or other document in the Custodial File describing the
prepayment penalty. The Custodian will provide to the Company a facsimile
(or other electronic copy) of the document so requested within 24
hours
following the receipt of such request; provided that, if the Custodian
receives more than twenty-five (25) such payoff requests on any single
Business Day, the Custodian will use reasonable efforts to provide
such
requested documents as soon as practicable following receipt of such
requests.
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(b) |
In
order to facilitate the administration of certain customary servicing
functions with respect to any Mortgage Loans for which the related
Mortgage has been assigned to the Trustee, the Trustee shall from
time to
time upon request of the Company, execute and deliver a reasonable
number
of originals of a limited power of attorney, appointing as
attorney-in-fact either the Company or, at the Company’s discretion, an
agent of the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B.
The Company shall indemnify the related trust fund, the Trustee and
its
officers, directors and agents for any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, compensatory damages, payments, costs or expenses of any
kind
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against
the
related trust fund or the Trustee as a result of the Company’s use or
misuse of such power of attorney and/or the release of any Mortgage
Loans
or Custodial Files to the Company or the retention of the Mortgage
Loans
and Custodial Files by the Company or any of its affiliates; provided,
however, the Company shall not be liable to any of the foregoing
Persons
for any amount and any portion of any such amount resulting from
the
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of such Person. The
provisions of this clause (b) shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and/or the termination or resignation of the
Company.
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(c) |
The
foregoing provisions respecting release to the Company of the Custodial
Files and documents by the Custodian upon request by the Company
shall be
operative only to the extent that at any time the Custodian shall not have
released to the Company active Custodial Files or documents (including
those requested) pertaining to more than two-hundred (200) Mortgage
Loans
at the time being held by the Custodian under the custodial agreement.
Any
additional Custodial Files or documents requested to be released
by the
Company may be released only upon written authorization of the Assignee,
which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld. The limitations
of
this paragraph shall not apply to the release of Custodial Files
to the
Company under clause (d) below.
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(d) |
Upon
receipt by the Custodian of two copies (or electronic receipt) from
the
Company of the Company’s request for release of documents and receipt in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A,
or such other form acceptable to the Custodian, (which certification
shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to
be
received in connection with such payment, repurchase or liquidation
have
been or will be credited to the related custodial account), the Custodian
shall within five (5) Business Days release the related Custodial
File to
the Company.
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Miscellaneous
12. |
All
demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans,
the
Servicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and
shall
be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed
by
registered mail, postage prepaid, as
follows:
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(a) |
In
the case of Company,
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GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
(b) |
In
the case of Assignor,
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DB
Structured Products, Inc.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(c) |
In
the case of Assignee,
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ACE
Securities Corp.
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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(d) |
In
the case of the Trustee,
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HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
(e) |
In
the case of the Custodian,
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
00
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
(f) |
In
the case of Xxxxx Fargo, as
Servicer,
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
1
Home
Campus
Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention:
ACE 2006-HE1
(g) | In the case of Xxxxx Fargo, as Master Servicer, |
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
ACE 2006-HE1
13. |
Each
party will pay any commissions it has incurred and the Assignor shall
pay
the fees of its attorneys and the reasonable fees of the attorneys
of the
Assignee and the Company in connection with the negotiations for,
documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this
AAR
Agreement.
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14. |
This
AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State
of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other
than
Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law which shall
govern), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder
shall be determined in accordance with such
laws.
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15. |
No
term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified
unless
such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party
against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be
enforced.
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16. |
This
AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns
of
the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company
may be merged or consolidated or which succeeds to the business or
assets
thereof shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be
deemed
Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
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17. |
This
AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans,
the
assignment of the Servicing Agreement to the extent of the Assigned
Loans
by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Servicing
Agreement.
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18. |
This
AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original
and all
such counterparts shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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19. |
In
the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with
any
provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned
Loans,
the terms of this AAR Agreement shall
control.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of
the
day and year first above written.
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
Assignor
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By:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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ACE
SECURITIES CORP.
Assignee
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |||
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Title:
Vice President
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
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Title:
Vice President
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GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
Company
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
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Title: Senior Vice President |
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO
With
respect to Section 11:
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HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
for the holders of the ACE Securities Corp.
Home
Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1
Asset
Backed Pass-Through Certificates
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxx | |||
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Title: Vice President |
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO
With
respect to Section 11:
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Custodian
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
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Title: Vice President |
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO: | |||
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Servicer
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
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Title: Vice President |
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO: | |||
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Master
Servicer and Securities Administrator
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
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Title: Vice President |
ATTACHMENT
1
ASSIGNED
LOANS
[PROVIDED
UPON REQUEST]
ATTACHMENT
2
SERVICING
AGREEMENT
AMENDED
AND RESTATED MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
Seller
And Servicer
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
Initial
Purchaser
Dated
as
of January 1, 2005
Fixed
and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
First
and
Second Liens
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
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SECTION
1.
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Definitions
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2
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SECTION
2.
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Agreement
to Purchase
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SECTION
3.
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Mortgage
Loan Schedules
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14
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SECTION
4.
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Purchase
Price
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14
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SECTION
5.
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Examination
of Mortgage Files
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14
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SECTION
6.
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Conveyance
from Seller to Initial Purchaser
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15
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SECTION
7.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Seller: Remedies for
Breach
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17
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SECTION
8.
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Closing
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36
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SECTION
9.
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Closing
Documents
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37
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SECTION
10.
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Costs
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38
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SECTION
11.
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Seller’s
Servicing Obligations
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38
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SECTION
12.
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Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement Upon a
Whole Loan
Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution
Dates
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38
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SECTION
13.
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The
Seller
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39
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SECTION
14.
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DEFAULT
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40
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SECTION
15.
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Termination
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42
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SECTION
16.
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Successor
to the Seller
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43
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SECTION
17.
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Financial
Statements
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44
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SECTION
18.
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Mandatory
Delivery; Grant of Security Interest
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44
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SECTION
19.
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Notices
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45
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SECTION
20.
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Severability
Clause
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46
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SECTION
21.
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Counterparts
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46
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SECTION
22.
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Governing
Law
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46
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SECTION
23.
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Intention
of the Parties
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46
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SECTION
24.
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Successors
and Assigns
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47
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SECTION
25.
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Commitment
Letter
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47
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SECTION
26.
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Waivers
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47
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SECTION
27.
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Exhibits
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47
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SECTION
28.
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Nonsolicitation
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47
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SECTION
29.
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General
Interpretive Principles
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49
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SECTION
30.
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Reproduction
of Documents
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48
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SECTION
31.
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Further
Agreements
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48
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SECTION
32.
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Third
Party Beneficiary
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48
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SECTION
33.
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Entire
Agreement
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48
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
1
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FORM
OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
2
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FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
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EXHIBIT
3
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FORM
OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
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EXHIBIT
4
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FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
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EXHIBIT
5
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CONTENTS
OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
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EXHIBIT
6
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FORM
OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
7
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FORM
OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
8
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SERVICING
ADDENDUM
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EXHIBIT
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FORM
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MORTGAGE
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FORM
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SCHEDULE
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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE |
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
is
an AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”), dated as of January 1, 2005, by and between DB Structured
Products, Inc., having an office at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(the “Initial Purchaser”, and the Initial Purchaser or the Person, if any, to
which the Initial Purchaser has assigned its rights and obligations hereunder
as
Purchaser with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and each of their respective
successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”) and Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.,
having an office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
“Seller”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
Purchaser and the Seller entered into a Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2004 (the “Original Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller entered into that certain Amendment Number One,
dated April 1, 2004. Seller and Purchaser desire to enter into this Agreement
in
order to amend and restate the Original Agreement, as amended by such amendment,
in its entirety.
WHEREAS,
the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain
conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential first and second lien
mortgage loans, (the “Mortgage Loans”) as described herein on a servicing
retained basis, and which shall be delivered in groups of whole loans or
participation interests therein, as applicable, on various dates as provided
in
the related Commitment Letter (each, a “Closing Date”);
WHEREAS,
each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security
instrument creating a first or second lien on a residential dwelling located
in
the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related
Mortgage Loan Package, which is to be annexed hereto to the related Assignment
and Conveyance on each Closing Date as Schedule One;
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance,
servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS,
following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, the Purchaser
desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans to one or more purchasers
as a
whole loan transfer in a whole loan or participation format or a public or
private mortgage-backed securities transaction;
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Seller
agree
as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest
Rate
payable in respect thereto.
Adjustment
Date:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date set forth in the
related
Mortgage Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Agreement:
This
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement
including all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements
hereto.
Appraised
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as
determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at
the
time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum
requirements of FNMA and FHLMC, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the
related
Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan,
provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value
of the
Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal
made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of
origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the
minimum
requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
Assignment
and Conveyance:
An
assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Loans purchased on a Closing Date
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 4.
Assignment
of Mortgage:
An
individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to give record notice of
the
sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a balloon mortgage
loan.
Business
Day:
Any day
other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and
loan
institutions in the State of California or the State of New York are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash-Out
Refinancing:
A
Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the principal
balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property
and
related closing costs, and were used to pay any such existing first mortgage,
related closing costs and subordinate mortgages on the related Mortgaged
Property.
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Closing
Date:
The
date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to time shall purchase and
the
Seller from time to time shall sell to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loans
listed
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan
Package.
Closing
Documents:
With
respect to any Closing Date, the documents required pursuant to Section
9.
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto.
Combined
Loan-to-Value Ratio
or
CLTV:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the sum of (a) the original principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan, plus (b) the unpaid principal balance of any related subordinate
mortgage loan or loans secured by the Mortgaged Property, and the denominator
of
which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Commitment
Letter:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan Package purchased and sold on any Closing Date,
the
letter agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller, in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit 9 (including any exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto),
setting forth the terms and conditions of such transaction and describing
the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Purchaser on such Closing Date. A
Commitment Letter may relate to more than one Mortgage Loan Package to be
purchased on one or more Closing Dates hereunder. In the event of any conflict
between a term of this Agreement and the terms of the Commitment Letter,
the
terms in the Commitment Letter shall control with respect to the related
Mortgage Loans.
Condemnation
Proceeds:
All
awards, compensation and settlements in respect of a taking of all or part
of a
Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the right
of
eminent domain.
Convertible
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that by its terms and subject to certain conditions contained
in
the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note allows the Mortgagor to convert the
adjustable Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan to a fixed Mortgage
Interest Rate.
Credit
Score:
The
credit score of the Mortgagor provided by Fair, Xxxxx & Company, Inc. or
such other organization providing credit scores at the time of the origination
of a Mortgage Loan. If two credit scores are obtained, the Credit Score shall
be
the lower of the two credit scores. If three credit scores are obtained,
the
Credit Score shall be the middle of the three credit scores.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account,
created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement, which shall be entitled
“[Seller], as servicer, in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc.”, and
established at a financial institution acceptable to the Purchaser.
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Custodial
Agreement:
The
agreement governing the retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note,
Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodian:
The
custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or
assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement,
as
therein provided.
Cut-off
Date:
The
first day of the month in which the related Closing Date occurs or as otherwise
set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
Deleted
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan.
Delinquency
Ratio:
The
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the total
number
of the Mortgage Loans in the Seller’s servicing portfolio which are 60 days or
more delinquent including loans in foreclosure and bankruptcy plus the balance
of REO properties, and the denominator of which is the total number of all
mortgage loans in the Seller’s servicing portfolio.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the eighth (8th) day of the calendar month
in
which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such eighth (8th) day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such eighteenth (8th)
day.
Distribution
Date:
The
tenth (10th) day of each month, commencing, for any Mortgage Loan Package
on the
tenth day of the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off
Date occurs, or if such tenth (10th) day is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day immediately preceding such tenth (10th) day.
Due
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the first day of the calendar month in
which
such Distribution Date occurs, which is the day on which the Monthly Payment
is
due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due
Period:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day
of
the month preceding the month of the Distribution Date and ending on the
first
day of the month of the Distribution Date.
Eligible
Account:
Either
(i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered
depository institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt
obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust
company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term
unsecured debt obligations of such holding company of which) are rated A-1
by
S&P or Prime-1 by Moody’s (or a comparable rating if another rating agency
is specified by the Initial Purchaser by written notice to the Seller) at
the
time any amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts
the
deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC or (iii) a trust account
or
accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution
or
trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear
interest.
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Escrow
Account:
The
separate trust accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement
which
shall be entitled “[Seller], as servicer, in trust for DB Structured Products,
Inc. and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans”, and
established at a financial institution acceptable to the Purchaser.
Escrow
Payments:
The
amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer
rents, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums
and
other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee
pursuant to the terms of any Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
Event
of Default:
Any one
of the events enumerated in Subsection 14.01.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
FHLMC:
Xxxxxxx
Mac or any successor thereto.
Final
Recovery Determination:
With
respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a
Mortgage Loan or REO Property repurchased by the Seller pursuant to this
Agreement), a determination made by the Seller that all Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Seller, in
its
reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect
thereof have been so recovered. The Seller shall maintain records, prepared
by a
servicing officer of the Seller, of each Final Recovery
Determination.
First
Lien:
With
respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust
or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on the
Mortgaged Property.
Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth
in the
Mortgage Note is fixed for the term of such Mortgage Loan.
Flood
Zone Service Contract:
A
transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a nationally
recognized flood zone service provider for the purpose of obtaining the current
flood zone status relating to such Mortgaged Property.
FNMA:
Xxxxxx
Xxx or any successor thereto.
Gross
Margin:
With
respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount
set
forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
that
is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms
of
the related Mortgage Note to determine the new Mortgage Interest Rate for
such
Mortgage Loan.
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HUD:
The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor
thereto.
Index:
With
respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the
purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon.
Initial
Closing Date:
The
Closing Date on which the Initial Purchaser purchases and the Seller sells
the
first Mortgage Loan Package hereunder.
Initial
Purchaser:
DB
Structured Products, Inc., or any successor thereto or its
assignees.
Insurance
Proceeds:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Lender
Paid Mortgage Insurance Policy
or
LPMI
Policy:
A
policy of mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer in which
the
owner or servicer of the Mortgage Loan is responsible for the premiums
associated with such mortgage insurance policy.
Liquidation
Proceeds:
Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received
in
connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee’s
sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following
the
acquisition of REO Property and prior to an REO Disposition.
Loan-to-Value
Ratio
or
LTV:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio on
such
date of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property.
Master
Servicer:
As
defined in Subsection 11.23 of the Servicing Addendum.
Maximum
Mortgage Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the
maximum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage
Loan
may be increased on any Adjustment Date.
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.
MERS
System:
The
system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by
MERS.
MIN:
The
Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan.
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Minimum
Mortgage Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the
minimum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage
Loan
may be decreased on any Adjustment Date.
MOM
Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as nominee
for the
originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns.
Monthly
Advance:
The
aggregate of the advances made by the Seller on any Distribution Date pursuant
to Subsection 11.30 of the Servicing Addendum.
Monthly
Payment:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled combined payment of principal
and
interest payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note on each Due
Date.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
Mortgage:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first or second lien
on
Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgagee:
The
mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns
of
such mortgagee or beneficiary.
Mortgage
File:
The
items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit 5 annexed
hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage
File
pursuant to this Agreement or the related Commitment Letter.
Mortgage
Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed annual rate of interest
provided for in the related Mortgage Note and, with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the annual rate that interest accrues on such Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
the
related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage
Loan:
Each
first or second lien, residential mortgage loan, sold, assigned and transferred
to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter
and identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to this Agreement on
the
related Closing Date, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the
Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds,
and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or
in
connection with such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage
Loan Documents:
The
documents listed in Exhibit 10 hereto pertaining to any Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage
Loan Package:
The
Mortgage Loans listed on a Mortgage Loan Schedule, delivered to the Custodian
and the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing
Date and attached to an Assignment and Conveyance as Schedule One on the
related
Closing Date.
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Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans to
be
annexed to an Assignment and Conveyance as Schedule One on each Closing Date
for
the Mortgage Loan Package delivered on such Closing Date in electronic form,
such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each
Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller’s Mortgage Loan
identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor’s first and last name; (3) the street
address of the Mortgaged Property including the state and zip code; (4) a
code
indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (5) the type
of
Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property; (6) the original
months to maturity; (7) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and the remaining
months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization
schedule; (8) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest
Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which
the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity
date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount
of
the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (14) the last Due Date on which
a
Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;
(15) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (16) the Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the
Cut-off Date; (17) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
first
Adjustment Date; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the
Gross Margin; (19) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase
financing, Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing); (20) with respect
to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under
the
terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage
Note;
(22) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination; (23) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap; (24) with respect to
each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately following
the related Cut-off Date; (25) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Index; (26) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due
on the
Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently
in
effect, such Due Date; (27) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is
an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan or a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan; (28) a code
indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced);
(29) a
code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Primary Insurance Policy
or
LPMI Policy; (30) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property; (31) the
sale
price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable; (32) a code indicating whether
the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Prepayment Charge, the term of such Prepayment
Charge and the amount of such Prepayment Charge; (33) the product type (e.g.,
2/28, 15 year fixed, 30 year fixed, 15/30 balloon, etc.); (34) the Mortgagor’s
debt to income ratio; (35) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property
is
subject to a First Lien or a Second Lien ; (36) a code indicating the Credit
Score of the Mortgagor at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan; (37)
the
Mortgage Loan’s payment history; (38) a code indicating the form of appraisal
(i.e. form 1004, 2055, etc.); (39) a code indicating whether the Mortgage
Loan
is a MERS Mortgage Loan and, if so, the corresponding MIN; (40) a code
indicating if the Mortgage Loan is an interest-only Mortgage Loan and, if
so,
the term of the interest-only period of such Mortgage Loan; (41) the Mortgagor’s
income at origination; (42) the amortized original term to maturity as of
the
Cut-off Date; (43) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a
code
indicating the frequency of adjustment of the related Mortgage Interest Rate;
(44) the number of units in the related Mortgaged Property; and (45) a code
indicating whether the related Mortgagor is self-employed. With respect to
the
Mortgage Loan Package in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall
set
forth the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the
number
of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(3)
the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4)
the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans.
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Mortgage
Note:
The
original executed note or other evidence of the Mortgage Loan indebtedness
of a
Mortgagor.
Mortgaged
Property:
The
Mortgagor’s real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note,
consisting of a fee simple interest in a single parcel of real property improved
by a Residential Dwelling.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note, the owner of the Mortgaged Property and the grantor
or mortgagor named in the related Mortgage and such grantor’s or mortgagor’s
successors in title to the Mortgaged Property.
Net
Mortgage Interest Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date
of
determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable
Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the Servicing Fee
Rate.
Nonrecoverable
Monthly Advance:
Any
Monthly Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage
Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Seller,
will not, or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance, would not be,
ultimately recoverable from related late payments, Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided
herein.
Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the
Board or a President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary
or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Person
on
behalf of whom such certificate is being delivered.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be salaried counsel for the Person on
behalf
of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to each Person
to whom
such opinion is addressed.
Pass-Through
Transfer:
The
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to
a
trust to be formed as part of a publicly issued or privately placed
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
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Periodic
Rate Cap:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and any Adjustment Date therefor,
a number of percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum
amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan may increase (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate)
or
decrease (without regard to the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate) on such
Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately prior
to
such Adjustment Date.
Person:
An
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preliminary
Servicing Period:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans, the period commencing on the related Closing
Date
and ending on the date the Seller enters into Reconstitution Agreements which
amend or restate the servicing provisions of this Agreement.
Prepayment
Charge:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any prepayment penalty or premium thereon payable
in connection with a principal prepayment on such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to the
terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Primary
Insurance Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified
Insurer.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received
in
advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge, which
is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due
on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of
prepayment.
Purchase
Price:
The
price paid on the related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant
to the related Commitment Letter in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased
on
such Closing Date as provided in Section 4.
Qualified
Insurer:
Any
insurer which meets the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan:
A
mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms
of
this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments
of
principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution,
not in
excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the
Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii)
have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point
in
excess of) the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii)
have a
Net Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage
point
in excess of) the Net Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(iv)
have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not less than) that
of
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of
substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vii) be covered under a Primary Insurance
Policy
if such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess
of 80% and the Deleted Mortgage Loan was covered under a Primary Insurance
Policy, (viii) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in
Subsection 7.02 of this Agreement and (ix) be the same type of mortgage loan
(i.e. fixed or adjustable rate with the same Gross Margin and Index as the
Deleted Mortgage Loan). In the event that one or more mortgage loans are
substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described
in
clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal
balances, the Mortgage Interest Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall
be
determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Interest Rates and shall
be
satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the terms described in clause (iv)
shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms to
maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (vi) hereof shall
be
satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise
provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in
clause (viii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be. In addition, the substitution
of
more than one Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous sentence shall be subject
to the Purchaser’s approval in its sole discretion.
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Rate/Term
Refinancing:
A
Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not in excess of the
existing first mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related
closing costs, and were used exclusively to satisfy the then existing first
mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and to pay
related closing costs.
Reconstitution
Agreements:
The
agreement or agreements entered into by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or
certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to
any or
all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Whole
Loan
Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer as provided in Section 12.
Reconstitution
Date:
The
date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this
Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part
of a
Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer pursuant to Section 12
hereof.
Record
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month
immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
Refinanced
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related
Mortgaged Property.
REMIC:
A “real
estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the
Code.
REMIC
Provisions:
Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear
in
Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed,
temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements
promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to
time.
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REO
Disposition:
The
final sale by the Seller of any REO Property.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired as a result of the liquidation of a Mortgage
Loan.
Repurchase
Price:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, (1) a price equal to (a) the Purchase Price
percentage used to calculate the Purchase Price, as stated in the related
Commitment Letter, times the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan
so
repurchased plus (b) accrued interest thereon at the Mortgage Interest Rate
from
the interest paid to date, to but not including, the last day of the month
that
such repurchase occurs or (2) such other amount set forth in the related
Commitment Letter.
Residential
Dwelling:
Any one
of the following: (i) a one-family dwelling, (ii) a two- to four family
dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a FNMA eligible condominium
project, or (iv) a one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none
of
which is manufactured housing, a co-operative, a commercial property an
agricultural property or a mixed use property.
Second
Lien:
With
respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust
or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a second lien on
the
Mortgaged Property.
Second
Lien Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan secured by the lien on the Mortgaged Property, subject to one
prior lien on such Mortgaged Property securing financing obtained by the
related
Mortgagor.
Servicing
Addendum:
The
terms and conditions attached hereto as Exhibit 8 which will govern the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller during the Preliminary Servicing
Period.
Servicing
Advances:
All
customary, reasonable and necessary “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred
by the Seller in the performance of its servicing obligations, including,
but
not limited to, the cost of (i) preservation, restoration and repair of a
Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect
to
a Mortgage Loan, including foreclosure actions and (iii) the management and
liquidation of REO Property.
Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual servicing fee the
Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, which shall, for each month, be equal
to
one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly,
computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respectively
which
any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation
of
the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely
from,
the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section
11.05) of related Monthly Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise
provided under Section 11.05. If the Preliminary Servicing Period includes
any
partial month, the Servicing Fee for such month shall be pro rated at a per
diem
rate based upon a 30-day month.
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Servicing
Fee Rate:
The per
annum rate set forth in the related Commitment Letter at which the Servicing
Fee
accrues.
Servicing
File:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Seller consisting
of
originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to
the
Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents
for
such Mortgage Loan.
Servicing
Transfer Costs:
All
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with
the
transfer of servicing from Seller, including, without limitation, any reasonable
costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing
data
and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as
may be
required by the Purchaser (or any successor to Seller appointed pursuant
to
Section 16) to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data
or
otherwise to enable the Purchaser (or any successor to Seller appointed pursuant
to Section 16) to service the Mortgage Loans properly and
effectively.
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its
successor in interest.
Stated
Principal Balance:
As to
each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the scheduled principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after giving effect to
payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not collected
from
the Mortgagor on or before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal.
Tax
Service Contract:
A
transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a tax service
provider for the purpose of obtaining current information from local taxing
authorities relating to such Mortgaged Property.
Underwriting
Guidelines:
The
Seller’s written underwriting guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit 12 in effect
with respect to the Mortgage Loans purchased by the Purchaser on the Initial
Closing Date, which may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to
time
thereafter.
Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to
a
third party, which sale or transfer is not a Pass-Through Transfer.
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SECTION
2. Agreement
to Purchase.
The
Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time-to-time,
Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance on the related Cut-off
Date
in an amount as set forth in the related Commitment Letter, or in such other
amount as agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser
on
the related Closing Date.
SECTION
3. Mortgage
Loan Schedules.
The
Seller shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule for a Mortgage Loan Package
to
be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at least three
(3)
Business Days prior to the related Closing Date or as otherwise set forth
in the
related Commitment Letter.
SECTION
4. Purchase
Price.
The
Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule shall be the percentage of par as stated in the related Commitment
Letter (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by its Stated
Principal Balance as of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related
Commitment Letter, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced
separately.
The
Purchaser shall own and be entitled to receive with respect to each Mortgage
Loan purchased, (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off
Date,
(2) all other recoveries of principal collected after the related Cut-off
Date
(provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off
Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such interest
payment that is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date).
The
Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is
determined after application to the reduction of principal of payments of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, for the purposes of this Agreement, payments of scheduled principal
and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall
not be
applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid
amounts (minus the applicable Servicing Fee) shall be the property of the
Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial
Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser, for
remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser on the first related Distribution
Date. All payments of principal and interest, less the applicable Servicing
Fee,
due on a Due Date following the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the
Purchaser.
SECTION
5. Examination
of Mortgage Files.
In
addition to the rights granted to the Initial Purchaser under the related
Commitment Letter to underwrite the Mortgage Loans and review the Mortgage
Files
prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Custodian
in escrow, for examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
on
such Closing Date, the related Mortgage File, including the Assignment of
Mortgage, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage
File available to the Initial Purchaser for examination at the Seller’s offices
or such other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Initial
Purchaser and the Seller. Such examination may be made by the Initial Purchaser
or its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing
Date.
If the Initial Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing
Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the terms of
the
related Commitment Letter or the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines, such Mortgage
Loans may, at the Initial Purchaser’s option, be rejected for purchase by the
Initial Purchaser. If not purchased by the Initial Purchaser, such Mortgage
Loans shall be deleted from the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Initial
Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all
or
part of any Mortgage Loan Package without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Initial Purchaser has conducted or has determined
not to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files
shall
not affect the Initial Purchaser’s (or any of its successors’) rights to demand
repurchase or other relief or remedy provided for in this
Agreement.
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The
Initial Purchaser shall have the opportunity to conduct a corporate due
diligence of the Seller, including but not limited to, on site review of
the
Seller’s facilities and discussions with the Seller’s management. The Initial
Purchaser may conduct such review prior to or following the Initial Closing
Date. In addition, the Initial Purchaser may perform additional reviews as
the
Initial Purchaser, in its sole discretion, deems necessary.
SECTION
6. Conveyance
from Seller to Initial Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01. |
Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Servicing Files.
|
The
Seller, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute
and
deliver to the Initial Purchaser an Assignment and Conveyance with respect
to
the related Mortgage Loan Package in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
4. The
Servicing File retained by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Seller’s
computer system to reflect clearly the sale of such related Mortgage Loan
to the
Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its custody the contents of any
Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except
when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04.
In
addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loans, the
Seller agrees that it will cause, at its own expense, the MERS System to
indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the
Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by including (or deleting, in
the
case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement
prior to the related Servicing Transfer Date) in such computer files the
information required by the MERS System to identify the Purchaser of such
Mortgage Loans.
Subsection 6.02. |
Books
and Records.
|
Record
title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of the related Closing
Date shall be in the name of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Custodian or
one or
more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall designate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, beneficial ownership of each Mortgage and
the
related Mortgage Note shall be vested solely in the Purchaser or the appropriate
designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. All rights arising out of
the
Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by the Seller
after the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as
provided in Section 4 shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees
of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all such funds received on or in
connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 4 shall be received
and
held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the assignee
of
the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.
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It
is the
express intention of the parties that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller
and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser to
secure
a debt or other obligation of the Seller. Consequently, the sale of each
Mortgage Loan shall be reflected as a sale on the Seller’s business records, tax
returns and financial statements. In the event, for any reason, any transaction
contemplated herein is construed by any court or regulatory authority as
a
borrowing rather than as a sale, the Seller and the Purchaser intend that
the
Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have a perfected first
priority security interest in the Mortgage Loans, the Custodial Account and
the
proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”), free
and clear of adverse claims. In such case, the Seller shall be deemed to
have
hereby granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, a first
priority security interest in and lien upon the Collateral, free and clear
of
adverse claims. In such event, the related Commitment Letter and this Agreement
shall constitute a security agreement, the Custodian shall be deemed to be
an
independent custodian for purposes of perfection of the security interest
granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, and the Purchaser
or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have all of the rights of a secured
party under applicable law.
Subsection 6.03. |
Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents.
|
The
Seller shall from time to time in connection with each Closing Date, at least
five (5) Business Days prior to such Closing Date, deliver and release to
the
Custodian those Mortgage Loan Documents as required by this Agreement with
respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased and sold on the related Closing
Date and set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered with such
Mortgage Loan Documents.
The
Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents required
to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the related Closing
Date, as evidenced by the Trust Receipt and Initial Certification of the
Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall
be
responsible for maintaining the Custodial Agreement during the Preliminary
Servicing Period. The fees and expenses of the Custodian shall be paid by
the
Purchaser and the Seller as set forth in the related Commitment
Letter.
The
Seller shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian
with a
certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within
two
weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted
for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety
days of its submission for recordation.
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SECTION
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Seller: Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 7.01. |
Representations
and Warranties Respecting the Seller.
|
The
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of the Initial
Closing Date and each subsequent Closing Date or as of such date specifically
provided herein or in the applicable Assignment and Conveyance:
(i) The
Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the state of New York and will remain in compliance with the laws of each
state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary
to
ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. No licenses
or
approvals obtained by the Seller have been suspended or revoked by any court,
administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings
are
pending which might result in such suspension or revocation;
(ii) The
Seller has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell
each
Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has
duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has
duly
executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization and by equitable principles, whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance
of
and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Seller’s
articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result
in
a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other
instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be applicable to the
Seller or its assets;
(iv) The
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree
of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal
or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which
violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect
the
condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its
assets
or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
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(v) The
Seller is an approved seller/servicer for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing
and is
a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing
Act. No
event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage,
which would make the Seller unable to comply with FNMA, FHLMC or HUD eligibility
requirements or which would require notification to FNMA, FHLMC or
HUD;
(vi) The
Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(vii) The
Mortgage Loan Documents and any other documents required to be delivered
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement have been delivered
to
the Custodian, all in compliance with the specific requirements of this
Agreement;
(viii) Immediately
prior to the payment of the Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller
was the owner of record of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced
by the related Mortgage Note and upon the payment of the Purchase Price by
the
Purchaser, in the event that the Seller retains record title, the Seller
shall
retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related Mortgage Note and
the
related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust for the Purchaser as
the
owner thereof and only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the
servicing of each Mortgage Loan;
(ix) There
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Seller before
any
court, administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its
entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage
Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
(C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance
by
the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of,
this
Agreement;
(x) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of,
or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior
to
the related Closing Date;
(xi) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant
to
this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions;
(xii) The
information delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser with respect to the
Seller’s loan loss, foreclosure and delinquency experience for the twelve (12)
months immediately preceding the Initial Closing Date on mortgage loans
underwritten to the same standards as the Mortgage Loans and covering mortgaged
properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties, is true and correct in all
material respects;
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(xiii) Neither
this Agreement nor any written statement, report or other document prepared
and
furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the Seller pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains
any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
(xiv) The
consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans
constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage
Loans;
(xv) The
Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller is not transferring any Mortgage
Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;
and
(xvi) The
Seller is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material
respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing
of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS.
Subsection 7.02. |
Representations
and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
|
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage
Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(i) The
information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage
Loan data delivered to the Purchaser is complete, true and correct;
(ii) The
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related
Commitment Letter, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package
as set forth in the related Commitment Letter are true and correct;
(iii) All
payments required to be made up to the close of business on the related Closing
Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been
made;
the Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received
any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged
Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required
by the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage. No payment under the Mortgage Loan has been
delinquent at any time since origination;
(iv) There
are
no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in
future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(v) The
Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule and is improved by a Residential Dwelling;
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(vi) The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered
or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the
applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority
of
the Mortgage, and which have been delivered to the Custodian; the substance
of
any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer
under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and the title
insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or
modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or
in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the
insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, the title
insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement
has been delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected
in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(vii) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will
the
operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage, or
the
exercise of any right thereunder, render 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;
(viii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable
to
FNMA and FHLMC 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 the Servicing
Addendum. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause
naming
the Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon
have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood
Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has
been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of
the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which
policy conforms to the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC. The Mortgage obligates
the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost
and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of
the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to
seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
(ix) Any
and
all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer
credit protection, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, disclosure laws
or
all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws applicable to the origination
and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have
been complied with and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby
will not involve the violation of any such laws, and the Seller shall maintain
in its possession, available for the inspection of the Purchaser or its
designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, upon two Business
Days’ request, evidence of compliance with such requirements;
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(x) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in
whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
(xi) The
related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and enforceable
(A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority security
interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either
case,
on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property
subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not
yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of
way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording
being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically
referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator
of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property, (c) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security
intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or
marketability of the related Mortgaged Property and (d) with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien on the Mortgaged
Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes
and
creates a valid, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority
security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by
the
Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) or
(B)
second lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage
Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, on the property
described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same
to
the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination
of
the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt
or
other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the
Mortgage;
(xii) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal,
valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms;
(xiii) All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter
into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed
by
such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(xiv) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional
funds thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site
or
off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor
have
been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing
the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
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(xv) The
Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage
Note
and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under all governmental
and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller, subject to no
interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to transfer and
sell
the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement free and clear
of
any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge, charge, mortgage,
claim, participation interest or security interest of any nature (collectively,
a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and assignments herein
contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold all of its right,
title
and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser will hold good,
marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each Mortgage
Loan
subject to no Lien;
(xvi) All
parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as originator,
mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in
which
they held and disposed of such interest, were): (A) organized under the laws
of
such state, or (B) qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal
savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices
in such
state, or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification
or
licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be licensed in such state. All
parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan were in compliance
with
any and all applicable “doing business” and licensing requirements of the laws
of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located or were not required
to
be licensed in such state;
(xvii) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) ALTA
lender’s title insurance policy (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of
ALTA
6.0 or 6.1), issued by a title insurer acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property
is
located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained above in (x)(a) and
(b)
and, with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to be a
Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) clause
(d)) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien
of the
Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with
respect
to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the
invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions
of the
Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively
insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property, and against
encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
The
Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full
force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy,
and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done,
by
act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title
insurance policy;
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(xviii) There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time
or
with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute
a
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and the Seller has not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect
to
each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in
full
force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration existing under such First Lien mortgage or the related mortgage
note, (iii) no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the
expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien
mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires,
the
mortgagee under the Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords
such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or
otherwise under the First Lien mortgage;
(xix) There
are
no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor
or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise
to
such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(xx) All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of
the
related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property;
(xxi) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan association,
a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is
supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee
approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
(xxii) Payments
on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any newly originated
Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after the proceeds of
the
Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage
Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable
on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments, which, (A) in the case
of a
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the
related Mortgage Interest Rate, (B) in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient
to
fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof
and
to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate and (C) in the case
of a
Balloon Loan, are based on a fifteen (15) or thirty (30) year amortization
schedule, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, and a final monthly
payment
substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient
to
amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon Loan and to pay interest
at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. No Balloon Loan has an original stated
maturity of less than seven (7) years. The Index for each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan is as defined in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect
to each Mortgagee Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an
interest-only Mortgage Loan, the interest-only period shall not exceed the
period specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and following the expiration
of
such interest-only period, the remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient
to
fully amortize the original principal balance over the remaining term of
the
Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization. No
Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
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(xxiii) The
origination and collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent
and
customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage
Loan
has been serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance
with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage, and the FNMA and FHLMC servicing guides. With respect to escrow
deposits and Escrow Payments (other than with respect to each Mortgage Loan
which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan and for
which
the mortgagee under the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments (as reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if any, all such payments are in the possession
of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in
connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof
have
not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or
payments due the Seller have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related
Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held
by
the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been
completed;
(xxiv) The
Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and there is no proceeding
pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation thereof nor is
such
a proceeding currently occurring;
(xxv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions
such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate
for the
realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security
provided thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as
a deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. The
Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or
foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under
applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption available
to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged
Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage;
(xxvi) The
Mortgagor has not notified the Seller and the Seller has no knowledge of
any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act;
(xxvii) The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines
of
the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the
Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FNMA and
FHLMC;
(xxviii) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(xi) above;
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(xxix) The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which,
(a)
with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or
form
2055 with an interior inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage
Loans, was on appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection,
and (c) with respect to (a) or (b) above, was made and signed, prior to the
approval of the Mortgage Loan application, by a qualified appraiser, duly
appointed by the Seller, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the
Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, whose
compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage
Loan
and who met the minimum qualifications of FNMA and FHLMC. Each appraisal
of the
Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989;
(xxx)
In the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified
under
applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently
so
serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will
become
payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(xxxi) No
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are
(a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated
payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation
or other contingent interest feature;
(xxxii) The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and
rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such
statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xxxiii) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(xxxiv) The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to
the
Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit
standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be
an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxv)
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan with an original Loan-to-Value Ratio greater
than
80%, the Mortgage Loan will be insured by a Primary Insurance Policy, issued
by
a Qualified Insurer, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess
of the portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property required
by
FNMA. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being
complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums
due
thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance
Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and
to pay
all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate
for
the Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance premium. If a Mortgage
Loan is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as subject to a Lender Paid
Mortgage Insurance Policy, such policy insures that portion of the Mortgage
Loan
set forth in the LPMI Policy. All provisions of any such LPMI Policy have
been
and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and
all
premiums due thereunder have been paid. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the
Mortgage Loan does not include the insurance premium for any LPMI
Policy;
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(xxxvi)
As of
the related Closing Date and to the best of the Seller’s knowledge thereafter,
the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law; all
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect
to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates
of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained
from
the appropriate authorities. No improvement located on or being part of any
Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation.
To the best of the Seller’s knowledge and with respect to each Mortgage Loan
that is covered by a Primary Insurance Policy, the improvement(s) located
on or
being part of the related Mortgaged Property were constructed in accordance
with
the specifications set forth in the original construction plans;
(xxxvii)
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;
(xxxviii)
Each
original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent assignments of the original
Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded,
or are
in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors
of the
Seller. As to any Mortgage Loan which is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the
Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located;
(xxxix) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and
single repayment term reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of
the
Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured
as
having (A) first lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule), or (B) second lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan
which
is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, by a title insurance policy,
an
endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by
other title evidence acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC. The consolidated principal
amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan;
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(xl) If
the
Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a
unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of FNMA and FHLMC;
(xli)
Each
Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section
50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas Refinance Loan”) has been
originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6)
of
the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance Code.
With
respect to each Texas Refinance Loan that is a Cash-Out Refinancing, the
related
Mortgage Loan Documents state that the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance
Loan in whole or in part without incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller
does
not collect any such Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas
Refinance Loan;
(xlii) The
source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully
verified by the Seller;
(xliii) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months;
(xliv) The
Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental
laws pertaining to environmental hazards including, without limitation,
asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the Seller’s knowledge, the related
Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation
of
such law;
(xlv) The
Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered
by a
“life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its
designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee; provided however, that
if
the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract, the Seller shall
be
required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses incurred by
the
Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax Service
Contract;
(xlvi) Each
Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan” Flood Zone Service Contract which
is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser
or
its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such Flood Zone Service
Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone Service
Contract;
(xlvii) None
of
the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans include an option to convert to a Fixed
Rate
Mortgage Loan;
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(xlviii) No
selection procedures were used by the Seller that identified the Mortgage
Loans
as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans
in the
Seller’s portfolio;
(xlix) The
Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than
95%
and the CLTV of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than
100%;
(l) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(li) No
Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to, covered by or in violation of the provisions
of
the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, (b) a “high
cost”, “covered”, “abusive”, “predatory”, “home loan”, “Oklahoma Section 10” or
“high risk” mortgage loan (or a similarly designated loan using different
terminology) under any federal, state or local law, including without
limitation, the provisions of the Georgia Fair Lending Act, New York Banking
Law, Section 6-1, the City of Oakland, California Anti-Predatory Lending
Ordinance No. 12361 (excluding home loans defined as “home loans” in the City of
Oakland that comply with the terms of the City of Oakland, California
Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance No. 12361 notwithstanding its current stayed
status), the City of Los Angeles, California Anti-Predatory Loan Ordinance
No.
01-1476, the Arkansas Home Loan Protection Act, effective as of June 14,
2003,
Kentucky State Statute KRS 360.100, effective as of June 25, 2003, the New
Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 (the “NJ Act”), the New Mexico Home
Loan Protection Act (N.M. Stat. Xxx. §§ 58-21A-1 et seq.), the Illinois
High-Risk Home Loan Act (815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 137/1 et seq.), the Oklahoma
Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act, Nevada Assembly Xxxx No. 284, effective
as
of Oct. 1, 2003, the Minnesota Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer
Licensing Act (MN Stat. §58.137), the South Carolina High-Cost and Consumer Home
Loans Act, effective January 1, 2004, the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan
Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Xxx. Laws Ch. 183C) or any
other statute or regulation providing assignee liability to holders of such
mortgage loans, or (c) subject to or in violation of any such or comparable
federal, state or local statutes or regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the City of Oakland, California Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance No. 12361
becomes effective and is applied retroactively, no Mortgage Loan shall be
subject to the provisions of such Ordinance;
(lii) Each
Mortgage Loan has a valid and original Credit Score, with a minimum Credit
Score
as set forth in the related Commitment Letter;
(liii) No
Mortgage Loan had an original term to maturity of more than thirty (30)
years;
(liv) No
Mortgagor is the obligor on more than two Mortgage Notes;
(lv) Each
Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the
unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the event the related
Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee
thereunder;
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(lvi) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the related first
lien
does not provide for negative amortization, and (ii) either no consent for
the
Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the first lien or such consent
has
been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(lvii) No
Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge
longer
than five years after its origination; and no Mortgage Loan originated after
October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge longer than three years after its
origination;
(lviii) The
Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment
Charges specifically authorizes such Prepayment Charges to be collected,
such
Prepayment Charges are permissible and enforceable in accordance with the
terms
of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and all applicable federal, state
and
local laws (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof may be
limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure) and each
Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with all applicable federal,
state and local laws;
(lix) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition
of
a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior
to
the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge
in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a Mortgage
Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination,
the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did
not
require payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed
to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to applicable state
and
federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary,
the Seller shall not impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance when the
Mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in making
the Monthly Payments;
(lx) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident
or
health insurance product or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of
obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single
premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no proceeds from
any
Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium credit insurance policies
or
debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition
to
closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(lxi) No
Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior
to
March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of
Georgia;
(lxii) The
Seller and any predecessor servicer has fully furnished, in accordance with
the
Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and
complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit
files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three
of
the credit repositories) on a monthly basis; and the Seller will fully furnish,
in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable)
on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
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(lxiii) No
predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited
to,
the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without regard for the Mortgagor’s
ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a Mortgagor
which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in connection
with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance
with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of
FNMA’s
Selling Guide;
(lxiv) The
Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and
regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001
(collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”). The Seller has established an
anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection
with
the origination of each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering
Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor
and
the origin of the assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property
in
question, and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify
the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;
no
Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224
(the
“Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (the “OFAC
Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations,
and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or
the
OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for purposes of the OFAC
Regulations;
(lxv) No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Seller which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy
borrowers, unless at the time of the related Mortgage Loan’s origination, such
Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt to
income
ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the Seller or any
affiliate of the Seller. If, at the time of the related loan application,
the
Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered
by any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Seller, the Seller referred the Mortgagor’s
application to such affiliate for underwriting consideration;
(lxvi) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
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(lxvii) All
points, fees and charges, including finance charges (whether or not financed,
assessed, collected or to be collected), in connection with the origination
and
servicing of each Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the related
Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation.
Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original principal amount of
less
than $60,000 which would have resulted in an unprofitable origination, no
related Mortgagor was charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed) in an
amount greater than 5% of the principal amount of such loan, such 5% limitation
is calculated in accordance with FNMA’s anti-predatory lending requirements as
set forth in the FNMA Selling Guide;
(lxviii) The
Seller will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Xxxxxx Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan,
Seller agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as
follows: current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or
charged-off;
(lxix) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one
hundred percent of the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien
Mortgage Loan subject to the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related
Mortgaged Property;
(lxx) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such
MIN
is accurately provided on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded;
(lxxi)
With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not received any notice
of
liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices
have been electronically posted by MERS;
(lxxii) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related Mortgage nor the related
Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve
any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan
transaction;
(lxxiii) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by a
Mortgage Property located in the State of Illinois is in violation of the
provisions of the Illinois Interest Act, including Section 4.1a which provides
that no such Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess of 8.0%
per
annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0% of the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxxiv) No
Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by the interest of the Mortgagor
as
a lessee under a ground lease of the related Mortgaged Property;
and
(lxxv) No
Mortgage Loan originated on or after November 7, 2004 secured by a Mortgaged
Property located in the State of Massachusetts is a Refinanced Mortgage
Loan.
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Subsection 7.03. |
Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
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It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to
the
Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding
any
restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of
Mortgage or the examination or lack of examination of any Mortgage File.
Upon
discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the
value
of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially
and
adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage
Loan in
the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage
Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice
to the
other.
Within
sixty (60) days (or with respect to a breach of Section 7.02(lxx), within
ten
(10) days) of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller
of any
breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects
the value of a Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall use
its
best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if
such
breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser’s option, repurchase
such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price within two (2) Business Days
following the expiration of the related cure period. In the event that a
breach
shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 7.01
and
such breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery
by
or notice to the Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall,
at the
Purchaser’s option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price. The
Seller shall, at the request of the Purchaser and assuming that the Seller
has a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan
as
provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans; provided that such substitution
shall be effected not later than 120 days after notice to the Seller of such
breach. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Seller
shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage
Loan(s) pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 7.03 shall
occur
on a date designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished (i) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds on the repurchase date to an account
designated by the Initial Purchaser or (ii) as otherwise set forth in the
related Commitment Letter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, it is understood by the parties hereto that a breach of the
representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.02(li), (lvii), (lx),
(lxi), (lxii) or (lxxii) will be deemed to materially and adversely affect
the
value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser
therein.
If
pursuant to the foregoing provisions the Seller repurchases a Mortgage Loan
that
is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall either (i) cause MERS to execute
and
deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the
Mortgage from MERS to the Seller and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed
from registration on the MERS System in accordance with MERS’ rules and
regulations or (ii) cause MERS to designate on the MERS System the Seller
as the
beneficial holder of such Mortgage Loan.
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At
the
time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser and the
Seller
shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the
Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan. In the event the Repurchase Price
is
deposited in the Custodial Account, the Seller shall, simultaneously with
such
deposit, give written notice to the Purchaser that such deposit has taken
place.
Upon such repurchase the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended
to
reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this
Agreement.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering
to the Purchaser for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and such other documents
and agreements as are required by this Agreement, with the Mortgage Note
endorsed as required therein. The Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account
the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such substitution.
Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
in the
month of substitution will be retained by the Seller. For the month of
substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly Payment
due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Seller
shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received
by the
Seller in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall give written
notice to the Purchaser that such substitution has taken place and shall
amend
the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan
from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in
all
respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution,
the
covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and
7.02.
For
any
month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller will determine the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution).
An amount equal to the sum of (x) the product of (i) the amount of such
shortfall and (ii) the purchase price percentage used to calculate the Purchase
Price, as stated in the related Commitment Letter and (y) accrued interest
on
the amount of such shortfall to the last day of the month such substitution
occurs, shall be distributed by the Seller in the month of substitution pursuant
to the Servicing Addendum. Accordingly, on the date of such substitution,
the
Seller, as applicable, will deposit from its own funds into the Custodial
Account an amount equal to such amount.
In
addition to such cure, repurchase and substitution obligation, the Seller
shall
indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim,
demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach
of
the Seller’s representations and warranties contained in this Section 7. It is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Subsection 7.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage
Loan
and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this Subsection 7.03 constitute
the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties. The indemnification obligation of the Seller
set
forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Any
cause
of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of the breach of
any
representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.01 or 7.02 shall accrue
as
to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or
notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller
to
cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and
(iii)
demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with the relevant
provisions of this Agreement.
Subsection 7.04. |
Prepayment-in-Full
Premium Recapture.
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In
the
event that any Mortgage Loans prepay-in-full within six (6) months of the
related Closing Date (or such other time period as is set forth in the related
Commitment Letter), the Seller shall remit to the Purchaser within thirty
(30)
days following receipt of notice from the Purchaser of a prepayment-in-full,
the
greater of (i) an amount equal to the product of (A) the excess of the related
purchase price percentage over 100% and (B) the Stated Principal Balance
of such
prepaid Mortgage Loan as of the related Closing Date or (ii) the amount of
any
prepayment penalty fees paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Subsection 7.05. |
Early
Payment Default.
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In
the
event that any Mortgagor fails to make the first, second or third scheduled
Monthly Payment due on a Mortgage Loan or the first, second or third Monthly
Payment due to Purchaser within the calendar month such payment is due, Seller
shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price within thirty
(30)
Business Days following receipt of notice from the Purchaser of such payment
default.
SECTION
8. Closing.
The
closing for each Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the related Closing
Date. At the Purchaser’s option, the closing shall be either by telephone,
confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person,
at such place as the parties shall agree.
The
closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date shall
be
subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) all
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall
be
true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred
which, with reasonable notice to the Seller or the passage of time, would
constitute a default under this Agreement;
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(b) the
Initial Purchaser shall have received, or the Initial Purchaser’s attorneys
shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents as specified in Section
9,
in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed
by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms
hereof;
(c) the
Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian all documents required
pursuant to this Agreement; and
(d) all
other
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied
with.
Subject
to the foregoing conditions, the Initial Purchaser shall pay to the Seller
on
the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant
to
Section 4, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
designated by the Seller.
SECTION
9. Closing
Documents.
(a) On
or
before the Initial Closing Date, the Seller shall submit to the Initial
Purchaser fully executed originals of the following documents:
1. |
this
Agreement, in four counterparts;
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2. |
a
Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
6
hereto;
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3. |
as
Escrow Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
7
hereto;
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4. |
an
Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all
attachments thereto;
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5. |
an
Opinion of Counsel to the Seller, in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto;
and
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6. |
the
Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines for each of the Seller’s origination
programs.
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(b) The
Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date
shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1. |
the
related Commitment Letter;
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2. |
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, in electronic form only, to be
attached to
the related Assignment and
Conveyance;
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3. |
a
Custodian’s trust receipt and initial certification, as required under the
Custodial Agreement, in a form acceptable to the Initial
Purchaser;
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4. |
an
Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all
attachments thereto;
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5. |
if
requested by the Initial Purchaser, an Opinion of Counsel to the
Seller,
in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto;
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6. |
a
Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto
executed
by any Person, as requested by the Initial Purchaser, if any of
the
Mortgage Loans has at any time been subject to any security interest,
pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such
Person;
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7. |
a
certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed
or
stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage
Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger or acquired or originated
by
the Seller while conducting business under a name other than its
present
name, if applicable; and
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8. |
an
Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto;
and
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9. |
any
modifications, amendments or supplements to the Underwriting Guidelines
following the Initial Closing Date.
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SECTION
10. Costs.
The
Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal fees and
expenses of its attorneys. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without
limitation recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations,
fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage (one time only) and the Seller’s
attorney’s fees, shall be paid by the Seller. The Seller shall also pay certain
expenses of the Custodian, including but not limited to, the Custodian’s
preparation of trust receipts and certifications.
SECTION
11. Seller’s
Servicing Obligations.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans the Seller sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing Date
during the Preliminary Servicing Period in accordance with the terms and
provisions set forth in the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which
Servicing Addendum is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION
12. Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement Upon a Whole Loan Transfer
or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates.
The
Seller and the Initial Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of
the
Mortgage Loans, the Initial Purchaser may effect either:
1. |
one
or more Whole Loan Transfers;
and/or
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2. |
one
or more Pass-Through Transfers.
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With
respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case
may
be, entered into by the Initial Purchaser, the Seller agrees:
(1) |
to
cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser
with
respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures
and with
respect to the preparation (including, but not limited to, the
endorsement, delivery, assignment, and execution) of the Mortgage
Loan
Documents and other related documents, and with respect to servicing
requirements reasonably requested by the rating agencies and credit
enhancers;
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(2) |
to
execute all Reconstitution Agreements provided that each of the
Seller and
the Purchaser is given an opportunity to review and reasonably
negotiate
in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced
or
provided for herein;
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(3) |
with
respect to any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, the
Seller
shall make the representations and warranties regarding the Seller
and the
Mortgage Loans as of the date of the Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through
Transfer, modified to the extent necessary to accurately reflect
the pool
statistics of the Mortgage Loans as of the date of such Whole Loan
Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer and supplemented by additional
representations and warranties that are not unreasonable under
the
circumstances as of the date of such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through
Transfer, to the extent that any events or circumstances, including
changes in applicable law occurring subsequent to the related Closing
Date(s), would render a related Mortgage Loan unmarketable to a
material
segment of the secondary mortgage or mortgage-backed securities
market;
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(4) |
to
deliver to the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other
offering
material such publicly available information regarding the Seller,
its
financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure
and
loss experience and any additional information requested by the
Purchaser,
and to deliver to the Purchaser any similar nonpublic, unaudited
financial
information, in which case the Purchaser shall bear the cost of
having
such information audited by certified public accountants if the
Purchaser
desires such an audit, or as is otherwise reasonably requested
by the
Purchaser and which the Seller is capable of providing without
unreasonable effort or expense, and to indemnify the Purchaser
and its
affiliates for material misstatements or omissions contained (i)
in such
information and (ii) on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
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(5) |
to
deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser,
at
the Purchaser’s expense, such statements and audit letters of reputable,
certified public accountants pertaining to information provided
by the
Seller pursuant to clause 4 above as shall be reasonably requested
by the
Purchaser;
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(6) |
to
deliver to the Purchaser, and to any Person designated by the Purchaser,
such legal documents and in-house Opinions of Counsel as are customarily
delivered by originators or servicers, as the case may be, and
reasonably
determined by the Purchaser to be necessary in connection with
Whole Loan
Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers, as the case may be, such in-house
Opinions of Counsel for a Pass-Through Transfer to be in the form
reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, it being understood that
the cost
of any opinions of outside special counsel that may be required
for a
Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be,
shall be
the responsibility of the
Purchaser;
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(7) |
to
negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements between
the
Seller and any master servicer which is generally considered to
be a
prudent master servicer in the secondary mortgage market, designated
by
the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the
Seller
and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among the
Purchaser,
the Seller and a third party custodian/trustee which is generally
considered to be a prudent custodian/trustee in the secondary mortgage
market designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after
consultation with the Seller, in either case for the purpose of
pooling
the Mortgage Loans with other Mortgage Loans for resale or
securitization;
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(8) |
in
connection with any securitization of any Mortgage Loans, to execute
a
pooling and servicing agreement, which pooling and servicing agreement
may, at the Purchaser’s direction, contain contractual provisions
including, but not limited to, a 24-day certificate payment delay
(54-day
total payment delay), servicer advances of delinquent scheduled
payments
of principal and interest through liquidation (unless deemed
non-recoverable) and prepayment interest shortfalls (to the extent
of the
monthly servicing fee payable thereto), servicing and mortgage
loan
representations and warranties which in form and substance conform
to the
representations and warranties in this Agreement and to secondary
market
standards for securities backed by mortgage loans similar to the
Mortgage
Loans and such provisions with regard to servicing responsibilities,
investor reporting, segregation and deposit of principal and interest
payments, custody of the Mortgage Loans, and other covenants as
are
required by the Purchaser and one or more nationally recognized
rating
agencies for mortgage pass-through transactions;
and
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(9) |
to
transfer the servicing rights to the Purchaser or its designee
as
described in Section 15 upon the direction of the
Purchaser.
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All
Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer
or
Pass-Through Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue
to
be serviced for the remainder of the Preliminary Servicing Period in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement
shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION
13. The
Seller.
Subsection 13.01. |
Additional
Indemnification by the Seller.
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In
addition to the indemnification provided in Subsection 7.03, the Seller shall
indemnify the Purchaser and hold the Purchaser harmless against any and all
claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Seller
to perform its obligations under this Agreement including but not limited
to its
obligation to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance
with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered
into
pursuant to Section 12. The indemnification obligation of the Seller set
forth
herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Subsection 13.02. |
Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller.
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The
Seller shall keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises
as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except
as
permitted herein, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business
as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or
shall
be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement
or any
of the Mortgage Loans, and to enable the Seller to perform its duties under
this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller
shall
be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall
be the
successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any
paper
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein
to
the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving
Person shall be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a company
whose business is the origination and servicing of mortgage loans, shall
be a
FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer and shall satisfy any requirements
of
Section 16 with respect to the qualifications of a successor to the
Seller.
Subsection 13.03. |
Limitation
on Liability of the Seller and Others.
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Neither
the Seller nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Seller shall
be
under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining
from
the taking of any action in good faith in connection with the servicing of
the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Seller or any such person
against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure
to
perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set
forth
in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason
of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Seller and
any
officer, employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on any document
of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting
any matters arising hereunder. The Seller shall not be under any obligation
to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to
its
obligation to sell or duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
this
Agreement and which in its opinion may result in its incurring any expenses
or
liability; provided, however, that the Seller may, with the consent of the
Purchaser, undertake any such action which they may deem necessary or desirable
in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto.
In
such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability
resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the
Purchaser shall be liable, and the Seller shall be entitled to reimbursement
therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand except when such expenses,
costs
and liabilities are subject to the Seller’s indemnification under Subsections
7.03 or 13.01.
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Subsection
13.04. Seller
Not to Resign.
The
Seller shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and
duties
hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Seller and the Purchaser
or
upon the determination that its servicing duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Seller in which event the Seller may resign as servicer. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Seller as servicer shall be evidenced by
an
Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion
of
Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and which
shall be provided at the cost of the Seller. No such resignation shall become
effective until a successor shall have assumed the Seller’s responsibilities and
obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 16.
Subsection
13.05. No
Transfer of Servicing.
The
Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Seller’s
independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel,
records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing
and the
continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section,
the Seller shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder
or
delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets,
without
the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.
SECTION
14. DEFAULT.
Subsection
14.01. Events
of Default.
In
case
one or more of the following Events of Default by the Seller shall occur
and be
continuing, that is to say:
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(i) any
failure by the Seller to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be
made
under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of two
Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring
the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the Purchaser;
or
(ii) failure
on the part of the Seller duly to observe or perform in any material respect
any
other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Seller set forth
in this
Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty days (except
that
such number of days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any
premium
for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement)
after
the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be
remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the Purchaser; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
for
the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs,
shall
have been entered against the Seller and such decree or order shall have
remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days;
or
(iv) the
Seller shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Seller
or of
or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(v) the
Seller shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as
they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency
or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vi) failure
by the Seller to be in compliance with the “doing business” or licensing laws of
any jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located; or
(vii) the
Seller ceases to meet the qualifications of either a FNMA or FHLMC
seller/servicer; or
(viii) the
Seller attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or
the
Seller attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign
this
Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its
duties
hereunder or any portion thereof; or
(ix) failure
by the Seller to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations
under Sections11.23 or 11.24 which failure continues unremedied for a period
of
thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by
any
party to this Agreement or by any master servicer responsible for master
servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such Mortgage
Loans;
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(x) S&P,
Xxxxx’x or any other rating agency lowers Seller’s servicing rating anytime
after the date of this Agreement to a below average rating or its equivalent;
or
(xi) the
Delinquency Ratio exceeds 3.0% as of any date of determination.
All
customary Servicing Transfer Costs shall be paid by the Seller upon presentation
of reasonable documentation of such costs.
If
any of
the Mortgage Loans are MERS Mortgage Loans, in connection with the termination
or resignation (as described in Section 13.04) of the Seller hereunder, either
(i) the successor Seller shall represent and warrant that it is a member
of MERS
in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with
the
rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans that are registered with MERS, or (ii) the Seller shall cooperate with
the
successor company either (x) in causing MERS to execute and deliver an
assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS
to
the Purchaser and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and
other
instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such
Mortgage Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS System to the
successor company or (y) in causing MERS to designate on the MERS System
the
successor company as the servicer of such Mortgage Loan.
Subsection
14.02. Waiver
of Defaults.
The
Purchaser may waive any default by the Seller in the performance of its
obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past
default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this
Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or
impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so
waived.
SECTION
15. Termination.
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller, as servicer, shall
terminate upon the distribution to the Purchaser of the final payment or
liquidation with respect to the last Mortgage Loan (or advances of same by
the
Seller) or the disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure or deed
in
lieu of foreclosure with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance
of
all funds due hereunder unless terminated with respect to all or a portion
of
the Mortgage Loans on an earlier date at the option of the Purchaser pursuant
to
this Section 15 or pursuant to Section 14. The Purchaser may terminate the
Seller as servicer pursuant to this Section 15 without cause, if the Purchaser
pays to the Seller a termination fee based on the fair market value of the
related servicing rights as mutually agreed to between the Seller and the
Purchaser. Upon written request from the Purchaser in connection with any
such
termination, the Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all documents
and other instruments, place in the Purchaser’s possession all Mortgage Files,
and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to
effect
the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer
and
endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or
otherwise, at the Seller’s sole expense. The Seller agrees to cooperate with the
Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Seller’s
responsibilities and rights hereunder as servicer, including, without
limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all
cash
amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Seller to the related
Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to
the
Mortgage Loans. The indemnification obligation of the Seller set forth herein
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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SECTION
16. Successor
to the Seller.
Prior
to termination of the Seller’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement
pursuant to Section 12, 14 or 15, the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and
assume
all of the Seller’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this
Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights
and
assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Seller
as
servicer under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the reasonable
compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and
such
successor shall agree. In the event that the Seller’s duties, responsibilities
and liabilities as servicer under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant
to the aforementioned Sections, the Seller shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of
such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and
shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of the Purchaser or such successor. The termination of the Seller
as
servicer pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective
until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 16 and shall
in no
event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant
to
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under
Subsection 7.03 or 7.04, it being understood and agreed that the provisions
of
such Subsections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04 shall be applicable to the Seller
notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Seller, or the
termination of this Agreement.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Seller and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment,
whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller, with
like
effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement provided, however,
that such successor shall not assume, and the Seller shall indemnify such
successor for, any and all liabilities arising out of the Seller’s acts as
servicer. Any termination of the Seller as servicer pursuant to Section 12,
14
or 15 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the
Seller
arising prior to any such termination or resignation or remedies with respect
to
such claims.
The
Seller shall timely deliver to the successor the funds in the related Custodial
Account and the related Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related
documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Seller shall account
for
all funds. The Seller shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such
other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely
vest
and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities,
obligations and liabilities of the Seller as servicer. The successor shall
make
arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Seller for amounts
the
Seller actually expended as servicer pursuant to this Agreement which the
successor is entitled to retain hereunder and which would otherwise have
been
recovered by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment
of
the successor servicer.
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SECTION
17. Financial
Statements.
The
Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser’s marketing of the
Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers
the
Seller’s financial statements for the most recently completed three fiscal years
respecting which such statements are available. The Seller also shall make
available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements
have been prepared by the Seller (and are available upon request to members
or
stockholders of the Seller). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees
to furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above.
The Seller also shall make available information on its servicing performance
with respect to mortgage loans serviced for others, including delinquency
ratios.
The
Seller also agrees to allow access to knowledgeable financial, accounting,
origination and servicing officers of the Seller for the purpose of answering
questions asked by any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments
affecting the Seller, its loan origination or servicing practices or the
financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION
18. Mandatory
Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The
sale and delivery of each Mortgage Loan on or before the related Closing
Date is
mandatory from and after the date of the execution of the related Commitment
Letter, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is
unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Initial Purchaser for the losses
and
damages incurred by the Initial Purchaser (including damages to prospective
purchasers of the Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller’s failure to
deliver each of the related Mortgage Loans or one or more Mortgage Loans
otherwise acceptable to the Initial Purchaser on or before the related Closing
Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Initial Purchaser a lien on and a
continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and each document and
instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by
the
Seller of its obligation hereunder, and the Seller agrees that it holds such
Mortgage Loans in custody for the Initial Purchaser subject to the Initial
Purchaser’s (i) right to reject any Mortgage Loan under the terms of this
Agreement and the related Commitment Letter, and (ii) obligation to pay the
related Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of
the
Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any
other
rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and
all
such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or
successively.
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SECTION
19. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other
party at the address as follows:
(i)
if
to the
Purchaser:
DB
Structured Products, Inc.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
(ii)
if
to the
Seller:
Greenpoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice.
Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have
been
received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee
(as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted
on
the return receipt).
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SECTION
20. Severability
Clause.
Any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is
prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective
to
the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty
of
this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void
or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction,
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity
of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive
any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement,
the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of
this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
SECTION
21. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION
22. Governing
Law.
The
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New
York without regard to any conflicts of law provisions and the obligations,
rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by
Federal law.
SECTION
23. Intention
of the Parties.
It is
the intention of the parties that the Initial Purchaser is purchasing, and
the
Seller is selling, the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller
or
another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat the
transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and
a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Initial Purchaser shall
have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan
Files
to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect
the
Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller
shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Initial Purchaser
in
the course of such review. In the event, for any reason, any transaction
contemplated herein is construed by any court or regulatory authority as
a
borrowing rather than as a sale, the Seller and the Purchaser intend that
the
Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have a perfected first
priority security interest in the Mortgage Loans, the Custodial Account and
the
proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”), free
and clear of adverse claims. In such case, the Seller shall be deemed to
have
hereby granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, a first
priority security interest in and lien upon the Collateral, free and clear
of
adverse claims. In such event, the related Commitment Letter and this Agreement
shall constitute a security agreement, the Custodian shall be deemed to be
an
independent custodian for purposes of perfection of the security interest
granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, and the Purchaser
or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have all of the rights of a secured
party under applicable law.
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SECTION
24. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Seller and the Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of the
Seller
and the Purchaser. The Purchaser may assign this Agreement to any Person
to whom
any Mortgage Loan is transferred whether pursuant to a sale or financing
and to
any Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of any Mortgage Loan
is
sold or transferred. Upon any such assignment, the Person to whom such
assignment is made shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the Purchaser
under this Agreement to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Mortgage
Loans and this Agreement, to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Loans,
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct Agreement between the Seller
and
such Purchaser, and a separate and distinct Agreement between the Seller
and
each other Purchaser to the extent of the other related Mortgage Loan or
Loans.
In the event that this Agreement is assigned to any Person to whom the servicing
or master servicing of any Mortgage Loan is sold or transferred, the rights
and
benefits under this agreement which inure to the Purchaser shall inure to
the
benefit of both the Person to whom such Mortgage Loan is transferred and
the
Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of the Mortgage Loan has
been
transferred; provided that, the right to require a Mortgage Loan to be
repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04 shall be retained
solely by the Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or
hypothecated by the Seller to a third party without the consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION
25. Commitment
Letter.
The
terms and conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter with respect to each
Closing Date shall be incorporated herein. In the event of any conflict between
the terms of this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter, the Commitment
Letter shall control.
SECTION
26. Waivers.
No term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or
modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION
27. Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION
28. Nonsolicitation.
The
Seller covenants and agrees that it shall not take any action to solicit
the
refinancing of any Mortgage Loan following the date hereof or provide
information to any other entity to solicit the refinancing of any Mortgage
Loan;
provided that, the foregoing shall not preclude the Seller from engaging
in
solicitations to the general public by newspaper, radio, television or other
media which are not directed toward the Mortgagors or from refinancing the
Mortgage Loan of any Mortgagor who, without solicitation, contacts the Seller
to
request the refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan.
SECTION
29. General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
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(a) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender
herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references
herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
(d) reference
to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to
such
Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears,
and
this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
(e) the
words
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(f) the
term
“include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
SECTION
30. Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a)
consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b)
documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements,
certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may
be
reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature
photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such
reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any
judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in
evidence.
SECTION
31. Further
Agreements.
The
Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION
32. Third
Party Beneficiary.
For
purposes of this Agreement, including but not limited to Subsection 11.23,
any
Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement
entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein
as if it were a direct party to this Agreement
SECTION
33. Entire
Agreement.
The
Purchaser and the Seller entered into the Original Agreement. Seller and
Purchaser desire to enter into this Agreement in order to amend and restate
the
Original Agreement in its entirety. This agreement shall supersede the Original
Agreement and all other agreements between the Seller and
Purchaser.
[signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to
be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the
date first above written.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. (Initial Purchaser)
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EXHIBIT
1
FORM
OF
SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
I,
________________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
______________ of Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a _____________ (the
“Seller”), and further certify, on behalf of the Seller as follows:
1. Attached
hereto as Attachment I are a true and correct copy of the Certificate of
Incorporation and by-laws of the Seller as are in full force and effect on
the
date hereof.
2. No
proceedings looking toward merger (except as otherwise disclosed to the
Purchaser) are pending, and no proceedings looking toward liquidation,
dissolution or bankruptcy of the Seller are pending or
contemplated.
3. Each
person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the Seller, signed (a) the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement
(the
“Purchase Agreement”), dated as of (_______________, 200_) by and between the
Seller and DB Structured Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”); (b) the Commitment
Letter, dated _______ __, 200_, between the Seller and the Purchaser (the
“Commitment Letter”); and (c) any other document delivered prior hereto or on
the date hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the Mortgage
Loans
in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter was,
at the
respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof,
duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or
attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
4. Attached
hereto as Attachment II is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly
adopted by the board of directors of the Seller on ____________, 200_ (the
“Resolutions”) with respect to the authorization and approval of the sale and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans; said Resolutions have not been amended,
modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date
hereof.
5. Attached
hereto as Attachment III is a Certificate of Good Standing of the Seller
dated
____________, 200_. No event has occurred since ____________, 200_ which
has
affected the good standing of the Seller under the laws of the State of
___________.
6. Attached
hereto as Attachment IV is a list of each license of the Seller to originate
and
sell the Mortgage Loans; the list shall specify the state where licensed,
the
license number and date of expiration for each such license. No such licenses
have been suspended or revoked by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator
or governmental body and no proceedings are pending which might result in
such
suspension or revocation.
7. All
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Subsections
7.01
and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement were true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of the Purchase Agreement and are true and correct
in
all material respects as of the date hereof.
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1
8. The
Seller has performed all of its duties and has satisfied all the material
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied prior to the related
Closing
Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the related Commitment
Letter.
All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the
Seller.
Dated:
___________________________________
[Seal]
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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President
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I,
_______________________, Secretary of the Seller, hereby certify that
_________________________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting Vice
President of the Seller and that the signature appearing above is
genuine.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:
___________________________________
[Seal]
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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EXHIBIT
2
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SELLER
___________
___, 20__
DB
Structured Products, Inc.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: Amended
and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated
as of
[________], between GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. and DB Structured
Products, Inc. (the “Agreement”)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
have
acted as counsel to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a New York corporation
(the “Company”), in connection with certain matters described in the Agreement
[and the Commitment Letter, dated _______, 20__, between the Company and
DB
Structured Products, Inc. (the “Commitment Letter”)]. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the
Agreement.
In
connection with rendering this opinion letter, I, or attorneys working under
my
direction have examined, among other things, originals, certified copies
or
copies otherwise identified as being true copies of the following:
A.
The
Agreement [and the Commitment Letter];
B.
The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation
C.
The
Company’s By-Laws;
and
D.
Resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.
For
the
purpose of rendering this opinion, I have made such documentary, factual
and
legal examinations as I deemed necessary under the circumstances. As to factual
matters, I have relied upon statements, certificates and other assurances
of
public officials and of officers and other representatives of the Company,
and
upon such other certificates as I deemed appropriate, which factual matters
have
not been independently established or verified by me. I have also assumed,
among
other things, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all
natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals,
and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me
as
copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copied
documents.
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1
On
the
basis of and subject to the foregoing examination, and in reliance thereon,
and
subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations expressed
herein, I am of the opinion that:
1. The
Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good
standing
under the laws of the State of New York with corporate power and authority
to
own its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted by it.
The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and
perform
its obligations under the Agreement [and the Commitment
Letter].
2. The
Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] ha[s][ve] been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
3. The
Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] constitute[s] [a] valid, legal and
binding
obligation[s] of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with
[its] [their respective] terms.
4. No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any United States federal or
California government authority on the part of the Company is required for
the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Agreement [and
the
Commitment Letter], except for those consents, approvals, authorizations
or
orders which previously have been obtained.
5. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement [and the Commitment
Letter]
will not, as of the Closing Date, result in a violation of the Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, or, to the best of my knowledge,
result
in a violation of, or constitute a default under, (i) the terms of any indenture
or other agreement or instrument known to me to which the Company is a party
or
by which it is bound, (ii) any California or United States federal statute
or
regulation applicable to the Company, or (iii) any order of any State of
California or United States federal court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, except
in any
such case where the violation or default would not have a material adverse
effect on the Company or its ability to perform its obligations under the
Agreement [and the Commitment Letter].
6. There
is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of my
knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in my judgment, would draw
into
question the validity of the Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform
under
the terms of the Agreement [and the Commitment Letter].
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The
opinions above are subject to the following additional assumptions, exceptions,
qualifications and limitations:
A. I
have
assumed that all parties to the Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] other
than
the Company have all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform their respective obligations under the Agreement [and the Commitment
Letter], and that the Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] ha[s][ve] been
duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such parties,
ha[s][ve] been executed and delivered by such parties and constitute[s] the
legal, valid and binding obligation[s] of such parties.
B. My
opinion expressed in paragraph 3 above is subject to the qualifications that
(i)
the enforceability of the Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] may be limited
by the effect of laws relating to (1) bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors’ rights generally, including, without limitation, the effect of
statutory or other laws regarding fraudulent conveyances or preferential
transfers, and (2) general principles of equity upon the specific enforceability
of any of the remedies, covenants or other provisions of the Agreement [and
the
Commitment Letter] and upon the availability of injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies and the application of principles of equity (regardless
of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law)
as such principles relate to, limit or affect the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
for
such enforcement may be brought; and (ii) I express no opinion herein with
respect to the validity, legality, binding effect or enforceability of
provisions for indemnification in the Agreement [and the Commitment Letter]
to
the extent such provisions may be held to be unenforceable as contrary to
public
policy.
C. I
have
assumed, without independent check or certification, that there are no
agreements or understandings among the Company and any other party, which
would
expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the Agreement [and the
Commitment Letter] or the respective rights or obligations of the parties
thereunder.
I
am
admitted to practice in the State of California, and I render no opinion
herein
as to matters involving or governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other
than
the State of California and the federal laws of the United States of America.
I
also express no opinion as to whether the laws of any particular jurisdiction
apply, and no opinion to the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction other
than
those identified above are applicable to the Agreement [and the Commitment
Letter].
This
opinion letter has been prepared and should be understood in accordance with
the
Legal
Opinion Principles,
53 Bus.
Law. 831 (1998), and Guidelines
for the Preparation of Closing Opinions,
57 Bus.
Law. 345 (2001), of the Committee on Legal Opinions, ABA Section of Business
Law.
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Very
truly yours,
____________________________
[name]
General
Counsel
[Seller]
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EXHIBIT
3
FORM
OF
SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release
of Security Interest
___________________________,
hereby relinquishes any and all right, title and interest it may have in
and to
the Mortgage Loans described in Exhibit A attached hereto upon purchase thereof
by DB Structured Products, Inc. from the Seller named below pursuant to that
certain Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of _________ __, 200_, as of the date and time of receipt
by
______________________________ of $__________ for such Mortgage Loans (the
“Date
and Time of Sale”), and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and
other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been
delivered and released to the Seller named below or its designees as of the
Date
and Time of Sale.
Name
and
Address of Financial Institution
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II. Certification
of Release
The
Seller named below hereby certifies to DB Structured Products, Inc. that,
as of
the Date and Time of Sale of the above mentioned Mortgage Loans to DB Structured
Products, Inc., the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by
the
above named corporation comprise all security interests relating to or affecting
any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Seller warrants that, as of such time,
there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of
such
Mortgage Loans.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
Seller
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EXHIBIT
4
ASSIGNMENT
AND CONVEYANCE
On
this
_______ day of ________, 200_, GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. (the “Seller”),
as Seller under that certain Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _________________, 200__ (the “Agreement”),
does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to DB Structured
Products, Inc. as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse, but subject
to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the Seller
in
and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto
as Schedule One, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights
and
obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to
Subsection 6.03 of the Agreement, the Seller has delivered or shall deliver
to
the Custodian the Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
and such other documents as set forth in the Agreement. The contents of each
related Servicing File required to be retained by the Seller to service the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser
are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser
as
the owner thereof. The Seller’s possession of any portion of each such Servicing
File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating
servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such
retention and possession by the Seller shall be in a custodial capacity only.
The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage
File and Servicing File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all
records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared
by or
which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the
Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at
the
will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity only.
The
Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties
set
forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Agreement and in the Commitment
Letter, dated ________ __, 200_, are true and correct as of the date hereof,
and
that all statements made in the Seller’s Officer’s Certificate and all
attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct in all respects as
of the
date hereof.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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EXHIBIT
5
CONTENTS
OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the
following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser
and
which shall be retained by the Seller or delivered to the
Custodian:
1. |
Mortgage
Loan Documents.
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2. |
Residential
loan application.
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3. |
Mortgage
Loan closing statement.
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4.
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Verification
of employment and income, if required pursuant to the related Mortgage
Loan’s origination program.
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5.
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Verification
of acceptable evidence of source and amount of downpayment, if
required
pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan’s origination
program.
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6. |
Credit
report on Mortgagor.
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7. |
Residential
appraisal report.
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8. |
Photograph
of the Mortgaged Property.
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9. |
Survey
of the Mortgaged Property.
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10.
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Copy
of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any
exception
set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e.,
map or
plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association
declarations, etc.
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11.
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All
required disclosure statements and statement of Mortgagor confirming
receipt thereof.
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12.
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If
available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability
and septic certification.
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13.
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Sales
Contract, if applicable.
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14. |
Hazard
insurance policy.
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15.
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Tax
receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, payment history
from
date of origination, insurance claim files, correspondence, current
and
historical computerized data files, and all other processing, underwriting
and closing papers and records which are customarily contained
in a
mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage
Loan or
to service the Mortgage Loan.
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16.
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Amortization
schedule, if available.
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17.
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Payment
history for Mortgage Loans that have been closed for more than
90
days.
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EXHIBIT
6
FORM
OF
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
________________________
__, 200__
To:
_______________________________
(the
“Depository”)
As
Seller
under the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of _________________, 200__, we hereby authorize and
request
you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account, to be designated as
“[SELLER] in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc..” All deposits in the
account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller.
You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement
that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted
to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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Date:
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ___________ at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will
be
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance
Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
Depository
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EXHIBIT
7
FORM
OF
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
___________
__, 200__
To:
____________________________
(the
“Depository”)
As
Seller
under the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of _________________, 200__, we hereby authorize and
request
you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account, to be designated as “[SELLER]
in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc. and various Mortgagors, Fixed and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller. You may refuse any deposit
which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully
insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate.
Please
execute and return one original to us.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ___________ at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will
be
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance
Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
Depository
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EXHIBIT
8
SERVICING
ADDENDUM
Subsection
11.01 Seller
to Act as Servicer.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans that the Seller sells to the Purchaser hereunder in accordance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage
Note
and Mortgage, the FNMA and FHLMC servicing guides and this Agreement during
the
Preliminary Servicing Period and shall have full power and authority, acting
alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such
servicing and administration which the Seller may deem necessary or desirable
and consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Seller may waive, modify or vary any
term
of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance
with
any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the
Seller’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided,
however, that the Seller shall not permit any modification with respect to
any
Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive
the
payment thereof or of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding
principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make additional
advances of additional principal or extend the final maturity date on such
Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller
shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver
on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable
instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the
Mortgaged Property. If reasonably required by the Seller, the Purchaser shall
furnish the Seller with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary
or
appropriate to enable the Seller to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal
Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Seller may not waive
any
Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related
Mortgage Note unless (i) the Seller determines that such waiver would maximize
recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account
the
value of such Prepayment Charge, or (ii) (A) the enforceability thereof is
limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other
similar law relating to creditors’ rights generally or (2) due to acceleration
in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (B) the
enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law. If the
Seller waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge
relating to a Principal Prepayment in full due to any action or omission
of the
Seller, other than as provided above, the Seller shall deposit the amount
of
such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit)
into the Custodial Account for distribution in accordance with the terms
of this
Agreement.
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In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall employ
procedures including collection procedures and exercise the same care that
it
customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage
loans
for its own account giving due consideration to accepted mortgage servicing
practices of prudent lending institutions and the Purchaser’s reliance on the
Seller.
Subsection
11.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
are
paid in full, the Seller shall proceed diligently to collect all payments
due
under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall,
to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and
the
terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy,
follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage
loans
comparable to the Mortgage Loans held for its own account. Further, the Seller
shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents,
taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage
insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage,
will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the
Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become
due
and payable.
Subsection
11.03 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) The
Seller shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the
Seller would use in servicing loans for its own account, to foreclose upon
or
otherwise comparably convert the ownership of such Mortgaged Properties as
come
into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements
can be
made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Subsection 11.01.
The
Seller shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans
in
such a manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the
Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure
proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case
in
which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Seller shall not
be
required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property
in
excess of $2,000 unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such
restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage
Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii)
that
such expenses will be recoverable by the Seller through Insurance Proceeds
or
Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated
in
Subsection 11.05. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan
is
not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor
fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan
and
such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Seller shall
take
such action as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the Purchaser.
In the
event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan remains delinquent for
a
period of 90 days or more, the Seller shall commence foreclosure proceedings,
provided that prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings, the Seller shall
notify the Purchaser in writing of the Seller’s intention to do so, and the
Seller shall not commence foreclosure proceedings if the Purchaser objects
to
such action within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such notice. The Seller
shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure
proceedings. In such connection, the Seller shall be responsible for all
costs
and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that
it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related Mortgaged Property,
as contemplated in Subsection 11.05.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 11.03, with respect to any Mortgage
Loan as to which the Seller has received actual notice of, or has actual
knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related
Mortgaged Property the Seller shall not either (i) obtain title to such
Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise,
or
(ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action, with respect
to,
such Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Purchaser
would
be considered to hold title to, to be a mortgagee-in-possession of, or to
be an
owner or operator of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as
amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Seller has also
previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a prudent report
prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary
industry standards, that:
(1) such
Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or,
if
not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take
such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance
therewith; and
(2) there
are
no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use,
management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing,
monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under
any
federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials
are
present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the
best
economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions with respect to the
affected Mortgaged Property.
The
cost
of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Subsection 11.03 shall
be
advanced by the Seller, subject to the Seller’s right to be reimbursed therefor
from the Custodial Account as provided in Subsection 11.05(v).
If
the
Seller determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic interest
of the Purchaser to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such
Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or
to
take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation
of
hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based
materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Seller shall take
such
action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser.
The
cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be
advanced by the Seller, subject to the Seller’s right to be reimbursed therefor
from the Custodial Account as provided in Subsection 11.05(v).
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(c) Proceeds
received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as
any
recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in
the
following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Seller for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, pursuant to Subsections 11.05(ii) and (v);
second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date
of the
Final Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution
Date
on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final
Recovery Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage
Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than
the
full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the
amount
of such recovery will be allocated by the Seller as follows: first, to unpaid
Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing.
The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be
reimbursed to the Seller pursuant to Subsection 11.05(iii).
Subsection
11.04 Establishment
of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts.
The
Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in
the
form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Custodial Account
shall be evidenced by a Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form of
Exhibit 6.
The
Seller shall deposit in the related Custodial Account on a daily basis, and
retain therein the following payments and collections received by it subsequent
to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable
to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest
on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date:
(i) all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, including all Prepayment
Charges;
(iii)
all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) all
Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Subsections 11.10 and 11.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller’s normal servicing
procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
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(v) all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released
to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller’s normal servicing procedures, the
loan documents or applicable law;
(vi) all
proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased in accordance with Subsections
7.03
and 7.04 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection
with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
pursuant to Subsection 7.03;
(vii) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 11.11
in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy.
Such deposit shall be made from the Seller’s own funds, without reimbursement
therefor;
(viii) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection with any REO
Property pursuant to Subsection 11.13;
(ix) any
amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to
Subsections 11.19 or 11.20;
(x) all
Monthly Advances; and
(xi) with
respect to each Principal Prepayment, an amount (to be paid by the Seller
out of
its own funds without reimbursement therefor) which, when added to all amounts
allocable to interest received in connection with such Principal Prepayment,
equals one month’s interest on the amount of principal so prepaid at the
Mortgage Interest Rate, provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate
of deposits made by the Seller pursuant to this clause (xi) exceed the aggregate
amount of the Seller’s servicing compensation in the calendar month in which
such deposits are required.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption
fees,
to the extent permitted by Subsection 11.21, need not be deposited by the
Seller
in the Custodial Account. Such Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account.
Any interest or earnings on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the
depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Seller and the
Seller
shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the related
Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05(iii). The Seller shall give
notice to the Purchaser of the location of the Custodial Account when
established and prior to any change thereof.
If
the
balance on deposit in the Custodial Account exceeds $75,000 as of the
commencement of business on any Business Day and the Custodial Account
constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition
of Eligible Account, the Seller shall, on or before twelve o’clock noon Eastern
time on such Business Day, withdraw from the related Custodial Account any
and
all amounts payable to the Purchaser and remit such amounts to the Purchaser
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds.
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Subsection
11.05 Permitted
Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.
The
Seller may, from time to time, withdraw from the related Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
(i) to
make
distributions to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided
for in
Subsection 11.14;
(ii) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Seller’s right to
reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with respect to any Mortgage
Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Seller
from
the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood
that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Seller’s right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required
to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Seller’s right
to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser
of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and all other amounts required
to
be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans;
(iii) to
pay to
itself pursuant to Subsection 11.21 as servicing compensation (a) any interest
earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn
monthly not later than each Distribution Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee
from
that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest on a particular Mortgage
Loan;
(iv) to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Subsection 7.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the
date
on which the related Repurchase Price is determined;
(v) to
pay,
or to reimburse the Seller for advances in respect of, expenses incurred
in
connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 11.03(b), but only
to
the extent of amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans to which
such
expense is attributable;
(vi) to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Seller’s right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (vi) being limited to amounts received on the
related
Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing
Fees) respecting which any such advance was made it being understood that,
in
the case of such reimbursement, the Seller’s right thereto shall be prior to the
rights of Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required to repurchase
a
Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Seller’s right to such
reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03, and all other amounts required
to
be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans;
(vii) to
reimburse the Seller for any Monthly Advance previously made which the Seller
has determined to be a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance; and
(viii) to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account on the termination of this
Agreement.
Ex.
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The
Seller shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by
Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the
Custodial Account pursuant to such subclauses (ii) - (vii) above. The Seller
shall provide written notification in the form of an Officers’ Certificate to
the Purchaser, on or prior to the next succeeding Distribution Date, upon
making
any withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to subclause (vii)
above.
Subsection
11.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts.
The
Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one
or more
Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation
of
any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by an Escrow Account Letter Agreement
in
the form of Exhibit 7.
The
Seller shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis,
and
retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage
Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which
are to
be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Seller
shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required
under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth
or in
accordance with Subsection 11.08. The Seller shall be entitled to retain
any
interest paid on funds deposited in the related Escrow Account by the depository
institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid
to
the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Seller shall pay interest
on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account
is
non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such
purposes.
Subsection
11.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals
from the related Escrow Account may be made by the Seller (i) to effect timely
payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, hazard insurance
premiums, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable
items, (ii) to reimburse the Seller for any Servicing Advance made by the
Seller
with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on
the
related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow
Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be
determined to be overages, (iv) for transfer to the related Custodial Account
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to restoration
or repair of the Mortgaged Property, (vi) to pay to the Seller, or to the
Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds
deposited in the Escrow Account, or (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow
Account on the termination of this Agreement.
Ex.
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Subsection 11.08 |
Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies and LPMI Policies; Collections Thereunder.
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With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and
other
charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the
status of Primary Insurance Policy and LPMI Policy premiums and fire and
hazard
insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the
payment of such charges, including insurance renewal premiums and shall effect
payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at
a
time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for
such
purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the related Escrow Account which shall
have
been estimated and accumulated by the Seller in amounts sufficient for such
purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage and applicable law.
To the
extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Seller
shall
determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they
first become due. The Seller assumes full responsibility for the timely payment
of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills
irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or
the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds
to
effect such payments.
The
Seller shall maintain in full force and effect, a Primary Insurance Policy,
issued by a Qualified Insurer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which
such
coverage is required. Such coverage shall be maintained until the Loan-to-Value
Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced to that amount for which FNMA
no
longer requires such insurance to be maintained. The Seller will not cancel
or
refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect on the related Closing
Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a
replacement Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy for such cancelled or
non-
renewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer.
The
Seller shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under
any
applicable Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy of any loss which, but
for
the actions of the Seller, would have been covered thereunder. In connection
with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered
into
pursuant to Subsection 11.19, the Seller shall promptly notify the insurer
under
the related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption
or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy
and
shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition
to
the continuation of coverage under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy.
If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption
or
substitution of liability, the Seller shall obtain a replacement Primary
Insurance Policy as provided above.
In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Seller agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under
any
Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance
with
the terms of such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall
be
necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy
respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Subsection 11.04, any amounts
collected by the Seller under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy
shall
be deposited in the related Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant
to
Subsection 11.05.
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Subsection
11.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
The
Seller may transfer the related Custodial Account or the related Escrow Account
to a different depository institution from time to time. Such transfer shall
be
made only upon obtaining the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld. In any case, the Custodial Account and Escrow Account
shall be Eligible Accounts.
Subsection
11.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
The
Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of
(i)
the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the
improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis
or
(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, in each case
in an
amount not less than such amount as is necessary to prevent the Mortgagor
and/or
the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in
an
area identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map
issued by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards
and such flood insurance has been made available, the Seller will cause to
be
maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current
guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable
insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser
of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) the
maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.
The Seller also shall maintain on any REO Property, fire and hazard insurance
with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser
of (i)
the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan
at the time it became an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Mortgage
Interest Rate and related Servicing Advances, liability insurance and, to
the
extent required and available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
or
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in
an
amount as provided above. Pursuant to Subsection 11.04, any amounts collected
by
the Seller under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in
the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with
the
Seller’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the related
Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.05. Any
cost
incurred by the Seller in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the
purpose of calculating distributions to the Purchaser, be added to the unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the
terms
of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake
or other additional insurance need be required by the Seller of the Mortgagor
or
maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than
pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be
in
force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall
be
endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Seller,
or
upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least thirty days
prior
written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of, or material
change in, coverage to the Seller. The Seller shall not interfere with the
Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or
agent, provided, however, that the Seller shall not accept any such insurance
policies from insurance companies unless such companies currently reflect
a
General Policy Rating of A:VI or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide and are
licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the
policy
is located.
Ex.
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Subsection
11.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
In
the
event that the Seller shall obtain and maintain a mortgage impairment or
blanket
policy issued by an issuer that has a Best rating of A:VI insuring against
hazard losses on all Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans, then,
to
the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount
required pursuant to Subsection 11.10 and otherwise complies with all other
requirements of Subsection 11.10, the Seller shall conclusively be deemed
to
have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Subsection 11.10, it being
understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in
which
case the Seller shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained
on
the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with
Subsection 11.10, and there shall have been one or more losses which would
have
been covered by such policy, deposit in the related Custodial Account the
amount
not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible
clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans,
the
Seller agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims
under
any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms
of such
policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered
to
the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the
insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the
Purchaser.
Subsection
11.12 Fidelity
Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Seller shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an
errors
and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies
that would meet the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC on all officers, employees
or
other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans to
handle
funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The fidelity
bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage
Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Seller against losses,
including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and
negligent acts of such persons. Such fidelity bond shall also protect and
insure
the Seller against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any
insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or
satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of
the
indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Subsection 11.12 requiring
the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve
the Seller from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement.
The
minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least
equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA Servicing
Guide
or by FHLMC in the FHLMC Seller’s and Servicers’ Guide. The Seller shall deliver
to the Purchaser a certified true copy of the fidelity bond and insurance
policy
and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond or
insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without
thirty days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Ex.
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Subsection
11.13 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In
the
event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or
by deed
in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in
the
name of the person designated by the Purchaser, or in the event such person
is
not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where
the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing
business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Seller from an attorney
duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located.
Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall
acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit
of the Purchaser.
The
Seller shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Seller, manage,
conserve, protect and operate each REO Property (and may temporarily rent
the
same) in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates
other
foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar
property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. If a REMIC
election is or is to be made with respect to the arrangement under which
the
Mortgage Loans and any REO Property are held, the Seller shall manage, conserve,
protect and operate each REO Property in a manner which does not cause such
REO
Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of
any
“income from non permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B)
of the Code or any “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 860G(c)(2) of the Code. The Seller shall cause each REO Property
to be
inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause
each
REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter. The Seller shall
make
or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports
shall
be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by
the
Seller to the Purchaser. The Seller shall use its best efforts to dispose
of the
REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any
event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the
Seller determines, and gives appropriate notice to the Purchaser, that a
longer
period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If
a
period longer than one year is necessary to sell any REO property, (i) the
Seller shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made
in
selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the
Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale,
such
purchase money mortgage shall name the Seller as mortgagee, and a separate
servicing agreement between the Seller and the Purchaser shall be entered
into
with respect to such purchase money mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if
a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which the
Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, such REO Property shall be
disposed of within three years or such other period as may be permitted under
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.
Ex.
8-11
With
respect to each REO Property, the Seller shall segregate and hold all funds
collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO Property
in
the Custodial Account and maintain a separate accounting with respect to
such
REO Property.
The
Seller shall deposit or cause to be deposited, on a daily basis in each
Custodial Account all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property
and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Subsection 11.10 hereof and
the
fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Seller. The Seller shall
not
be entitled to retain interest paid or other earnings, if any, on funds
deposited in such Custodial Account.
The
Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date, an operating
statement for each REO Property covering the operation of each REO Property
for
the previous month. Such operating statement shall be accompanied by such
other
information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Each
REO
Disposition shall be carried out by the Seller at such price and upon such
terms
and conditions as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser
only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. If as of the date title
to
any REO Property was acquired by the Seller there were outstanding unreimbursed
Servicing Advances with respect to the REO Property, the Seller, upon an
REO
Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for
any
related unreimbursed Servicing Advances from proceeds received in connection
with such REO Disposition. The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of
any
payment to the Seller as provided above, shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account on the Determination Date in the month following receipt thereof
for
distribution on the succeeding Distribution Date in accordance with Subsection
11.14.
Subsection
11.14 Distributions.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Seller shall distribute to the Purchaser (A) (i) all
amounts credited to the related Custodial Account as of the close of business
on
the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from
the
related Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05., plus (ii) all Monthly
Advances, if any, which the Seller is obligated to distribute pursuant to
Subsection 11.30; minus (B) (x) any amounts attributable to Principal
Prepayments received after the last day of the Calendar month immediately
preceding the related Distribution Date and (y) any amounts attributable
to
Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the
preceding Determination Date.
Ex.
8-12
All
distributions made to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date will be made
to
the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based
on the
Mortgage Loans owned and held by the Purchaser, and shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Purchaser at
a
bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if the Purchaser
shall have so notified the Seller or by check mailed to the address of the
Purchaser.
With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser on or after the first
Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the
Seller shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an
annual
rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to
time at
its principal office by JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, New York, as its prime
lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage
points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable
law. Such interest shall be paid by the Seller to the Purchaser on the date
such
late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day
following such first Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which
such
payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with
such
late payment. The payment by the Seller of any such interest shall not be
deemed
an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser of any Event
of
Default by the Seller.
Subsection
11.15 Remittance
Reports.
No
later
than the fifth Business Day of each month, the Seller shall furnish to the
Purchaser or its designee an electronic and a hard copy of the monthly data
in
the form of report attached hereto as Exhibit 11. On the Business Day following
each Determination Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its
designee by telecopy (or by such other means as the Seller and the Purchaser
may
agree from time to time) an electronic and a hard copy of the determination
data
with respect to the related Distribution Date, together with such other
information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser may reasonably
require to allocate distributions made pursuant to this Agreement and provide
appropriate statements with respect to such distributions. On the same date,
the
Seller shall forward to the Purchaser by overnight mail a computer readable
disk
containing the information set forth in the remittance report with respect
to
the related Distribution Date.
Subsection
11.16 Statements
to the Purchaser.
Not
later
than fifteen days after each Distribution Date, the Seller shall forward
to the
Purchaser or its designee a statement prepared by the Seller setting forth
the
status of the Custodial Account as of the close of business on such Distribution
Date and showing, for the period covered by such statement, the aggregate
amount
of deposits into and withdrawals from the Custodial Account of each category
of
deposit specified in Subsection 11.04 and each category of withdrawal specified
in Subsection 11.05.
Ex.
8-13
In
addition, not more than sixty days after the end of each calendar year, the
Seller shall furnish to each Person who was the Purchaser at any time during
such calendar year, (i) as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable
portion of such year, an annual statement in accordance with the requirements
of
applicable federal income tax law, and (ii) listing of the principal balances
of
the Mortgage Loans outstanding at the end of such calendar year.
The
Seller shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements
or
other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority
or
to any Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Seller shall
provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans
as is
necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as any
Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time.
Subsection
11.17 Real
Estate Owned Reports.
Together
with the statement furnished pursuant to Subsection 11.13, with respect to
any
REO Property, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement covering
the
Seller’s efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental
of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month,
together with the operating statement. Such statement shall be accompanied
by
such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Subsection
11.18 Liquidation
Reports.
Upon
the
foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof pursuant
to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Seller shall submit to the Purchaser a
liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property.
Subsection
11.19 Assumption
Agreements.
The
Seller shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “due-on-sale”
clause applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Seller shall not exercise
any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of
such
rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related
Primary
Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any. If the Seller reasonably believes
it is
unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, the Seller
shall enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged
Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which
such
person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted
by
applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption
is allowed pursuant to this Subsection 11.19, the Seller, with the prior
written
consent of the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy,
if
any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with
the
person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to
be
conveyed pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability
and
such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related
Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu
of
an assumption agreement.
Ex.
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In
connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller
shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of prudent mortgage
lenders in the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.
With
respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest
Rate, the amount of the Monthly Payment, and the final maturity date of such
Mortgage Note may not be changed. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser that
any
such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed
by
forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability
or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage
File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File
to
the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part
thereof. Any fee collected by the Seller for entering into an assumption
or
substitution of liability agreement in excess of 1% of the outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Subsection 11.04.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraphs of this Subsection or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Seller shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other
violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage
Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Seller may be restricted
by
law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Subsection
11.19, the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged
Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption
or
substitution of liability agreement.
Subsection
11.20 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Seller of a
notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary
for
such purposes, the Seller will immediately notify the Purchaser by a
certification of a servicing officer of the Seller (a “Servicing Officer”),
which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts
received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required
to
be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.04 have been
or
will be so deposited, and shall request execution of any document necessary
to
satisfy the Mortgage Loan and delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage
File
held by the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Purchaser, shall promptly release the related
mortgage documents to the Seller and the Seller shall prepare and process
any
satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument
of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial
Account or the Purchaser.
In
the
event the Seller satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained
payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it
otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage
instruments, the Seller, upon written demand, shall remit to the Purchaser
the
then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit
thereof in the Custodial Account. The Seller shall maintain the fidelity
bond
insuring the Seller against any loss they may sustain with respect to any
Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein.
Ex.
8-15
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, including
for
this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy,
the
Purchaser shall, upon request of the Seller and delivery to the Purchaser
of a
servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the requested portion
of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Seller. Such servicing
receipt
shall obligate the Seller to return the related Mortgage documents to the
Purchaser when the need therefor by the Seller no longer exists, unless the
Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to
the
Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage
File
or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee
or
other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing
legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property
either judicially or non-judicially, and the Seller has delivered to the
Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name
and
address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered
and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate
of a
Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing
receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Seller.
Subsection
11.21 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Seller shall be entitled to
withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on
the
Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Seller’s Servicing Fee.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Subsection 11.19, and late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained
by the
Seller to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account.
The
Seller shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection
with
its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
therefor except as specifically provided for.
Subsection
11.22 Notification
of Adjustments.
On
each
Adjustment Date, the Seller shall make interest rate adjustments for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the
related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Seller shall execute and deliver the notices
required by each Mortgage and Mortgage Note regarding interest rate adjustments.
The Seller also shall provide timely notification to the Purchaser of all
applicable data and information regarding such interest rate adjustments
and the
Seller’s methods of implementing such interest rate adjustments. Upon the
discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser that the Seller has failed to adjust
a
Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the
related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Seller shall immediately deposit in the
Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused
thereby without reimbursement therefor.
Ex.
8-16
Subsection
11.23 Statement
as to Compliance.
(a) |
The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser not later than February
28th
of
each year, an Officers’ Certificate (each, an “Annual Statement of
Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of
the activities of the Seller during the preceding year and of performance
under this Agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision and
(ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the
Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment
of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
officer
and the nature and status thereof. Copies of such statement shall
be
provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective
purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
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(b) |
For
so long as the Mortgage Loans are being master serviced by a master
servicer in a securitization transaction (the “Master Servicer”), by
February 28th of each year (or if not a Business Day, the immediately
preceding Business Day), or at any other time upon thirty (30)
days
written request, an officer of the Seller shall execute and deliver
an
Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer for the benefit of such
Master Servicer and its officers, directors and affiliates, certifying
as
to the following matters:
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(i) |
Based
on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance,
the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report delivered
pursuant to Section 11.24 of the Servicing Addendum (the “Annual
Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report”) and all servicing
reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Master Servicer
and
included on (directly or indirectly), or relied on in connection
with, any
Form 8-K or any annual report on Form 10-K prepared and filed with
the SEC
in connection with such Mortgage Loans, taken as a whole, does
not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under
which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date
of this
certification;
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(ii) |
The
servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer
by
the Seller under this Agreement has been provided to the Master
Servicer;
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(iii) |
I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Seller
under
the Agreement and based upon the review required by this Agreement,
and
except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the
Annual
Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report submitted to the Master
Servicer, the Seller has, as of the date of this certification
fulfilled
its obligations under this Agreement;
and
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Ex.
8-17
(iv) |
I
have disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies
relating to the Seller’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards
in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform
Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard
as set
forth in the Agreement.
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(c) |
The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer and
its
officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any
losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and
related
costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or
based upon
a breach by the Seller or any of its officers, directors, agents
or
affiliates of its obligations under this Section 11.23 or the negligence,
bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller in connection therewith.
If
the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient
to
hold harmless the Master Servicer, then the Seller agrees that
it shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Master Servicer
as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Master
Servicer in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Master Servicer on the one hand and the Seller on
the other
in connection with a breach of the Seller’s obligations under this Section
11.23 or the Seller’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in
connection therewith.
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Subsection
11.24 Independent
Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
Not
later
than March 15th
of each
year, the Seller at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public
accountants (which may also render other services to the Seller) which is
a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish
a
statement to the Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has
examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans under this Agreement or of mortgage loans under pooling and servicing
agreements (including the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement) substantially
similar one to another (such statement to have attached thereto a schedule
setting forth the pooling and servicing agreements covered thereby) and that,
on
the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with
the
Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms
that
such servicing has been conducted in compliance with such pooling and servicing
agreements except for such significant exceptions or errors in records that,
in
the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage
Bankers requires it to report. Copies of such statement shall be provided
by the
Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage
Loans.
Subsection
11.25 Access
to Certain Documentation.
The
Seller shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and any
other
federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise
authority over the Purchaser access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage
Loans serviced by the Seller required by applicable laws and regulations.
Such
access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request
and
during normal business hours at the offices of the Seller. In addition, access
to the documentation will be provided to the Purchaser and any Person identified
to the Seller by the Purchaser without charge, upon reasonable request during
normal business hours at the offices of the Seller.
Ex.
8-18
Subsection
11.26 Reports
and Returns to be Filed by the Seller.
The
Seller shall file information reports with respect to the receipt of mortgage
interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures and
abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and information returns relating to
cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property
as
required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code. Such reports shall
be
in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed
by
such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
Subsection
11.27 Servicing
Transfer.
In
the
event the Seller is terminated or voluntarily terminates as servicer hereunder,
the Initial Purchaser, or its designee, shall assume all servicing
responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cease
all
servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans. During the servicing
period, the Seller shall, at its cost and expense, take such steps as may
be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of the
servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Initial Purchaser, or its
designee. The Seller agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take
such actions as the Initial Purchaser, or its designee may, from time to
time,
reasonably request to carry out the servicing transfer.
Subsection
11.28 Superior
Liens.
With
respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, for the protection
of the Purchaser’s interest, file (or cause to be filed) of record a request for
notice of any action by a superior lienholder where permitted by local law
and
whenever applicable state law does not require that a junior lienholder be
named
as a party defendant in foreclosure proceedings in order to foreclose such
junior lienholder’s equity of redemption. The Seller shall also notify any
superior lienholder in writing of the existence of the Mortgage Loan and
request
notification of any action (as described below) to be taken against the
Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property by the superior lienholder.
If
the
Seller is notified that any superior lienholder has accelerated or intends
to
accelerate the obligations secured by the superior lien, or has declared
or
intends to declare a default under the superior mortgage or the promissory
note
secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the
Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Seller shall take whatever actions
are necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and/or to preserve
the
security of the related Mortgage Loan, subject to any requirements applicable
to
real estate mortgage investment conduits pursuant to the Code. The Seller
shall
make a Servicing Advance of the funds necessary to cure the default or reinstate
the superior lien if the Seller determines that such Servicing Advance is
in the
best interests of the Purchaser. The Seller shall not make such a Servicing
Advance except to the extent that it determines in its reasonable good faith
judgment that such advance will be recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds
on the
related Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall thereafter take such action as is
necessary to recover the amount so advanced.
Ex.
8-19
If
the
Mortgage relating to a Mortgage Loan had a lien senior to the Mortgage Loan
on
the related Mortgaged Property as of the related Cut-off Date, then the Seller,
in its capacity as servicer, may consent to the refinancing of the prior
senior
lien, provided that the following requirements are met:
1. the
resulting Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is no higher
than
the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio prior to such refinancing; and
2. the
interest rate, or, in the case of an adjustable rate existing senior lien,
the
maximum interest rate, for the loan evidencing the refinanced senior lien
is no
more than 2.0% higher than the interest rate or the maximum interest rate,
as
the case may be, on the loan evidencing the existing senior lien immediately
prior to the date of such refinancing; and
3. the
loan
evidencing the refinanced senior lien is not subject to negative
amortization.
Subsection
11.29 Compliance
with REMIC Provisions.
If
a
REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which
the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Seller shall not take any action,
cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be
taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken,
as
the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or
(ii)
result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited
to
the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the
Code and the tax on “contributions” to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of
the Code) unless the Seller has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense
of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated
action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of
any
such tax.
Subsection
11.30 Monthly
Advances by the Seller.
(a) Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Distribution
Date,
the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all
payments not previously advanced by the Seller, whether or not deferred pursuant
to Section 11.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest
not
allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, at the Net Mortgage Interest
Rate net of any related LPMI Policy premium (if applicable), which were due
on a
Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related
Determination Date.
Ex.
8-20
(b) The
obligation of the Seller to make such Monthly Advances is mandatory,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and, with respect
to any
Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a Final Recovery
Determination in connection therewith; provided, however, that to the extent
there are funds on deposit in the Custodial Account that are not otherwise
required to be distributed to the Purchaser on such Distribution Date, the
Seller may remit such funds in lieu of making advances of its own funds;
provided, further, the Seller shall deposit any such funds in the Custodial
Account on the Business Day prior to the date such funds are required to
be
distributed to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
no Monthly Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Seller if
such
Monthly Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance.
The
determination by the Seller that it has made a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance
or
that any proposed Monthly Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable
Monthly Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the
Purchaser.
Ex.
8-21
EXHIBIT
9
FORM
OF
COMMITMENT LETTER
Ex.
9-1
EXHIBIT
10
MORTGAGE
LOAN DOCUMENTS
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on a related Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the
Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian the following
documents:
1. the
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements necessary to
show a
complete chain of endorsements from the original payee to the Seller, endorsed
in blank, “Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse”, and, if
previously endorsed, signed in the name of the last endorsee by a duly qualified
officer of the last endorsee. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the last
endorsee in a merger, the endorsement must be by “[name of last endorsee],
successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or originated by the last endorsee while doing business under another name,
the
endorsement must be by “[name of last endorsee], formerly known as [previous
name]”;
If
the
Seller uses facsimile signatures to endorse Mortgage Notes, the Seller must
provide in an Officer’s Certificate that the endorsement is valid and
enforceable in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located
and must retain in its corporate records the following specific documentation
authorizing the use of facsimile signatures: (i) a resolution from its board
of
directors authorizing specific officers to use facsimile signatures; stating
that facsimile signatures will be a valid and binding act on the Seller’s part;
and authorizing the Seller’s corporate secretary to certify the validity of the
resolution, the names of the officers authorized to execute documents by
using
facsimile signatures, and the authenticity of specimen forms of facsimile
signatures; (ii) the corporate secretary’s certification of the authenticity and
validity of the board of directors’ resolution; and (iii) a notarized
“certification of facsimile signature,” which includes both the facsimile and
the original signatures of the signing officer(s) and each officer’s
certification that the facsimile is a true and correct copy of his or her
original signature.
2. in
the
case of a Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original
Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable
for recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned, with assignee’s name left blank.
If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the last assignee in a merger, the
Assignment of Mortgage must be made by “[name of last assignee], successor by
merger to [name of predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or
originated by the last assignee while doing business under another name,
the
Assignment of Mortgage must be by “[name of last assignee], formerly known as
[previous name]”;
3. the
original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note,
if
any;
4. for
each
Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon or, if the original Mortgage with evidence
of
recording thereon has not been returned by the public recording office where
such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or such Mortgage has been
lost
or such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, a
photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused
by
the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the title insurer
insuring the Mortgage stating that such Mortgage has been delivered to the
appropriate public recording office for recordation and that the original
recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will
be
promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the party delivering
the Officer’s Certificate or by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage
where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or
in the
case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office,
a
copy of such Mortgage with the recording information thereon certified by
such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage;
Ex.
10-1
5. for
each
Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting
the
presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and either language indicating that
the
Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at
origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with
evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified
by
the public recording office in which such Mortgage has been
recorded;
6. the
originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
agreements, with evidence of recording thereon, if any;
7. the
originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon evidencing a complete chain of ownership from the originator of the
Mortgage Loan to the last assignee, or if any such intervening assignment
of
mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office
or
has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignments of mortgage, a photocopy of such intervening assignment
of mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the title insurer insuring the
Mortgage stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage has been delivered
to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that such
original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such
intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt
thereof by the party delivering the Officer’s Certificate or by the Seller; or
(ii) in the case of an intervening assignment of mortgage where a public
recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment of
mortgage or in the case where an intervening assignment of mortgage is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening
assignment of mortgage with recording information thereon certified by such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage;
Ex.
10-2
8. if
the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any Assignment of Mortgage, or any other related
document has been signed by a Person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original
power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such
Person
to sign;
9. the
original lender’s title insurance policy in the form of an ALTA mortgage title
insurance policy, containing each of the endorsements required by FNMA and
insuring the Purchaser and its successors and assigns as to the first or
second
priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan or, if the original lender’s title insurance policy has not been issued,
the irrevocable commitment to issue the same; and
10. the
original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
executed in connection with the Mortgage, if any.
Ex.
10-3
EXHIBIT
11
FORM
OF
MONTHLY SERVICER’S REPORT
Ex.
11-1
SCHEDULE
I
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
Ex.
11-2
AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE
to
the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement
dated
as
of January 1, 2005
by
and
between
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
and
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE is made this 8th day of April, 2005, by and between
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., having an address at 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Seller”) and DB STRUCTURED
PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(the “Purchaser”), to the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser
and the Seller (the “Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the
terms
hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this
Amendment Number One on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
(a) The
third
recitals paragraph is hereby amended by deleting the words “mortgage loans,” and
replacing such with “mortgage loans and cooperative loans (collectively,)” ;
(b) Section
1
is hereby amended by adding the following definitions:
Assignment
of the Note and Pledge Agreement:
With
respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Mortgage Note and Pledge
Agreement.
Consent:
A
document executed by the Cooperative (i) consenting to the sale of the
Cooperative Apartment to the Mortgagor and (ii) certifying that all maintenance
charges relating to the Cooperative Apartment have been paid.
Cooperative:
The
private, non-profit cooperative apartment corporation which owns all of the
real
property that comprises the Project, including the land, separate dwelling
units
and all common areas.
Cooperative
Apartment:
The
specific dwelling unit relating to a Cooperative Loan.
Cooperative
Lien Search:
A
search for (a) federal tax liens, mechanics' liens, lis pendens, judgments
of
record or otherwise against (i) the Cooperative, (ii) the seller of the
Cooperative Apartment and (iii) the Mortgagor if the Cooperative Loan is
a
Refinanced Loan, (b) filings of Financing Statements and (c) the deed of
the
Project into the Cooperative.
Cooperative
Loan:
A loan
that is secured by a first lien on and a perfected security interest in
Cooperative Shares and the related Proprietary Lease granting exclusive rights
to occupy the related Cooperative Apartment in the building owned by the
related
Cooperative.
Cooperative
Shares:
The
shares of stock issued by the Cooperative, owned by the Mortgagor, and allocated
to a Cooperative Apartment and represented by a Stock Certificate.
Estoppel
Letter:
A
document executed by the Cooperative certifying, with respect to a Cooperative
Apartment, (i) the appurtenant Proprietary Lease will be in full force and
effect as of the date of issuance thereof, (ii) the related Stock Certificate
was registered in the Mortgagor’s name and the Cooperative has not been notified
of any lien upon, pledge of, levy of execution on or disposition of such
Stock
Certificate, and (iii) the Mortgagor is not in default under the appurtenant
Proprietary Lease and all charges due the Cooperative have been paid.
Financing
Statement:
A
financing statement in the form of a UCC-1 filed pursuant to the Uniform
Commercial Code to perfect a security interest in the Cooperative Shares
and
Pledge Instruments.
Financing
Statement Change:
A
financing statement in the form of a UCC-3 filed to continue, terminate,
release, assign or amend an existing Financing Statement.
Pledge
Agreement:
The
specific agreement creating a first lien on and pledge of the Cooperative
Shares
and the appurtenant Proprietary Lease securing a Cooperative Loan.
Pledge
Instruments:
The
Stock Power, the Assignment of the Proprietary Lease and the Assignment of
the
Mortgage Note and Pledge Agreement.
Project:
All
real property owned by the Cooperative including the land, separate dwelling
units and all common areas.
Proprietary
Lease:
A lease
on a Cooperative Apartment evidencing the possessory interest of the Mortgagor
in such Cooperative Apartment.
Recognition
Agreement:
An
agreement whereby a Cooperative and a lender with respect to a Cooperative
Loan
(i) acknowledge that such lender may make, or intends to make, such Cooperative
Loan, and (ii) make certain agreements with respect to such Cooperative
Loan.
Stock
Certificates:
The
certificates evidencing ownership of the Cooperative Shares issued by the
Cooperative.
Stock
Power:
An
assignment of the Stock Certificate or an assignment of the Cooperative Shares
issued by the Cooperative.
(c) Section
1
is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Mortgage”
in
its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
Mortgage:
With
respect to a Mortgage Loan, the
mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument
which
creates
a first lien on either (i) with respect to a Mortgage Loan other than a
Cooperative Loan, the fee simple or leasehold estate in such real property
or
(ii) with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Proprietary Lease and related
Cooperative Shares, which in either case secures
the
Mortgage Note.
(d) The
definition of “Mortgage
Loan”
in
Section 1 is hereby amended by adding the words “including any Cooperative
Loan,” after the word “loan,” and before the word “sold,”;
(e) The
definition of “Mortgage
Loan Schedule”
in
Section 1 is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end of the
second-to-last sentence thereto, replacing such period with a semicolon and
adding the following immediately after such semicolon:
(46)
a
code
indicating if the Mortgage Loan is a Cooperative
Loan.
(f) The
definition of “Mortgaged
Property”
in
Section 1 is hereby amended by deleting such definition in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
Mortgaged
Property:
(a) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgagor’s real property securing repayment of the
related
Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple interest in a single parcel of
real
property improved by a Residential Dwelling
and (b)
with respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary
Lease.
(g) The
definition of “Mortgagor”
in
Section 1 is hereby amended by adding the words “or Pledge Agreement,” after the
word “Mortgage,” and before the word “and,”;
(h) The
definition of “Residential
Dwelling”
in
Section 1 is hereby amended by deleting the words “a
co-operative,”;
(i) Subsection
6.03 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to the end
thereto:
In
the
event that new, replacement, substitute or additional Stock Certificates
are
issued with respect to existing Cooperative Shares, the Seller immediately
shall
deliver to the Custodian the new Stock Certificates, together with the related
Stock Powers in blank. Such new Stock Certificates shall be subject to the
related Pledge Instruments and shall be subject to all of the terms, covenants
and conditions of this Agreement.
(j) Part
(xi)
of Subsection 7.01 is hereby amended by adding the words “and Pledge Agreements”
after the word “Mortgages” and before the word “by”;
(k) Part
(iii) of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence
to
the end thereto:
and,
if
the Mortgage Loan is a Cooperative Loan, no foreclosure action or private
or
public
sale under the Uniform Commercial Code has ever been threatened or commenced
with respect to the Cooperative Loan;
(l) Part
(vi)
of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by deleting such subsection in its entirety
and replacing it with the following:
The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and (x)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan that is not a Cooperative Loan, the Mortgage
and
(y) with respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Pledge Agreement, the Proprietary
Lease, and the Pledge Instruments,
have not
been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written
instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office if necessary
to
maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have been delivered
to the
Custodian; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has
been
approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy, if any, and the
title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected
on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or
modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or
in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the
insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy, if any, the title insurer, to
the
extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered
to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule;
the
Financing Statements with respect to each Cooperative Loan are in full force
and
effect;
(m) Part
(vii) of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by deleting the words “the Mortgage”
in its first clause and replacing such with the following:
with
respect
to each
Mortgage
Loan which is not a Cooperative Loan, the Mortgage and, with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, the Pledge Agreement
(n) Part
(viii) of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by adding the words “and
with
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the related Project,”
after
the word “Property” and before the word “are”;
(o) Part
(xi)
of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by adding the following clause after
the
word “Property” and before the word “subject”:
,
and
with respect to Cooperative Loans, including the Proprietary Lease and the
Cooperative Shares,
(p) Part
(xii) of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by deleting such part in its entirety
and replacing it with the following:
The
Mortgage Note and (x)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
related Mortgage
and (y)
with respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Pledge Agreement
are
genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(q) Part
(xiii) of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by deleting such part in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
All
parties to the Mortgage Note and (x)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage and (y) with respect
to each
Cooperative Loan, the Pledge Agreement
had
legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver
the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
or
Pledge Agreement,
and the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
or
Pledge Agreement
have
been duly and properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural
person;
(r) Part
(xv)
of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by deleting the words “the Mortgage” in its
first sentence and replacing such with the following
with
respect to
any
Mortgage Loan which is not a Cooperative Loan, the Mortgage and with respect
to
any Mortgage Loan which is a Cooperative, the Pledge Agreement,
(s) Part
(xxiv) of Subsection 7.02 is hereby amended by adding the following after
the
word “Property” and before the word “is”:
(and
with
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Unit and related
Project)
(t) Subsection
7.02 is hereby further amended by adding the following parts to the end
thereto:
(lxxvi) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Pledge Agreement creates a valid,
enforceable and subsisting first security interest in the collateral securing
the related Mortgage Note subject only to (a) the lien of the related
Cooperative for unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor's pro rata
share
of the Cooperative's payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future
real
property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments
to
which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to which
like
collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Pledge Agreement;
provided, however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated
or
otherwise subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Project. There are no liens
against or security interests in the collateral which have priority over
the
lender's security interest in the collateral, and such priority interest
cannot
be created in the future;
(lxxvii) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, all parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note,
the
Pledge Agreement, the Proprietary Lease, the Stock Power, the Recognition
Agreement, the Financing Statement and the Assignment of the Proprietary
Lease
and such documents have been duly and properly executed by such parties.
Each
Stock Power (i) has all signatures guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures are
not
guaranteed, then such Cooperative Shares will be transferred by the stock
transfer agent of the Cooperative if the Seller undertakes to convert the
ownership of the collateral securing the related Cooperative Loan;
(lxxviii) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, there is no default in complying with the
terms of the Mortgage Note, the Pledge Agreement and the Proprietary Lease
and
all maintenance charges and assessments (including assessments payable in
the
future installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid.
The
Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Pledge Agreement
and
Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges or assessments owed
by the
Mortgagor;
(lxxix) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a Cooperative Lien Search has been made
by a
company competent to make the same which company is acceptable to FNMA and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Cooperative Apartment
is
located;
(lxxx) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Pledge Agreement contains enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization of the benefits of the security provided thereby.
The Pledge Agreement contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration
of
the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Note in the event
the Cooperative Apartment is transferred or sold without the consent of the
holder thereof.
(lxxxi) In
the
case of a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Apartment, is lawfully
occupied under applicable law; all inspections, licenses and certificates
required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the
Cooperative Apartment and the related Project and, with respect to the use
and
occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy,
have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(lxxxii) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, (i) the terms of the related Proprietary
Lease
is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no provision
in
any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the
Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative, (iii)
there
is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the Cooperative
Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and (iv) the Recognition Agreement
is
on a form of agreement published by the Aztech Document Systems, Inc. or
includes provisions which are no less favorable to the lender than those
contained in such agreement; and
(lxxxiii)
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary
to
create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first priority
lien and
security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease has
been
timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or
equivalent
document related to the Cooperative Loan establishes in the Seller a
valid and
subsisting perfected first lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged
Property described therein, and the Seller has full right to sell and
assign the
same.
(u) Exhibit
5
is hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereto:
18.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a project file which shall contain
an
Offering
Plan and any additional information collected by the Seller during its
review of
the Project.
(v) Section
11.01 of Exhibit 9 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph to
the
end thereto:
The
Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Cooperative Loan a copy of the
Financing Statements and shall file and such Financing Statements and
continuation statements as necessary, in accordance with the Uniform Commercial
Code applicable in the jurisdiction in which the related Cooperative Apartment
is located, to perfect and protect the security interest and lien of the
Purchaser.
SECTION
2. Defined
Terms.
Any
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION
3. Limited
Effect.
Except
as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in
the
Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith,
or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to,
or
with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the
Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended
hereby.
SECTION
5. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment Number One shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State
of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder
shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict
of
laws doctrine applied in such state.
SECTION
6. Counterparts.
This
Amendment Number One may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any
number
of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment
Number
One to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the day
and year first above written.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO
to
the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement
dated
as
of January 1, 2005
by
and
between
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
and
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO is made this 30th day of June, 2005, by and between
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., having an address at 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Seller”) and DB STRUCTURED
PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
(the “Purchaser”), to the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment
Number
One, dated as of April 8, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller
(the
“Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the
terms
hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this
Amendment Number Two on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
(a) Section
1
is hereby amended by adding the following definition:
Master
Servicer:
As
defined in Subsection 11.23 of the Servicing Addendum.
(b) Section
7.03 is hereby amended by adding the Roman numeral “(l),” immediately following
the words “Subsections 7.02” in the last sentence of the second paragraph
thereto, so that the series of referenced subsections now reads as
follows:
“…Subsections
7.02(l), (li), (lvii), (lx), (lxi), (lxii) or (lxxii)…”
(c) Section
12 is hereby amended by adding the following subsections after subsection
(9)
thereto:
(10) in
connection with any securitization of any Mortgage Loans, to execute a
Reconstitution Agreement, which Reconstitution Agreement may, at the Purchaser’s
direction, contain contractual provisions including, but not limited to,
a
24-day certificate payment delay (54-day total payment delay), servicer advances
of delinquent scheduled payments of principal and interest through liquidation
(unless deemed non-recoverable) and prepayment interest shortfalls (to the
extent of the monthly servicing fee payable thereto), servicing and mortgage
loan representations and warranties which in form and substance conform to
the
representations and warranties in this Agreement and to secondary market
standards for securities backed by mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage
Loans
and such provisions with regard to servicing responsibilities, investor
reporting, segregation and deposit of principal and interest payments, custody
of the Mortgage Loans, and other covenants as are required by the Purchaser
and
one or more nationally recognized rating agencies for mortgage pass-through
transactions. If the Purchaser deems it advisable at any time to pool the
Mortgage Loans with other mortgage loans for the purpose of resale or
securitization, the Seller agrees to execute a Reconstitution Agreement between
itself (as servicer) and a master servicer designated by the Purchaser at
its
sole discretion, and/or one or more servicing agreements among the Seller
(as
servicer), the Purchaser and a trustee designated by the Purchaser at its
sole
discretion; and
(11) in
the
event that the Purchaser appoints a credit risk manager in connection with
a
Pass-Through Transfer, to execute a credit risk management agreement and
provide
reports and information reasonably required by the credit risk
manager.
(d) Subsection
11.14 of the Servicing Addendum is hereby amended by deleting the second
paragraph thereto and replacing it with the following:
All
distributions made to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date will be made
to
the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based
on the
Mortgage Loans owned and held by the Purchaser, and shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in
accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS
BANK:
BANK OF NEW YORK
ABA:
000000000
ACCT
#:
GLA/111569
ACCT
NAME: DPX
ATTN:
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
RE:
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(e) Subsection
11.15 of the Servicing Addendum is hereby amended by adding the following
parenthetical clause between the words “electronic” and “and” in the first
sentence thereto:
(which
shall be provided in Excel format and delivered via email to
XXXxxxxXxxxXxx@Xxxx.XX.xxx)
SECTION
2. Defined
Terms.
Any
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION
3. Limited
Effect.
Except
as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in
the
Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith,
or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to,
or
with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the
Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended
hereby.
SECTION
5. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment Number Two shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State
of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder
shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict
of
laws doctrine applied in such state.
SECTION
6. Counterparts.
This
Amendment Number Two may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any
number
of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment
Number
Two to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the day
and year first above written.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
(Seller)
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AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE
to
the
Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement
dated
as
of January 1, 2005
by
and
between
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
and
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE is made this 7th day of October, 2005, by and between
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.,
having
an address at 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
“Seller”) and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Purchaser”), to the Amended and Restated Master
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2005,
as
amended by Amendment Number One, dated as of April 8, 2005 and Amendment
Number
Two, dated as of June 30, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller
(the
“Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the
terms
hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this
Amendment Number Three on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
Effective as of October 7, 2005, the Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a)
Section
1
of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
definitions:
Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time.
Servicing
Criteria:
As of
any date of determination, the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto.
Sub-Servicer:
Any
Person with which the Seller has entered into a sub-servicing agreement to
service certain of the Mortgage Loans.
Sub-Servicing
Agreement:
The
written contract between the Seller and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing
and
administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Subsection 11.31
of this
Agreement.
(b)
Section
11 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Section in its entirety
and replacing it with the following:
SECTION
11. Seller’s
Servicing Obligations.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans the Seller sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing Date
directly or through one or more Sub-Servicers, in accordance with the terms
and
provisions set forth in the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which
Servicing Addendum is incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subparts (4) and (5) in
their
entirety and the remaining subparts following subpart (3) are renumbered
(4),
(5), (6) and (7).
(d)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (5) in its entirety
and replacing it with the following:
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to
negotiate and execute one or more servicing agreements between
the Seller
(as servicer) and any master servicer which is generally considered
to be
a prudent master servicer in the secondary mortgage market, designated
by
the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the
Seller
and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among the
Purchaser,
the Seller and a third party custodian/trustee which is generally
considered to be a prudent custodian/trustee in the secondary mortgage
market designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after
consultation with the Seller, and containing provisions substantially
equivalent to those included in the Servicing Addendum to the extent
required by the Purchaser in either case for the purpose of pooling
the
Mortgage Loans with other Mortgage Loans for resale or
securitization;
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(e)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting the following
subparts immediately following subpart (7):
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in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser
within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the
information with respect to the Seller (as originator) and each
other
originator of the Mortgage Loans as required under Item 1110(a)
and (b) of
Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion.
If
requested by the Purchaser, this will include information about
the
applicable credit-granting or underwriting
criteria;
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in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser
within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, static
pool
information as required under Item 1105(a)(1) - (3) and (c) of
Regulation
AB and in scope and format as determined by Purchaser in its sole
discretion with respect to mortgage loans that were originated
by the
Seller (as originator) and each other originator of the Mortgage
Loans and
which are similar to the Mortgage
Loans;
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in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser
within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information
with respect to the Seller (as servicer) as required by Item 1108(b)
and
(c) of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion.
In
the event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities
with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller
shall
provide the information required pursuant to this clause with respect
to
the Sub-Servicer;
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in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser
within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (i)
information regarding any legal proceedings that would be material
to the
security holders of such Pass-Through Transfer that is pending
(or known
to be contemplated) against the Seller (as originator and as servicer)
and
each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer
as
required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser
in its
sole discretion, (ii) information regarding affiliations with respect
to
the Seller (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator
of
the Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1119(a)
of
Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion,
and (iii)
information regarding relationships and transactions with respect
to the
Seller (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator
of the
Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1119(b)
and (c)
of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion;
and
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to
deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser,
such statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public
accountants pertaining to information provided by the Seller or
any
Sub-Servicer pursuant to clause (9) above, and pursuant to clauses
(8) and
(10) above to the extent constituting financial information, as
shall be
reasonably requested by the
Purchaser.
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(f)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph
at
the end thereto:
The
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and any sponsor, depositor, issuing
entity
and underwriter in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer for any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees
and
related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any
claim,
demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from
any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
the information provided by the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to clauses
(8), (9), (10) and (11) of this Section 12 (the “Seller Information”) or the
omission or the alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
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(g)
Subsection
14.01(ix) of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the phrase
“Sections 11.23 or 11.24” in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase
“Subsections 11.23, 11.24 or 11.35” and (ii) deleting the phrase “fifteen (15)”
in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “ten (10)”.
(h) Subsection
11.15 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence
at
the end thereto:
To
the
extent that the Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer,
the
computer tape must include all information known or available to the Seller
that
is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance
information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB as determined by
Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Seller shall modify the computer tape
format as requested by the Purchaser from time to time in order to comply
with
the preceding sentence.
(i)
Subsection
11.23 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the subsection in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
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The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser, not later than March 1 of
each
calendar year beginning in 2006, an Officers’ Certificate (an “Annual
Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i)
a review of the activities of the Seller during the preceding calendar
year and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable
servicing
agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision and (ii) to the
best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Seller has
fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other
applicable
servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year,
or, if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any
material
respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and
the nature
and status thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided
by the
Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of
the
Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Seller has delegated any
servicing
responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer,
the
Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the Sub-Servicer as
described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with
respect
to the Seller.
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(b) |
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through
Transfer, by March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, an
officer
of the Seller shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the
Purchaser, any master servicer which is master servicing loans
in
connection with such transaction (a “Master Servicer”) and any related
depositor (a “Depositor”) for the benefit of each such entity and such
entity’s affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such
entity and such entity’s affiliates, an Officer’s Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 12. In the event that the Seller has
delegated
any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans
to a
Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the
Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and
when
required with respect to the
Seller.
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(c) |
The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the
Depositor, the Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned
in whole
or in part by the Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting
as
“Purchaser” hereunder), and their respective officers, directors, agents
and affiliates, and such affiliates’ officers, directors and agents (any
such person, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related
costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based
upon a
breach by the Seller or any of its officers, directors, agents
or
affiliates of its obligations under this Subsection 11.23, Subsection
11.24 or Subsection 11.35, or the negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct of the Seller in connection therewith. If the indemnification
provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless
any
Indemnified Party, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute
to the
amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of
the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such
proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified
Party
on the one hand and the Seller in the other in connection with
a breach of
the Seller’s obligations under this Subsection 11.23, Subsection 11.24 or
Subsection 11.35, or the Seller’s negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct in connection therewith.
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(j)
Subsection
11.24 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Subsection in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
Subsection
11.24 Independent
Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
Not
later
than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, the Seller at its expense
shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also render
other services to the Seller) which is a member of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report (a “USAP Report”) to the
Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain
documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under
this
Agreement or of mortgage loans under pooling and servicing agreements (including
the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement) substantially similar one to another
(such statement to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling
and servicing agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such
examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing
has been conducted in compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements
during the preceding calendar year, except for such significant exceptions
or
errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Copies of
such
report shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a
prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
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In
the
event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect
to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide a statement
of
the Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required
with respect to the Seller.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Seller’s obligation to deliver a USAP Report under this
Subsection, as to the Seller or any Sub-Servicer, as to any calendar year,
beginning with the report required in March 2007, shall be satisfied if an
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report is delivered in compliance
with
Subsection 11.35 for such calendar year with respect to that
entity.
(k)Exhibit
8
of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sections at
the
end thereto:
Subsection
11.31 Sub-Servicing
Agreements Between the Seller and Sub-Servicers.
The
Seller, as servicer, may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan
by a
Sub-Servicer pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided that such
sub-servicing arrangement and the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement
must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent
with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. Each Sub-Servicer
shall
be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states where the related
Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent
required by applicable law to enable the Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) a FHLMC or FNMA
approved mortgage servicer. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing
Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements
or
arrangements between the Seller or a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions
taken
through the Seller or otherwise, the Seller shall remain obligated and liable
to
the Purchaser and its successors and assigns for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of
this
Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of
such
Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification
from
the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions
as if the Seller alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans.
Every Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Seller shall contain a
provision giving the successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement
in the event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions of each Sub-Servicer
performed pursuant to the related Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be performed
as
an agent of the Seller with the same force and effect as if performed directly
by the Seller.
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For
purposes of this Agreement, the Seller shall be deemed to have received any
collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that
are
received by a Sub-Servicer regardless of whether such payments are remitted
by
the Sub-Servicer to the Seller.
Subsection
11.32 Successor
Sub-Servicers.
Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Seller shall be entitled to
terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service
the
related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor
Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Subsection 11.35. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement
shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated
by
any successor to the Seller without fee, in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement, in the event that the Seller (or any successor to the Seller)
shall,
for any reason, no longer be the servicer of the related Mortgage Loans
(including termination due to an Event of Default).
Subsection
11.33 No
Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicer and Purchaser.
Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to
the
Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer shall be deemed to be between the
Sub-Servicer and the Seller alone and the Purchaser shall not be deemed a
party
thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities
with respect to any Sub-Servicer except as set forth in Subsection
11.35.
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Subsection
11.34 Assumption
or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer.
In
connection with the assumption of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
and of the authority, power and rights of the Seller hereunder by a successor
servicer pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed
that the Seller’s rights and obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement then
in force between the Seller and a Sub-Servicer shall be assumed simultaneously
by such successor servicer without act or deed on the part of such successor
servicer; provided, however, that any successor servicer may terminate the
Sub-Servicer.
The
Seller shall, upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, but at its own
expense, deliver to the assuming party documents and records relating to
each
Sub-Servicing Agreement and an accounting of amounts collected and held by
it
and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer
of the Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.
The
Servicing Fee payable to any such successor servicer shall be payable from
payments received on the Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set
forth in this Agreement.
Subsection
11.35 Assessment
of Compliance with Servicing Criteria.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee on or before March
1
of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an “Assessment of
Compliance”) reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser regarding the Seller’s
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding
calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act
and
Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which as of the date hereof, require a report
by an
authorized officer of the Seller that contains the following:
(a) A
statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance
with
the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Seller;
(b) A
statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to
assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the
Seller;
(c) An
assessment by such officer of the Seller’s compliance with the applicable
Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year,
including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect
thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities
it
performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a
whole
involving the Seller, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage
Loans;
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(d) A
statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation
report on the Seller’s Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the
preceding calendar year; and
(e) A
statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable
to
the Seller, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs
with
respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving
the
Seller, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage
Loans.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer,
on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Seller
shall
furnish to the Purchaser or its designee a report (an “Attestation Report”) by a
registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the
Assessment of Compliance made by the Seller, as required by Rules 13a-18
and
15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation
Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports
issued
or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
In
the
event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect
to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide an Assessment
of Compliance of the Sub-Servicer and accompanying Attestation Report as
described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect
to the
Seller.
(l)
The
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting Exhibit 12 in the form of Annex
A
attached
hereto at the end thereto.
SECTION
2. Defined
Terms.
Any
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION
3. Limited
Effect.
Except
as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in
the
Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith,
or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to,
or
with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the
Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. This
Amendment Number Three shall apply to all Mortgage Loans subject to the
Agreement notwithstanding that any such Mortgage Loans were purchased prior
to
the date of this Amendment Number Three.
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SECTION
4. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment Number Three shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard
to
conflict of laws doctrine applied in such state (other than Section 5-1401
or
5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
SECTION
5. Counterparts.
This
Amendment Number Three may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any
number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all
of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment
Number
Three to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the
day and year first above written.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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(Seller)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
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(Purchaser)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ANNEX
A
EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF
BACK-UP CERTIFICATION
I,
[identify certifying individual], certify to the [Initial Purchaser], [Mortgage
Loan Seller] [Depositor], [Trustee], [Securities Administrator] and [Master
Servicer] that:
(i) Based
on
my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the
[USAP
Report]*
[Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report]* *
and all
servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information provided
by the
Seller relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans taken as a whole,
do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which
such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this
certification;
(ii) The
servicing information required to be provided by the Seller under this Servicing
Agreement has been provided to the Purchaser and the Master
Servicer;
(iii) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Seller under the
Agreement and based upon the review required by this Servicing Agreement,
and
except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the [USAP
Report]*
[Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report]**,
the
Seller has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations
under
this Servicing Agreement; and
(iv) [I
have
disclosed to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies
relating to the Seller’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in
accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth
in the
Servicing Agreement.]*
[The
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report of the Seller have been
delivered to the Purchaser as required under the Servicing Agreement. Following
is a list of all material instances of noncompliance described in the
Attestation of Compliance and Attestation Report (if none, state
“none”):_____________________.]**
[SELLER]
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(Seller)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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* |
To
be used if a USAP Report is being delivered under the Servicing
Agreement
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**
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To
be used if an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report
is being
delivered under the Servicing
Agreement
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ATTACHMENT
3
MONTHLY
DATA
Calculation
of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet
NOTE:
Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits
as
separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date.
Late
submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month.
The
Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or
resolution of any disputed items.
(i)
(ii) The
numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below.
Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
1. |
The
Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation,
an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation
breaking
out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is
required.
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2. |
The
Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that
would
have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed.
For
documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through
liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced
is
required.
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3. |
Accrued
Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage
Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization
Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the
net
interest and servicing fees advanced is
required.
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4-12. |
Complete
as applicable. Required
documentation:
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*
For
taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required
showing period
of
coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require
evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances.
*
For
escrow advances - complete payment history
(to
calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward)
*
Other
expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments
*
REO
repairs > $1500 require explanation
*
REO
repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids.
*
Short
Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and
WFB’s approved Officer Certificate
*
Unusual
or extraordinary items may require further documentation.
13. |
The
total of lines 1 through 12.
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(iii) Credits:
14-21. |
Complete
as applicable. Required
documentation:
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*
Copy of
the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd
Party
Sale, bid instructions and Escrow
Agent / Attorney
Letter
of
Proceeds
Breakdown.
*
Copy of
EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee
*
All
other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332
form
22.
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The
total of lines 14 through 21.
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Please Note: |
For
HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line
(18b)
for Part B/Supplemental
proceeds.
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Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
23. |
The
total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents
a
realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ).
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Exhibit: Calculation
of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332
Prepared
by: __________________
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Date:
_______________
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Phone:
______________________
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Email
Address:_____________________
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Servicer
Loan No.
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Servicer
Name
|
Servicer
Address
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________ | ||||||
Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________ | ||||||
Property Address: _________________________________________________________ | ||||||
Liquidation
Type: REO Sale
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3rd
Party Sale
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Short
Sale
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Charge
Off
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Was
this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or
cramdown
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Yes
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No
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If
“Yes”, provide deficiency or cramdown amount
_______________________________
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Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses: |
(1)
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Actual
Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
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$
______________
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(1)
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(2)
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Interest
accrued at Net Rate
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________________
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(2)
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(3)
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Accrued
Servicing Fees
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________________
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(3)
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(4)
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Attorney's
Fees
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________________
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(4)
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(5)
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Taxes
(see page 2)
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________________
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(5)
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(6)
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Property
Maintenance
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________________
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(6)
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(7)
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MI/Hazard
Insurance Premiums (see page 2)
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________________
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(7)
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(8)
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Utility
Expenses
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________________
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(8)
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(9)
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Appraisal/BPO
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________________
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(9)
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(10)
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Property
Inspections
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________________
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(10)
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(11)
|
FC
Costs/Other Legal Expenses
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________________
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(11)
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(12)
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Other
(itemize)
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________________
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(12)
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Cash
for Keys__________________________
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________________
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(12)
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HOA/Condo
Fees_______________________
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________________
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(12)
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______________________________________
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________________
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(12)
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|
Total
Expenses
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$
_______________
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(13)
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Credits:
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(14)
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Escrow
Balance
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$
_______________
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(14)
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(15)
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HIP
Refund
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________________
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(15)
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(16)
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Rental
Receipts
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________________
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(16)
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(17)
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Hazard
Loss Proceeds
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________________
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(17)
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(18)
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Primary
Mortgage Insurance / Gov’t Insurance
HUD
Part A
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________________
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(18a)
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HUD Part B |
________________
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(18b) | |
(19)
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Pool
Insurance Proceeds
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________________
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(19)
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(20)
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Proceeds
from Sale of Acquired Property
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________________
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(20)
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(21)
|
Other
(itemize)
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________________
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(21)
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_________________________________________
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________________
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(21)
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|
Total
Credits
|
$________________
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(22)
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|
Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain)
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$________________
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(23)
|
Escrow
Disbursement Detail
Type
(Tax
/Ins.)
|
Date
Paid
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Period
of Coverage
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Total
Paid
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Base
Amount
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Penalties
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Interest
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Standard
File Layout - Delinquency Reporting
Column/Header
Name
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Description
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Decimal
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Format
Comment
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SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
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A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR
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LOAN_NBR
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A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator.
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CLIENT_NBR
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Servicer
Client Number
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SERV_INVESTOR_NBR
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Contains
a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a
group of
loans in their system.
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BORROWER_FIRST_NAME
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First
Name of the Borrower.
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BORROWER_LAST_NAME
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Last
name of the borrower.
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PROP_ADDRESS
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Street
Name and Number of Property
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PROP_STATE
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The
state where the property located.
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PROP_ZIP
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Zip
code where the property is located.
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BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
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The
date that the borrower's next payment is due to the servicer at the
end of
processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOAN_TYPE
|
Loan
Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)
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BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE
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The
date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE
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The
chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.
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BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR
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The
case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy
filing.
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POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE
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The
payment due date once the bankruptcy has been approved by the
courts
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MM/DD/YYYY
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BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE
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The
Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged
and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE
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The
Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The Servicer
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOSS_MIT_TYPE
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The
Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As;
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LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE
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The
Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled To End/Close
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE
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The
Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually Completed
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE
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The
date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer with instructions to
begin
foreclosure proceedings.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE
|
Date
File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue Foreclosure
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FIRST_LEGAL_DATE
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Notice
of 1st legal filed by an Attorney in a Foreclosure Action
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE
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The
date by which a foreclosure sale is expected to occur.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_SALE_DATE
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The
actual date of the foreclosure sale.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
FRCLSR_SALE_AMT
|
The
amount a property sold for at the foreclosure sale.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
EVICTION_START_DATE
|
The
date the servicer initiates eviction of the borrower.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE
|
The
date the court revokes legal possession of the property from the
borrower.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
LIST_PRICE
|
The
price at which an REO property is marketed.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
LIST_DATE
|
The
date an REO property is listed at a particular price.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
OFFER_AMT
|
The
dollar value of an offer for an REO property.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
OFFER_DATE_TIME
|
The
date an offer is received by DA Admin or by the Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
REO_CLOSING_DATE
|
The
date the REO sale of the property is scheduled to close.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE
|
Actual
Date Of REO Sale
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
OCCUPANT_CODE
|
Classification
of how the property is occupied.
|
|
||||
PROP_CONDITION_CODE
|
A
code that indicates the condition of the property.
|
|
PROP_INSPECTION_DATE
|
The
date a property inspection is performed.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
APPRAISAL_DATE
|
The
date the appraisal was done.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
CURR_PROP_VAL
|
The
current "as is" value of the property based on brokers price opinion
or
appraisal.
|
2
|
|
|||
REPAIRED_PROP_VAL
|
The
amount the property would be worth if repairs are completed pursuant
to a
broker's price opinion or appraisal.
|
2
|
|
|||
If
applicable:
|
|
|
||||
DELINQ_STATUS_CODE
|
FNMA
Code Describing Status of Loan
|
|||||
DELINQ_REASON_CODE
|
The
circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code
indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this
cycle.
|
|||||
MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed With Mortgage Insurance
Company.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
MI_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
||||
MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
|
Amount
Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance Company
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
POOL_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance Company
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Claim Was Settled and The Check Was Issued By The Pool
Insurer
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
|
Amount
Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance Company
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of FHA Part A Claim Filed
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
HUD Paid on Part A Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of FHA Part B Claim Filed
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
HUD Paid on Part B Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|||
VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
VA Claim Was Filed With the Veterans Admin
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
||||
VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
Exhibit: Standard
File Codes - Delinquency Reporting
The
Loss
Mit Type
field
should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows:
· |
ASUM-
Approved
Assumption
|
· |
BAP-
Borrower
Assistance Program
|
· |
CO-
Charge Off
|
· |
DIL-
Deed-in-Lieu
|
· |
FFA-
Formal Forbearance Agreement
|
· |
MOD-
Loan Modification
|
· |
PRE-
Pre-Sale
|
· |
SS-
Short Sale
|
· |
MISC-Anything
else approved by the PMI or Pool
Insurer
|
NOTE:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above,
provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation
Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo
Bank
with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the
file.
The
Occupant
Code
field
should show the current status of the property code as follows:
· |
Mortgagor
|
· |
Tenant
|
· |
Unknown
|
· |
Vacant
|
The
Property
Condition
field
should show the last reported condition of the property as follows:
· |
Damaged
|
· |
Excellent
|
· |
Fair
|
· |
Gone
|
· |
Good
|
· |
Poor
|
· |
Special
Hazard
|
· |
Unknown
|
Exhibit: Standard
File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued
The
FNMA
Delinquent Reason Code
field
should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows:
Delinquency
Code
|
Delinquency
Description
|
|
001
|
FNMA-Death
of principal mortgagor
|
|
002
|
FNMA-Illness
of principal mortgagor
|
|
003
|
FNMA-Illness
of mortgagor’s family member
|
|
004
|
FNMA-Death
of mortgagor’s family member
|
|
005
|
FNMA-Marital
difficulties
|
|
006
|
FNMA-Curtailment
of income
|
|
007
|
FNMA-Excessive
Obligation
|
|
008
|
FNMA-Abandonment
of property
|
|
009
|
FNMA-Distant
employee transfer
|
|
011
|
FNMA-Property
problem
|
|
012
|
FNMA-Inability
to sell property
|
|
013
|
FNMA-Inability
to rent property
|
|
014
|
FNMA-Military
Service
|
|
015
|
FNMA-Other
|
|
016
|
FNMA-Unemployment
|
|
017
|
FNMA-Business
failure
|
|
019
|
FNMA-Casualty
loss
|
|
022
|
FNMA-Energy
environment costs
|
|
023
|
FNMA-Servicing
problems
|
|
026
|
FNMA-Payment
adjustment
|
|
027
|
FNMA-Payment
dispute
|
|
029
|
FNMA-Transfer
of ownership pending
|
|
030
|
FNMA-Fraud
|
|
031
|
FNMA-Unable
to contact borrower
|
|
INC
|
FNMA-Incarceration
|
Exhibit: Standard
File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued
The
FNMA
Delinquent Status Code
field
should show the Status of Default as follows:
Status
Code
|
Status
Description
|
|
09
|
Forbearance
|
|
17
|
Pre-foreclosure
Sale Closing Plan Accepted
|
|
24
|
Government
Seizure
|
|
26
|
Refinance
|
|
27
|
Assumption
|
|
28
|
Modification
|
|
29
|
Charge-Off
|
|
30
|
Third
Party Sale
|
|
31
|
Probate
|
|
32
|
Military
Indulgence
|
|
43
|
Foreclosure
Started
|
|
44
|
Deed-in-Lieu
Started
|
|
49
|
Assignment
Completed
|
|
61
|
Second
Lien Considerations
|
|
62
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-No Bid
|
|
63
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Refund
|
|
64
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Buydown
|
|
65
|
Chapter
7 Bankruptcy
|
|
66
|
Chapter
11 Bankruptcy
|
|
67
|
Chapter
13 Bankruptcy
|
Standard
File Layout - Master Servicing
|
||||||||
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
||||
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
20
|
||||
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
||||
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
||||
BORROWER_NAME
|
The
borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first
and
last name.
|
|
Maximum
length of 30 (Last, First)
|
30
|
||||
SCHED_PAY_AMT
|
Scheduled
monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower
is
expected to pay, P&I constant.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
NOTE_INT_RATE
|
The
loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
||||
NET_INT_RATE
|
The
loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by
the
Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
||||
SERV_FEE_RATE
|
The
servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
||||
SERV_FEE_AMT
|
The
servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
NEW_PAY_AMT
|
The
new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
NEW_LOAN_RATE
|
The
new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
||||
ARM_INDEX_RATE
|
The
index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted
rate.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
||||
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment
is
due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
||||
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
|
The
first curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
|
The
curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
||||
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_1
|
The
curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
|
The
second curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
|
The
curtailment date associated with the second curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
||||
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_2
|
The
curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
|
The
third curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
|
The
curtailment date associated with the third curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
||||
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
|
The
curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
PIF_AMT
|
The
loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
PIF_DATE
|
The
paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
||||
Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,70=REO |
2
|
|||||||
ACTION_CODE
|
The
standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent
status
of a particular loan.
|
|
||||||
INT_ADJ_AMT
|
The
amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
|
The
Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
|
The
Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
|
The
amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the
cycle
date to be passed through to investors.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
|
The
scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current
cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
SCHED_NET_INT
|
The
scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
|
The
actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current
reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual
Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_NET_INT
|
The
actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current
reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer —
only
applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported
by
the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the
servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
MOD_DATE
|
The
Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
||||
MOD_TYPE
|
The
Modification Type.
|
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha or numeric
|
30
|
||||
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
The
current outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ATTACHMENT
4
EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: The
[
] agreement dated as of
[
],
200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES]
I
am,
________________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF
SERVICER] and, in such capacity, the officer in charge of the Servicer’s
responsibility on Exhibit [ ] to the Agreement. I hereby
certify to [the Owner], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities
Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent
that
they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with the servicing criteria
set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided
in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
“Servicing Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation
report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange
Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”), and all other data, servicing reports, officer’s certificates and
information relating to the performance of the Servicer under the terms of
the
Agreement during 200[ ] that were delivered to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]
[Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively,
the “Servicer Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on
my knowledge, the reports and information comprising the Servicer Servicing
Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading as of the period covered by or the date of such reports or
information or the date of this certification;
(3) Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Servicer Servicing Information required to be provided
by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
(4) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the
Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in
preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance
Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Servicer
has
fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects;
and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Servicer and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant
to
the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of
noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
[SERVICER]
(Servicer)
|
|||
By: | |||
|
|||
Title:
Date:
|
ATTACHMENT
5
EXHIBIT
13
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Servicer] [Name of Subservicer]
shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable
Servicing Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
|
|||
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|||
General
Servicing Considerations
|
||||
1122(d)(1)(i)
|
Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(1)(ii)
|
If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(1)(iii)
|
Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
|
|||
1122(d)(1)(iv)
|
A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
||
Cash
Collection and Administration
|
||||
1122(d)(2)(i)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(2)(ii)
|
Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(2)(iii)
|
Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(2)(iv)
|
The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(2)(v)
|
Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(2)(vi)
|
Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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X
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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EXHIBIT
A
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS
To: Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
[Manager- ACE 2006-HE1]
Re: Custodial
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2005 among HSBC Bank USA, National
Association as the Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association as the
Custodian and as a Servicer and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as a Servicer
All
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Custodial Agreement (the “Agreement”) referenced above.
In
connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as
Custodian for the Trustee pursuant to the above-captioned Custodial Agreement,
we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodial File
for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.
Mortgagor
Name, Address & Zip Code:
Mortgage
Loan Number:
Reason
for Requesting Documents (check one):
_______
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1.
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Mortgage
Paid in Full
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_______
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2.
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Foreclosure
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_______
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3.
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Substitution
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_______
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4.
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Other
Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
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_______
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5.
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Nonliquidation
Reason:
_______________________
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_______
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6.
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Recordation
of Assignment of Mortgage
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Address
to which Custodian should
Deliver
the Custodial File:
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__________________________________________
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__________________________________________
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__________________________________________
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By: | |||
(authorized
signer)
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Issuer:
Address:
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Date:
Custodian
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Please
acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:
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Signature
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Date
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Documents
returned to Custodian:
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Custodian |
Date |
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that HSBC Bank USA, National Association, a national
banking association, having a place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that certain custodial
agreement by and among the Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
as a
servicer and custodian and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as a servicer (the
“Agreement”) hereby constitutes and appoints GreenPoint Mortgage Funding,
Inc.(the “Servicer”), by and through the Servicer’s officers, as the Trustee’s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for
the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all Mortgage Loans serviced by the
Servicer subject to the Agreement, for the purpose of performing all acts and
executing all documents in the name of the Trustee as may be customarily and
reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated
transactions in respect of any of the mortgages or deeds of trust (each a
“Mortgage” or a “Deed of Trust” respectively) and promissory notes secured
thereby (each a “Mortgage Note”) for which the undersigned is acting as Trustee
pursuant to the Agreement (whether the undersigned is named therein as mortgagee
or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of the Mortgage
Note secured by any such Mortgage or Deed of Trust) and for which the Servicer
is acting as servicer.
This
appointment shall apply to the following enumerated transactions
only:
The
modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, where said
modification or re-recording is for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage
or
Deed of Trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or
to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued and
said modification or re-recording, in either instance, does not adversely affect
the lien of the Mortgage or Deed of Trust as insured.
The
subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust to an easement in
favor
of a public utility company or any governmental agency of the United States
or
any state or political subdivision thereof or agency thereof or other entity
having powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation,
the execution of partial satisfaction/release, partial reconveyances or the
execution of requests to trustees to accomplish same.
The
conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the
title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of
title to real estate owned.
The
completion of loan assumption agreements.
The
execution and delivery of any quitclaim, special warranty, limited warranty,
statutory or grant deed in connection with the disposition of REO
property.
The
full
satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or full reconveyance upon
payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without
limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.
The
assignment of any Mortgage or Deed of Trust and the related Mortgage Note,
in
connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and evidenced
thereby.
The
full
assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon payment and discharge of all
sums
secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without
limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.
With
respect to a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, the foreclosure, the taking of a deed
in
lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure
or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, including,
without limitation, any and all of the following acts:
(a) |
the
substitution of trustee(s) serving under a Deed of Trust, in accordance
with state law and the Deed of Trust;
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(b) |
the
preparation and issuance of statements of breach or
non-performance;
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(c) |
the
preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of
sale;
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(d) |
the
cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of
sale;
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(e) |
the
taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure;
and
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(f) |
the
preparation and execution of such other documents and performance
of such
other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage,
Deed of
Trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in
paragraphs 9(a) through 9(e) above.
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The
execution of the subordination of second liens solely for the purpose of
refinancing first lien mortgage loans.
The
undersigned gives its said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to execute
such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary
and
proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited
Power of Attorney, each subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Agreement and in accordance with the standard of care applicable to servicers
as
fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm
to all that its said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by
authority hereof. This Limited Power of Attorney shall be effective as of the
date set forth below.
Any
third
party without actual notice of fact to the contrary may rely upon the exercise
of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied
that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect
and
has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing
by the undersigned, and such third party put on notice thereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee pursuant to
the
Agreement, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents
to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by ______________________,
its duly elected and authorized _________________________ this ___ day of
_________________, 200__.
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
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By: | ||
Name: |
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Title: |
STATE
OF
________________
COUNTY
OF
______________
On
_____________________, 200__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in
and
for said state, personally appeared _______________________ , as
____________________ of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee,
personally known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed that same in his/her
authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity
upon behalf of which the person acted and executed the instrument.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
(SEAL)
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Notary Public |
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