RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), entered into
as of the 1st day of October, 2001, by and between XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation ("Xxxxxx Capital"), and
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., a California corporation (the "Servicer")
having an office at 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, recites and
provides as follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Centre Capital Group, Inc. ("CCGI") acquired certain first
lien, fixed and adjustable rate, conventional mortgage loans on a
servicing-retained basis from the Servicer, which mortgage loans were either
originated or acquired by the Servicer.
WHEREAS, such mortgage loans are currently being serviced by the
Servicer for CCGI pursuant to a Master Servicing Agreement for Fixed and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicing Agreement"), dated as of
May 1, 2000 and annexed as Exhibit B hereto, by and between CCGI, as owner, and
the Servicer, as servicer.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2000 (the "Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement"), and annexed as Exhibit C hereto, Xxxxxx Capital has purchased or
received from CCGI all of CCGI's right, title and interest in and to certain of
the mortgage loans currently serviced under the Master Servicing Agreement
(hereinafter, the "Mortgage Loans") and assumed for the benefit of each of the
Servicers and the obligations of CCGI as owner under such Agreement.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital has conveyed certain of the Mortgage Loans, as
identified on Schedule I hereto (the "Serviced Mortgage Loans"), to Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware special purpose corporation ("SASCO"),
which in turn has conveyed the Serviced Mortgage Loans to U.S. Bank National
Association (the "Trustee"), pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of October
1, 2001 (the "Trust Agreement"), among the Trustee, Aurora Loan Services Inc.,
as master servicer ("Aurora," and, together with any successor Master Servicer
appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, the "Master
Servicer") and SASCO.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital desires that the Servicer continue to service
the Serviced Mortgage Loans, and the Servicer has agreed to do so, subject to
the rights of Xxxxxx Capital (with the consent of the Master Servicer) to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder at any time
without cause in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Master Servicing Agreement
and to the other conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer agree that the provisions of
the Master Servicing Agreement shall continue to apply to the Serviced Mortgage
Loans, but only to the extent provided herein and that this Agreement shall
constitute a Reconstitution Agreement (as such term is defined in the Master
Servicing Agreement) which shall govern the Serviced
Mortgage Loans for so long as such Serviced Mortgage Loans remain subject to the
provisions of the Trust Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be
obligated, among other things, to supervise the servicing of the Serviced
Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trustee, and shall have the right under the
conditions specified herein to terminate for cause the rights and obligations of
the Servicer under this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer intend that each of the Master
Servicer and the Trustee is an intended third party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer
hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this
Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto and any provisions of the Master Servicing
Agreement incorporated by reference herein (regardless of whether such terms are
defined in the Master Servicing Agreement), shall have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Trust Agreement.
2. Servicing. The Servicer agrees, with respect to the Serviced
Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe the duties, responsibilities and
obligations that are to be performed and observed under the provisions of the
Master Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein and on Exhibit A
hereto, and that the provisions of the Master Servicing Agreement, as so
modified, are and shall be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if set
forth herein in full.
3. Master Servicing; Termination of Servicer. The Servicer, including
any successor servicer hereunder, shall be subject to the supervision of the
Master Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated to ensure that the
Servicer services the Serviced Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee and the
SASCO 2001-16H Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund") created pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, shall have the same rights as Xxxxxx Capital, as owner, under the
Master Servicing Agreement to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the
Master Servicing Agreement and the term "Owner" as used in the Master Servicing
Agreement in connection with any rights of the Owner shall refer to the Trust
Fund or, as the context requires, the Master Servicer acting in its capacity as
agent for the Trust Fund, except as otherwise specified in Exhibit A hereto. The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the
Servicer under this Agreement upon the failure of the Servicer to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement, which failure results in an Event of
Default as provided in Article IX of the Master Servicing Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master
Servicer assume any of the obligations of Xxxxxx Capital under the Master
Servicing Agreement; and in connection with the performance of the Master
Servicer's duties hereunder, the parties and other signatories hereto agree that
the Master Servicer shall be entitled to all of
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the rights, protections and limitations of liability afforded to the Master
Servicer under the Trust Agreement.
4. No Representations. Neither the Servicer nor the Master Servicer
shall be obligated or required to make any representations and warranties
regarding the characteristics of the Serviced Mortgage Loans in connection with
the transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement and issuance of the
Certificates issued pursuant thereto.
5. Notices. All notices and communications between or among the parties
hereto (including any third party beneficiary thereof) or required to be
provided to the Trustee shall be in writing and shall be deemed received or
given when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each other
party at its address specified below or, if sent by facsimile or electronic
mail, when facsimile or electronic confirmation of receipt by the recipient is
received by the sender of such notice. Each party may designate to the other
parties in writing, from time to time, other addresses to which notices and
communications hereunder shall be sent.
All notices required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer at the following address:
Aurora Loan Services Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Master Servicing, SASCO/ALS 0000-00X
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
All remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be made on a scheduled/scheduled basis to the following wire
account:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, New York
ABA#: 000-000-000
Account Name: Aurora Loan Services Inc., Master Servicing Payment
Clearing Account
Account No.: 066-611059
Beneficiary: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
For further credit to: SASCO/ALS 2001-16H
All notices required to be delivered to the Trustee hereunder shall be
delivered to the Trustee at the following address:
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XXXX0000
Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All notices required to be delivered to Xxxxxx Capital hereunder shall
be delivered to Xxxxxx Capital at the following address:
Xxxxxx Capital, a Division of Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Mortgage Backed Finance Department
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
All notices required to be delivered to the Servicer hereunder shall be
delivered to the address of its office as set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement, to the attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxx; Telephone: (000) 000-0000;
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000.
6. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NOTWITHSTANDING NEW YORK OR
OTHER CHOICE OF LAW RULES TO THE CONTRARY.
7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original,
but all of which counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
8. Reconstitution. Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer agree that this
Agreement is a "Reconstitution Agreement" and that the date hereof is the
"Reconstitution Date", each as defined in the Master Servicing Agreement.
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Executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as Owner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
AURORA LOAN SERVICES INC.,
as Master Servicer
By: /s/ E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Exec. Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT A
Modifications to the Master Servicing Agreement
1. Unless otherwise specified herein, any provisions of the Master Servicing
Agreement, including definitions, relating to (i) representations and
warranties of the Owner and (ii) Whole-Loan Transfers, Pass-Through
Transfers, Acknowledgement Agreements, Closing Dates, Cut-off Dates and
First Remittance Dates shall be disregarded. Unless otherwise specified
herein, for purposes of this Agreement, the exhibits to the Master
Servicing Agreement and all references to such exhibits shall also be
disregarded.
2. The definition of "Custodial Agreement" in Article I is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
"Custodial Agreement" means the Trust Agreement.
3. The definition of "Custodian" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Custodian" means Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
4. The definition of "Due Period" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Due Period": With respect to each Remittance Date, the period
commencing on the second day of the month immediately preceding the
month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month
of such Remittance Date.
5. The definition of "Eligible Investments" in Article I is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
"Eligible Investments": Any one or more of the obligations and
securities listed below which investment provides for a date of
maturity not later than the Determination Date in each month:
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to
timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America ("Direct Obligations");
(ii) federal funds, or demand and time deposits in, certificates
of deposits of, or bankers' acceptances issued by, any depository
institution or trust company (including U.S. subsidiaries of foreign
depositories and the Trustee or any agent of the Trustee, acting in
its respective commercial capacity) incorporated or organized under
the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and
subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking
authorities, so long as at the time of investment or the contractual
commitment providing for such investment the commercial paper or other
short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust
company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company
which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial
paper or other short-term debt or deposit obligations of
such holding company or deposit institution, as the case may be) have
been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating
category or one of its two highest long-term rating categories;
(iii) repurchase agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations
or securities guaranteed by GNMA, Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac with any
registered broker/dealer subject to Securities Investors' Protection
Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial bank insured by the FDIC,
if such broker/dealer or bank has an uninsured, unsecured and
unguaranteed obligation rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term rating category;
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by
any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof which have a credit rating from each
Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the contractual commitment
providing for such investment, at least equal to one of the two
highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency;
provided, however, that securities issued by any particular
corporation will not be Eligible Investments to the extent that
investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount of
securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust
Fund to exceed 20% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance of
the Mortgage Loans; provided, further, that such securities will not
be Eligible Investments if they are published as being under review
with negative implications from either Rating Agency;
(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing
discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on
demand or on a specified date not more than 180 days after the date of
issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term rating category;
(vi) a Qualified GIC;
(vii) certificates or receipts representing direct ownership
interests in future interest or principal payments on obligations of
the United States of America or its agencies or instrumentalities
(which obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping on behalf
of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any other demand, money market, common trust fund or time
deposit or obligation, or interest-bearing or other security or
investment, (A) rated in the highest rating category by each Rating
Agency or (B) that would not adversely affect the then current rating
by each Rating Agency of any of the Certificates. Such investments in
this subsection (viii) may include money market mutual funds or common
trust funds, including any fund for which the Trustee, the Master
Servicer or an affiliate thereof serves as an investment advisor,
administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or
subcustodian, notwithstanding that (x) the Trustee, the Master
Servicer or an affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and
expenses from such funds for services rendered, (y) the Trustee, the
Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and
expenses for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, and (z)
services performed for such funds and pursuant to this Agreement may
converge at any time, provided, however, that no such instrument shall
be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences either (i) a
right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and
interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument
and the principal and interest payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the
yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations.
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6. The definition of "GNMA" is hereby added to Article I to immediately follow
the definition of "Xxxxxxx Mac":
"GNMA": The Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor
thereto.
7. The definition of "Monthly Advance" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Monthly Advance" means with respect to each Remittance Date and each
Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the Monthly Payment (with the
interest portion of such Monthly Payment adjusted to the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate) that was due on the Mortgage Loan on the Due Date in
the related Due Period, and that (i) was delinquent at the close of
business on the related Determination Date and (ii) was not the
subject of a previous Monthly Advance, but only to the extent that
such amount is expected, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer,
to be recoverable from collections or other recoveries in respect of
such Mortgage Loan.
8. The definition of "Mortgage Loan" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Mortgage Loan": An individual servicing retained Mortgage Loan which
has been assigned by CCGI to Xxxxxx Capital pursuant to the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement and is subject to this Agreement being
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to this Agreement, which
Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage Loan documents,
the Monthly Reports, 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.
9. The definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" in Article I is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:
"Mortgage Loan Schedule": The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
certain information with respect to the Mortgage Loans which were
acquired by Xxxxxx Capital pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, which Mortgage Loan Schedule is attached as Exhibit D to
this Agreement.
10. The definition of "Opinion of Counsel" in Article I is hereby amended by
adding the following proviso at the end of such definition:
provided that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of
the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact
independent of the Servicer and the Master Servicer of the Mortgage
Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial
interest in the Servicer or the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans
or in an affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the
Servicer or the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer,
employee, director or person performing similar functions.
11. The definition of "Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount" in Article I is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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"Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount": With respect to any Mortgage
Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part
during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such
Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan's Due Date in such Due
Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee for
Principal Prepayments in full only) that would have accrued on the
amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on
the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such
Mortgage Loan and ending on the day immediately preceding such Due
Date, inclusive.
12. The definition of "Qualified Depository" is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
"Qualified Depository": Any of (i) a federal or state-chartered
depository institution the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC
and whose commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other
short-term deposits are rated at least "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's if
the deposits are to be held in the account for less than 30 days, or
whose long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least "AA-" by
Standard & Poor's if the deposits are to be held in the account for
more than 30 days, or (ii) the corporate trust department of a federal
or state-chartered depository institution subject to regulations
regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the Code
of Federal Regulations Section 9.10(b), which, in either case, has
corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, or (iii)
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank.
13. The definition of "Qualified GIC" is hereby added to Article I to
immediately follow the definition of "Qualified Depository", to read as
follows:
"Qualified GIC": A guaranteed investment contract or surety bond
providing for the investment of funds in the Custodial Account and
insuring a minimum, fixed or floating rate of return on investments of
such funds, which contract or surety bond shall:
(a) be an obligation of an insurance company or other corporation
whose long-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two
highest rating categories or, if such insurance company has no
long-term debt, whose claims paying ability is rated by each Rating
Agency in one of its two highest rating categories, and whose
short-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating
category;
(b) provide that the Servicer may exercise all of the rights
under such contract or surety bond without the necessity of taking any
action by any other Person;
(c) provide that if at any time the then current credit standing
of the obligor under such guaranteed investment contract is such that
continued investment pursuant to such contract of funds would result
in a downgrading of any rating of the Servicer, the Servicer shall
terminate such contract without penalty and be entitled to the return
of all funds previously invested thereunder, together with accrued
interest thereon at the interest rate provided under such contract to
the date of delivery of such funds to the Trustee;
(d) provide that the Servicer's interest therein shall be
transferable to any successor Servicer or the Master Servicer
hereunder; and
(e) provide that the funds reinvested thereunder and accrued
interest thereon be returnable to the Custodial Account, as the case
may be, not later than the Business Day prior to any Determination
Date.
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14. The definition of "Servicing Fee" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Servicing Fee": An amount equal to one-twelfth the product of (a) the
Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the interest
portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO
Disposition Proceeds) of such Monthly Payment collected by the
Servicer or as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
15. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.02 (Books and Records) of the
Master Servicing Agreement shall be modified to indicate that the Servicer
shall prepare and execute at the direction of Xxxxxx Capital any note
endorsements in connection with transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust
Fund as the Owner of the Mortgage Loans and that Xxxxxx Capital shall pay
for any fees associated with the preparation and execution of such note
endorsements to the Trust Fund.
16. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.03 (Commencement of Servicing
Responsibilities) shall be inapplicable to this Agreement.
17. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.04 (Custodial Agreement)
shall be inapplicable to this Agreement, as superseded by the provisions of
the Custodial Agreement and the Trust Agreement.
18. Section 3.01 (Servicer to Service) is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 3.01 Servicer to Service.
From the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loans to the
related Closing Date, the Servicer shall have serviced the related
Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. From
and after the related Closing Date, the Servicer, as an independent
contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to this Agreement and shall have full power and authority, acting
alone, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and
administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable,
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted
Servicing Practices.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may
waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner
grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer's reasonable and
prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or
indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner, provided, however,
that (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage
Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent and
the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Owner) the
Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any
Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or
forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the
outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of
principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan.
With respect to a Reconstitution Agreement, in the event of any such
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modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal
payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any
such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the
Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 3.04,
the difference between (a) such month's principal and one month's
interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the
Mortgagor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to
execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments
of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release,
discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If
reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the
Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement.
Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage loan, the Servicer shall
forward to the Master Servicer copies of any documents evidencing such
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Servicer
shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any
term of any Mortgage Loan that would cause any REMIC created under the
Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the
imposition of any tax under Section 860F(a) or Section 860G(d) of the
Code.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer
shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise
the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing
and administering mortgage loans for its own account, giving due
consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do
not conflict with the requirements of this Agreement, and the Owner's
reliance on the Servicer.
Absent written consultation and approval by the Owner, as
specified in this Section 3.01, the Servicer may take actions relative
to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans that are
consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The parties hereto
acknowledge that references to the "Owner" in the second and third
paragraphs of Section 3.02 shall refer to the Master Servicer, except
that the expense of any environmental inspection or review at the
request of the Master Servicer shall be an expense of the Trust Fund.
19. The parties hereto acknowledge that references to the "Owner" in the second
and third paragraphs of Section 3.02 shall refer to the Master Servicer,
except that the expense of any environmental inspection or review at the
request of the Master Servicer shall be an expense of the Trust Fund.
20. The parties hereto acknowledge that the (i) reference to "Owner" in the
fourth line of the first paragraph of Section 3.04 shall be to the "SASCO
2001-16A Trust Fund" and (ii) reference to "Cut-off Date" in the second
paragraph of Section 3.04 shall mean the "close of business on October 1,
2001."
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21. Section 3.06 (Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account) is hereby
amended by changing the words "Centre Capital Group, Inc., owner of Fixed
and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" appearing in
the fourth, fifth and sixth lines of the first paragraph thereof to "the
SASCO 2001-16A Trust Fund."
22. Section 3.18 (Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property) is hereby
amended by (i) replacing the reference to "one year" in the seventh line of
the second paragraph thereof with "three years" and (ii) adding two new
paragraphs after the second paragraph thereof to read as follows:
In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property in
connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer shall dispose of such REO Property not later than the end of the
third taxable year after the year of its acquisition by the Trust Fund
unless the Servicer has applied for and received a grant of extension from
the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that, under the REMIC Provisions
and any relevant proposed legislation and under applicable state law, the
applicable Trust REMIC may hold REO Property for a longer period without
adversely affecting the REMIC status of such REMIC or causing the
imposition of a federal or state tax upon such REMIC. If the Servicer has
received such an extension, then the Servicer shall continue to attempt to
sell the REO Property for its fair market value for such period longer than
three years as such extension permits (the "Extended Period"). If the
Servicer has not received such an extension and the Servicer is unable to
sell the REO Property within the period ending 3 months before the end of
such third taxable year after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or if the
Servicer has received such an extension, and the Servicer is unable to sell
the REO Property within the period ending three months before the close of
the Extended Period, the Servicer shall, before the end of the three year
period or the Extended Period, as applicable, (i) purchase such REO
Property at a price equal to the REO Property's fair market value or (ii)
auction the REO Property to the highest bidder (which may be the Servicer)
in an auction reasonably designed to produce a fair price prior to the
expiration of the three-year period or the Extended Period, as the case may
be. The Trustee shall sign any document or take any other action reasonably
requested by the Servicer which would enable the Servicer, on behalf of the
Trust Fund, to request such grant of extension.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO
Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue
to be rented) or otherwise used by or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a
manner or pursuant to any terms that would: (i) cause such REO Property to
fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(8) of the Code; or (ii) subject any Trust REMIC to the imposition
of any federal income taxes on the income earned from such REO Property,
including any taxes imposed by reason of Sections 860F or 860G(c) of the
Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the
Trust Fund with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
(iii) deleting the first sentence of the third paragraph thereof, and (iv)
replacing the words "one and a half" and "sentence" with "three" and
"paragraph", respectively, in the sixth and seventh lines of the third
paragraph thereto; and,
(v) by adding the following to the end of such Section:
Prior to acceptance by the Servicer of an offer to sell any REO
Property, the Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of such offer in
writing which notification shall set forth all material terms of said offer
(each a "Notice of Sale"). The Master Servicer shall be deemed to have
approved the sale of any REO Property unless the Master Servicer notifies
the Servicer in writing,
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within five (5) days after its receipt of the related Notice of Sale, that
it disapproves of the related sale, in which case the Servicer shall not
proceed with such sale
23. Section 4.02 (Statements to Owner) is hereby amended by (i) changing the
words "Remittance Date" to the words "tenth calendar day of each month or,
if such calendar day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding
Business Day", (ii) changing the words "preceding Determination Date" to
the words "last calendar day of the preceding month", and (iii) adding the
following paragraph (c) to such Section to read as follows:
(c) The Monthly Remittance Advice shall also include on a current
and cumulative basis the amount of any (i) claims filed, (ii) claim
payments made, (iii) claims denied and (iv) policies cancelled with
respect to those Serviced Mortgage Loans covered by any PMI Policy or
LPMI Policy.
24. Section 4.03 (Monthly Advances by Servicer) is hereby amended by adding the
following new sentence immediately following the first sentence of such
section:
Any amounts held for future distribution and so used to make
Monthly Advances shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the
Custodial Account on or before any future Remittance Date if funds in
the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date shall be less than
payments to the Trust Fund required to be made on such Remittance
Date.
25. Section 5.01 (Servicing Compensation) is hereby amended by adding the
following sentences at the end of such Section:
The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it
in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be
entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for
herein.
26. Section 5.06 (Annual Independent Public Accountants Servicing Report) is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 5.06 Annual Audit Report.
On or before July 31 of each year, beginning with July 31, 2002,
Servicer shall, at its own expense, cause a firm of independent public
accountants (who may also render other services to Servicer), which is
a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, to
furnish to the Seller and Master Servicer (i) year-end audited (if
available) financial statements of the Servicer and (ii) a statement
to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and
records for the preceding fiscal year (or during the period from the
date of commencement of such Servicer's duties hereunder until the end
of such preceding fiscal year in the case of the first such
certificate) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that
Servicer's overall servicing operations have been conducted in
compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage
Bankers except for such exceptions that, in the opinion of such firm,
the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires
it to report, in which case such exceptions shall be set forth in such
statement.
27. A new Section 5.07 is hereby added to the Master Servicing Agreement to
read as follows:
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Section 5.07 Annual Officer's Certificate.
On or before July 31st of each year, beginning with July 31,
2002, the Servicer, at its own expense, will deliver to Xxxxxx Capital
and the Master Servicer a Servicing Officer's certificate stating, as
to each signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the
Servicer during such preceding fiscal year and of performance under
this Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision, and
(ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review,
the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement
for such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
all such obligations, specifying each such default known to such
officer and the nature and status thereof including the steps being
taken by the Servicer to remedy such default.
28. The second, third and fourth paragraphs of Section 6.02 (Remedies for
Breach of Representations and Warranties of the Servicer) are hereby
restated to read as follows:
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Servicer of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth
in Section 6.01 which materially and adversely affects the ability of
the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the value of
the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the
security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall use
its best efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material respects
and, if such Breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the
Trustee's option, assign the Servicer's rights and obligations under
this Agreement (or respecting the affected Mortgage Loans) to a
successor Servicer selected by the Trustee with the prior consent and
approval of the Master Servicer. Such assignment shall be made in
accordance with Section 10.01.
In addition, the Servicer shall indemnify (from its own funds)
the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer and hold each of
them harmless against any costs resulting from any claim, demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a
Breach of the Servicer's representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the remedies set
forth in this Section 6.02 constitute the sole remedies of the Master
Servicer, the Trust Fund and the Trustee respecting a breach of the
foregoing representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Servicer relating to or arising
out of the Breach of any representations and warranties made in
Section 6.01 shall accrue upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the
Servicer or notice thereof by the Trustee or Master Servicer to the
Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such breach within the
applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the Servicer by the
Trustee or the Master Servicer for compliance with this Agreement.
29. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 6.03 (Representations and
Warranties of the Owner), Section 6.04 (Remedies for Breach of
Representations and Warranties of Owner) Section 7.01 (Removal of Mortgage
Loans from Inclusion Under the Agreement Upon a Pass-Through Transfer or a
Whole Loan Transfer on One or More Reconstituted Dates) and Section 7.02
(Owner's Repurchase and Indemnification Obligation) are inapplicable to
this Agreement.
30. Section 7.03 (Indemnification; Third Party Claims) is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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The Servicer shall indemnify the Trust Fund, the Trustee and the
Master Servicer and hold each of them 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 any of such parties may sustain in any
way related to the failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and
service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this
Agreement. The Servicer immediately shall notify Xxxxxx Capital, the
Master Servicer and the Trustee or any other relevant party if a claim
is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of the
indemnified party) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses
in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay,
discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered
against it or any of such parties in respect of such claim. The
Servicer shall follow any written instructions received from the
Trustee in connection with such claim. The Trustee from the assets of
the Trust Fund promptly shall reimburse the Servicer for all amounts
advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the
claim is in any way related to the Servicer's indemnification pursuant
to Section 6.02, or the failure of the Servicer to service and
administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of
this Agreement.
The Trust Fund shall indemnify the Servicer and hold it 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 Servicer
may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Trustee or the
Master Servicer to perform its duties in compliance with the terms of
this Agreement.
In the event a dispute arises between an indemnified party and
the Servicer with respect to any of the rights and obligations of the
parties pursuant to this Agreement and such dispute is adjudicated in
a court of law, by an arbitration panel or any other judicial process,
then the losing party shall indemnify and reimburse the winning party
for all attorney's fees and other costs and expenses related to the
adjudication of said dispute.
31. Section 8.02 is hereby amended by changing the word "Owner" to "Trustee"
where it appears in the proviso to the third sentence thereof and the word
"Owner" to "Trust Fund" in the fourth sentence of such Section.
32. The first paragraph of Section 8.03 (Limitation on Resignation and
Assignment by Servicer) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
The Servicer shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing
hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion
hereof (to other than a third party in the case of outsourcing routine
tasks such as taxes, insurance and property inspection, in which case
the Servicer shall fully liable for such tasks as if the Servicer
performed them itself) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its property or assets without the prior written
consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer, which consent shall be
granted or withheld in the reasonable discretion of such parties,
provided, however, that the Servicer may assign its rights and
obligations hereunder without prior written consent of the Trustee and
the Master Servicer to any entity that is directly owned or controlled
by the Servicer, and the Servicer guarantees the performance of such
entity hereunder. In the event of such assignment by the Servicer, the
Servicer shall provide the Trustee and the Master Servicer with a
written statement guaranteeing the successor entity's performance of
the Servicer's obligations under the Agreement.
References to "Owner" in the second and third paragraph of Section 8.03
shall refer to
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the "Master Servicer acting at the direction, or with the prior consent of, the
Trustee".
33. Section 9.01 is hereby amended by changing the references to "Owner" in the
third and fourth paragraph of such section to "Master Servicer."
34. Section 9.02 (Termination Without Cause) is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
Section 9.02 Termination Without Cause.
This Agreement shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the
distribution of the final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last
Mortgage Loan to the Owner (or advances by the Servicer for the same),
and (b) the disposition of all REO Property acquired upon foreclosure
of the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due
hereunder, or (ii) mutual consent of the Servicer, Xxxxxx Capital and
the Master Servicer in writing or (iii) at the sole option of the
Xxxxxx Capital, without cause, upon 30 days written notice. Any such
notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the
Servicer by registered mail to the address set forth at the beginning
of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Servicer
shall comply with the termination procedures set forth in Sections
10.01 and 10.03 hereof and the procedures set forth below, provided
that, in the event Xxxxxx Capital terminates this Agreement without
cause in accordance with subclause (iii) above, Xxxxxx Capital shall
pay the Servicer a termination fee equal to 2.0% of the aggregate
unpaid balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such termination date.
In connection with any such termination referred to in clause
(ii) or (iii) above, Xxxxxx Capital will be responsible for
reimbursing the Servicer for all unreimbursed out-of-pocket Servicing
Advances within 15 Business Days following the date of termination and
other reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs associated with any
transfer of servicing.
Notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, in the event
that (i) a Mortgage Loan becomes delinquent for a period of 90 days or
more (a "Delinquent Mortgage Loan") or (ii) a Mortgage Loan becomes an
REO Property, Xxxxxx Capital may at its election terminate this
Agreement (a) with respect to such Delinquent Mortgage Loan or (b) REO
Property, in each case, upon 15 days' written notice to the Servicer.
In the event of such election, Xxxxxx Capital shall reimburse the
Servicer for all unreimbursed out-of-pocket Servicing Advances and
Monthly Advances on the date of termination and other reasonable and
necessary out-of-pocket costs associated with any transfer of
servicing, including, but not limited to, costs associated with the
transfer of the related files to the Owner's designee.
35. Section 10.01 (Successor to the Servicer) is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
Simultaneously with the termination of the Servicer's
responsibilities and duties under this Agreement (a) pursuant to
Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.03, 9.01 or 9.02, the Master Servicer shall, in
accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement (i) succeed to
and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor servicer
meeting the eligibility requirements of this Agreement set forth in
Sections 8.01(i) and (ii) and which shall succeed to all rights and
assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the
Servicer under this Agreement with the termination of the Servicer's
responsibilities, duties and liabilities
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under this Agreement. Any successor to the Servicer that is not at
that time a Servicer of other mortgage loans for the Trust Fund shall
be subject to the approval of the Master Servicer, Xxxxxx Capital, the
Trustee and each Rating Agency (as such term is defined in the Trust
Agreement). Unless the successor servicer is at that time a Servicer
of other mortgage loans for the Trust Fund, each Rating Agency must
deliver to the Trustee a letter to the effect that such transfer of
servicing will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade
of the then-current rating of any of the Certificates. In connection
with such appointment and assumption, the Master Servicer or the
Depositor, as applicable, may make such arrangements for the
compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans
as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such
compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer under
this Agreement. In the event that the Servicer's duties,
responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be
terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall
discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the
date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective
date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it
is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no
action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or
financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of
the Servicer pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become
effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this
Section 10.01 and shall in no event relieve the Servicer of the
representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 6.01 and the
remedies available to the Trustee under Sections 6.02 and 7.03, it
being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 6.01,
6.02 and 7.03 shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any
such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of
this Agreement.
Within a reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than
30 days of the appointment of a successor entity, the Servicer shall
prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity any and all
documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession
all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or
things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice
of termination. The Servicer shall cooperate with the Trustee and the
Master Servicer, as applicable, and such successor in effecting the
termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder
and the transfer of servicing responsibilities to the successor
Servicer, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor
for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time
be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or any Escrow
Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Master
Servicer an instrument (i) accepting such appointment, wherein the
successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 6.01 and (ii) an assumption of the due and punctual
performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed and observed by the Servicer under this Agreement, whereupon
such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer,
with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement.
Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.01 shall not affect any claims that
the Master Servicer or the Trustee may have against the Servicer
arising out of the Servicer's actions or failure to act prior to any
such termination or resignation.
The Servicer shall deliver (i) within three (3) Business Days to
the successor Servicer the funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow
Account and (ii) within 30
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Business Days all Mortgage Loan Documents and related documents and
statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all
funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively
vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer.
Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the
Servicer shall notify the Trustee and Master Servicer of such
appointment in accordance with the notice procedures set forth herein.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any transfer of
servicing hereunder as a result of a termination of the Servicer for
cause pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Agreement, including, without
limitation, the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer or any other
Person in appointing a successor servicer, or of the Master Servicer
in assuming the responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder, or of
transferring the Servicing Files and the other necessary data to the
successor servicer shall be paid by the terminated, removed or
resigning Servicer from its own funds without reimbursement.
36. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 10.02 (Closing), Section 10.03
(Closing Documents), Section 10.07 (Notices) and Section 10.16 (Exhibits)
are inapplicable to this Agreement.
37. Intended Third Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding any provision herein to
the contrary, the parties to this Agreement agree that it is appropriate,
in furtherance of the intent of such parties as set forth herein, that the
Master Servicer and the Trustee receive the benefit of the provisions of
this Agreement as intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement to
the extent of such provisions. The Servicer shall have the same obligations
to the Master Servicer and the Trustee as if they were parties to this
Agreement, and the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall have the same
rights and remedies to enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if they
were parties to this Agreement. The Servicer shall only take direction from
the Master Servicer (if direction by the Master Servicer is required under
this Agreement) unless otherwise directed by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations of the Master
Servicer and the Trustee hereunder (other than the right to
indemnification) shall terminate upon termination of the Trust Agreement
and of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
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EXHIBIT B
Master Servicing Agreement
(retained in a separate closing binder entitled "SASCO 2001-16H Mortgage Loan
Schedule" at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP)
EXHIBIT C
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Warranties Agreement
(retained in a separate closing binder entitled "SASCO 2001-16H Mortgage Loan
Schedule" at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP)
EXHIBIT D
Mortgage Loan Schedule
(retained in a separate closing binder entitled "SASCO 2001-16H Mortgage Loan
Schedule" at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP)
MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
CENTRE CAPITAL GROUP, INC,
OWNER
and
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
SERVICER
Dated as of May 1, 2000
Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
OWNER'S ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING
RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 2.01 Contract for Servicing; Possession of Servicing Files.........12
Section 2.02 Books and Records.............................................12
Section 2.03 Commencement of Servicing Responsibilities....................13
Section 2.04 Custodial Agreement...........................................13
ARTICLE III
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Servicer to Service...........................................14
Section 3.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.................................15
Section 3.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..........................16
Section 3.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account............16
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account..................17
Section 3.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account...............18
Section 3.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.....................19
Section 3.08 Notification of Adjustments...................................20
Section 3.09 Completion and Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage..........20
Section 3.10 Protection of Accounts........................................20
Section 3.11 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.................21
Section 3.12 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance...............................21
Section 3.13 Force Placed Insurance........................................23
Section 3.14 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance...................................................23
Section 3.15 Inspections...................................................24
Section 3.16 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.............................24
Section 3.17 Maintenance of PMI Policy and/or LPMI Policy; Claims..........25
Section 3.18 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.............26
Section 3.19 Real Estate Owned Reports.....................................27
Section 3.20 Liquidation Reports...........................................27
Section 3.21 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property....................................................27
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Section 3.22 PMI and LPMI Obligations......................................28
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO OWNER
Section 4.01 Remittances...................................................29
Section 4.02 Statements to Owner...........................................29
Section 4.03 Monthly Advances by Servicer..................................30
Section 4.04 Due Dates Other Than the First of the Month...................30
ARTICLE V
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 5.01 Servicing Compensation........................................31
Section 5.02 Transfers of Mortgaged Property...............................31
Section 5.03 Right to Examine Servicer Records.............................32
Section 5.04 Servicing Tape................................................32
Section 5.05 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.......32
Section 5.06 Annual Independent Public Accountants'Servicing Report........33
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES
AND AGREEMENTS
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Servicer....34
Section 6.02 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties of
the Servicer................................................35
Section 6.03 Representations and Warranties of the Owner...................36
Section 6.04 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties of
the Owner...................................................37
ARTICLE VII
WHOLE LOAN TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER
Section 7.01 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this
Agreement Upon a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan
Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates................39
Section 7.02 Owner's Repurchase and Indemnification Obligations............41
Section 7.03 Indemnification; Third Party Claims...........................42
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ARTICLE VIII
THE SERVICER
Section 8.01 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.......................44
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others............44
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Servicer..........44
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination for Cause.........................................46
Section 9.02 Termination Without Cause.....................................47
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Successor to the Servicer.....................................49
Section 10.02 Closing.......................................................50
Section 10.03 Closing Documents.............................................51
Section 10.04 Appointment and Designation of Master Servicer................51
Section 10.05 Costs.........................................................52
Section 10.06 Protection of Confidential Information........................52
Section 10.07 Notices.......................................................52
Section 10.08 Severability Clause...........................................53
Section 10.09 No Personal Solicitation......................................53
Section 10.10 Counterparts..................................................53
Section 10.11 Place of Delivery and Governing Law...........................54
Section 10.12 Further Agreements............................................54
Section 10.13 Intention of the Parties......................................54
Section 10.14 Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement...............54
Section 10.15 Waivers.......................................................54
Section 10.16 Exhibits......................................................54
Section 10.17 General Interpretive Principles...............................54
Section 10.18 Reproduction of Documents.....................................55
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT B FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT D ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E-1 OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE FOR CLOSING
EXHIBIT E-2 OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE FOR SUBSEQUENT CLOSINGS
EXHIBIT F CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT G FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL OF THE SERVICER
EXHIBIT H INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
EXHIBIT J FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
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MASTER SERVICING AGREEMENT
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This is a Master Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated as of
April __, 2000, by and between Centre Capital Group, Inc, having an office at
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Owner") and Xxxxx
Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. having an xxxxxx xx 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx
00000-0000 (the "Servicer").
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, the Owner has acquired certain first lien fixed and adjustable
rate conventional mortgage loans on a servicing-retained basis (the "Mortgage
Loans") originated or acquired by the Servicer;
WHEREAS, the Owner desires to contract with the Servicer, from time to
time, for the servicing responsibilities associated with the Mortgage Loans and
the Servicer desires to assume the servicing responsibilities to such Mortgage
Loans, from time to time, and the parties desire to provide the terms and
conditions of such servicing by the Servicer; and
WHEREAS, the Owner desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans
from time to time (a) to one or more third party purchasers in one or more whole
loan pools (each a "Whole Loan Transfer"); or (b) directly or indirectly, to
certain trusts to be formed as part of publicly-issued or privately placed,
rated or unrated, mortgage pass-through transactions (each a "Pass-Through
Transfer"), in any or all cases (subject to the terms of this Agreement)
retaining the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth, and for other good and reasonable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and Servicer hereby agree as
follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following terms are defined as follows (except as otherwise agreed
in writing by the parties):
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those
mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which
service mortgage loans of the similar type as such Mortgage Loans in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Acknowledgment Agreement: The document, substantially in the form of
Exhibit B, to be executed by the Owner and the Servicer on or prior to each
Closing Date which document shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as
Exhibit A hereto to reflect the addition of Mortgage Loans to such Exhibit A and
which document reflects the addition of Mortgage Loans which are subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Agreement: This Master Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof
and supplements hereto for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage
Loans.
Ancillary Income: All income derived from the Mortgage Loans, other
than Servicing Fees, including but not limited to, late charges, prepayment
penalties, fees received with respect to checks or bank drafts returned by the
related bank for non-sufficient funds, assumption fees, optional insurance
administrative fees and all other incidental fees and charges. The Servicer
shall retain all Ancillary Income to the extent not required to be deposited
into the Custodial Account.
ARM Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan pursuant to which the interest rate
shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage
Note.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the transfer of the Mortgage to the party indicated therein.
Best Efforts: Efforts determined to be reasonably diligent by the Owner
or Servicer, as the case may be, in its sole discretion. Such efforts do not
require the Owner or Servicer, as the case may be, to enter into any litigation,
arbitration or other legal or quasi-legal proceeding, nor do they require the
Owner or Servicer, as the case may be, to advance or expend fees or sums of
money in addition to those specifically set forth in this Agreement.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
federal holiday.
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CCGI: Centre Capital Group, Inc.
Closing Dates: The date or dates stated in the related Acknowledgment
Agreement, on which the Owner from time to time shall contract with the Servicer
for, and Servicer shall assume the servicing responsibilities for, the Mortgage
Loans on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards of settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 3.04.
Custodial Agreement: The agreement governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan documents, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit F.
Custodian: The Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its
successor in interest or assigns or any successor to the Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement as provided therein.
Cut-off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date set forth in
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Determination Date: The fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month of
the related Remittance Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately preceding such day).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a
Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing
on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance Date and
ending in the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Duff & Xxxxxx: Xxxx & Xxxxxx Credit Rating Co. or any successor
thereto.
Eligible Investments: Any one or more of the obligations and securities
listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not later than the
Determination Date in each month:
(a) direct general obligations of, or obligations fully and
unconditionally guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest
by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States,
Federal Housing Administration debentures, Xxxxxxx Mac senior debt obligations,
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and Xxxxxx Xxx senior debt obligations, but excluding any of such securities
whose terms do not provide for payment of a fixed dollar amount upon maturity or
call for redemption;
(b) Federal Housing Administration debentures; provided, that any such
investment shall be rated in one of the two highest ratings categories by each
Rating Agency;
(c) Xxxxxxx Mac participation certificates which guaranty timely
payment of principal and interest and senior debt obligations;
(d) Consolidated senior debt obligations of any Federal Home Loan Bank;
(e) Xxxxxx Xxx mortgage-backed securities (other than stripped mortgage
securities which are valued greater than par on the portion of unpaid principal)
and senior debt obligations;
(f) Federal funds, certificates of deposit, time deposits, and bankers'
acceptances (having original maturities of not more than 365 days) of any
domestic bank, the short-term debt obligations of which have been rated F-1 or
better by Fitch, A-1 or better by Standard & Poor's and P-1 by Moody's;
(g) Deposits of any bank or savings and loan association (the long-term
deposit rating of which is Baa3 or better by Moody's and BBB by each of Standard
& Poor's and Fitch) which has combined capital, surplus and undivided profits of
at least $50,000,000 which deposits are insured by the FDIC and held up to the
limits insured by the FDIC;
(h) Investment agreements provided:
(i) The agreement is with a bank or insurance company which has
unsecured, uninsured and unguaranteed senior debt obligations rated Aa2
or better by Moody's and AA or better by each of Standard & Poor's and
Fitch, or is the lead bank of a parent bank holding company with an
uninsured, unsecured and unguaranteed senior debt obligation meeting
such rating requirements;
(ii) Moneys invested thereunder may be withdrawn without any
penalty, premium or charge upon not more than one day's notice
(provided such notice may be amended or canceled at any time prior to
the withdrawal date);
(iii) The agreement is not subordinated to any other obligations of
such insurance company or bank;
(iv) The same guaranteed interest rate will be paid on any future
deposits made pursuant to such agreement; and
(v) The Owner receives an opinion of counsel (at the expense of the
party requesting the investment) that such agreement is an enforceable
obligation of such insurance company or bank.
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(i) Repurchase agreements collateralized by securities described in
(a), (c), or (e) above with any registered broker/dealer subject to the
Securities Investors Protection Corporation's jurisdiction and subject to
applicable limits therein promulgated by Securities Investors Protection
Corporation or any commercial bank, if such broker/dealer or bank has an
uninsured, unsecured and unguaranteed short-term or long-term obligation rated
P-1 or Aa2, respectively, or better by Moody's, A-1 or AA, respectively, or
better by Standard & Poor's and A-1 or AA, respectively, or better by Fitch,
provided:
(i) A master repurchase agreement or specific written repurchase
agreement governs the transaction;
(ii) The securities are held free and clear of any lien by the Owner
or an independent third party acting solely as agent for the Owner, and
such third party is (a) a Federal Reserve Bank or (b) a bank which is a
member of the FDIC and which has combined capital, surplus and
undivided profits of not less than $125 million, and the Owner shall
have received written confirmation from such third party that it holds
such securities, free and clear of any lien, as agent for the Owner;
(iii) A perfected first security interest under the Uniform
Commercial Code, or book entry procedures prescribed at 31 CFR 306.1 et
seq. or 31 CFR 350.0 et seq., in such securities is created for the
benefit of the Owner;
(iv) The repurchase agreement has a term of thirty days or less and
the Owner will value the collateral securities no less frequently than
monthly and will liquidate the collateral securities if any deficiency
in the required collateral percentage is not restored within two
business days of such valuation; and
(v) The fair market value of the collateral securities in relation
to the amount of the repurchase obligation, including principal and
interest, is equal to at least 106%;
(j) Commercial paper (having original maturities of not more than 270 days)
rated in the highest short-term rating categories of each Rating Agency;
(k) Investments in no load money market funds registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, whose shares are registered under the Securities
Act and rated Aaa by Moody's, AAAm or AAAm-G by Standard & Poor's and AAA, if
rated by Fitch; and
(l) such other investments bearing interest or sold at a discount approved
in writing by the Owner in its sole discretion
provided that no instrument described above shall evidence either the right to
receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such
instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations
underlying such instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect
to such instrument provided a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the
yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations; and provided, further
that
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all instruments described hereunder shall mature at par on or prior to the next
succeeding Payment Date unless otherwise provided in this Agreement and that no
instrument described hereunder may be purchased at a price greater than par if
such instrument may be prepaid or called at a price less than its purchase price
prior to stated maturity.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to
Mortgage Loans subject to a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer, in
the event that the applicable Reconstitution Agreement has a more limiting
definition of "Eligible Investments", then the definition contained in such
Reconstitution Agreement shall apply to such Mortgage Loans.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions
insurance policy to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts operated and
maintained pursuant to Section 3.05.
Escrow Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans for which the Servicer has
established an Escrow Account for items constituting Escrow Payments.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage blanket insurance premiums, fire and hazard
insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be
escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any
other related document.
Event of Default: Any event set forth in Section 9.01.
Xxxxxx Xxx: Xxxxxx Xxx, or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxx Mae Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae
Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer
pursuant to the Section 3.14.
First Remittance Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the 18th day
of the month following the month in which the related Closing Date occurs, or if
such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately
following such 18th day.
Fitch: Fitch IBCA, Inc. or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxxx Mac: Xxxxxxx Mac, or any successor thereto.
Index: With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan and with respect to each
related interest rate adjustment date, the index as specified in the related
Mortgage Note.
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Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation
of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such
Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the
related REO Property, if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of
the Mortgage Loan.
LPMI Loan: A Mortgage Loan with a LPMI Policy.
LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by
United Guaranty Corporation or another Qualified Insurer pursuant to which the
related premium is to be paid by the Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan from
payments of interest made by the Mortgagor in an amount as is set forth in the
related Trade Confirmation Letter and Mortgage Loan Schedule.
LPMI Fee: With respect to each LPMI Loan, the portion of the Mortgage
Interest Rate as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be
payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such
period prior to the required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to
pay the premium due on the related LPMI Policy.
Monthly Advance: With respect to each Remittance Date and each Mortgage
Loan, an amount equal to the Monthly Payment (with the interest portion of such
Monthly Payment, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which was due on
the Mortgage Loan, and (i) which was delinquent at the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date, and (ii) which was not the subject of
a previous Monthly Advance.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Remittance Advice: The monthly report required to be furnished
by Servicer to Owner pursuant to Section 4.02.
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee
simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan held
by the Custodian, and any additional documents required to be delivered to the
Custodian pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage
Note. With respect to ARM Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest Rate shall be
adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage
Note.
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Mortgage Loan: An individual servicing retained Mortgage Loan which is
the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes
without limitation the Mortgage Loan documents, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
annual rate of interest remitted to the Owner, which shall be equal to the
Mortgage Interest Rate minus the sum of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) with
respect to LPMI Loans, the LPMI Fee.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of certain Mortgage Loans setting
forth information with respect to such Mortgage Loans, which schedule
supplements this Agreement and becomes part of Exhibit A hereof on the related
Closing Date to reflect the addition of such Mortgage Loan to the terms of this
Agreement.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property securing repayment of the debt
evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Non-Escrow Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan which is not an Escrow
Mortgage Loan.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President or
an Assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the
Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Owner or Servicer, as
applicable, and delivered as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an
employee of the Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Owner.
Originator: The originator of the related Mortgage Loan.
Owner: Centre Capital Group, Inc., or its successors in interest and
assigns.
Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to (i) a trust to be formed as part of a publicly-issued and/or
privately placed, rated or unrated, mortgage pass-through transaction, or (ii)
to Xxxxxx Mae, Xxxxxxx Mac or GNMA on a negotiated basis, in each case,
retaining the Servicer as "servicer" (with or without a master servicer)
thereunder.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
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PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by
United Guaranty Corporation or other AAA rated primary mortgage guaranty insurer
which meets all the requirements set forth in this agreement, in each case,
acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole discretion.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan
that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full during the related Principal
Prepayment Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan
prior to such Mortgage Loan's Due Date in such related Principal Prepayment
Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee, and with
respect to the LPMI Loans, the LPMI Fee) that would have accrued on the amount
of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of
which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending on
the day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive.
Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time,
as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal Northeast Edition.
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 or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an
amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in
any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which the
related Remittance Date occurs.
Qualified Depository: A federal or state chartered depository
institution the deposits in which are insured by the FDIC to the applicable
limits and the short-term unsecured debt obligations for which (or, in the case
of a depository institution that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the
short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company) are rated A-1 by
Standard & Poor's Rating Group or Prime-1 by Xxxxx'x Investor Service, Inc. (or
a comparable rating if another rating agency is specified by the Owner by
written notice to the Servicer) at the time any deposits are held on deposit
therein.
Qualified Insurer: An insurer acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole
discretion.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Duff & Xxxxxx
or their respective successors designed by the Owner.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into by
the Owner, the Servicer, and certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date(s)
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 set forth in
Section 7.01, including, but not limited to, a pooling and servicing agreement
and/or a subservicing/master servicing agreement and related custodial/trust
agreement and related documents with respect to a Pass-Through Transfer. Such
agreement or agreements shall prescribe the rights and obligations of the
Servicer in servicing the related Mortgage Loans and shall provide for servicing
compensation to the Servicer (calculated on a
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weighted average basis for all the related Mortgage Loans as of the
Reconstitution Date), at least equal to the Servicing Fee and Ancillary Income
due the Servicer in accordance with this Agreement or the servicing fee required
pursuant to the Reconstitution Agreement, whichever is greater. The form of
relevant Reconstitution Agreement to be entered into by the Owner and/or master
servicer or trustee and the Servicer with respect to Pass-Through Transfers
and/or Whole Loan Transfers shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Owner and the Servicer (giving due regard to any rating or
master servicing requirements) and servicing provisions contained therein shall
be substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement and shall not
contain any obligations materially more onerous than those contained herein that
materially increase the expenses or obligations of the Servicer, unless
otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.
Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on which any or all of the
Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this
Agreement and reconstituted as part of a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan
Transfer pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof. On such date or dates, the Mortgage
Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement and the Servicer's
servicing responsibilities shall cease under this Agreement with respect to the
related transferred Mortgage Loans.
Remittance Date: The remittance date shall be the 18th day of each
calendar month (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business
Day immediately following).
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO
Disposition pursuant to Section 3.18.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf
of the Owner through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described
in Section 3.18.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to
(i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii) interest on such
Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, in each case from
the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Owner to
the date of repurchase, less amounts received, if any, plus amounts advanced, if
any, by any servicer, in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan.
SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. or its successor in interest
or assigns or any successor to the Servicer under this Agreement as herein
provided.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing
obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation,
restoration, inspection and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any
enforcement or administrative or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
(c) the
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management and liquidation of any REO Property, and (d) compliance with the
obligations under Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.07, 3.12, 3.13, 3.16, 3.17,
3.18 and 3.22.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has not been
removed from this Agreement as part of a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan
Transfer and with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been removed from this
agreement as part of a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan Transfer and
subsequently repurchased by the Owner pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof and again
becoming subject to this Agreement, the monthly amount of the annual fee the
Owner shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for a period of one full month, be
equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable
monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period
respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to all Mortgage Loans, a rate equal to
0.25% per annum.
Servicing File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
including, but not limited to, the computer files, data disks, books, records,
data tapes, notes, and all additional documents generated as a result of or
utilized in originating and/or servicing each Mortgage Loan, which are held in
trust for the Owner by the Servicer.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the
Owner upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Standard & Poor's: Standard and Poor's Ratings Service, a division of
the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. or any successor thereto.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans to a third party purchaser in a whole loan transaction pursuant
to a seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and
servicing agreement, retaining the Servicer as "servicer" thereunder.
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ARTICLE II
OWNER'S ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING
RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 2.01 Contract for Servicing; Possession of Servicing Files.
From time to time, the Owner, by execution and delivery of the related
Acknowledgment Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, does hereby contract with the Servicer, subject
to the terms of this Agreement, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The
Servicer has in its possession the Servicing Files with respect to the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Servicer shall hold
the Servicing Files in trust for the Owner pursuant to this Agreement. Each
Servicing File shall be held by the Servicer in order to service the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to this Agreement and are and shall be held in trust by the
Servicer for the benefit of the Owner as the owner thereof. The Servicer's
possession of any portion of the Mortgage Loan documents shall be at the will of
the Owner for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage
Loan pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the
Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage
Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Servicing File shall be vested in the
Owner and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer
shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be retained and maintained, in
trust, by the Servicer at the will of the Owner in such custodial capacity only.
The portion of each Servicing File retained by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer
and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership of the
related Mortgage Loan by the Owner. The Servicer shall release from its custody
the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this
Agreement.
Section 2.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note shall
remain in the name of (i) the Owner, (ii) the Servicer or (iii) in the name as
the Owner shall designate. The Servicer shall prepare and record any Assignments
of Mortgage required pursuant to this Section 2.02. CCGI shall pay all necessary
fees associated with the initial preparation, endorsement, and recording of the
Assignments of Mortgage. The Owner shall pay for any fee associated with the
preparation, endorsement, or recording of any subsequent Assignments of
Mortgage. Additionally, the Servicer shall prepare and execute, at the direction
of the Owner, any note endorsements in connection with any and all
Reconstitution Agreements. The Servicer shall pay all necessary fees associated
with the preparation and execution of the initial note endorsements; the Owner
shall pay for any fee associated with the preparation and execution of any
subsequent note endorsements. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans shall
be vested in the Owner. All funds, other than Servicing Fees and other amounts
owed to the Servicer, received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be
received and held by the Servicer in trust for the
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benefit of the Owner as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
Section 2.03 Commencement of Servicing Responsibilities.
On each Closing Date, the Owner shall appoint the Servicer to perform,
and the Servicer shall assume and accept such appointment for, all servicing
responsibilities for the related Mortgage Loans on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. Prior to each Closing Date, the Servicer shall have serviced the
related Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices from the
date of origination of the related Mortgage Loans to the related Closing Date.
Section 2.04 Custodial Agreement.
On or prior to each Closing Date, the Custodian shall have certified
its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan documents required to be delivered
pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, as evidenced by the Initial Certification
of the Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The applicable
purchaser shall be responsible for, as and when due, (i) any and all initial
document review fees, (ii) initial and final certification fees and
recertification fees, and (iii) any costs associated with correcting any
deficiencies identified in connection with such review(s). The applicable
purchaser shall be responsible for, as and when due, (x) any and all annual and
warehousing fees of the Custodian, (y) any and all termination fees in the event
the Custodian is terminated by the Servicer, and (z) any and all fees due in
connection with the deposit or retrieval of a Mortgage Loan document or
documents.
The Servicer 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 (2)
weeks of their execution and shall provide the original of any document
submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the
appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original within 180 days of its submission for recordation. In the event the
Servicer cannot provide a copy of such document certified by the public
recording office within such 180 day period, an Officer's Certificate of the
Servicer which shall (A) identify the recorded document, (B) state that the
recorded document has not been delivered to the Owner due solely to a delay
caused by the public recording office, (C) state the amount of time generally
required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document
submitted for recordation, if known, and (D) specify the date the applicable
recorded document is expected to be delivered to the Owner, and upon receipt of
a copy of such document certified by the public recording office, the Servicer
shall immediately deliver such document to the Owner. In the event the
appropriate public recording office will not certify as to the accuracy of such
document, the Servicer shall deliver a copy of such document certified by an
Officer's Certificate of the Servicer to be a true and complete copy of the
original to the Owner.
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ARTICLE III
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Servicer to Service.
From the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loans to the
related Closing Date, the Servicer shall have serviced the related Mortgage
Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. From and after the
related Closing Date, the Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall service
and administer the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and shall have full
power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with
such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or
desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted
Servicing Practices.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive,
modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of
strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any
Mortgagor if in the Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver,
modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner,
provided, however, that the Servicer shall not make any future advances with
respect to a Mortgage Loan and (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect
to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer,
imminent and the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Owner)
the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan
that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of
principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance
(except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on
such Mortgage Loan. With respect to a Reconstitution Agreement, in the event of
any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal
payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such
principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 3.04, the difference
between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b)
the amount paid by the Mortgagor. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered,
to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the
Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents
necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall
employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care
that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted
Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements
of this Agreement, and the Owner's reliance on the Servicer.
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Absent written consultation and approval by the Owner, as specified in
this Section 3.01, the Servicer may take actions relative to the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans that are consistent with Accepted Servicing
Practices.
Section 3.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid
when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to
perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such
failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take
such action as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the Owner, consistent
with any related PMI Policy or LPMI Policy. With respect to any defaulted
Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall have the right to review the status of the
related forbearance plan and, subject to the second paragraph of Section 3.01,
may modify such forbearance plan; including extending the Mortgage Loan
repayment date for a period of one year. In connection with a foreclosure or
other conversion, the Servicer shall exercise such rights and powers vested in
it hereunder and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as
prudent mortgage servicers would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct to their own affairs, including, without limitation, advancing funds for
the payment of taxes and insurance premiums. During this period and in the
administration of such defaulted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall be
responsible for making all customary Servicing Advances.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in
the event the Servicer has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property
is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Owner
otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged
Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector, the Servicer shall cause such
inspection to occur. Inspections conducted upon the Owner's request shall be at
the Owner's expense. Upon completion of the inspection, the Servicer shall
promptly provide the Owner with a written report of the environmental
inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Owner shall
determine how the Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property.
In the event (a) the environmental inspection report indicates that the
Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes
and (b) the Owner directs the Servicer to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance
of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all
reasonable costs associated with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in
lieu of foreclosure and any related environmental clean up costs, as applicable,
from the related Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are
insufficient to fully reimburse the Servicer, the Servicer shall be entitled to
be reimbursed from amounts in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.05
hereof. In the event the Owner directs the Servicer not to proceed with
foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall
be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related
Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof.
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Section 3.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the related Closing Date until the date each Mortgage
Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer shall proceed
diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the
same shall become due and payable and, with respect to Escrow Mortgage Loans
only, shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments and
all other charges that will become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and each related Mortgaged Property, to the end that the installments
payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when
they become due and payable.
Section 3.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received
pursuant to the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its own funds and
general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts,
in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled "Xxxxx Fargo Home
Mortgage, Inc. in trust for Centre Capital Group, Inc, owner of Fixed and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" (provided, in the event
that this Agreement is assigned to a third party, the Custodial Account(s) shall
be reestablished in trust for such Assignee). The Custodial Account shall be
established with a Qualified Depository acceptable to the Owner. Any funds
deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be fully insured to the
full extent permitted under applicable law. Funds deposited in the Custodial
Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.05. The
creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in
the form of Exhibit C hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished
to the Owner and, upon request, to any subsequent owner of the Mortgage Loans.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account within 48 hours of
receipt, and retain therein, the following collections received by the Servicer
and payments made by the Servicer after the related Closing Date, other than
payments of principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date, or
received by the Servicer prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period
subsequent thereto:
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans,
including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) any amounts received from the Originator in connection with the
repurchase of any Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans
adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iv) all Liquidation Proceeds;
(v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited
pursuant to Section 3.12 (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow
Account and applied to the
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restoration and repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with Section 3.17) and Section 3.17;
(vi) all Condemnation Proceeds that are not applied to the restoration
or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor;
(vii) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.10, 4.03, 5.01 or 5.02;
(viii) with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in part,
the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of
distribution. Such deposit shall be made from the Servicer's own funds,
without reimbursement therefor up to a maximum amount per month of the
Servicing Fee actually received for such month for the Mortgage Loans; and
(ix) any amounts received with respect to or related to any REO
Property or REO Disposition Proceeds.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account shall
be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of (a) Servicing Fees which
are payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, or (b) Ancillary Income,
need not be deposited by the Servicer into the Custodial Account. Any interest
paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution
shall accrue to the benefit of the Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled
to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 3.05. Additionally, any other benefit derived from the Custodial Account
associated with the receipt, disbursement and accumulation of principal,
interest, taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage blanket insurance, etc. shall accrue
to the Servicer.
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
The Servicer shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the
Custodial Account for the following purposes:
(i) to make payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the manner
provided for in Section 4.01;
(ii) with respect to each LPMI Loan, in the amount of LPMI Fee, to make
payments with respect to premiums for LPMI Policies;
(iii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the Servicer's funds
made pursuant to Section 4.03, the Servicer's right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the
related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or
interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood
that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer's right thereto
shall be prior to the rights of Owner;
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(iv) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the
Servicer's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan (a) being limited to related Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts
as may be collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise
relating to the Mortgage Loan and (b) if, after the liquidation of such
Mortgage Loan, such payments are insufficient to satisfy such unreimbursed
Servicing Advances then the Servicer may seek reimbursement from other
amounts in the Custodial Account, it being understood that, in the case of
any such reimbursement, the Servicer's right thereto shall be prior to the
rights of the Owner;
(v) to pay itself interest on funds deposited in the Custodial Account
and to pay itself the Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof;
(vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination
of this Agreement;
(vii) to transfer funds to another Qualified Depository in accordance
with Section 3.10 hereof;
(viii) to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.18
related to any REO Property, it being understood that in the case of any
such expenditure or withdrawal related to a particular REO Property, the
amount of such expenditure or withdrawal from the Custodial Account shall
be limited to amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to
the related REO Property;
(ix) to invest funds in certain Eligible Investments in accordance with
Section 3.10 hereof; and
(x) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
In the event that the Custodial Account is interest bearing, on each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial
Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 4.01, the Servicer
is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Servicer may use such
withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 3.05.
Section 3.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received
pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or
more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled,
"Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. in trust for Centre Capital Group, Inc., owner
of Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" (provided,
in the event that this Agreement is assigned to a third party, the Escrow
Account(s) shall be reestablished in trust for such Assignee). The Escrow
Accounts shall be established with a Qualified Depository in a manner that shall
provide maximum available insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow
Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.07. The
creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a
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letter agreement in the form of Exhibit D hereto. A copy of such letter
agreement shall be furnished to the Owner and, upon request, to any subsequent
owner of the Mortgage Loans.
The Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts within 48
hours of receipt, 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 amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any
Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to
effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in
Section 3.07. The Servicer shall retain any interest paid on funds deposited in
the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than interest on
escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent
required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the
Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 3.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the
Servicer only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and
hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for
the related Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the
Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts
received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of
Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the
amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to reduce
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of
the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 3.16;
(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or any Mortgagor to the extent required by
law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
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(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of
this Agreement; and
(viii) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
Section 3.08 Notification of Adjustments.
With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall adjust the
Mortgage Interest Rate on the related interest rate adjustment date and shall
adjust the Monthly Payment on the related mortgage payment adjustment date, if
applicable, in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the
related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and deliver any
and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the
related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and
Monthly Payment adjustments. The Servicer shall promptly, upon written request
therefor, deliver to the Owner, at the Owner's expense, such notifications and
any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used
to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Servicer
or the receipt of notice from the Owner that the Servicer has failed to adjust a
Mortgage Interest Rate or Monthly Payment in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Note, the Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral caused
the Owner thereby.
Section 3.09 Completion and Recordation of Assignment of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of
Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the CCGI's expense at the direction of the Owner. At the Owner's
direction and expense (provided that CCGI shall be responsible only for such
expenses with respect to the first set of Assignments of Mortgages prepared and
recorded after the related Closing Date), the Servicer shall cause the
endorsements on the Mortgage Note, the Assignment of Mortgage, and the
assignment of security agreement to be completed. Notwithstanding the transfer
of rights pursuant to any Assignments of Mortgage, CCGI shall remain liable for
the expenses associated with the preparation, endorsement and recordation with
respect to the first set of Assignments of Mortgages prepared and recorded after
the related Closing Date.
Section 3.10 Protection of Accounts.
The Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account
to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer shall be
made only upon obtaining the consent of the Owner, which consent shall not be
withheld unreasonably, provided, however, if the Owner does not respond within
10 days after receipt of request for consent, the Owner shall have been deemed
to consent to such transfer.
The Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by
the Owner because the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow Account are not demand
deposit accounts and/or money market accounts.
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Amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account may at the option of the
Servicer be invested in Eligible Investments; provided that in the event that
the depository institution with which the Custodial Account or Escrow Account is
maintained at any time fails to qualify as a Qualified Depository, the Servicer
shall be obligated to invest any amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or
the Escrow Account which exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the
"Insured Amount") in Eligible Investments on the same Business Day as such
excess amount becomes present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account.
Any such Eligible Investment shall mature no later than the Determination Date
next following the date of such Eligible Investment, provided, however, that if
such Eligible Investment is an obligation of a Qualified Depository that
maintains the Custodial Account, then such Eligible Investment may mature on
such Remittance Date. Any such Eligible Investment shall be made in the name of
the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Owner. All income on or gain
realized from any such Eligible Investment shall be for the benefit of the
Servicer and may be withdrawn at any time by the Servicer. Any losses incurred
in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the Custodial Account,
by the Servicer out of its own funds immediately as realized.
Section 3.11 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain
accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property and the status of PMI Policy 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 renewal premiums) and shall
effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date,
employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which
shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient
for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. The Servicer
assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills, shall
effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each Mortgagor's
faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow
Payments, and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
With regard to Non-Escrow Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall use reasonable
efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to determine that any such
payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first became due and shall
insure that the Mortgaged Property is not lost to a tax lien as a result of
nonpayment and that such Mortgage is not left uninsured and shall make advances
from its own funds to effect any such delinquent payments to avoid the lapse of
insurance coverage on the Mortgaged Property or to avoid the imposition of a tax
lien.
Section 3.12 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard
insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer rated B:III or better in the current Best's Key
Rating Guide ("Best's") against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and
such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is
located, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the
maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii)
the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and
(b) an amount
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such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or
the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged
Property was located in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood
Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood
insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier rated B:III or better
in Best's in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser of (i) the
minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any
damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the
mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building
insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the
term of the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer determines in accordance with applicable
law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located
in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is
covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Servicer shall notify the related
Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if
said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within
forty-five (45) days after such notification, the Servicer shall immediately
force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's behalf.
If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the
Servicer shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's association,
including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained
in accordance with then current Xxxxxx Mae requirements, and secure from the
owner's association its agreement to notify the Servicer promptly of any change
in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have
a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
The Servicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property
any additional insurance as may be required pursuant to applicable laws.
In the event that any Owner or the Servicer shall determine that the
Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks
not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant
to the terms of the Mortgage, the Servicer shall, in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Practices, provide notice of such to the Mortgagor.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Servicer as loss payee
and shall be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without
contribution, which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of
any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice
in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the
Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies are rated B:III or better in Best's and are licensed to do
business in the jurisdiction in which the
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Mortgaged Property is located. The Servicer shall determine that such policies
provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the property
owner, and that they properly describe the property address. The Servicer shall
furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in
sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the
expiration date.
Pursuant to Section 3.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under
any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and
applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, or
property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the
Mortgagor, in accordance with the Servicer's normal servicing procedures as
specified in Section 3.16) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject
to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05.
Section 3.13 Force Placed Insurance.
Each Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the
required hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the Servicer to obtain and maintain
such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the Mortgagor. Upon any failure of the Mortgagor to maintain the
required hazard insurance, the Servicer shall obtain and maintain such force
placed hazard insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense.
Section 3.14 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance.
The Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own
expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy,
with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any
capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers
relating to the Mortgage Loans ("Servicer Employees"). Any such Fidelity Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the Mortgage
Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses,
including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and
negligent acts of such Servicer Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Servicer against
losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No
provision of this Section 3.14 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and
Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Servicer from its
duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage
under any such bond and insurance policy shall be acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and
Xxxxxxx Mac. Upon the request of any Owner, the Servicer shall cause to be
delivered to such Owner a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and
insurance policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such
fidelity bond and insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially
modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the Owner.
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Section 3.15 Inspections.
The Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed
necessary by the Servicer to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged
Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than 90
days delinquent, the Servicer immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property
and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices. The Servicer shall keep an electronic report of each such inspection.
Section 3.16 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Owner prior to
releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be
applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release
is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a minimum, with respect
to claims greater than $15,000, the Servicer shall comply with the following
conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification of
completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect
thereto;
(ii) the Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the
priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to
requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(iii) the Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not 60 or
more days delinquent; and
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
With respect to claims of $15,000 or less, the Servicer shall comply
with the following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance
Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the related Mortgagor shall provide an affidavit verifying the
completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect
thereto;
(ii) the Servicer shall verify the total amount of the claim with the
applicable insurance company; and
(iii) pending repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If the Owner is named as an additional loss payee, the Servicer is
hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in
the name of the Owner.
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Section 3.17 Maintenance of PMI Policy and/or LPMI Policy; Claims.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan with a LTV in excess of 80%, the
Servicer shall:
(i) with respect to Mortgage Loans which are not LPMI Loans, without
any cost to the Owner, maintain or cause the Mortgagor to maintain in full
force and effect a PMI Policy insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan in
excess of 67% (or such other percentage as stated in the related
Acknowledgment Agreement) of value, and shall pay or shall cause the
Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, until the LTV of
such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that such PMI Policy
shall be terminated, the Servicer shall obtain from another Qualified
Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the
remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy, at substantially the same
fee level. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in
noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss which, but for the
actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection
with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered
into pursuant to Section 5.02, the Servicer shall promptly notify the
insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or
substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy
and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a
condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such
PMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of
liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided
above.
(ii) with respect to LPMI Loans, maintain in full force and effect an
LPMI Policy insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of 67% (or
such other percentage as stated in the related Acknowledgment Agreement) of
value, and from time to time, withdraw the LPMI Fee with respect to such
LPMI Loan from the Custodial Account in order to pay the premium thereon on
a timely basis, until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In
the event that the interest payments made with respect to any LPMI Loan are
less than the LPMI Fee, the Servicer shall advance from its own funds the
amount of any such shortfall in the LPMI Fee, in payment of the premium on
the related LPMI Policy. Any such advance shall be a Servicing Advance
subject to reimbursement pursuant to the provisions on Section 3.05. In the
event that such LPMI Policy shall be terminated, the Servicer shall obtain
from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a
total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated LPMI
Policy, at substantially the same fee level. The Servicer shall not take
any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable LPMI
Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer would have
been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution
agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 5.02, the
Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related LPMI Policy,
if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with
the terms of such LPMI Policy and shall take all actions which may be
required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage
under such PMI Policy. If such LPMI Policy is terminated as a result of
such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a
replacement LPMI Policy as provided above.
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In connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to
prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Owner, claims to the insurer
under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the
terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action
as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy
respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 3.04, any amounts
collected by the Servicer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited
in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05.
Section 3.18 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale
shall be taken in the name of the Servicer, or in the event the Servicer is not
authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the
REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing
business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Servicer from any attorney
duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located.
The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Owner shall acknowledge
in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the Owner.
The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO
Property for the Owner solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and
sale. The Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer,
shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner
that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for
its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same
locality as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the
same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year,
except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer
deems to be in the best interest of the Owner.
The Servicer 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 three
years after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (i) a REMIC
election has not been made with respect to the arrangement under which the
Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, and (ii) the Servicer determines,
and gives an appropriate notice to the Owner to such effect, that a longer
period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a
period longer than one and a half years is permitted under the foregoing
sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Servicer shall
report monthly to the Owner as to the progress being made in selling such REO
Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Owner, a purchase money
mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage
shall name the Servicer as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall not
be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate participation
agreement among the Servicer and Owner shall be entered into with respect to
such purchase money mortgage.
The Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the
lesser of (a) 100% of the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are
a part of such property, or (b) unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan at the time it becomes an REO Property, liability
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insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required
above.
The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Servicer at
such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Servicer deems to be in
the best interests of the Owner. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall
be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter
the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself
for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees, and on
the Remittance Date immediately following the date on which such sale proceeds
are received the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial
Account shall be distributed to the Owner.
The Servicer shall advance funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 3.12 and the fees of any
managing agent of the Servicer, or the Servicer itself, which advances shall be
deemed "Servicing Advances" for the purposes hereunder. The REO management fee
shall be an amount that is reasonable and customary in the area where the
Mortgaged Property is located. The Servicer shall make monthly distributions on
each Remittance Date to the Owners of the net cash flow from the REO Property
(which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses
described in this Section 3.18 and of any reserves reasonably required from time
to time to be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, the
Owner may at its election terminate this Agreement with respect to one or more
REO Properties as provided by Section 9.02.
Section 3.19 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 4.02, the
Servicer shall furnish to the Owner upon request an electronic statement with
respect to any REO Property covering the operation of such REO Property for the
previous month and the Servicer's efforts in connection with the sale of such
REO Property and any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof
for the previous month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other
information as the Owner shall reasonably request.
Section 3.20 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition
thereof by the Owner pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer
shall submit to the Owner a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged
Property.
Section 3.21 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged
Property, the Servicer shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required
pursuant to Section 6050J of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury
regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Section 3.22 PMI and LPMI Obligations.
The Servicer shall comply with all provisions of applicable state and
federal law relating to the cancellation of, or collection of premiums with
respect to, PMI Policies and LPMI Policies, including, but not limited to, the
provisions of the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998, and all regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time. The Servicer shall be
obligated to make premium payments with respect to (a) LPMI Policies, and (b) if
the Mortgagor fails to pay any PMI Policy premium, such PMI Policy.
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ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO OWNER
Section 4.01 Remittances.
On each Remittance Date the Servicer shall remit by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the Owner (a) all amounts deposited in the
Custodial Account as of the close of business on the Determination Date (net of
charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
3.05), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to
distribute pursuant to Section 4.03, minus (c) any amounts attributable to
Principal Prepayments received after the applicable Principal Prepayment Period
which amounts shall be remitted on the following Remittance Date, together with
any additional interest required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in
connection with such Principal Prepayment in accordance with Section 3.04(viii),
and minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on
a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the Remittance
Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the
Due Period for such amounts.
With respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the second
Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the
Servicer shall pay to the Owner interest on any such late payment at an annual
rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three
percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by
applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the
Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period
commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending with the
Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall
be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding
Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be
deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by
the Servicer.
Section 4.02 Statements to Owner.
(a) Not later than the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall furnish to
the Owner a monthly statement (a "Monthly Remittance Advice") containing such
information in the form of FNMA form 2010 or such other form as shall be
required by the Xxxxxx Mae Guides or by the Owner, in hard copy or electronic
medium mutually acceptable to the parties as to the accompanying remittance and
the period ending on the preceding Determination Date.
(b) In addition, such Monthly Remittance Advice shall track, on a
monthly basis, the Mortgage Interest Rate and the delinquency status of the
Mortgage Loans. A cumulative delinquency report shall be provided to the Owner
upon the Owner's request.
Beginning with calendar year 2001, the Servicer shall prepare and file
any and all tax returns, information statements or other filings for the tax
year 2000 and subsequent tax years required to be delivered to any governmental
taxing authority or to the Owner pursuant to any
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applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions
contemplated hereby. In addition, the Servicer shall provide the Owner with such
information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Owner to
prepare its federal income tax return as the Owner may reasonably request from
time to time.
Section 4.03 Monthly Advances by Servicer.
On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds an amount
equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due
Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately
preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to Section 3.01.
Any amounts held for future distribution and so used shall be replaced by the
Company by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any future Remittance
Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date shall be less
than payments to the Purchaser required to be made on such Remittance Date. The
Servicer's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will
continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of
the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date prior to the Remittance
Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or
recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect
to the Mortgage Loan unless the Servicer deems such Monthly Advances to be
unrecoverable, as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer
delivered to the Owner.
Section 4.04 Due Dates Other Than the First of the Month.
Mortgage Loans having Due Dates other than the first day of a month,
including Mortgage Loans permitting semi-annual amortization of principal, shall
be accounted for as described in this Section 4.04. Any payment due on a day
other than the first day of each month shall be considered due on the first day
of the month in which that payment is due as if such payment were due on the
first day of said month. For example, a payment due on August 15 shall be
considered to be due on August 1 of said month. With respect to a Mortgage Note
permitting semi-annual amortization of principal, the Servicer shall be required
to remit monthly scheduled principal and interest based on a monthly
amortization schedule. Any payment collected on a Mortgage Loan after the
Cut-off Date shall be deposited in the Custodial Account. For Mortgage Loans
with Due Dates on the first day of a month, deposits to the Custodial Account
begin with the payment due on the first of the month following the Cut-off Date.
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ARTICLE V
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 5.01 Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be
entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest
payments on the Mortgage Loans the amount of its Servicing Fee. The Servicing
Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the basis of the same
unpaid principal balance and for the period respecting which any related
interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of Ancillary Income shall
be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the
Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain late charges whether
or not deposited to the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay
all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities
hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as
specifically provided for herein.
Section 5.02 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
The Servicer shall use its best efforts to enforce any "due-on-sale"
provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by
the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be sold
whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the
Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note; provided that,
if in the Servicer's prudent business judgment, it determines that an assumption
of the Mortgage Loan is in the best interests of the Owner, it shall deliver
notice of such determination to the Owner and may permit such assumption if
approved by the Owner. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the
Mortgagor, the Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance
or the Owner's consent otherwise in accordance with the preceding sentence,
exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the
"due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that the Servicer
shall not be required to take such action if the Servicer, in its prudent
business judgment, believes it is not in the best interests of the Owner and
shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the
exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under
the related PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, if any.
If the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law
to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause or if the Owner approves such assumption
pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall enter into (i) an
assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such property has
been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage
Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the event the
Servicer is unable under applicable law to require that the original Mortgagor
remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Servicer has the prior consent of
the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of liability agreement
with the Owner of the Mortgaged Property
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pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the
Owner of the Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable
under the Mortgage Note; provided that no such substitutions should be permitted
unless such person satisfies the underwriting criteria of the Servicer and has a
credit risk rating at least equal to that of the original Mortgagor. The
Mortgage Loan, as assumed, shall conform in all respects to the requirements,
representations and warranties of this Agreement. The Servicer shall notify the
Owner that any such assumption or substitution agreement has been contemplated
by forwarding to the Owner the original copy of such assumption or substitution
agreement (indicating the Mortgage File to which it relates) which copy shall be
added by the Owner to the related Mortgage File and which shall, for all
purposes, be considered part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. The Servicer shall
be responsible for recording any such assumption or substitution agreements. In
connection with any such assumption or substitution agreement, the Monthly
Payment on the related Mortgage Loan shall not be changed but shall remain as in
effect immediately prior to the assumption or substitution, the Mortgage
Interest Rate, the stated maturity or the outstanding principal amount of such
Mortgage Loan shall not be changed nor shall any required monthly payments of
principal or interest be deferred or forgiven. Any assumption fee collected by
the Servicer for entering into an assumption agreement shall be retained by the
Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such
assumption, neither the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage
Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan shall be changed.
Section 5.03 Right to Examine Servicer Records.
The Owner shall have the right to examine and audit any and all of the
books, records, or other information of the Servicer, whether held by the
Servicer or by another on its behalf, with respect to or concerning this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at such other times as
may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance
notice.
Section 5.04 Servicing Tape.
On or before each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Owner or the Owner's designee, a computer readable file
containing servicing information, including without limitation, those fields
specified by the Owner from time to time and reasonably available to the
Servicer, on a loan-by-loan basis and in the aggregate, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder.
Section 5.05 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan the Servicer shall notify
the Owner in the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 4.02, and may
request the release of any Mortgage Loan documents. Upon receipt of such
request, the Custodian shall, within five (5) Business Days, release the related
Mortgage File to the Servicer; provided, that the Servicer shall use its best
efforts to obtain the release of the related Mortgage File from the Custodian.
The Custodian shall indemnify the Servicer out of its own funds for any loss,
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or expense incurred by the Servicer as a direct result of the failure of the
Custodian to release the related Mortgage File as provided in this paragraph.
If the Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first having
obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should
the Servicer otherwise prejudice any rights the Owner may have under the
mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Owner, the Servicer shall
repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price by deposit thereof
in the Custodial Account within 2 Business Days of receipt of such demand by the
Owner. The Servicer shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 3.14 insuring the Servicer against
any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in
accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Section 5.06 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.
On or before July 31st of each year beginning July 31, 2000, the
Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to
furnish a statement to each Owner stating that (i) it has obtained a letter of
representation regarding certain matters from the management of the Servicer
which includes an assertion that the Servicer has complied with certain minimum
residential mortgage loan servicing standards, identified in the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers established by the Mortgage Bankers
Association of America, with respect to the servicing of residential mortgage
loans during the most recently completed fiscal year and (ii) on the basis of an
examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, such representation is
fairly stated in all material respects, subject to the exception and other
qualifications that may be appropriate.
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES
AND AGREEMENTS
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the
Servicer.
The Servicer, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, hereby makes the following representations and warranties
to the Owner as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Servicer is a California
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of state and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being
conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a
Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or
qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the
Servicer, and in any event the Servicer is in compliance with the laws of any
such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the terms of
this Agreement; the Servicer has the full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of
transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Servicer and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Servicer and all requisite action has been taken by the
Servicer to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Servicer in
accordance with its terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the
Servicer;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the acquisition of the servicing responsibilities by the Servicer or the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer's charter or
by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the
Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or
result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation
of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or
its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d) Ability to Perform. The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have
any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant
contained in this Agreement. The Servicer is solvent;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the Servicer's knowledge, threatened against the
Servicer which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business,
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operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Servicer, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
obligations of the Servicer contemplated herein, or which would be likely to
impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform under the terms of this
Agreement;
(f) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with
this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to each
Closing Date;
(g) Ability to Service. The Servicer is an approved servicer of
conventional residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, with the
facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound
servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer
is in good standing to service mortgage loans for either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in
insurance coverage, which would make the Servicer unable to comply with either
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or which would require
notification to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(h) No Commissions to Third Parties. The Servicer has not dealt with
any broker or agent or anyone else who might be entitled to a fee or commission
in connection with this transaction other than the Owner;
Section 6.02 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties of
the Servicer.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 6.01 shall survive the engagement of the Servicer to perform
the servicing responsibilities as of each Closing Date and the delivery of the
Servicing Files to the Servicer and shall inure to the benefit of the Owner.
Upon discovery by either the Servicer or the Owner of a Breach of any of the
foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects
the ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the value of the
Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the security interest
on such Mortgaged Property or the interest of the Owner (in the case of any of
the foregoing, a "Breach"), the party discovering such Breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Servicer of any Breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 6.01
which materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform
its duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and
adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the
priority of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall
use its Best Efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material respects and,
if such Breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the Owner's option,
assign the Servicer's rights and obligations under this Agreement (or respecting
the affected Mortgage Loans) to a
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successor servicer, subject to the approval of the Owner, which approval shall
be in the Owner's sole discretion. Such assignment shall be made in accordance
with Section 10.01.
In addition, the Servicer shall indemnify the Owner 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 Servicer representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Servicer relating to or arising out of
the Breach of any representations and warranties made in Section 6.01 shall
accrue upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Servicer or notice thereof by
the Owner to the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such Breach
within the applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the Servicer by the
Owner for compliance with this Agreement.
Section 6.03 Representations and Warranties of the Owner.
The Owner, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, makes the following representations and warranties to the
Servicer as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Owner is a North Carolina
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the state of its incorporation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted; the Owner has the full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance
herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including
all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Owner and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of the Owner; and all requisite corporate action has been
taken by the Owner to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Owner in
accordance with its terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the
Owner;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the conveyance of the servicing responsibilities to the Servicer or the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a Breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Owner's charter or by-laws
or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Owner is
now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Owner or its property
is subject, or impair the value of the servicing contract consummated hereby;
(d) Ability to Perform. The Owner 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;
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(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Owner which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Owner, or
in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Owner to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Owner, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
obligations of the Owner contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of the Owner to perform under the terms of this
Agreement;
(f) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Owner of or compliance by the Owner with this
Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to each Closing
Date;
(g) Ownership. The Owner is the sole owner and holder of the Mortgage
Loans. The servicing responsibilities contracted for as of the relevant Closing
Date have not been assigned or pledged, and the Owner has good and marketable
interest therein, has full right to transfer the servicing responsibilities to
the Servicer free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, interest, lien, pledge,
charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and authority, subject to
no interest of, or agreement with, any other party (other than any notice
required by law, regulation or otherwise, to be delivered to the Mortgagors) to
assign the servicing responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement; and
(h) No Commissions to Third Parties. The Owner has not dealt with any
broker or agent or anyone else who might be entitled to a fee or commission in
connection with this transaction other than the Servicer.
Section 6.04 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties of
the Owner.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 6.03 shall survive the engagement of the Servicer to perform
the servicing responsibilities as of the Closing Dates and the delivery of the
Servicing Files to the Servicer and shall inure to the benefit of the Servicer.
Upon discovery by either the Servicer or the Owner of a Breach of any of the
foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects
the value of the servicing contract established herein or the interest of the
Servicer, the party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to
the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Owner of any Breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 6.03
which materially and adversely affects the value of the servicing contract, the
Owner shall use its Best Efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material
respects.
The Owner shall indemnify the Servicer 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, including,
without limitation, any reasonable legal fees
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and related expenses incurred by the Owner in connection with enforcing this
indemnity, resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or
grounded upon, or resulting from, a Breach of the Owner representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the
obligation of the Owner to indemnify the Servicer pursuant to this Section 6.04
constitutes the sole remedy of the Servicer respecting a Breach of the foregoing
representation and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Owner relating to or arising out of the
Breach of any representations and warranties made in Section 6.03 shall accrue
upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Owner or notice thereof by the Servicer
to the Owner, (ii) failure by the Owner to cure such Breach within the
applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the Owner by the Servicer for
compliance with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII
WHOLE LOAN TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER
Section 7.01 Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this
Agreement Upon a Pass-Through Transfer or a Whole Loan Transfer on One or More
Reconstitution Dates.
(a) The Owner and the Servicer agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, from time to time the Owner shall:
1. Effect a Whole Loan Transfer, and/or
2. Effect a Pass-Through Transfer,
in each case retaining the Servicer as the servicer thereof, or as
applicable the "seller/servicer". On the related Reconstitution Date, the
Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement.
(b) With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer,
as the case may be, entered into by the Owner, the Servicer agrees to cooperate
fully with the Owner, the Owner's designee, any prospective purchaser, or any
rating agency with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence
procedures and to use its Best Efforts to facilitate such Whole Loan Transfer or
Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be.
(c) The Servicer acknowledges that with respect to some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, the Owner intends to effect one or more Whole Loan Transfers
and/or one or more Pass-Through Transfers. With respect to each Whole Loan
Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, entered into by the
Owner, the Servicer agrees:
(i) to negotiate and to execute all agreements executed in connection
with such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer that govern the
servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans (and any agreements and
other documents incidental thereto) as the Owner shall reasonably request,
provided that the servicing provisions contained therein shall be
substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement and shall not
contain any obligations materially more onerous than those contained herein
that increase the expenses or obligations of the Servicer, unless otherwise
mutually agreed by the parties (provided, that each of the Servicer and the
Owner is given an opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate in good
faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided
herein), which governing documents, in the case of a Pass-Through Transfer,
shall contain provisions customarily included in publicly issued or
privately placed rated secondary mortgage market transactions;
(ii) to cooperate fully with the Owner and any prospective purchaser,
at the Owner's expense, with respect to all reasonable requests and due
diligence procedures including participating in meetings with rating
agencies, bond insurers and such other
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parties as the Owner shall designate and participating in meetings with
prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans or interests therein and
providing information contained in the Mortgage Loan Schedule including any
diskette or other related data tapes provided as reasonably requested by
such purchasers;
(iii) to negotiate and execute one or more master servicing agreements
between the Servicer and any third party servicer which is servicing loans
on behalf of the Owner providing for such third party servicer to master
service such Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Owner;
(iv) to negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements
between the Servicer and any master servicer which is generally considered
to be a prudent master servicer in the secondary mortgage market designated
by the Owner in its sole discretion after consultation with the Servicer
and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among the Owner or an
affiliate of the Owner, the Servicer and a third party custodian/trustee
which is generally considered to be a prudent custodian/trustee in the
secondary mortgage market designated by the Owner in its sole discretion
after consultation with the Servicer, in either case for the purpose of
pooling the Mortgage Loans with other mortgage loans for resale or
securitization;
(v) in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, a Whole Loan Transfer,
or any securitization of any Mortgage Loans, to negotiate and execute a
pooling and servicing agreement, which pooling and servicing agreement may,
at the Owner'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 payment of
compensating interest with respect to prepayment interest shortfalls (to
the extent of the monthly servicing fee payable thereto), servicing
representations and warranties which in form and substance conform 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 Owner and one or more nationally recognized rating
agencies for "AAA" rated mortgage pass-through transactions which are
"mortgage related securities" for purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market
Enhancement Act of 1984, unless otherwise mutually agreed;
(vi) to deliver to the Owner and to any Person designated by the Owner
(a) for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering material such
publicly available information regarding the Servicer, its financial
condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss
experience and any additional information requested by the Owner, (b) any
similar non-public, unaudited financial information (which the Owner may,
at its option and at its cost, have audited by certified public
accountants) and such other information as is reasonably requested by the
Owner and which the Servicer is capable of providing without unreasonable
effort or expense, and to indemnify the Owner and its affiliates for
material misstatements contained in such information, and (c) such
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statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants
pertaining to information provided by the Servicer pursuant to clause (a)
above as shall be reasonably requested by the Owner; and
(vii) to deliver to the Owner, and to any Person designated by the
Owner, such legal documents and opinions of counsel (which may be in-house
opinions of counsel) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Owner as are
customarily delivered and reasonably determined by the Owner to be
necessary in connection with Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through
Transfers, as the case may be, 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 Owner.
(d) The Servicer shall provide to the Owner or issuer, as the case may
be, and any other participants in such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through
Transfer, any and all information with respect to itself, its servicing
portfolio or the Mortgage Loans and appropriate verification of information
which may be reasonably available to the Servicer, whether through letters of
its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Owner or any such other
participant shall request upon reasonable demand.
(e) In the event the Owner has elected to have the Servicer hold record
title to the Mortgages, prior to a Reconstitution Date the Owner or its designee
shall prepare an Assignment of Mortgage in blank from the Owner, acceptable to
the trustee or such third party, as the case may be, for each Mortgage Loan that
is part of a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer and shall pay all
preparation and recording costs associated therewith. The Servicer shall execute
each Assignment of Mortgage, track such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they
have been recorded and deliver them as required by the trustee or such third
party, as the case may be, upon the Servicer's receipt thereof. Additionally,
the Servicer shall prepare and execute, at the direction and expense of the
Owner, any note endorsements in connection with any and all Reconstitution
Agreements; provided that CCGI shall be responsible for the expenses with
respect to the initial endorsements.
(f) All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Pass-Through Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer and any and all Mortgage Loans
repurchased by the Owner pursuant to Section 7.02 below with respect to a
Pass-Through Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement
and shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 7.02 Owner's Repurchase and Indemnification Obligations.
Upon receipt by the Servicer of notice from the trustee of a Breach of
any Owner representation or warranty contained in any Reconstitution Agreement
or a request by the trustee for the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan transferred
to a trustee pursuant to a Pass-Through Transfer or to a third party purchaser
pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer, the Servicer shall promptly notify the Owner
of same and shall, at the direction of the Owner, use its Best Efforts to cure
and correct any such Breach and to satisfy the requests or concerns of the
trustee or the third party purchaser related to such deficiencies of the related
Mortgage Loans transferred to the trustee or other such third party purchaser.
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The Owner shall repurchase from the Servicer any Mortgage Loan
transferred to a trustee pursuant to a Pass-Through Transfer or to a third party
purchaser pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer with respect to which the Servicer
has been required by the trustee or such third party purchaser to repurchase due
to a Breach of a representation or warranty made by the Owner with respect to
the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing thereof prior to the transfer date to the
trustee or any third party purchaser in any Reconstitution Agreement and not due
to a breach of the Servicer's obligations thereunder or pursuant to this
Agreement. The repurchase price to be paid by the Owner to the Servicer shall
equal that repurchase price paid by the Servicer to the third party purchaser
plus all reasonable costs and expenses borne by the Servicer in connection with
the cure of said Breach of a representation or warranty made by the Owner and in
connection with the repurchase of such Mortgage Loan from the trustee or the
third party purchaser, including, but not limited to, reasonable and necessary
attorneys' fees.
At the time of repurchase, the Custodian and the Servicer shall arrange
for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the Owner according to
the Owner's instructions and the delivery to the Custodian of any documents held
by the trustee or other relevant third party purchaser with respect to the
repurchased Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Reconstitution Agreement. In
the event of a repurchase, the Servicer shall, simultaneously with such
reassignment, give written notice to the Owner that such repurchase has taken
place, and amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of the
repurchased Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such
addition, the Servicer and the Owner shall be deemed to have made as to such
repurchased Mortgage Loan the representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement except that all such representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date of such repurchase.
Section 7.03 Indemnification; Third Party Claims.
The Servicer shall indemnify the Owner and hold it 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 Owner may sustain in any way related to the failure of the
Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict
compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement
entered into pursuant to Section 7.01. The Servicer immediately shall notify the
Owner if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, shall promptly notify Xxxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxxx Mac, or the trustee with respect to any claim made by a third party
with respect to any Reconstitution Agreement, assume (with the prior written
consent of the Owner) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in
connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and
satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Owner in
respect of such claim. The Servicer shall follow any written instructions
received from the Owner in connection with such claim. The Owner promptly shall
reimburse the Servicer for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding
sentence except when the claim is in any way related to the Servicer's
indemnification pursuant to Section 6.02, or the failure of the Servicer to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of
this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement.
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The Owner shall indemnify the Servicer and hold it 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 Servicer may sustain in any way related to the failure of the
Owner to perform its duties in compliance with the terms of this Agreement or
any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 7.01.
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ARTICLE VIII
THE SERVICER
Section 8.01 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer.
The Servicer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to
do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its
duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or
any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the
Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Servicer, shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, provided,
however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i)
having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, and (ii) which is a Xxxxxx Mae-
and Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer in good standing.
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others.
Neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or
agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Owner for any action
taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to
this Agreement, or for errors in judgment, provided, however, that this
provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such person against any Breach
of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform 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 Servicer and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on
any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any
Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under
any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not
incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this
Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability,
provided, however, that the Servicer may, with the consent of the Owner,
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to
this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event,
the Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Owner of the reasonable
legal expenses and costs of such action.
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Servicer. The
Owner has entered into this Agreement with the Servicer and subsequent Owners
will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the independent status of the
Servicer, and the representations as to the adequacy of its servicing
facilities, plant, personnel, records and
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procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the
continuance thereof. Therefore, the Servicer shall neither assign this Agreement
or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any
portion hereof (to other than a third party in the case of outsourcing routine
tasks such as taxes, insurance and property inspection, in which case the
Servicer shall be fully liable for such tasks as if the Servicer performed them
itself) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property
or assets without the prior written consent of the Owner, which consent shall be
granted or withheld in the reasonable discretion of the Owner, provided,
however, that the Servicer may assign its rights and obligations hereunder
without prior written consent of the Owner to any entity that is directly owned
or controlled by the Servicer, and the Servicer guarantees the performance of
such entity hereunder. In the event of such assignment by the Servicer, the
Servicer shall provide the Owner with a written statement guaranteeing the
successor entity's performance of the Servicer's obligations under the
Agreement.
The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Servicer and the Owner or upon the
determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under
applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Servicer. Any such
determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by
an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner which Opinion of
Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Owner. No such
resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the
Servicer's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in
Section 10.01.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.03, in the
event that the Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing
responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion
thereof (to other than a third party in the case of outsourcing routine tasks
such as taxes, insurance and property inspection, in which case the Servicer
shall be fully liable for such tasks as if the Servicer performed them itself)
or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or
assets, without the prior written consent of the Owner, then the Owner shall
have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in
Section 9.01 without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any
liability whatsoever to the Servicer or any third party.
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ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination for Cause.
This Agreement shall be terminable at the sole option of the Owner, if
any of the following events of default exist on the part of the Servicer:
(i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner any payment
required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied
for a period of five days after the date upon which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Servicer by the Owner; or
(ii) failure by the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material
respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set
forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after
the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be
remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Owner; or
(iii) failure by the Servicer to maintain its license to do business in
any jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located; or
(iv) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy,
marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the
Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or
unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
(v) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or
of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vi) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any
applicable insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations
or cease its normal business operations for three Business Days; or
(vii) the Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac servicer; or
(viii) the Servicer fails to maintain a minimum net worth of
$25,000,000; or
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(ix) the Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing
compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without the consent of the
Owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property
or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other
than a third party in the case of outsourcing routine tasks such as taxes,
insurance and property inspection, in which case the Servicer shall be fully
liable for such tasks as if the Servicer performed them itself) in violation of
Section 8.03.
In each and every such case, so long as an event of default shall not
have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Owner may have at law
or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, the
Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer, may terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the servicing
contract established hereby and the proceeds thereof.
Upon receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and
power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage
Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in a successor servicer
appointed by the Owner. Upon written request from the Owner, the Servicer shall
prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity designated by the Owner any
and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession
all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things
necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination,
including but not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the
Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Servicer's sole expense. The
Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the
termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the
Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans.
By a written notice, the Owner may waive any default by the Servicer in
the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
Section 9.02 Termination Without Cause.
This Agreement shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the
distribution of the final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage
Loan to the Owner (or advances by the Servicer for the same), and (b) the
disposition of all REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the last Mortgage
Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder, or (ii) mutual consent of
the Servicer and the Owner in writing or (iii) at the sole option of the Owner,
without cause, upon 30 days written notice. Any such notice of termination shall
be in writing and delivered to the Servicer by registered mail to the address
set forth at the beginning of this Agreement. The Owner and the Servicer shall
comply with the termination procedures set forth in Sections 10.01 and 10.03
hereof and the procedures set forth below, provided that, in the event the Owner
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terminates this Agreement without cause in accordance with subclause (iii)
above, the Owner shall pay the Servicer a termination fee equal to (A) with
respect to fixed rate Mortgage Loans, 2.0% of the aggregate unpaid principal
balance of the fixed rate Mortgage Loans as of such termination date and (B)
with respect to ARM Mortgage Loans, 2.0% of the aggregate unpaid principal
balance of the ARM Mortgage Loans as of such termination date.
In connection with any such termination referred to in clause (ii) or
(iii) above, the Owner will be responsible for reimbursing the Servicer for all
unreimbursed out-of-pocket Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances within 15
Business Days following the date of termination and other reasonable and
necessary out-of-pocket costs associated with any transfer of servicing.
Notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, in the event that (i)
a Mortgage Loan becomes delinquent for a period of 90 days or more (a
"Delinquent Mortgage Loan") or (ii) a Mortgage Loan becomes an REO Property, the
Owner may at its election terminate this Agreement with respect to such
Delinquent Mortgage Loan or REO Property upon 15 days' written notice to the
Servicer. In the event of such election, the Owner shall reimburse the Servicer
for all unreimbursed out-of-pocket Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances
within 15 Business Days following the date of termination and other reasonable
and necessary out-of-pocket costs associated with any transfer of servicing,
including, but not limited to, costs associated with the transfer of the related
files to the Owner's designee.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Successor to the Servicer.
Simultaneously with the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities
and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.03, 9.01 or
9.02, the Owner shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Servicer's
responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii)
appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) and (ii)
of Section 8.01 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement
simultaneously with the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties
and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Owner may make such arrangements for the compensation of such
successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall
agree, provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that
permitted the Servicer under this Agreement without the consent of the Owner. In
the event that the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under
this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the
Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from
the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date
thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to
exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might
impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The
resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant to the aforementioned sections
shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this
Section 10.01 and shall in no event relieve the Servicer of the representations
and warranties made pursuant to Sections 6.01 and the remedies available to the
Owner under Section 6.02 and 7.03, it being understood and agreed that the
provisions of such Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 7.03 shall be applicable to the
Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Servicer, or
the termination of this Agreement.
Within 30 days of the appointment of a successor entity by the Owner,
the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity any and
all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all
Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary
or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including
but not limited to the transfer and endorsement of the Mortgage Notes and
related documents, and the preparation and recordation of Assignments of
Mortgage, at the discretion of the Owner and, at the Owner's sole expense. The
Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the
termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder and the
transfer of servicing responsibilities to the successor servicer, including
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the
Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans.
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge
and deliver to the Servicer and to the Owner an instrument accepting such
appointment, wherein the
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successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in Section
6.01, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights,
powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer,
with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any
termination or resignation of the Servicer or termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.03, 9.01 or 9.02 shall not affect any claims
that the Owner may have against the Servicer arising out of the Servicer's
actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or resignation.
The Servicer shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the funds
in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Loan documents and
related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall
account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such
other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest
in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and liabilities of the Servicer.
Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer
shall notify by mail the Owner of such appointment in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 10.07.
Section 10.02 Closing.
Each closing for the engagement of the Servicer to perform the
servicing responsibilities respecting Mortgage Loans shall take place on the
related Closing Date. At the Owner'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.
Each closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) all of the representations and warranties of the Servicer and the
Owner under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of each Closing Date and
no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would
constitute a default under this Agreement;
(b) the Owner and Servicer each shall have received, or the Owner's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, (i) with respect to the first Closing
Date, all Closing Documents as specified in Section 10.03(a) hereof, and (ii)
with respect to all subsequent Closing Dates, the Closing Documents specified in
Section 10.03(b) hereof, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the
Servicer and the Owner, duly executed by all signatories other than the Owner as
required pursuant to the respective terms thereof; and
(c) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been
complied with and no default or Event of Default under this Agreement shall have
occurred and be continuing for a period of 30 days or more prior to the related
Closing Date.
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Section 10.03 Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents shall consist of fully executed originals of the
following documents:
(a) with respect to the initial Closing Date,
(i) this Agreement;
(ii) the Mortgage Loan Schedule, with one copy to be attached to
each counterpart of this Agreement as Exhibit A, and with respect to
subsequent Closing Dates, a Mortgage Loan Schedule reflecting the
additional Mortgage Loans to be serviced by the Servicer and a
cumulative Mortgage Loan Schedule, reflecting all Mortgage Loans being
serviced by the Servicer from the initial Closing Date up to, and
including, the related subsequent Closing Date;
(iii) an Acknowledgment Agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto;
(iv) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit
I hereto;
(v) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit J
hereto;
(vi) a Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form of Exhibit C
hereto;
(vii) an Escrow Account Letter Agreement in the form of Exhibit D
hereto;
(viii) an Officer's Certificate of the Servicer, in the form of
Exhibit E-1 hereto, including all attachments thereto, and with respect
to subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate in the form of
Exhibit E-2 hereto, including all attachments thereto; and
(ix) an Opinion of Counsel of the Servicer in the form of Exhibit G
hereto.
(b) with respect to each subsequent Closing Date,
(i) an Acknowledgment Agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto;
(ii) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit
I hereto; and
(iii) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit
J hereto;
Section 10.04 Appointment and Designation of Master Servicer.
The Owner hereby appoints and designates Aurora Loan Services, Inc. as
its master servicer (the "Master Servicer") for the Mortgage Loans subject to
this Agreement. The Servicer is hereby authorized and instructed to take any and
all instructions with respect to servicing the Mortgage Loans hereunder as if
the Master Servicer were the Owner hereunder.
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The authorization and instruction set forth herein shall remain in effect until
such time as the Servicer shall receive written instruction from the Owner that
such authorization and instruction is terminated.
Section 10.05 Costs.
The Owner shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal fees
and expenses of its attorneys. After the initial Assignments of Mortgage have
been prepared and recorded, the Owner shall pay the costs associated with the
preparation, endorsement, delivery and recording of Assignments of Mortgages.
Section 10.06 Protection of Confidential Information.
The Servicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any
party, without the Owner's prior written consent, the purchase price paid by the
Owner for the Mortgage Loans and any information pertaining to the Mortgage
Loans or any borrower thereunder, except to the extent that it is appropriate
for the Servicer to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing
authorities or other governmental agencies.
Section 10.07 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed by overnight courier,
addressed as follows (or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the
other party by like notice):
(i) if to the Owner:
Centre Capital Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
(ii) if to the Servicer:
Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
0 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
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.
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Section 10.08 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 as close as possible to the economic effect of this Agreement
without regard to such invalidity.
Section 10.09 No Personal Solicitation.
From and after each related Closing Date, the Servicer hereby agrees
that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by
any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or
independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Servicer's behalf, to
personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan
for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan; provided, that the Servicer
may solicit any Mortgagor for whom the Servicer has received a request for
verification of mortgage, a request for demand for payoff, a mortgagor initiated
written or verbal communication indicating a desire to prepay the related
Mortgage Loan, or the mortgagor initiates a title search, provided further, it
is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Servicer or any of
its affiliates which (i) concern optional insurance products or other additional
projects or (ii) are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section 10.09 nor is the Servicer prohibited from responding to
unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a
Mortgagor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following solicitations, if
undertaken by the Servicer or any affiliate of the Servicer, shall not be
prohibited under this Section 10.09: (i) solicitations that are directed to the
general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on
commercially acquired mailing lists and newspaper, radio, television and other
mass media advertisements; (ii) borrower messages included on, and statement
inserts provided with, the monthly statements sent to Mortgagors; provided,
however, that similar messages and inserts are sent to the borrowers of other
mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer.
Section 10.10 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.
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Section 10.11 Place of Delivery and Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE OWNER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW.
Section 10.12 Further Agreements.
The Owner and the Servicer 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 10.13 Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Owner is conveying, and the
Servicer is receiving only a contract for servicing the Mortgage Loans.
Accordingly, the parties hereby acknowledge that the Owner remains the sole and
absolute owner of the Mortgage Loans and all rights related thereto.
Section 10.14 Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Servicer and the Owner and the respective successors and
assigns of the Servicer and the Owner. This Agreement shall not be assigned,
pledged or hypothecated by the Servicer to a third party without the prior
written consent of the Owner, which consent shall be given at the sole
discretion of the Owner.
Section 10.15 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 10.16 Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part
hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section 10.17 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) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(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 by reason of
enumeration.
Section 10.18 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer and the Owner have caused their names
to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the date first above written.
CENTRE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Owner)
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer and the Owner have caused their names
to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the date first above written.
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
(Servicer)
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
(retained in a separate closing binder entitled "SASCO 2001-16H Mortgage Loan
Schedule" at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP)
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EXHIBIT B
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AGREEMENT
On this ____ day of _____, 2000, Centre Capital Group, Inc., (the
"Owner") as the Owner under that certain Master Servicing Agreement dated as of
April __, 2000, (the "Agreement"), does hereby contract with the Xxxxx Fargo
Home Mortgage, Inc. (the "Servicer") as Servicer under the Agreement, to carry
out the servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans listed on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto. The Servicer hereby accepts the
servicing responsibilities transferred hereby and on the date hereof assumes all
servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans identified on the
attached Mortgage Loan Schedule all in accordance with the Agreement. The
contents of each Servicing File required to be delivered to service the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to the Agreement have been or shall be delivered to the Servicer
by the Owner in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans made subject to the Agreement
hereby, the Closing Date shall be ___________________.
All other terms and conditions of this transaction shall be governed by
the Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
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This Acknowledgment Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any
number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and
all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner and the Servicer have caused
their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the day and year first above written.
OWNER:
CENTRE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SERVICER:
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT C
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
April ___, 2000
To:
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(the "Depository")
As Servicer under the Master Servicing Agreement, dated as of April __,
2000, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby
authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Xxxxx Fargo Home
Mortgage, Inc. in trust for Centre Capital Group, Inc., owner of Fixed and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans." All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may refuse any deposit
which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully
insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please
execute and return one original to us.
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
Servicer
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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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").
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Depository
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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EXHIBIT D
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
April ___, 2000
To:
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(the "Depository")
As Servicer under the Master Servicing Agreement, dated as of April ___, 2000,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize
and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to
Section 3.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage,
Inc. in trust for the Centre Capital Group, Inc., owner of Fixed and Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall
be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. You may
refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the
account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
Servicer
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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Exh D-1
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").
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Depository
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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EXHIBIT E-1
SERVICER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of California (the "Company") and further as
follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy of the
charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the date hereof and
which has been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy of the
bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and which have been
in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good standing
of the Company, issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no event has
occurred since the date thereof which would impair such standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy of the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the Company to
execute and deliver the Master Servicing Agreement, dated as of April __, 2000
(the "Agreement"), by and between the Company and Centre Capital Group, Inc.,
(the "Owner"), and such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have
been in effect without amendment, waiver rescission or modification.
5. To the best of my knowledge, either (i) no consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by
the Company with the Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement; or (ii) any required consent, approval,
authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
6. To the best of my knowledge, neither the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Agreement,
conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or
constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the
Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or any
statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject or by
which it is bound.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my judgment,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or
assets of the Company or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would draw into question
the validity of the
Exh E-1-1
Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely to impair materially
the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an officer or
representative of the Company, signed the Agreement and any other document
delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection with the Agreement,
was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a duly
elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative of the
Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on Exhibit 5,
and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine
signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions described
and contemplated in the Agreement.
Exh E-1-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of
the Company.
Dated: By:
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Name:
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[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
_____________________, hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated: By:
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Name:
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[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
Exh E-1-3
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
Name Title Signature
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Exh E-1-4
EXHIBIT E-2
SERVICER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of [the State of California (the "Company") and further as
follows:
1. The charter of the Company in the form attached to the Company's
Officer's Certificate dated ____________ by ____________ is in full force and
effect on the date hereof and has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ______________.
2. The bylaws of the Company in the form attached to the Company's
Officer's Certificate dated ____________ by ____________ are in effect on the
date hereof and have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ______________.
3. Since the last date of issuance of a certificate of good standing of the
Company in the form attached to the Company's Officer's Certificate dated
____________ by ____________, no event has occurred since the date thereof which
would impair such standing.
4. The resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company in the form
attached to the Company's Officer's Certificate dated ____________ by
____________ are in effect on the date hereof and have been in effect without
amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ______________.
5. To the best of my knowledge, neither the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Master
Servicing Agreement dated as of April __, 2000, by and between Centre Capital
Group, Inc. and the Company, conflicts or will conflict with or results or will
result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under the
charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to
which it is subject, or any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body to
which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.
6. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my judgment,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or
assets or the Company or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would draw into question
the validity of the Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely
to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of
the Agreement.
Exh E-2-1
7. The Company is not currently in material breach of any representation or
warranty, or in material default under any provision of the Agreement.
8. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions described
and contemplated in the Agreement.
Exh E-2-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of
the Company.
Dated: By:
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Name:
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[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
_____________________, hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated: By:
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Name:
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[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
Exh E-2-3
EXHIBIT F
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
Exh F-1
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SERVICER
(date)
Centre Capital Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General Counsel
to Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (the "Company"), with respect to certain
matters in connection with the servicing by the Company of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to that certain Master Servicing Agreement, Fixed and Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, by and between the Company and Centre Capital Group, Inc., (the
"Owner"), dated as of April___, 2000, (the "Master Servicing Agreement") being
executed contemporaneously with an Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and
between the Company and the Owner (the "Assignment and Assumption Agreement").
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in
the Master Servicing Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Master Servicing Agreement;
2. the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; and
3. such other documents, records and papers as [we] [I] have deemed
necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I] have
relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the
Master Servicing Agreement. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all
documents submitted to me as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the
legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all
documents.
Exh G-1
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is a duly organized, validly existing corporation in good
standing under the laws of California and is qualified to service and administer
the Mortgage Loans in the states where the Mortgaged Properties are located.
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions contemplated by
the Master Servicing Agreement and all requisite power, authority and legal
right to execute and deliver the Master Servicing Agreement and the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, and to perform and observe the terms and conditions of
such instruments.
3. Each of the Master Servicing Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is
a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
respective terms against the Company, subject to bankruptcy laws and other
similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to
the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the
availability of specific performance, none of which will materially interfere
with the realization of the benefits provided thereunder.
4. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with the Master
Servicing Agreement or the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, or the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Master Servicing Agreement; or (ii) any required consent, approval,
authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
5. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor the
fulfillment of the terms of, the Master Servicing Agreement or the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or results or will
result in a breach of, or constitutes or will constitute a default under, the
charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to
which it is subject, or violates any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body to
which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.
6. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the
best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in [our]
[my] judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any
material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition,
properties or assets of the Company or in any material impairment of the right
or ability of the Company to carry on its business substantially as now
conducted or in any material liability on the part of the Company or which would
draw into question the validity of the Master Servicing Agreement, the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, or which would be likely
to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement or the Master Servicing Agreement.
Exh G-2
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other person or
entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the Owner or Owners to which you
resell the Mortgage Loans may rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to
them as of its date, provided that the Company remains the Servicer of the
Mortgage Loans under the Master Servicing Agreement.
Very truly yours,
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Name
[Assistant] General Counsel
Exh G-3
EXHIBIT H
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
H-1
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION, dated as of ____ __, 2000 between Xxxxxx
Capital, A Division of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc. having an office at 3 World
Financial Center, New York, New York 10285 ("Assignor") and Xxxxx Fargo Home
Mortgage, Inc., having an xxxxxx xx 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
("Assignee"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee, all of
the right, title and interest of Assignor, as "Servicer", with respect to the
mortgage loans identified on Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), under that
certain Custodial Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1996 (the "Agreement"), by and
between Assignor as owner and servicer, and Norwest Bank of Minnesota, N.A. (the
"Custodian").
The Assignor specifically reserves any and all right, title and
interest and all obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans
subject to the Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit A
hereto and are not the subject of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
2. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the
Assignee that with respect to the Mortgage Loans:
a. The Assignor is assigning its interest as Servicer under the
Agreement for the sole purpose of permitting the Assignee as Servicer of the
Mortgage Loans, to act as Servicer under the Agreement; and
b. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed
to any amendment or other modification of, the Agreement. The Assignor has no
knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or
other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under the
Agreement.
3. The Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the
Assignor and the Custodian pursuant to the Agreement that the Assignee agrees to
be bound, as Servicer, by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the
Agreement and from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the
benefit of the Assignor all of the Assignor's obligations as Servicer
thereunder.
Exh I-1
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the
date first above written.
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
Assignee XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
Assignor
By: By
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Its: Its:
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Exh I-2
EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
(retained in a separate closing binder entitled "SASCO 2001-16H Mortgage Loan
Schedule" at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP)
Exh I-3
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated _______, 2000, between
Centre Capital Group, Inc., a state chartered institution organized under the
laws of the North Carolina ("Assignor") and Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc., a New York corporation ("Assignee"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee, as
Purchaser, all of the right, title and interest of Assignor with
respect to the mortgage loans identified on Exhibit A (the "Mortgage
Loans") under that certain Master Servicing Agreement, Conventional
Residential Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, (the "Master
Servicing Agreement"), dated as of May 1, 2000, by and between Centre
Capital Group, Inc. (the "Purchaser"), and Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage,
Inc. (the "Servicer").
The Assignor specifically reserves any and all right, title and
interest and all obligations of the Assignor with respect to any
mortgage loans subject to the Agreement which are not the Mortgage
Loans set forth on Exhibit A hereto and are not the subject of this
Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
2. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the
Assignee that:
a. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of,
any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the
Servicer with respect to the Master Servicing Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans;
b. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or
agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Master
Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, the transfer
of the servicing obligations under the Master Servicing
Agreement. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received
notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications
of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Master
Servicing Agreement; and
3. That Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the
Assignor and the Servicer pursuant to the Master Servicing Agreement
that the Assignee agrees to be bound, as Purchaser, by all of the
terms, covenants and conditions of the Master Servicing Agreement and
from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of
each of the Servicer and the Assignor all of the Assignor's obligations
as Purchaser thereunder;
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the
date first above written.
CENTRE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
Assignor XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
Assignee
By: By:
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Its: Its:
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Taxpayer Taxpayer
Identification No. Identification No.
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Exh J-2
EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
(retained in a separate closing binder entitled "SASCO 2001-16H Mortgage Loan
Schedule" at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP)
Exh J-3
