STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
Depositor
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
Servicer
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK N.A.,
Trustee
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 1, 2006
Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS...................................................................................4
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms..........................................................................4
SECTION 1.02 Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.............................................48
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES..............................49
SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans......................................................49
SECTION 2.02 Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee......................................................52
SECTION 2.03 Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Responsible Party and the Seller..53
SECTION 2.04 Capital Contribution..................................................................56
SECTION 2.05 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.............................56
SECTION 2.06 Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest..................58
SECTION 2.07 Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II by the Trustee....59
SECTION 2.08 Issuance of Class R Certificates......................................................59
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS...........................................59
SECTION 3.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer...........................................................59
SECTION 3.02 Sub-Servicing Agreements Between Servicer and Sub-Servicers...........................61
SECTION 3.03 Successor Sub-Servicers...............................................................62
SECTION 3.04 Liability of the Servicer.............................................................62
SECTION 3.05 No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers, the Trustee or the
Certificateholders....................................................................63
SECTION 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by the Trustee..................63
SECTION 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments..........................................64
SECTION 3.08 Sub-Servicing Accounts................................................................64
SECTION 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts................64
SECTION 3.10 Custodial Account and Certificate Account.............................................65
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SECTION 3.11 Withdrawals from the Custodial Account and Certificate Account........................67
SECTION 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Custodial Account and the Certificate Account..............69
SECTION 3.13 [Reserved]............................................................................70
SECTION 3.14 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage........70
SECTION 3.15 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.............................72
SECTION 3.16 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.............................................73
SECTION 3.17 Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.......................................75
SECTION 3.18 Servicing Compensation................................................................76
SECTION 3.19 Reports to the Trustee and Others; Custodial Account Statements.......................76
SECTION 3.20 [Reserved]............................................................................77
SECTION 3.21 [Reserved]............................................................................77
SECTION 3.22 Access to Certain Documentation.......................................................77
SECTION 3.23 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.....................................77
SECTION 3.24 Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls..............80
SECTION 3.25 Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments.........80
SECTION 3.26 Advance Facility......................................................................81
SECTION 3.27 Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account................................................82
ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS...............................................................83
SECTION 4.01 Distributions.........................................................................83
SECTION 4.02 Statements to Certificateholders......................................................89
SECTION 4.03 Remittance Reports; Advances..........................................................93
SECTION 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses.........................................................94
SECTION 4.05 Compliance with Withholding Requirements..............................................97
SECTION 4.06 Exchange Commission; Additional Information...........................................97
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ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES.............................................................................98
SECTION 5.01 The Certificates......................................................................98
SECTION 5.02 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates................................100
SECTION 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates....................................105
SECTION 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners................................................................105
SECTION 5.05 Certain Available Information........................................................105
ARTICLE VI THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER..............................................................106
SECTION 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicer.............................106
SECTION 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer.............................106
SECTION 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and Others....................107
SECTION 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer............................................107
SECTION 6.05 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer...................................108
ARTICLE VII DEFAULT.....................................................................................109
SECTION 7.01 Servicer Events of Default...........................................................109
SECTION 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.............................................111
SECTION 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders...................................................112
SECTION 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Events of Default.................................................112
ARTICLE VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE......................................................................112
SECTION 8.01 Duties of Trustee....................................................................112
SECTION 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee................................................113
SECTION 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans................................115
SECTION 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates.........................................................115
SECTION 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses..........................................................115
SECTION 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.................................................116
SECTION 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee...............................................116
SECTION 8.08 Successor Trustee....................................................................117
SECTION 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee...................................................118
SECTION 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee........................................118
SECTION 8.11 Trustee to Execute Cap Contract......................................................119
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SECTION 8.12 Appointment of Office or Agency......................................................119
SECTION 8.13 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee........................................119
SECTION 8.14 Appointment of the Custodian.........................................................120
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION.................................................................................120
SECTION 9.01 Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans.....................120
SECTION 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements..................................................122
ARTICLE X REMIC PROVISIONS............................................................................123
SECTION 10.01 REMIC Administration.................................................................123
SECTION 10.02 Prohibited Transactions and Activities...............................................125
SECTION 10.03 Servicer and Trustee Indemnification.................................................126
ARTICLE XI TRUSTEE COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB.......................................................126
SECTION 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness................................................126
SECTION 11.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.............................126
SECTION 11.03 Information to Be Provided by the Trustee............................................127
SECTION 11.04 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation...................................128
SECTION 11.05 Indemnification; Remedies............................................................128
ARTICLE XII SERVICER COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB......................................................129
SECTION 12.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness................................................129
SECTION 12.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Servicer............................130
SECTION 12.03 Information to Be Provided by the Servicer...........................................130
SECTION 12.04 Servicer Compliance Statement........................................................134
SECTION 12.05 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation...................................135
SECTION 12.06 Use of Sub-Servicers and Subcontractors..............................................136
SECTION 12.07 Indemnification; Remedies............................................................137
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS....................................................................139
SECTION 13.01 Amendment............................................................................139
SECTION 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts...............................................141
SECTION 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders...........................................141
SECTION 13.04 Governing Law........................................................................142
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SECTION 13.05 Notices..............................................................................142
SECTION 13.06 Severability of Provisions...........................................................142
SECTION 13.07 Notice to Rating Agencies............................................................143
SECTION 13.08 Article and Section References.......................................................143
SECTION 13.09 Grant of Security Interest...........................................................143
SECTION 13.10 Intention of Parties.................................................................144
SECTION 13.11 Assignment...........................................................................145
SECTION 13.12 Inspection and Audit Rights..........................................................145
SECTION 13.13 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid............................................145
SECTION 13.14 Perfection Representations...........................................................145
SECTION 13.15 Notice to Holder of Class CE Certificate.............................................145
ARTICLE XIV RIGHTS OF THE CLASS CE CERTIFICATEHOLDER....................................................146
SECTION 14.01 Reports and Notices..................................................................146
SECTION 14.02 Class CE Certificateholder's Directions With Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loans.....147
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Exhibits
Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A-1 Certificates
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class A-2 Certificates
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class A-3 Certificates
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class A-4 Certificates
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class M-1 Certificates
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class M-2 Certificates
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class M-3 Certificates
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class M-4 Certificates
Exhibit A-9 Form of Class M-5 Certificates
Exhibit A-10 Form of Class M-6 Certificates
Exhibit A-11 Form of Class M-7 Certificates
Exhibit A-12 Form of Class M-8 Certificates
Exhibit A-13 Form of Class M-9 Certificates
Exhibit A-14 Form of Class M-10 Certificates
Exhibit A-15 Form of Class CE Certificate
Exhibit A-16 Form of Class P Certificate
Exhibit A-17 Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit B Form of Custodial Agreement
Exhibit C [Reserved]
Exhibit D Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
Exhibit E Request for Release
Exhibit F-1 Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee
Representation Letter in Connection with Transfer of the Private
Certificates Pursuant to Rule 144A Under the 1933 Act
Exhibit F-2 Form of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and Form of Transferor
Affidavit in Connection with Transfer of Residual Certificates
Exhibit G Form of Certification with respect to ERISA and the Code
Exhibit H Form of Lost Note Affidavit
Exhibit I-1 Form of 10-K Certificate
Exhibit I-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Servicer by the Trustee
Exhibit J Form Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of
Compliance
Exhibit K Form of Cap Contract
Exhibit L Form of Report Pursuant to Section 13.01
Schedule 1 Mortgage Loan Schedule
Schedule 2 Prepayment Charge Schedule
Schedule 3 Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Schedule 4 Standard File Layout Data Elements
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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective as of
February 1, 2006, among STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C. as Depositor,
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION as Servicer and XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. as
Trustee.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
The Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates to be issued
hereunder in multiple classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire
beneficial ownership interest in each REMIC (as defined herein) created
hereunder. The Trust Fund (as defined herein) will consist of a segregated pool
of assets comprised of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets
subject to this Agreement.
REMIC I
As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of
assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets (other
than any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts, the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account and the Cap Contracts) subject to this Agreement as a REMIC for
federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be
designated as "REMIC I." The Class R-I Interest will be the sole class of
"residual interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined
herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC I
Remittance Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of
satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible
maturity date" for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests (as defined herein).
None of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.
REMIC I INITIAL LATEST POSSIBLE
DESIGNATION REMITTANCE RATE UNCERTIFICATED BALANCE MATURITY DATE(1)
----------- --------------- ---------------------- ----------------
I-LTAA Variable (2) 1,434,303,913 January 2036
I-LTA1 Variable (2) 5,823,140 January 2036
I-LTA2 Variable (2) 1,886,950 January 2036
I-LTA3 Variable (2) 2,503,700 January 2036
I-LTA4 Variable (2) 817,450 January 2036
I-LTM1 Variable (2) 525,980 January 2036
I-LTM2 Variable (2) 489,960 January 2036
I-LTM3 Variable (2) 288,210 January 2036
I-LTM4 Variable (2) 266,600 January 2036
I-LTM5 Variable (2) 244,980 January 2036
I-LTM6 Variable (2) 223,360 January 2036
I-LTM7 Variable (2) 201,750 January 2036
I-LTM8 Variable (2) 158,520 January 2036
I-LTM9 Variable (2) 144,100 January 2036
I-LTM10 Variable (2) 144,100 January 2036
I-LTZZ Variable (2) 15,325,196.60 January 2036
REMIC I INITIAL LATEST POSSIBLE
DESIGNATION REMITTANCE RATE UNCERTIFICATED BALANCE MATURITY DATE(1)
----------- --------------- ---------------------- ----------------
I-LTP Variable (2) 100 January 2036
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(1) For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations,
the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the
Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the
"latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I Regular Interest.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "REMIC I Remittance Rate"
herein.
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REMIC II
As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of
assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income
tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as "REMIC
II." The Class R-II Interest will evidence the sole class of "residual
interests" in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income
tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the
Pass-Through Rate, the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and, for
purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the
"latest possible maturity date" for the indicated Classes of Certificates.
INITIAL AGGREGATE
CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL LATEST POSSIBLE MATURITY
DESIGNATION PASS-THROUGH RATE BALANCE DATE(1)
----------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------------------
Class A-1(2) Variable(2) $582,314,000.00 September 25,2027
Class A-2(2) Variable(2) $188,695,000.00 August 25, 2030
Class A-3(2) Variable(2) $250,370,000.00 October 25, 2034
Class A-4(2) Variable(2) $81,745,000.00 November 25, 2035
Class M-1(2) Variable(2) $52,598,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-2(2) Variable(2) $48,996,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-3(2) Variable(2) $28,821,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-4(2) Variable(2) $26,660,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-5(2) Variable(2) $24,498,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-6(2) Variable(2) $22,336,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-7(2) Variable(2) $20,175,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-8(2) Variable(2) $15,852,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-9(2) Variable(2) $14,410,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class M-10(2) Variable(2) $14,410,000.00 January 25, 2036
Class CE(3) Variable(4) $69,171,649.96 N/A
Class P N/A(5) $100.00 N/A
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(1) For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations,
the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the
Mortgage Loans with the latest maturity date has been designated as the
"latest possible maturity date" for each Class of Certificates.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "Pass-Through Rate"
herein.
(3) The Class CE Certificates will be comprised of two REMIC II Regular
Interests, a principal only regular interest designated REMIC II Regular
Interest CE-PO and an interest only regular interest designated REMIC II
Regular Interest CE-IO, each of which will be entitled to distributions as
set forth herein.
(4) The Class CE Certificates will accrue interest at its variable
Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE-IO outstanding
from time to time which notional amount shall equal the aggregate
Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests. The Class CE
Certificates will not accrue interest on its Certificate Principal
Balance.
(5) The Class P Certificates will not accrue interest.
As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Stated
Principal Balance equal to $1,441,051,749.96.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor,
the Servicer and the Trustee agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, including,
without limitation, in the Preliminary Statement hereto, the following words and
phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings
specified in this Article. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations
described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months.
"Accepted Servicing Practices": The servicing standards set forth in
Section 3.01.
"Accrued Certificate Interest": With respect to any Class A Certificate,
Mezzanine Certificate and the Class CE Certificates and each Distribution Date,
interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Pass-Through
Rate for such Certificate for such Distribution Date on the Certificate
Principal Balance, in the case of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates, or on the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE
Certificates, of such Certificate immediately prior to such Distribution Date.
The Class P Certificates are not entitled to distributions in respect of
interest and, accordingly, will not accrue interest. All distributions of
interest on the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates will be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in the
applicable Interest Accrual Period. All distributions of interest on the Class
CE Certificates will be based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months. Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as
to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate or the Class CE Certificates,
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to such Certificate
pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof of the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment
Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered
by payments pursuant to Section 3.24 and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief
Act Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date. In addition, Accrued
Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to the Class CE
Certificates, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to
the Class CE Certificates of Realized Losses, if any, pursuant to Section 4.04
hereof.
"Additional Form 10-D Disclosure" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.06(a).
"Additional Form 10-K Disclosure" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.06(b).
"Additional Servicer" means (i) each affiliated servicer meeting the
requirements of Item 1108(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation AB that Services any of the
Mortgage Loans, and (ii) each unaffiliated servicer meeting the requirements of
Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (other than the Trustee), who Services 10%
or more of the Mortgage Loans.
"Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan": Each of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate that is subject to
adjustment.
"Adjustment Date": With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the
first day of the month in which the Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan changes
pursuant to the related
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Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date as to each
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Advance": As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by
the Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.03.
"Advance Facility": As defined in Section 3.26(a).
"Advance Facility Trustee": As defined in Section 3.26(b).
"Advancing Person": As defined in Section 3.26(a) hereof.
"Affiliate": With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Agreement": This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
hereof and supplements hereto.
"Allocated Realized Loss Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Class of Class A Certificates or Mezzanine Certificates, the sum of (i)
any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution
Date and (ii) the amount of any Allocated Realized Loss Amount for such Class of
Certificates remaining unpaid from the previous Distribution Date minus the
amount of the increase in the related Certificate Principal Balance due to the
receipt of Subsequent Recoveries as provided in Section 4.01.
"Assignment": An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument, in recordable form (excepting therefrom, if applicable, the mortgage
recordation information which has not been required pursuant to Section 2.01
hereof or returned by the applicable recorder's office), which is sufficient
under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is
located to reflect of record the sale of the Mortgage, which assignment, notice
of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket
assignments covering Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the
same county, if permitted by law.
"Available Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date, an
amount equal to (1) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in
the Custodial Account and Certificate Account as of the close of business on the
related Determination Date, (b) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect
of an REO Property withdrawn from any REO Account and deposited in the
Certificate Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.23, (c) the
aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Certificate Account by the Servicer in
respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date pursuant to
Section 3.24, (d) the aggregate of any Advances made by the Servicer for such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.03 and (e) the aggregate of any Advances
made by the Trustee as successor Servicer or
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any other successor Servicer for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section
7.02, reduced (to not less than zero), by (2) the portion of the amount
described in clause (1)(a) above that represents (i) Monthly Payments on the
Mortgage Loans received from a Mortgagor on or prior to the Determination Date
but due during any Due Period subsequent to the related Due Period, (ii)
Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans received after the related
Prepayment Period (together with any interest payments received with such
Principal Prepayments to the extent they represent the payment of interest
accrued on the Mortgage Loans during a period subsequent to the related
Prepayment Period) (other than Prepayment Charges), (iii) Liquidation Proceeds
and Insurance Proceeds received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the
related Prepayment Period, (iv) amounts reimbursable or payable to the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Seller or any
Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11, Section 3.12, Section 8.05 or otherwise
payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses, (v) the Trustee Fee
payable from the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 8.05, (vi) amounts
deposited in the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account in error and (vii)
the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection
with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans or any Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amount.
"Bankruptcy Code": The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11 of the
United States Code), as amended.
"Bankruptcy Loss": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Realized Loss
resulting from a Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction.
"Bloomberg": As defined in Section 4.02.
"Book-Entry Certificate": The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates for so long as the Certificates of such Class shall be registered
in the name of the Depository or its nominee.
"Book-Entry Custodian": The custodian appointed pursuant to Section 5.01.
"Business Day": Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking or savings and loan institutions in the State of California, the State
of New York or in any city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is
located, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
"Cap Contracts": Collectively, the Class A Cap Contract and the Mezzanine
Cap Contract.
"Cash-Out Refinancing": A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which
are more than a nominal amount in excess of the principal balance of any
existing first mortgage or subordinate mortgage on the related Mortgaged
Property and any closing costs related to such Refinance Mortgage Loan.
"Certificate": Any one of the Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
2006-NC1 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class
X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class M-1, Class
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M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class
M-9, Class M-10, Class CE, Class P and Class R issued under this Agreement.
"Certificate Account": The trust account or accounts created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.10(b), which shall be entitled
"Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of
Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates." The Certificate Account must be an Eligible Account.
"Certificate Factor": With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates as
of any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to six
places, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
(or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class
of Certificates on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any
distributions of principal and in the case of the Class A Certificates, the
Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates, the allocations of
Realized Losses in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance (or the
Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of
Certificates to be made on such Distribution Date), and the denominator of which
is the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance (or the Notional Amount,
in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates as of
the Closing Date.
"Certificateholder" or "Holder": The Person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register, except that a Disqualified Organization
or a Non-United States Person shall not be a Holder of a Residual Certificate
for any purpose hereof and, solely for the purpose of giving any consent
pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of the
Depositor or the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be
outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken
into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights
necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained, except as otherwise
provided in Section 13.01. The Trustee may conclusively rely upon a certificate
of the Depositor or the Servicer in determining whether a Certificate is held by
an Affiliate thereof. All references herein to "Holders" or "Certificateholders"
shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise
such rights through the Depository and participating members thereof, except as
otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the Trustee shall be
required to recognize as a "Holder" or "Certificateholder" only the Person in
whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"Certificate Owner": With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person
who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the
Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an
indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as
agent.
"Certificate Principal Balance": With respect to each Class A Certificate,
Mezzanine Certificate or Class P Certificate as of any date of determination,
the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate on the Distribution Date
immediately prior to such date of determination plus any Subsequent Recoveries
added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate pursuant to
Section 4.01, minus all distributions allocable to principal made thereon and,
in the case of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, Realized
Losses allocated thereto on such immediately prior Distribution Date (or, in the
case of any date of
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determination up to and including the first Distribution Date, the initial
Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate, as stated on the face
thereof). With respect to each Class CE Certificates as of any date of
determination, an amount equal to the Percentage Interest evidenced by such
Certificate times the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated
Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and
the Class P Certificates then outstanding.
"Certificate Register": The register maintained pursuant to Section 5.02.
"Class": Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same class
designation.
"Class A Cap Contract": The cap contract, dated as of the Closing Date,
between the Trustee on behalf of the Trust and the counterparty thereunder for
the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Certificates in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit K.
"Class A-1 Certificates": Any one of the Class A-1 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Class A Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class A-2 Certificates": Any one of the Class A-2 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Class A Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class A-3 Certificates": Any one of the Class A-3 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Class A Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class A-4 Certificates": Any one of the Class A-4 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Class A Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class A Certificates": Collectively, the Class A-1 Certificates, the
Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-4
Certificates.
"Class A Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, the excess of (x) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser
of (A) the product of (i) the applicable Subordination Percentage and (ii) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due
Period over the Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
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"Class CE Certificate": Any one of the Class CE Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes
of the REMIC Provisions.
"Class M-1 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-1 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date) and (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the
product of (i) the applicable Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period over the
Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
"Class M-2 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-2 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (iii) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) the applicable
Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the excess,
if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
the last day of the related Due Period over the Overcollateralization Floor
Amount.
"Class M-3 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-3 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such
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Distribution Date) and (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of
(A) the product of (i) the applicable Subordination Percentage and (ii) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due
Period over the Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
"Class M-4 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-4 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (v) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) the applicable Subordination
Percentage and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the excess, if any, of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period over the Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
"Class M-5 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-5 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such
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Distribution Date) and (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of
(A) the product of (i) the applicable Subordination Percentage and (ii) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due
Period over the Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
"Class M-6 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-6 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (vii) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) the applicable
Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the excess,
if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
the last day of the related Due Period over the Overcollateralization Floor
Amount.
"Class M-7 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-7 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such
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Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (viii) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) the applicable
Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the excess,
if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
the last day of the related Due Period over the Overcollateralization Floor
Amount.
"Class M-8 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-8 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-7 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (ix) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) the applicable
Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (B) the excess,
if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of
the last day of the related Due Period over the Overcollateralization Floor
Amount.
"Class M-9 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-9 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
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"Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-7 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ix) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date) and (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the
product of (i) the applicable Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period over the
Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
"Class M-10 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-10 Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions and (ii) the right to receive payments under
the Mezzanine Cap Contract to the extent described herein.
"Class M-10 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-3 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-5 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after
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taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution
Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ix) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into
account the distribution of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-9
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (xi) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-10 Certificates immediately prior
to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) the
applicable Subordination Percentage and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and
(B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period over the
Overcollateralization Floor Amount.
"Class P Certificate": Any one of the Class P Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-4 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC II for purposes
of the REMIC Provisions.
"Class Principal Distribution Amount": The Class A Principal Distribution
Amount, Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, Class M-2 Principal
Distribution Amount, Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount, Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount, Class
M-6 Principal Distribution Amount, Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount,
Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount, Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount
or Class M-10 Principal Distribution Amount Principal Distribution Amount.
"Class R Certificate": Any one of the Class R Certificates executed,
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A-5 and evidencing the ownership of the Class R-I Interest and
the Class R-II Interest.
"Class R-I Interest": The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC I.
"Class R-II Interest": The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC II.
"Closing Date": February 8, 2006.
"Code": The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Commission": The Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Controlling Person" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person
who "controls" such Person within the meaning of the Securities Act.
"Corporate Trust Office": The principal corporate trust office of the
Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business in
connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date
of the execution of this Agreement is located at (i) for purposes of the
transfer and exchange of the certificates, Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
00
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services -
Xxxxxxxxxx 2006-NC1, and (ii) for all other purposes, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Client Manager - Xxxxxxxxxx 2006-NC1..
"Corresponding Certificate": With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest
set forth below, the Regular Certificate set forth in the table below:
REMIC I REGULAR INTEREST CERTIFICATE
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I-LTA1 Class A-1
I-LTA2 Class X-0
X-XXX0 Xxxxx X-0
X-XXX0 Class A-4
I-LTM1 Class M-1
I-LTM2 Class M-2
I-LTM3 Class M-3
I-LTM4 Class M-4
I-LTM5 Class M-5
I-LTM6 Class M-6
I-LTM7 Class M-7
I-LTM8 Class M-8
I-LTM9 Class M-9
I-LTM10 Class M-10
I-LTP Class P
"Credit Enhancement Percentage": For any Distribution Date, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE
Certificates, calculated after taking into account payments of principal on the
Mortgage Loans and distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount to the
Holders of the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such
Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due
Period.
"Custodial Agreement": The custodial agreement dated as of the Closing
Date, among the Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian providing for the
safekeeping of the Mortgage Files on behalf of the Trustee in accordance with
this Agreement.
"Custodial Account": The account or accounts created and maintained, or
caused to be created and maintained, by the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.10(a), which shall be entitled "New Century Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer
for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of
Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1, Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates." The Custodial Account must be an Eligible Account.
"Custodian": A Custodian, which shall initially be Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company pursuant to the Custodial Agreement.
"Custodian Fee": The amount payable to the Custodian by the Trustee as
compensation for all services rendered by it under the Custodial Agreement, as
agreed upon by the Trustee and the Custodian.
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"Cut-off Date": With respect to each Original Mortgage Loan, February 1,
2006. With respect to all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, their respective
dates of substitution. References herein to the "Cut-off Date," when used with
respect to more than one Mortgage Loan, shall be to the respective Cut-off Dates
for each such Mortgage Loan.
"Debt Service Reduction": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction
in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a reduction
resulting from a Deficient Valuation.
"Deficient Valuation": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of
the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount
less than the then outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan,
which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.
"Definitive Certificates": As defined in Section 5.01(b).
"Deleted Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
"Delinquency Percentage": As of the last day of the related Due Period,
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
unpaid principal balance of the Rolling Three-Month Delinquency Average of the
Mortgage Loans plus the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans
that, as of the last day of the previous calendar month, are in foreclosure,
have been converted to REO Properties or have been discharged by reason of
bankruptcy, and the denominator of which is the aggregate unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as of the last day of the
previous calendar month; provided, however, that any Mortgage Loan purchased by
the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16(c) shall not be included in either the
numerator or the denominator for purposes of calculating the Delinquency
Percentage.
"Depositor": Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company, or its successor in interest.
"Depository": The Depository Trust Company, or any successor Depository
hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes of
registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede &
Co. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing corporation" as defined in
Section 8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and
a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the
Exchange Act.
"Depository Institution": Any depository institution or trust company,
including the Trustee, that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has outstanding
unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (or,
in the case of a depository institution that is the principal subsidiary of a
holding company, such holding company has unsecured commercial paper or other
short-term unsecured debt
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obligations) that are rated at least P-1 by Moody's, F-1 by Fitch (if rated by
Fitch) and A-1+ by S&P.
"Depository Participant": A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
"Determination Date": With respect to each Distribution Date, the 15th day
of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 15th
day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day.
"Directly Operate": With respect to any REO Property, the furnishing or
rendering of services to the tenants thereof, the management or operation of
such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to
customers, the performance of any construction work thereon or any use of such
REO Property in a trade or business conducted by REMIC I other than through an
Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Trustee (or the Servicer on
behalf of the Trustee) shall not be considered to Directly Operate an REO
Property solely because the Trustee (or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee)
establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, makes
payment on or otherwise discharges tax or insurance obligations, or makes
decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO
Property.
"Disqualified Organization": Any organization defined as a "disqualified
organization" under Section 860E(e)(5) of the Code, including, if not otherwise
included, any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political
subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is
a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for
Xxxxxxx Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such
governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any international organization,
or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization
(other than certain farmers' cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code)
which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax
imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv)
rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of
the Code, (v) an "electing large partnership" and (vi) any other Person as set
forth in an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor to the
effect that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate by
such Person may cause any Trust REMIC or any Person having an Ownership Interest
in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for
any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but
for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such
Person. The terms "United States," "State" and "international organization"
shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor
provisions.
"Distribution Date": The 25th day of any month, or if such 25th day is not
a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day, commencing
in March 2006.
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"Due Date": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date,
the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs on
which the Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan was due (or, in the case of any
Mortgage Loan under terms of which the Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan
was due on a day other than the first day of the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs, the day during the related Due Period on which such
Monthly Payment was due), in each case exclusive of any days of grace.
"Due Period": With respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing
on the second day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the month of such
Distribution Date.
"XXXXX": As defined in Section 4.06.
"Eligible Account": Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a
Depository Institution, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are
fully insured by the FDIC or (iii) a segregated non-interest bearing trust
account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal
depository institution or state-chartered depository institution subject to
regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the Code
of Federal Regulation Section 9.10(b), which, in either case, has corporate
trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity.
"ERISA": The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
"Excess Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date, the
excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution
Date (calculated for this purpose only after assuming that 100% of the Principal
Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date has been distributed) over (ii) the
Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date.
"Exchange Act": As defined in Section 4.06.
"Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or
the related REO Property) and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate of
interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate thereon as of the first day
of the related Due Period minus the sum of (i) the Trustee Fee Rate and (ii) the
Servicing Fee Rate.
"Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense": Any amounts reimbursable to the
Trustee or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee from the
Trust Fund pursuant to Section 8.05 or Section 10.01(c) and any amounts payable
from the Certificate Account in respect of taxes pursuant to Section
10.01(g)(iii) and any costs of the Trustee for the recording of the Assignments
pursuant to Section 2.01 (to the extent the Seller is unable to pay such costs).
"Xxxxxx Xxx": Xxxxxx Xxx, a federally chartered and privately owned
corporation organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act, or any successor thereto.
"FDIC": Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
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"Final Recovery Determination": With respect to any defaulted Mortgage
Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased
by the Responsible Party, the Depositor or the Servicer pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01), a determination
made by the Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other
payments or recoveries which the Servicer, in its reasonable good faith
judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so
recovered. The Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing Officer,
of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby.
"Fitch": Fitch Ratings, or its successor in interest.
"Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loan": Each of the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a fixed Mortgage Rate.
"Formula Rate": For any Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates
and the Mezzanine Certificates, One-Month LIBOR plus the related Margin.
"Xxxxxxx Mac": Xxxxxxx Mac, a corporate instrumentality of the United
States created and existing under Title III of the Emergency Home Finance Act of
1970, as amended, or any successor thereto.
"Gross Margin": With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the
fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the
Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Adjustable-Rate
Mortgage Loan.
"Highest Priority": As of any date of determination, the Class of
Mezzanine Certificates then outstanding with a Certificate Principal Balance
greater than zero, with the highest priority for payments pursuant to Section
4.01, in the following order: Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class
M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9 and Class M-10 Certificates.
"Indenture": An indenture relating to the issuance of notes secured by the
Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates and/or the Class R Certificates
(or any portion thereof).
"Independent": When used with respect to any specified Person, any such
Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller
and their respective Affiliates, (ii) does not have any direct financial
interest in or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the
Servicer, the Seller or any Affiliate thereof, and (iii) is not connected with
the Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller or any Affiliate thereof as an officer,
employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing
similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be
Independent of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller or any Affiliate thereof
merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of
securities issued by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller or any Affiliate
thereof, as the case may be.
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"Independent Contractor": Either (i) any Person (other than the Servicer)
that would be an "independent contractor" with respect to REMIC I within the
meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if REMIC I were a real estate
investment trust (except that the ownership tests set forth in that section
shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly,
35% or more of any Class of Certificates), so long as REMIC I does not receive
or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between
such Person and REMIC I is at arm's length, all within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the
Servicer) if the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject
to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be
taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to
qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of
Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such
REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.
"Index": With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan and each
related Adjustment Date, the index specified in the related Mortgage Note.
"Insurance Proceeds": Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy or other
insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are not
to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released
to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would
follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account, subject to the
terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage.
"Interest Accrual Period": With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, the period commencing on
the Distribution Date of the month immediately preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date,
commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on the day preceding such
Distribution Date. With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class CE
Certificates and the REMIC I Regular Interests, the one-month period ending on
the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
"Interest Carry Forward Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date and
the Class A Certificates or the Mezzanine Certificates, the sum of (i) the
amount, if any, by which (a) the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of
Certificates as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date exceeded (b) the
actual amount distributed on such Class of Certificates in respect of interest
on such immediately preceding Distribution Date, (ii) the amount of any Interest
Carry Forward Amount for such Class of Certificates remaining unpaid from the
previous Distribution Date and (iii) accrued interest on the sum of (i) and (ii)
above calculated at the related Pass-Through Rate for the most recently ended
Interest Accrual Period.
"Interest Determination Date": With respect to the Class A Certificates,
the Mezzanine Certificates, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6,
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REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and any Interest
Accrual Period therefor, the second London Business Day preceding the
commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
"Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date and
the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE
Certificates, the aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest on the Certificates of
such Class for such Distribution Date.
"Interest Remittance Amount": For any Distribution Date, that portion of
the Available Distribution Amount for the related Distribution Date that
represents interest received or advanced on the Mortgage Loans.
"Investment Account": As defined in Section 3.12.
"Late Collections": With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Period,
all amounts received subsequent to the Determination Date immediately following
such Due Period, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or
collections of principal and/or interest due (without regard to any acceleration
of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for
such Due Period and not previously recovered.
"Liquidation Event": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the
following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery
Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is
removed from REMIC I, by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced
pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01.
With respect to any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final
Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO
Property is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased pursuant to
Section 9.01.
"Liquidation Proceeds": The amount (other than Insurance Proceeds or
amounts received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO
Disposition) received by the Servicer in connection with (i) the taking of all
or a part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation, (ii) the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through a
trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or (iii) the repurchase,
substitution or sale of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c), Section 3.23 or Section 9.01.
"Loan-to-Value Ratio": As of any date of determination, the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of
the related Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which is the Value
of the related Mortgaged Property.
"London Business Day": Any day on which banks in the City of London and
New York are open and conducting transactions in United States dollars.
"Margin": With respect to each class of the Class A Certificates and
Mezzanine Certificates and, for purposes of the Marker Rate and the Maximum
I-LTZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount, the specified REMIC I Regular
Interest, as follows:
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Class REMIC I Regular Interest Margin
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(1)(%) (2)(%)
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X-0 X-XXX0 0.080 0.160
X-0 X-XXX0 0.000 0.000
X-0 X-XXX0 0.210 0.420
X-0 X-XXX0 0.310 0.620
M-1 I-LTM1 0.400 0.600
M-2 I-LTM2 0.420 0.630
M-3 I-LTM3 0.450 0.675
M-4 I-LTM4 0.580 0.870
M-5 I-LTM5 0.600 0.900
M-6 I-LTM6 0.690 1.035
M-7 I-LTM7 1.350 2.025
M-8 I-LTM8 1.550 2.325
M-9 I-LTM9 2.650 3.975
M-10 I-LTM10 3.000 4.500
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(1) For each Interest Accrual Period for each Distribution Date on or prior to
the Optional Termination Date.
(2) For each Interest Accrual Period thereafter.
"Marker Rate": With respect to the Class CE Certificates or the REMIC II
Regular Interest CE-IO and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to two
(2) multiplied by the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for the
REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP and REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTAA), with the rate on each such REMIC I Regular Interest
(other than REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ) subject to a cap equal to the
Pass-Through Rate for the related Corresponding Certificate and with the rate on
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ subject to a cap of zero, in each case for
purposes of this calculation; provided, however, each cap shall be multiplied by
a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the
related Interest Accrual Period and the denominator of which is 30.
"Maximum I-LTZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount": With respect to
any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the REMIC I
Remittance Rate applicable to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ for such
Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTZZ minus the REMIC I Overcollateralized Amount, in each
case for such Distribution Date, over (ii) Uncertificated Interest on REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 for
such Distribution Date, with the rate on each such REMIC I Regular Interest
subject to a cap equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the related
Margin for the related Corresponding Certificate and (ii) the Net WAC
Pass-Through Rate for the related Corresponding Certificate; provided, however,
each cap shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual
number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period and the
denominator of which is 30.
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"Maximum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum
Mortgage Rate thereunder.
"Mezzanine Cap Contract": The cap contract between the Trustee on behalf
of the Trust and the counterparty thereunder for the benefit of the Holders of
the Mezzanine Certificates in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K.
"Mezzanine Certificates": Collectively, the Class M-1 Certificates, the
Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates,
the Class M-5 Certificates, the Class M-6 Certificates, the Class M-7
Certificates, the Class M-8 Certificates, the Class M-9 Certificates and the
Class M-10 Certificates.
"Minimum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum
Mortgage Rate thereunder.
"Monthly Payment": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled
monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which is payable
by the related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note,
determined: (a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or Debt
Service Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction in
the amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the
Relief Act; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by
the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07 and (c) on the assumption that all other
amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
"Moody's": Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., or its successor in interest.
"Mortgage": With respect to each Mortgage Note, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument creating a first lien or second lien on, or first or
second priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage
Note.
"Mortgage File": The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 pertaining
to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added
to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
"Mortgage Loan": Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the
Trustee and delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.01 or Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement, as held from time to time as
a part of the Trust Fund, the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement": The agreement among the Seller, the
Responsible Party and the Depositor, regarding the sale of the Mortgage Loans by
the Seller to the Depositor, substantially in the form of Exhibit D annexed
hereto.
"Mortgage Loan Schedule": As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans
included in REMIC I on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The Mortgage
Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each
Mortgage Loan:
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(i) the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(ii) the state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property;
(iii) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied;
(iv) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged
Property;
(v) the original months to maturity;
(vi) the stated remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off
Date based on the original amortization schedule;
(vii) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
(viii) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the
Cut-off Date;
(ix) (A) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on
the Mortgage Loan and (B) if such date is not consistent with the Due Date
currently in effect, such Due Date;
(x) the stated maturity date;
(xi) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination;
(xii) the amount of the Monthly Payment due on the first Due Date
after the Cut-off Date;
(xiii) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually
applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;
(xiv) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xv) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the
close of business on the Cut-off Date;
(xvi) with respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Adjustment Dates, the Gross Margin, the Maximum Mortgage Rate, the Minimum
Mortgage Rate, the Periodic Rate Cap, the maximum first Adjustment Date
Mortgage Rate adjustment, the first Adjustment Date immediately following
the origination date and the rounding code (i.e., nearest 0.125%, next
highest 0.125%);
(xvii) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e.,
purchase financing, Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing);
(xviii) the Mortgage Rate at origination;
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(xix) a code indicating the documentation program (i.e., Full
Documentation, Limited Documentation, Stated Income Documentation);
(xx) the risk grade;
(xxi) the Value of the Mortgaged Property;
(xxii) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable;
(xxiii) the actual unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as
of the Cut-off Date;
(xxiv) the type and term of the related Prepayment Charge;
(xxv) the program code; and
(xxvi) the total amount of points and fees charged such Mortgage
Loan.
The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with
respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as of the Cut-off Date:
(1) the number of Mortgage Loans;
(2) the current Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans and
(4) weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the
Depositor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. With respect to
any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Cut-off Date shall refer to the
related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan, determined in accordance with the
definition of Cut-off Date herein.
"Mortgage Note": The original executed note or other evidence of the
indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
"Mortgage Pool": The pool of Mortgage Loans, identified on Schedule 1 and
existing from time to time thereafter, and any REO Properties acquired in
respect thereof.
"Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate at
which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance
with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, which rate (i) with respect to
each Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loan shall remain constant at the rate set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the
Cut-off Date and (ii) with respect to the Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loans, (A) as
of any date of determination until the first Adjustment Date following the
Cut-off Date shall be the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as the
Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date and (B) as of any
date of determination
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thereafter shall be the rate as adjusted on the most recent Adjustment Date
equal to the sum, rounded as provided in the Mortgage Note, of the Index, as
most recently available as of a date prior to the Adjustment Date as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note, plus the related Gross Margin; provided that the
Mortgage Rate on such Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan on any Adjustment Date shall
never be more than the lesser of (i) the sum of the Mortgage Rate in effect
immediately prior to the Adjustment Date plus the related Periodic Rate Cap, if
any, and (ii) the related Maximum Mortgage Rate, and shall never be less than
the greater of (i) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to the
Adjustment Date less the Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and (ii) the related Minimum
Mortgage Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that becomes an REO Property,
as of any date of determination, the annual rate determined in accordance with
the immediately preceding sentence as of the date such Mortgage Loan became an
REO Property.
"Mortgaged Property": The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan,
including any REO Property, consisting of a fee simple estate in a parcel of
land improved by a Residential Dwelling.
"Mortgagor": The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
"Net Monthly Excess Cashflow": With respect to any Distribution Date, the
sum of (i) any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount and (ii) the excess of (x)
the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (y) the sum
for such Distribution Date of (A) the Senior Interest Distribution Amount
distributable to the holders of the Class A Certificates, (B) the Interest
Distribution Amount distributable to the holders of the Mezzanine Certificates
and (C) the Principal Remittance Amount.
"Net WAC Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class A Certificates and
the Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum (adjusted
for the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to
the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage
Loans, weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Due Period. For federal income
tax purposes, the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate calculated pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence shall be the equivalent of that which is provided
in such immediately preceding sentence expressed as a per annum rate equal to
the weighted average of the aggregate REMIC I Remittance Rates on the REMIC I
Regular Interests, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of such
REMIC I Regular Interests.
"Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount": With respect to any Class of the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date, the sum
of (A) the positive excess of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued
on such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date had the Pass-Through
Rate been calculated at the related Formula Rate over (ii) the amount of
interest accrued on such Class of Certificates at the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate
for such Distribution Date and (B) the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for
the previous Distribution Date not previously distributed, together with
interest thereon at a rate equal to the related Formula Rate for such Class of
Certificates for such Distribution Date.
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"Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account": As defined in Section 3.27.
"New Lease": Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf of REMIC I,
including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC I, if REMIC I has the
right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.
"Nonrecoverable Advance": Any Advance previously made or proposed to be
made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith
business judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed
Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections,
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property
as provided herein.
"Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance": Any Servicing Advance previously made
or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in
the good faith business judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a
proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related
Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage
Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
"Non-United States Person": Any Person other than a United States Person.
"Notional Amount": With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any
Distribution Date, the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I Regular
Interests for such Distribution Date.
"Officers' Certificate": A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a vice president
(however denominated), and by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the
assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Servicer, the Seller or the
Depositor, as applicable.
"One-Month LIBOR": With respect to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine
Certificates and for purposes of the Marker Rate and Maximum I-LTZZ
Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM9 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and any Interest Accrual Period
therefor, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related Interest
Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar
deposits, as such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London
time) on such Interest Determination Date; provided that if such rate does not
appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the
basis of the offered rates of the Reference Banks for one-month U.S. dollar
deposits, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. In
such event, the Trustee will request the principal London office of each of the
Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If on such Interest
Determination Date, two or more Reference Banks provide such offered quotations,
One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic
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mean of such offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest
whole multiple of 1/16%). If on such Interest Determination Date, fewer than two
Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the related
Interest Accrual Period shall be the higher of (i) LIBOR as determined on the
previous Interest Determination Date and (ii) the Reserve Interest Rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, under the priorities described above, LIBOR
for an Interest Determination Date would be based on LIBOR for the previous
Interest Determination Date for the third consecutive Interest Determination
Date, the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor, shall select an
alternative comparable index (over which the Trustee has no control), used for
determining one-month Eurodollar lending rates that is calculated and published
(or otherwise made available) by an independent party. The establishment of
One-Month LIBOR by the Trustee and the Trustee's subsequent calculation of the
interest rates applicable to the Certificates for the relevant Interest Accrual
Period, in the absence of manifest error, shall be final and binding.
"Opinion of Counsel": A written opinion of counsel, who may, without
limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor or the Servicer, acceptable to
the Trustee, if such opinion is delivered to the Trustee, except that any
opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a
REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of
Independent counsel.
"Original Mortgage Loan": Any of the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I as
of the Closing Date.
"Originator": New Century Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation,
or its successor in interest.
"Overcollateralization Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date, the
excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties as of the last day of the related Due Period over (b)
the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class P Certificates.
"Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the Overcollateralization Target
Amount applicable to such Distribution Date over (b) the Overcollateralization
Amount applicable to such Distribution Date (calculated for this purpose only
after assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Distribution
Date has been distributed).
"Overcollateralization Floor Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, the amount equal to 0.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
"Overcollateralization Increase Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, the lesser of (a) the Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount as of such
Distribution Date (calculated for this purpose only after assuming that 100% of
the Principal Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date has been distributed)
and (b) the amount of Accrued Certificate
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Interest payable on the Class CE Certificates on such Distribution Date as
reduced by Realized Losses allocated thereto with respect to such Distribution
Date pursuant to Section 4.04.
"Overcollateralization Reduction Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Principal Remittance Amount on
such Distribution Date and (b) the Excess Overcollateralized Amount.
"Overcollateralization Target Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, (i) prior to the Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 4.80% of the aggregate
outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off
Date, (ii) on or after the Stepdown Date provided a Trigger Event is not in
effect, the greater of (x) 9.60% of the then current aggregate outstanding
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period and (y) the Overcollateralization Floor Amount, or (iii) on or after
the Stepdown Date and if a Trigger Event is in effect, the Overcollateralization
Target Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution Date. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, on and after any Distribution Date following the reduction of the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates to zero, the Overcollateralization Target Amount shall be
zero.
"Ownership Interest": As to any Certificate, any ownership or security
interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the
Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal
or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.
"Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class A Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the related
Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate
for such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any
Distribution Date, (i) a per annum rate equal to the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the interest on the Uncertificated
Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest described in clause (y) below computed
at a rate equal to the related REMIC I Remittance Rate minus the Marker Rate and
the denominator of which is (y) the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest X-XXXX, X-XXX0, X-XXX0, X-XXX0, X-XXX0, I-LTM1, I-LTM2, I-LTM3,
I-LTM4, I-LTM5, I-LTM6, I-LTM7, I-LTM8, I-LTM9, I-LTM10 and I-LTZZ and (ii) 100%
of the interest on REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP, expressed as a per annum
rate.
"Percentage Interest": With respect to any Class of Certificates (other
than the Residual Certificates), the undivided percentage ownership in such
Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of
which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount
represented by such Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate
initial Certificate Principal Balance or initial Notional Amount of all of the
Certificates of such Class. The Class A Certificates and the Class M-1
Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to
minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples
of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Mezzanine Certificates (other than the Class M-1
Certificates) are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to
minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $250,000 and integral
multiples of $1 in excess thereof. The Class P Certificates are issuable only in
Percentage Interests corresponding to initial Certificate Principal Balances of
$20 and integral multiples thereof. The Class CE
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Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to
minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $100,000 and integral
multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof; provided, however, that a single
Certificate of each such Class of Certificates may be issued having a Percentage
Interest corresponding to the remainder of the aggregate initial Certificate
Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Class or to an otherwise authorized
denomination for such Class plus such remainder. With respect to any Residual
Certificate, the undivided percentage ownership in such Class evidenced by such
Certificate, as set forth on the face of such Certificate. The Residual
Certificates are issuable in Percentage Interests of 20% and multiples thereof.
"Perfection Representations": The representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto.
"Periodic Rate Cap": With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan
and any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related
Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such
Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage
Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage
Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
"Permitted Investments": Any one or more of the following obligations or
securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless of
whether issued or managed by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or any of
their respective Affiliates:
(i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to
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;
(ii) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, or
bankers' acceptances issued by, any Depository Institution;
(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security
described in clause (i) above entered into with a Depository Institution
(acting as principal);
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount that are
issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States
of America or any state thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency
that rates such securities in its highest long-term unsecured rating
categories at the time of such investment or contractual commitment
providing for such investment;
(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 30 days after the date of acquisition
thereof) that is rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in
its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such
investment;
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(vi) units of money market funds, including those managed or
advised by the Trustee or its Affiliates, that have been rated "AAA" by
Fitch (if rated by Fitch) and "AAAm" or "AAAm-G" by S&P and "Aaa" by
Xxxxx'x; and
(vii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee, any other
demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or
investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agencies as a permitted
investment of funds backing securities having ratings equivalent to its
highest initial rating of the Class A Certificates;
provided, however, that no instrument described hereunder 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 provide a yield to maturity at par
greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
"Permitted Transferee": Any Transferee of a Residual Certificate other
than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.
"Person": Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Plan": Any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA
that is subject to Title I of ERISA, any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1)
of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any entity deemed to
hold plan assets of any of the foregoing.
"Prepayment Assumption": As defined in the Prospectus Supplement.
"Prepayment Charge": With respect to any Prepayment Period, any prepayment
premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any
Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related
Mortgage Note (other than any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount).
"Prepayment Charge Schedule": As of any date, the list of Prepayment
Charges included in the Trust Fund on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 2
(including the prepayment charge summary attached thereto). The Prepayment
Charge Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each
Prepayment Charge:
(i) the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(ii) a code indicating the type of Prepayment Charge;
(iii) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the
related Mortgage Loan;
(iv) the term of the related Prepayment Charge;
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(v) the original Stated Principal Balance of the related
Mortgage Loan; and
(vi) remaining prepayment term in months.
"Prepayment Interest Shortfall": With respect to any Principal Prepayments
in full on the Mortgage Loans and any Distribution Date, any interest shortfall
resulting from Principal Prepayments occurring between the first day of the
related Prepayment Period and the last day of the prior calendar month. The
obligations of the Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are
set forth in Section 3.24.
"Prepayment Period": With respect to any Distribution Date the calendar
month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
"Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date, an
amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of:
(i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment on the
Mortgage Loans due during the related Due Period, received on or prior to
the related Determination Date or Advanced on or prior to the related
Determination Date;
(ii) the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that was
purchased during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or Section 9.01 and the
amount of any shortfall deposited in the Custodial Account in connection
with the substitution of a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03
during the related Prepayment Period;
(iii) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections
(including, without limitation, Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and REO Principal
Amortization) received during the related Prepayment Period, net of any
portion thereof that represents a recovery of principal for which an
Advance was made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a
preceding Distribution Date; and
(iv) the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for
such Distribution Date; minus
(v) the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for
such Distribution Date.
"Principal Prepayment": Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and which
is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full amount of
scheduled interest due on any Due Date in any month or months subsequent to the
month of prepayment.
"Principal Remittance Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date, the
sum of the amounts set forth in (i) through (iii) of the definition of Principal
Distribution Amount.
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"Private Certificates": As defined in Section 5.02(b).
"Prospectus Supplement": The Prospectus Supplement, dated February 6,
2006, relating to the public offering of the Class A Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates (other than the Class M-10 Certificates).
"PTCE": A Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption issued by the United
States Department of Labor which provides that exemptive relief is available to
any party to any transaction which satisfies the conditions of the exemption.
"Purchase Price": With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be
purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(c) or
Section 9.01, and as confirmed by a certification from a Servicing Officer to
the Trustee, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal
Balance thereof as of the date of purchase (or such other price as provided in
Section 9.01), (ii) in the case of (x) a Mortgage Loan, accrued interest on such
Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate in
effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered
by a payment by the Mortgagor or an Advance by the Servicer, which payment or
Advance had as of the date of purchase been distributed pursuant to Section
4.01, through the end of the calendar month in which the purchase is to be
effected plus and (y) an REO Property, the sum of (1) accrued interest on such
Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate in
effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered
by a payment by the Mortgagor or an Advance by the Servicer through the end of
the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO
Property was acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for
each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO
Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such purchase
is to be effected, net of the total of all net rental income, Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and Advances that as of the date of purchase had
been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed Interest pursuant to Section 4.01,
(iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances (including Nonrecoverable
Advances and Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) and any unpaid Servicing Fees
allocable to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, (iv) any amounts previously
withdrawn from the Custodial Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO
Property pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), and (v) in the
case of a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.03,
expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Servicer or the Trustee in
respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation including
any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with any
violation by such loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.
"Qualified Correspondent": Any Person from which the Servicer purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Servicer and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Servicer, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Servicer ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines
that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage
Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were
acquired by the Servicer within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the
Designated Guidelines were, at the
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time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Servicer in origination of
mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Servicer's own
account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans
were underwritten, designated by the Servicer on a consistent basis for use by
lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Servicer; and (iv)
the Servicer employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the
Servicer, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may
involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased
during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to
ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the
underwriting criteria designated by the Servicer.
"Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan": A mortgage loan substituted for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on the
date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance,
after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during
or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Stated Principal
Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month
during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than
(and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) with respect to any Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan,
have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) with respect to any Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan,
have a Minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) with respect to any Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan,
have a Gross Margin equal to the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi)
with respect to any Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, have a next Adjustment Date
not more than two months later than the next Adjustment Date on the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not
more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) have the
same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) have a
Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (x) have a
risk grading determined by the Originator at least equal to the risk grading
assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan and (xi) conform to each representation
and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage
loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts
described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate
principal balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be
determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the terms described
in clause (vii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average
remaining term to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (ix)
hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the risk gradings
described in clause (x) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan
and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the
representations and warranties described in clause (xi) hereof must be satisfied
as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case
may be.
"Rate/Term Refinancing": A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which
are not more than a nominal amount in excess of the existing first mortgage loan
and any subordinate mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related
closing costs, and were used exclusively (except for such nominal amount) to
satisfy the then existing first mortgage loan and
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any subordinate mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property
and to pay related closing costs.
"Rating Agency or Rating Agencies": Fitch, Xxxxx'x and S&P or their
successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence,
"Rating Agencies" shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating
agencies, or other comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor, notice of
which designation shall be given to the Trustee and the Servicer.
"Realized Loss": With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a Final
Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to
(i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement of
the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (ii)
accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the
Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery
Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during
such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was
then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) any amounts
previously withdrawn from the Custodial Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), minus (iv) the proceeds, if
any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar month in
which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that are
payable therefrom to the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 3.11(a)(iii).
With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery
Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of
acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus (ii) accrued
interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor
in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the calendar month
immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was
acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A)
at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing
on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated
Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO Imputed
Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the
calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the
calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (iv)
any amounts previously withdrawn from the Custodial Account in respect of the
related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ix) and Section 3.16(b), minus
(v) the aggregate of all Advances and Servicing Advances (in the case of
Servicing Advances, without duplication of amounts netted out of the rental
income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds described in clause (vi)
below) made by the Servicer in respect of such REO Property or the related
Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer has been or, in connection with such Final
Recovery Determination, will be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.23 out of
rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect
of such REO Property, minus (vi) the total of all net rental income, Insurance
Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property that
has been, or in connection
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with such Final Recovery Determination, will be transferred to the Certificate
Account pursuant to Section 3.23.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a
Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Debt
Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected
Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have
been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.
If the Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries with respect to any
Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect to that Mortgage
Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are applied to principal
distributions on any Distribution Date.
Realized Losses allocated to the Class CE Certificates shall be allocated
first to the REMIC II Regular Interest CE-IO in reduction of the accrued but
unpaid interest thereon until such accrued and unpaid interest shall have been
reduced to zero and then to the REMIC II Regular Interest CE-PO in reduction of
the Principal Balance thereof.
"Record Date": With respect to each Distribution Date and any Book-Entry
Certificate, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date. With
respect to each Distribution Date and any other Certificates, including any
Definitive Certificates, the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, except in the case
of the first Record Date which shall be the Closing Date.
"Reference Banks": Deutsche Bank AG, Barclays' Bank PLC, The Tokyo
Mitsubishi Bank and National Westminster Bank PLC and their successors in
interest; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing banks are not suitable
to serve as a Reference Bank, then any leading banks selected by the Trustee,
after consultation with the Depositor, which are engaged in transactions in
Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an
established place of business in London and (ii) not controlling, under the
control of or under common control with the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof.
"Refinanced Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not
used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
"Regular Certificate": Any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate,
Class CE Certificate or Class P Certificate.
"Regular Interest": A "regular interest" in a REMIC within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.
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"Regulation AB": Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation
AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to
time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided
by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities
Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the
staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff
from time to time.
"Relief Act": The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
"Relief Act Interest Shortfall": With respect to any Distribution Date and
any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on such
Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended calendar month as a result of the
application of the Relief Act.
"REMIC": A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Code.
"REMIC I": The segregated pool of assets subject hereto, constituting the
primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, with respect to
which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans and
Prepayment Charges related thereto as from time to time are subject to this
Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and together with
all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (ii) any REO Property, together
with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (iii) the Trustee's rights
with respect to the Mortgage Loans under all insurance policies required to be
maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof; (iv) the
Depositor's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any
security interest created thereby); and (v) the Custodial Account (other than
any amounts representing any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount), the
Certificate Account (other than any amounts representing any Servicer Prepayment
Charge Payment Amount) and any REO Account, and such assets that are deposited
therein from time to time and any investments thereof, together with any and all
income, proceeds and payments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, REMIC I specifically excludes all payments and other
collections of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the
Cut-off Date, all Prepayment Charges payable in connection with Principal
Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans made before the Cut-off Date, the Net WAC Rate
Carryover Reserve Account and the Cap Contracts.
"REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then
outstanding and (ii) the REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTAA minus the Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.
"REMIC I Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any date of
determination, (i) 1% of the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I
Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP) minus (ii) the
aggregate Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4,
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REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10, in each case as of such date
of determination.
"REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and
(ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two times the aggregate
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9 and
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ.
"REMIC I Regular Interest": Any of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
"regular interest" in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time or
shall otherwise be entitled to interest as set forth herein, and shall be
entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as
set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The REMIC I Regular Interests are
as follows: REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTZZ and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP.
"REMIC I Remittance Rate": With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest
and any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage
Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their Stated Principal Balances
as of the first day of the related Due Period.
"REMIC I Required Overcollateralized Amount": 1% of the
Overcollateralization Target Amount.
"REMIC II": The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the REMIC I
Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Class
A Certificates, the
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Mezzanine Certificates, the Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates and
the Class R-II Interest and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which
a separate REMIC election is to be made.
"REMIC II Regular Interests": Any Regular Interest issued by REMIC II, the
ownership of which is evidenced by a Class A Certificate, Class M Certificate or
Class CE Certificate.
"REMIC II Regular Interest CE-IO": A separate non-certificated regular
interest of REMIC II designated as a REMIC II Regular Interest. REMIC II Regular
Interest CE-IO shall have no entitlement to principal and shall be entitled to
distributions of interest subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an
aggregate amount equal to interest distributable with respect to the Class CE
Certificates pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.
"REMIC II Regular Interest CE-PO": A separate non-certificated regular
interest of REMIC II designated as a REMIC II Regular Interest. REMIC II Regular
Interest CE-PO shall have no entitlement to interest and shall be entitled to
distributions of principal subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an
aggregate amount equal to principal distributable with respect to the Class CE
Certificates pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.
"REMIC Provisions": Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section 860A through
860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary and final
regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements promulgated
thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
"Remittance Report": A report in form and substance acceptable to the
Trustee on an electronic data file or tape prepared by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 4.03 containing the date elements specified on Schedule 4, hereto, with
such additions, deletions and modifications as agreed to by the Trustee and the
Servicer.
"Rents from Real Property": With respect to any REO Property, gross income
of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being included in
the term "rents from real property."
"REO Account": The account or accounts maintained, or caused to be
maintained, by the Servicer in respect of an REO Property pursuant to Section
3.23.
"REO Disposition": The sale or other disposition of an REO Property on
behalf of REMIC I.
"REO Imputed Interest": As to any REO Property, for any calendar month
during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I, one month's
interest at the applicable Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate on the Stated
Principal Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such
calendar month, of the related Mortgage Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of
business on the Distribution Date in such calendar month.
"REO Principal Amortization": With respect to any REO Property, for any
calendar month, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of all amounts received
in respect of such REO
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Property during such calendar month, whether in the form of rental income, sale
proceeds (including, without limitation, that portion of the Termination Price
paid in connection with a purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties pursuant to Section 9.01 that is allocable to such REO Property) or
otherwise, net of any portion of such amounts (i) payable pursuant to Section
3.23(c) in respect of the proper operation, management and maintenance of such
REO Property or (ii) payable or reimbursable to the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.23(d) for unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and
unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances in respect of such REO Property or
the related Mortgage Loan, over (b) the REO Imputed Interest in respect of such
REO Property for such calendar month.
"REO Property": A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of
REMIC I through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, as described in
Section 3.23.
"Request for Release": A release signed by a Servicing Officer, in the
form of Exhibit 3 to the Custodial Agreement.
"Reserve Interest Rate": With respect to any Interest Determination Date,
the rate per annum that the Trustee determines to be either (i) the arithmetic
mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%) of
the one-month U.S. dollar lending rates which New York City banks selected by
the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor, are quoting on the relevant
Interest Determination Date to the principal London offices of leading banks in
the London interbank market or (ii) in the event that the Trustee can determine
no such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month U.S. dollar lending rate which New
York City banks selected by the Trustee, after consultation with the Depositor,
are quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading European banks.
"Residential Dwelling": Any one of the following: (i) an attached,
detached or semi-detached one-family dwelling, (ii) an attached, detached or
semi-detached two-to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a
Xxxxxx Xxx eligible condominium project, or (iv) an attached, detached or
semi-detached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which
is a co-operative or mobile home (as defined in 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, Section
5402(6)).
"Residual Certificates": The Class R Certificates.
"Residual Interest": The sole class of "residual interests" in a REMIC
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.
"Responsible Officer": When used with respect to the Trustee, any vice
president, managing director, director, any assistant vice president, the
Secretary, any assistant secretary, the Treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any
associate, any trust officer or assistant trust officer or any other officer of
the Trustee having direct responsibility over this Agreement or otherwise
engaged in performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and, with respect to a particular matter, to whom such
matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
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"Responsible Party": NC Capital Corporation, a California corporation, or
its successor in interest, in its capacity as responsible party under the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
"Rolling Three-Month Delinquency Average": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the average aggregate unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more for each of the three (or one and two,
in the case of the Distribution Dates in March 2006 and April 2006,
respectively) immediately preceding months.
"S&P": Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
"Securitization Transaction": Any transaction involving either (1) a sale
or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to
an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or
privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance
of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the
payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more
portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of
some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
"Seller": Xxxxxxxxxx Securities, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or
its successor in interest, in its capacity as seller under the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement.
"Senior Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Interest Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates and (ii) the Interest Carry
Forward Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates.
"Servicer": New Century Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation, or
any successor servicer appointed as herein provided, in its capacity as Servicer
hereunder.
"Servicer Certification": As defined in Section 4.06.
"Servicer Event of Default": One or more of the events described in
Section 7.01.
"Servicer Information": As defined in Section 12.07(a)(i).
"Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount": The amounts payable by the
Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to Section 3.01.
"Servicer Remittance Date": With respect to any Distribution Date, by
1:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day preceding the related Distribution
Date.
"Servicer Termination Test": The Servicer Termination Test will be failed
with respect to any Distribution Date if the aggregate amount of Realized Losses
incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period
(reduced by the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries received from the
Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period) divided by
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date
exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such
Distribution Date:
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PAYMENT DATE OCCURRING IN PERCENTAGE
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March 2009 through February 2010 3.00%
March 2010 through February 2111 4.75%
March 2011 through 2012 6.10%
March 2012 and thereafter 6.85%
"Servicing Account": The account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section 3.09.
"Servicing Advances": The reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses
(including legal fees) incurred by the Servicer in connection with a default,
delinquency or other unanticipated event by the Servicer in the performance of
its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the
preservation, restoration, inspection and protection of a Mortgaged Property,
(ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including but not limited to
foreclosures and litigation, in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the
management (including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation
of any REO Property and (iv) the performance of its obligations under Section
3.01, Section 3.09, Section 3.14, Section 3.16 and Section 3.23. The Servicer
shall not be required to make any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.
"Servicing Criteria": The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d)
of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
"Servicing Fee": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any calendar
month, an amount equal to the Servicing Fee Rate accrued for one month (or in
the event of any payment of interest which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in
full made by the Mortgagor during such calendar month, interest for the number
of days covered by such payment of interest) on the same principal amount on
which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month, calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. A portion of
such Servicing Fee may be retained by any Sub-Servicer as its servicing
compensation.
"Servicing Fee Rate": 0.500% per annum.
"Servicing Officer": Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of Mortgage Loans, whose name
and specimen signature appear on a list of Servicing Officers furnished by the
Servicer to the Trustee and the Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may
from time to time be amended.
"Servicing Transfer Costs": Shall mean all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by the Trustee in connection with the transfer of servicing from a
predecessor servicer, including, without limitation, any reasonable costs or
expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the
completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required
by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or
otherwise to enable the Trustee (or any successor servicer appointed pursuant to
Section 7.02) to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.
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"Single Certificate": With respect to any Class of Certificates (other
than the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates), a hypothetical
Certificate of such Class evidencing a Percentage Interest for such Class
corresponding to an initial Certificate Principal Balance of $1,000. With
respect to the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates, a
hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a 100% Percentage Interest in
such Class.
"Startup Day": With respect to each Trust REMIC, the day designated as
such pursuant to Section 10.01(b) hereof.
"Stated Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of
any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which
the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan
would be distributed, the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
Cut-off Date, as shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus the sum of (i) the
principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on a Due Date subsequent to the
Cut-off Date, to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the
Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of
determination, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after the Cut-off Date,
to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of
determination, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds applied by
the Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3.16, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before
such date of determination, and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect
thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation made during or prior to the
Prepayment Period for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or
preceding such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination
coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if
any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be
distributed, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date of
determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the
proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would
be distributed, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Stated Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property
was acquired on behalf of REMIC I, minus the sum of (i) if such REO Property was
acquired before the Distribution Date in any calendar month, the principal
portion of the Monthly Payment due on the Due Date in the calendar month of
acquisition, to the extent advanced by the Servicer and distributed pursuant to
Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, and (ii) the aggregate
amount of REO Principal Amortization in respect of such REO Property for all
previously ended calendar months, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section
4.01 on or before such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of
determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which
the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property
would be distributed, zero.
"Static Pool Information": Static pool information as described in Item
1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
"Stepdown Date": The later to occur of (a) the Distribution Date occurring
in March 2009 and (b) the first Distribution Date on which the Credit
Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only prior to any
distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount to the holders
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of the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such
Distribution Date) is equal to or greater than 46.90%.
"Subcontractor": Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person (but not
including the Trustee, except to the extent described in Article XI) that is not
responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by
participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but
performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the
Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.
"Subordination Percentage": With respect to each class of Class A and
Class M Certificates, the applicable approximate percentage set forth in the
table below.
CLASS PERCENTAGE CLASS PERCENTAGE
A 53.10% M-7 84.20%
M-1 60.40% M-8 86.40%
M-2 67.20% M-9 88.40%
M-3 71.20% M-10 90.40%
M-4 74.90%
M-5 78.30%
M-6 81.40%
"Sub-Servicer": Any Person with which the Servicer has entered into a
Sub-Servicing Agreement and which meets the qualifications of a Sub-Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.02.
"Sub-Servicing Account": As defined in Section 3.08.
"Sub-Servicing Agreement": The written contract between the Servicer and a
Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans
as provided in Section 3.02.
"Subsequent Recoveries": As of any Distribution Date, unexpected amounts
received by the Servicer (net of any related expenses permitted to be reimbursed
to the Servicer) specifically related to a Mortgage Loan that was the subject of
a liquidation or an REO Disposition prior to the related Prepayment Period that
resulted in a Realized Loss. If Subsequent Recoveries are received, they will be
included as part of the Principal Remittance Amount for the following
Distribution Date. In addition, after giving effect to all distributions on a
Distribution Date, the amount of such Subsequent Recoveries will increase the
Certificate Principal Balance first, of the Class A Certificates then
outstanding, if a Realized Loss had been allocated to the Class A Certificates,
on a pro rata basis by the amount of such Subsequent Recoveries, and second, of
the class of Mezzanine Certificates then outstanding with the highest
distribution priority to which a Realized Loss was allocated. Thereafter, such
class of Class A and Class M Certificates will accrue interest on the increased
Certificate Principal Balance.
"Substitution Shortfall Amount": As defined in Section 2.03(b).
"Tax Returns": The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue Service
Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return,
including Schedule Q
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thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income
or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of the
Trust Fund due to the classification of portions thereof as REMICs under the
REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information reports or returns
that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the
Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any
applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.
"Telerate Page 3750": The display designated as page "3750" on the Dow
Xxxxx Telerate Capital Markets Report (or such other page as may replace page
3750 on that report for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates
of major banks).
"Termination Price": As defined in Section 9.01.
"Terminator": As defined in Section 9.01.
"Third-Party Originator": Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Servicer.
"Transaction Party": As defined in Section 11.02.
"Transfer": Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation,
or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
"Transferee": Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
"Transferor": Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
"Trigger Event": A Trigger Event is in effect on any Distribution Date on
or after the Stepdown Date if:
(a) the Delinquency Percentage exceeds 34.12% of the then
current Credit Enhancement Percentage for the prior Distribution Date; or
(b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the
Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period (reduced by
the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries received since the Cut-off
Date through the last day of the related Due Period) divided by aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date
exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such
Distribution Date:
DISTRIBUTION DATE OCCURRING IN PERCENTAGE
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March 2009 through February 2010 3.00%
March 2010 through February 2111 4.75%
March 2011 through 2012 6.10%
March 2012 and thereafter 6.85%
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"Trust Fund": Collectively, all of the assets of each Trust REMIC, the Net
WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the Cap Contracts and the other assets
conveyed by the Depositor to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01.
"Trust REMIC": Any of REMIC I or REMIC II.
"Trustee": Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association, or its
successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.
"Trustee Information": As defined in Section 11.05.
"Trustee Fee": The amount payable to the Trustee on each Distribution Date
pursuant to Section 8.05 as compensation for all services rendered by it in the
execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any
of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, which amount shall equal the
Trustee Fee Rate accrued for one month on the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties as of the first day of the related
Due Period (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off
Date), calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months.
"Trustee Fee Rate": 0.0025% per annum.
"Uncertificated Balance": The amount of any REMIC I Regular Interest
outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the
Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall equal the amount
set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial uncertificated
balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I
Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal made on such
REMIC I Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 and,
if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such
Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 4.04. The
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ shall be increased by
interest deferrals as provided in Section 4.01(a)(1)(i)(A). The Uncertificated
Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall never be less than zero.
"Uncertificated Interest": With respect to any REMIC I Regular Interest
for any Distribution Date, one month's interest at the REMIC I Remittance Rate
applicable to such REMIC I Regular Interest for such Distribution Date, accrued
on the Uncertificated Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution
Date. Uncertificated Interest in respect of any REMIC I Regular Interest shall
accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC
I Regular Interest, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to
the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.24 and (b) the
aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any allocated, in each
case, to such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02. In addition,
Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to
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any REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by Realized Losses, if any,
allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02 and Section
4.04.
"Underwriters' Exemption": An individual exemption issued by the United
States Department of Labor, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 91-23 (56 Fed. Reg.
15936, April 19, 1991), as amended, to Citigroup Global Markets Inc.(formerly
known as Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc.), for specific offerings in which Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. or any person directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is an underwriter, placement agent or a manager or
co-manager of the underwriting syndicate or selling group where the trust and
the offered certificates meet specified conditions. The Underwriters' Exemption,
as amended, provides a partial exemption for transactions involving certificates
representing a beneficial interest in a trust and entitling the holder to
pass-through payments of principal, interest and/or other payments with respect
to the trust's assets.
"Uninsured Cause": Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property such that
the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the
hazard insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.14.
"United States Person": A citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership (or other entity treated as a corporation or
partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized
in, or under the laws of, the United States, any state thereof, or the District
of Columbia (except in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in
Treasury regulations) provided that, for purposes solely of the restrictions on
the transfer of Class R Certificates, no partnership or other entity treated as
a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as
a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such
partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for
United States federal income tax purposes are required by the applicable
operative agreement to be United States Persons, or an estate the income of
which from sources without the United States is includible in gross income for
United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the
conduct of a trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court
within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have authority
to control all substantial decisions of the trust. The term "United States"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor
provisions.
"Value": With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the
lesser of (a) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the
Originator of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan
by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac
and (b) the value thereof as determined by a review appraisal conducted by the
Originator in accordance with the Originator's underwriting guidelines, and (ii)
the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with
the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, (A) in the case of a
Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely
upon the lesser of (1) the value determined by an appraisal made for the
Originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such
Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of
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Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and (2) the value thereof as determined by a review
appraisal conducted by the Originator in accordance with the Originator's
underwriting guidelines, and (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan originated in
connection with a "lease-option purchase," such value of the Mortgaged Property
is based on the lower of the value determined by an appraisal made for the
Originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination or the sale price of
such Mortgaged Property if the "lease option purchase price" was set less than
12 months prior to origination, and is based on the value determined by an
appraisal made for the Originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of
origination if the "lease option purchase price" was set 12 months or more prior
to origination.
"Voting Rights": The portion of the voting rights of all of the
Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. With respect to any date of
determination, 98% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders of
the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE
Certificates in proportion to the then outstanding Certificate Principal
Balances of their respective Certificates, 1% of all Voting Rights will be
allocated to the holders of the Class P Certificates and 1% of all Voting Rights
will be allocated among the holders of the Residual Certificates. The Voting
Rights allocated to each Class of Certificate shall be allocated among Holders
of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests as
of the most recent Record Date.
SECTION 1.02 Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls. For purposes of
calculating the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest and the amount of the
Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine
Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the
aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not
covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and any Relief Act
Interest Shortfall incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any
Distribution Date shall be allocated first, to the Class CE Certificates based
on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then applicable
Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE Certificates and,
thereafter, among the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates on a
pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then
applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate Principal
Balance of each such Certificate and (2) the aggregate amount of any Realized
Losses incurred for any Distribution Date shall be allocated to the Class CE
Certificates based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then
applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE
Certificates.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for the
REMIC I Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls
incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be
allocated among REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTZZ pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one
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month's interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the
respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. On the Closing Date, the
Depositor will transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee
without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all the right,
title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for
the benefit of the Depositor, in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, and all other assets included or to be included in REMIC I.
Such assignment includes all interest and principal received by the Depositor or
the Servicer on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than payments of
principal and interest due on such Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off
Date). The Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee an executed copy of the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
In connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor shall
deliver to and deposit with the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee the following
documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred and
assigned (in each case, a "Mortgage File"):
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in blank or in the
following form "Pay to the order of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
under the applicable agreement, without recourse," with all prior and
intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the
originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;
(ii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon,
and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed
pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon;
(iii) an original Assignment in blank;
(iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments showing a
complete chain of assignment from the originator to the Person assigning
the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by the immediately preceding
clause (iii);
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification or
substitution agreement, if any; and
(vi) the original lender's title insurance policy or, if the
original title policy has not been issued, the irrevocable commitment to
issue the same.
With respect to a maximum of approximately 2.0% of the Original Mortgage
Loans by outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Original Mortgage Loans as
of the Cut-off Date, if any original Mortgage Note referred to in Section
2.01(i) above cannot be located, the
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obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be
satisfied upon delivery to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee of a photocopy
of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit substantially in
the form of Exhibit H attached hereto. If any of the original Mortgage Notes for
which a lost note affidavit was delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee is subsequently located, such original Mortgage Note shall be delivered
to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee within three Business Days.
If any of the documents referred to in Sections 2.01(ii), (iii) or (iv)
above has, as of the Closing Date, been submitted for recording but either (x)
has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or (y) has
been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of such
document, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall be
deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee of a copy of each such document certified by the Originator in the case
of (x) above or the applicable public recording office in the case of (y) above
to be a true and complete copy of the original that was submitted for recording
and (2) if such copy is certified by the Originator, delivery to the Custodian
on behalf of the Trustee, promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original
or a copy of such document certified by the applicable public recording office
to be a true and complete copy of the original. Notice shall be provided to the
Trustee and the Rating Agencies by the Depositor if delivery pursuant to clause
(2) above will be made more than 180 days after the Closing Date. If the
original lender's title insurance policy was not delivered pursuant to Section
2.01(vi) above, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, promptly after receipt thereof, the original
lender's title insurance policy. The Depositor shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee promptly upon receipt
thereof any other original documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File
received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any
original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of any Mortgage
Loan.
The Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Seller under the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement to promptly (within sixty Business Days following the
later of the Closing Date and the date of receipt by the Trustee of the
recording information for a Mortgage, but in no event later than ninety days
following the Closing Date) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at
the expense of the Responsible Party and at no expense to the Trust Fund, the
Trustee or the Depositor, in the appropriate public office for real property
records, each Assignment referred to in Sections 2.01(iii) and (iv) above and
the Depositor shall execute each original Assignment or cause each original
Assignment to be executed in the following form: "Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Trustee under the applicable agreement." In the event that any such Assignment
is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Seller shall
promptly prepare or cause to be prepared (at the expense of the Responsible
Party) a substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such defect, as the
case may be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. If
the Responsible Party is unable to pay the cost of recording the Assignments,
such expense will be paid by the Trustee and shall be reimbursable to the
Trustee as an Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Trustee shall not be responsible for determining whether any Assignment
delivered by the Depositor hereunder is in recordable form.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for administrative convenience and
facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing costs, the Assignments shall not
be required to be submitted for recording (except with respect to any Mortgage
Loan located in Maryland) unless the Trustee or the Depositor receives written
notice that failure to record would result in a withdrawal or a downgrading by
any Rating Agency of the rating on any Class of Certificates; provided, however,
the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Seller under the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement to submit or cause to be submitted each Assignment for
recording in the manner described above, at no expense to the Trust Fund or the
Trustee, upon the earliest to occur of: (i) reasonable direction by Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights, (ii) the occurrence
of a Servicer Event of Default, (iii) the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency
or foreclosure relating to the Servicer, (iv) the occurrence of a servicing
transfer as described in Section 7.02 hereof, (v) with respect to any one
Assignment, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating
to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage and (vi) any Mortgage Loan that is
90 days or more delinquent. Upon receipt of written notice by the Trustee from
the Servicer that recording of the Assignments is required pursuant to one or
more of the conditions set forth in the preceding sentence, the Depositor shall
be required to deliver such Assignments or shall cause such Assignments to be
delivered within 30 days following receipt of such notice.
All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are not
delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee are and shall be held by or
on behalf of the Seller, the Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, in
trust for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. In the
event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this
Section 2.01 to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered
promptly to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee. Any such original document
delivered to or held by the Depositor that is not required pursuant to the terms
of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File, shall be delivered promptly to
the Servicer.
The parties hereto understand and agree that it is not intended that any
Mortgage Loans be included in the Trust that are (a) "high cost" loans under the
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) "high cost,"
"threshold," "covered" or "predatory" loans under any other applicable federal,
state or local law (including without limitation any regulation or ordinance)
(or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing
heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential
mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees).
SECTION 2.02 Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee. The Trustee acknowledges
receipt by the Custodian subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 above and
subject to any exceptions noted on the exception report described in the next
paragraph below, of the documents referred to in Section 2.01 (other than such
documents described in Section 2.01(v)) and all other assets included in the
definition of "REMIC I" under clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) (to the extent of
amounts attributable thereto deposited into the Certificate Account) and
declares that it holds and will hold such documents and the other documents
delivered to it constituting a Mortgage File, and that it holds or will hold all
such assets and such other assets included in the definition of "REMIC I" in
trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future
Certificateholders.
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The Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall cause the
Custodian to review each Mortgage File in accordance with the Custodial
Agreement, on or before the Closing Date, and the Trustee shall cause the
Custodian to certify in substantially the form attached to the Custodial
Agreement as Exhibit 1 that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan
specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not being
covered by such certification), (i) all documents constituting part of such
Mortgage File (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) required
to be delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii)
such documents have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their
face and relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on the Custodian's
examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule that corresponds to items (i), (ii), (x), (xi) and (xiv)
of the definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" accurately reflects information
set forth in the Mortgage File. It is herein acknowledged that, in conducting
such review, the Trustee (or the Custodian, as applicable) is under no duty or
obligation (i) to inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments,
certificates or other papers to determine whether they are genuine, enforceable,
valid, legally binding, effective or appropriate for the represented purpose or
whether they have actually been recorded or are in recordable form or that they
are other than what they purport to be on their face, (ii) to determine whether
any Mortgage File should include any of the documents specified in clause (v) of
Section 2.01 or (iii) to determine the perfection or priority of any security
interest in any such documents or instruments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
conducting the review described in this Section 2.02, the Trustee (or the
Custodian, if applicable, shall not be responsible for determining (i) if an
Assignment is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related
Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale of the Mortgage or
(ii) if a Mortgage creates a first or second lien on, or first or second
priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property.
Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement, the Trustee shall
cause the Custodian to deliver as required under the Custodial Agreement to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer a final certification in the form
attached to the Custodial Agreement as Exhibit 2 evidencing the completeness of
the Mortgage Files, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon, and the
Servicer shall forward a copy thereof to any Sub-Servicer.
If in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making or preparing,
as the case may be, the certifications referred to above, the Custodian, on
behalf of the Trustee, finds any document or documents constituting a part of a
Mortgage File to be missing or defective in any material respect, at the
conclusion of its review the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall so
notify the Depositor and the Servicer. In addition, upon the discovery by the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Custodian or the Trustee of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties made by either the Responsible Party or the
Seller in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of any
Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects such Mortgage Loan or the
interests of the Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering
such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties.
The Trustee shall, at the written request and expense of any
Certificateholder, cause the Custodian to provide a written report to the
Trustee for forwarding to such Certificateholder of all Mortgage Files released
to the Servicer for servicing purposes.
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The Depositor and the Trustee intend that the assignment and transfer
herein contemplated is absolute and constitutes a sale of the Mortgage Loans,
the related Mortgage Notes and the related documents, conveying good title
thereto free and clear of any liens and encumbrances, from the Depositor to the
Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and that such
property not be part of the Depositor's estate or property of the Depositor in
the event of any insolvency by the Depositor. In the event that such conveyance
is deemed to be, or to be made as security for, a loan, the parties intend that
the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted and does hereby grant to the
Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Depositor's
right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage
Notes and the related documents, and that this Agreement shall constitute a
security agreement under applicable law.
SECTION 2.03 Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the
Responsible Party and the Seller. (a) Upon discovery or receipt of notice of any
materially defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage
File or of the breach by the Responsible Party or the Seller of any
representation, warranty or covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
in respect of any Mortgage Loan that materially adversely affects the value of
such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the
Trustee shall promptly notify the Seller, the Responsible Party and the Servicer
of such defect, missing document or breach and request that the Responsible
Party or the Seller, as applicable, deliver such missing document or cure such
defect or breach within 60 days from the date the Responsible Party or the
Seller, as applicable, was notified of such missing document, defect or breach,
and if the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, does not deliver such
missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during
such period, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Responsible Party
or the Seller, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to
repurchase such Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase Price within 90 days
after the date on which the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, was
notified (subject to Section 2.03(c)) of such missing document, defect or
breach, if and to the extent that the Responsible Party or the Seller, as
applicable, is obligated to do so under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the
Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account and the Trustee, or the Custodian
on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the
Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Responsible Party or the Seller,
as applicable, the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and
deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, as the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, shall furnish
to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the Responsible Party or the Seller,
as applicable, any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. The Trustee shall not
have any further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. In lieu of
repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, if so provided in the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Responsible Party or the Seller, as
applicable, may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from REMIC I (in which
case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations
set forth in Section 2.03(b); provided, however, the Responsible Party may not
substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for any Deleted Mortgage Loan
that violates any predatory or abusive lending law. It is understood and agreed
that the obligation of the Responsible Party and the Seller to cure or to
repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is
missing, a material defect in a
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constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is
continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such omission, defect or
breach available to the Trustee and the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for Deleted
Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a) must be effected prior to the
date which is two years after the Startup Day for REMIC I.
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Responsible Party or the
Seller, as applicable, substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans, such substitution shall be effected by the Responsible Party or the
Seller, as applicable, delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee,
for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and
agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are required by Section
2.01, together with an Officers' Certificate providing that each such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the
Substitution Shortfall Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with
such substitution. In accordance with the Custodial Agreement, the Trustee shall
cause the Custodian to acknowledge receipt for such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans and, within ten Business Days thereafter, shall review
such documents as specified in Section 2.02 and cause the Custodian to deliver
to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer, with respect to such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, a certification substantially in the form
attached to the Custodial Agreement as Exhibit 1, with any applicable exceptions
noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, in accordance with
the Custodial Agreement, the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to deliver to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer a certification substantially in the
form attached to the Custodial Agreement as Exhibit 2 with respect to such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, with any applicable exceptions
noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution are not part of REMIC I and will be
retained by the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of
substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly
Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan on or before the Due Date in the month
of substitution, and the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, shall
thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of
such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Depositor shall give or cause to be given
written notice to the Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place,
shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such
amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the Custodian. Upon such
substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute
part of the Mortgage Pool and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of
this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, all
applicable representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement.
For any month in which the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable,
substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more
Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the amount (the
"Substitution Shortfall Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price
of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate of, as to
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each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance
thereof as of the date of substitution, together with one month's interest on
such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate,
plus all outstanding Advances and Servicing Advances (including Nonrecoverable
Advances and Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) related thereto. On the date of
such substitution, the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, will
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial
Account an amount equal to the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if any, and upon
receipt by the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of the related Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer to the
Trustee of such deposit, the Trustee shall cause the Custodian to release, as
required by the Custodial Agreement, to the Responsible Party or the Seller, as
applicable, the related Mortgage File or Files and the Trustee shall execute and
deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver to
it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released
pursuant hereto.
In addition, the Responsible Party or the Seller, as applicable, shall
obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that such substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be
imposed on any Trust REMIC, including without limitation, any federal tax
imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on
"contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or
(b) any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificate is outstanding.
(c) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee that
any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning
of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within
two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In
connection therewith, the Responsible Party shall repurchase or, subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 2.03(b), substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the
earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected
Mortgage Loan. Such repurchase or substitution shall be made by (i) the
Responsible Party or the Seller, as the case may be, if the affected Mortgage
Loan's status as a non-qualified mortgage is or results from a breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant made by the Responsible Party or the
Seller, as the case may be, under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (ii)
the Depositor, if the affected Mortgage Loan's status as a non-qualified
mortgage is a breach of no representation or warranty. Any such repurchase or
substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.03(a).
The Trustee shall reconvey to the Responsible Party the Mortgage Loan to be
released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and
conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a
representation or warranty.
SECTION 2.04 Capital Contribution. On or prior to the Closing Date,
Xxxxxxxxxx Securities, LP shall transfer to the Custodial Account, on behalf of
the Depositor, the amount of $232,000.00.
SECTION 2.05 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
The Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for the
benefit of the
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Certificateholders and to the Depositor that as of the Closing Date or as of
such date specifically provided herein:
(i) The Servicer is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of California and is duly authorized
and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any state in which a
Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in
compliance with the doing business laws of any such State, to the extent
necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan and to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(ii) The Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its
business as presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Depositor and the Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of
equity;
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer hereunder,
the consummation by the Servicer of any other of the transactions herein
contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof
are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer and will not (A)
result in a breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of
the Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or
acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other
material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by
which it may be bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to
the Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Servicer; and the Servicer
is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or
other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of any
statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially
and adversely affects or, to the Servicer's knowledge, would in the future
materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Servicer to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer
taken as a whole;
(iv) The Servicer is a HUD-approved servicer. No event has
occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage,
that would make the Servicer unable to comply with HUD eligibility
requirements or that would require notification to HUD;
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(v) The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason
or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made
by it and contained in this Agreement;
(vi) No litigation is pending against the Servicer that would
materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability
of this Agreement or the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage
Loans or to perform any of its other obligations hereunder in accordance
with the terms hereof;
(vii) There are no actions or proceedings against, or
investigations known to it of, the Servicer before any court,
administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into
this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its
obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;
(viii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of or
registration or filing with or notice to any court or governmental agency
or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this Agreement or the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any,
that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(ix) The Servicer will not waive any Prepayment Charge unless it
is waived in accordance with the standard set forth in Section 3.01;
(x) The Servicer has fully furnished and will continue to fully
furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its
implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax,
Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or their successors on
a monthly basis; and
(xi) No information, certificate of an officer, statement
furnished or to be furnished in writing or report delivered to the
Depositor, any Affiliate of the Depositor or the Trustee by the Servicer
will, to the knowledge of the Servicer, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the information,
certificate, statement or report not misleading.
It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage
Files to the Trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the
Depositor and the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor,
the Servicer or the Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations,
warranties and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any
Mortgage Loan or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later
than two Business Days following such discovery) to the Trustee. Subject to
Section 7.01, unless such breach shall not be susceptible of cure within
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90 days, the obligation of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.05 to cure
breaches shall constitute the sole remedy against the Servicer available to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders respecting a breach of the representations, warranties and
covenants contained in this Section 2.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, within
90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the
Servicer of the breach of the representation or covenant of the Servicer set
forth in Section 2.05(ix) above, which breach materially and adversely affects
the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates in any Prepayment
Charge, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for
the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such
amount into the Custodial Account.
SECTION 2.06 Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I
Interest. The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans
and the delivery to it of the Mortgage Files, subject to the provisions of
Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, together with the assignment to it of all other
assets included in REMIC I, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, the
Trustee, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer
of the Depositor, has executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order
of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-I
Interest) in authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the Class R-I
Interest, together with the REMIC I Regular Interests, constitute the entire
beneficial ownership interest in REMIC I. The rights of the Class R-I Interest
and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interest) to receive
distributions from the proceeds of REMIC I in respect of the Class R-I Interest
and the REMIC I Regular Interests, and all ownership interests evidenced or
constituted by the Class R-I Interest and the REMIC I Regular Interests, shall
be as set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 2.07 Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of
REMIC II by the Trustee. The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to
the Trustee, without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor
in and to the REMIC I Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R-II
Interest and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The Trustee
acknowledges receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests and declares that it holds
and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present
and future holders of the Class R-II Interest and REMIC II (as holder of the
REMIC I Regular Interests). The rights of the holders of the Class R-II Interest
and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests) to receive
distributions from the proceeds of REMIC II in respect of the Class R-II
Interest and REMIC II Regular Interests, respectively, and all ownership
interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-II Interest and the REMIC II
Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 2.08 Issuance of Class R Certificates. The Trustee acknowledges
the assignment to it of the REMIC Regular Interests and, concurrently therewith
and in exchange therefor, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor
executed by an officer of the Depositor, the Trustee has executed, authenticated
and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates in
authorized denominations.
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ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION 3.01 Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and
administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best
interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the
Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with
such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar
mortgage loans for its own portfolio, and in accordance with customary and usual
standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering
similar mortgage loans but without regard to:
(i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any
Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related
Mortgagor;
(ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the
Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer;
(iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing
Advances; or
(iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive
compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular
transaction.
To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek
to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a
Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is
standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver
would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total
proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related
Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of
the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a
reasonably foreseeable default or (iii) collection of the related Prepayment
Charge would violate applicable law. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as
permitted by meeting both of the standards described in clauses (i) and (ii)
above, then the Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment
Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by
depositing such amount into the Custodial Account together with and at the time
that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited
into the Custodial Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment
Charges pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) shall be deemed to be paid outside of
the Trust Fund.
Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of
this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have
full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in
Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with
such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in its own name
or in the
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name of a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when
the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment, for the benefit of
the Certificateholders, in accordance with the servicing standards set forth
above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the
Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to
the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of
partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute
foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert
the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such
properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall
service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state
and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be
provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of
this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under
any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, the Trustee shall
execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and
any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents
necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out
their servicing and administrative duties hereunder and the Trustee shall not be
liable for the actions of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of
attorney.
Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the
preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as
necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and
assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing
Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the
Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11.
Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely
payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the
purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the
terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer
may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as
provided in Section 4.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification
with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or
increase the principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual
payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan
(unless, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect
to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer,
reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of
any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or
reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to
qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited
transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC
Provisions.
The Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement;
provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer from the
responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement.
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SECTION 3.02 Sub-Servicing Agreements Between Servicer and Sub-Servicers.
(a)Subject to Section 14.01(d), the Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing
Agreements with Sub-Servicers for the servicing and administration of the
Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that such agreements would not result in a
withdrawal or a downgrading by any Rating Agency of the rating on any Class of
Certificates. The Trustee is hereby authorized to acknowledge, at the request of
the Servicer, any Sub-Servicing Agreement that, based on an Officers'
Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Trustee (upon which the Trustee can
conclusively rely), meets the requirements applicable to Sub-Servicing
Agreements set forth in this Agreement and that is otherwise permitted under
this Agreement.
Each Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the
state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are
situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the
Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing
Agreement and (ii) a Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae approved mortgage servicer. Each
Sub-Servicing Agreement must impose on the Sub-Servicer requirements conforming
to the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 and provide for servicing of the
Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer will
examine each Sub-Servicing Agreement and will be familiar with the terms
thereof. The terms of any Sub-Servicing Agreement will not be inconsistent with
any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer and the Sub-Servicers may
enter into and make amendments to the Sub-Servicing Agreements or enter into
different forms of Sub-Servicing Agreements; provided, however, that any such
amendments or different forms shall be consistent with and not violate the
provisions of this Agreement, and that no such amendment or different form shall
be made or entered into which could be reasonably expected to be materially
adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders without the consent of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights; provided,
further, that the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66% of the Voting Rights shall not be required (i) to cure any ambiguity or
defect in a Sub-Servicing Agreement, (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any
provisions of a Sub-Servicing Agreement, or (iii) to make any other provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under a Sub-Servicing Agreement,
which, in each case, shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement. Any variation without the consent of the Holders of Certificates
entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights from the provisions set forth in
Section 3.08 relating to insurance or priority requirements of Sub-Servicing
Accounts, or credits and charges to the Sub-Servicing Accounts or the timing and
amount of remittances by the Sub-Servicers to the Servicer, are conclusively
deemed to be inconsistent with this Agreement and therefore prohibited. The
Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, upon its request, copies of all
Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments or modifications thereof, promptly
upon the Servicer's execution and delivery of such instruments.
(b) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Servicer, for the
benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations
of each Sub-Servicer under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, including,
without limitation, any obligation of a Sub-Servicer to make advances in respect
of delinquent payments as required by a Sub-Servicing Agreement. Such
enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims,
termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements, and the pursuit of other appropriate
remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such
time as the Servicer, in its good faith business
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judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Servicer shall pay the costs of enforcing the obligations of a Sub-Servicer at
its own expense, and shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general
recovery resulting from such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such
recovery exceeds all amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, or
(ii) from a specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys' fees against the
party against whom such enforcement is directed.
SECTION 3.03 Successor Sub-Servicers. The Servicer shall be entitled to
terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and the rights and obligations of any
Sub-Servicer pursuant to any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with the
terms and conditions of such Sub-Servicing Agreement. In the event of
termination of any Sub-Servicer, all servicing obligations of such Sub-Servicer
shall be assumed simultaneously by the Servicer without any act or deed on the
part of such Sub-Servicer or the Servicer, and the Servicer either shall service
directly the related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a Sub-Servicing
Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Section 3.02.
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that such
agreement may be immediately terminated by the Trustee without fee, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Servicer (or
the Trustee, if it is then acting as Servicer) shall, for any reason, no longer
be the Servicer (including termination due to a Servicer Event of Default).
SECTION 3.04 Liability of the Servicer. Notwithstanding any Sub-Servicing
Agreement or the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or
arrangements between the Servicer and a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions
taken through a Sub-Servicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated
and primarily liable to the Trustee and the Certificateholders for the servicing
and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3.01 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of
such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification
from the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and
conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the
Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with
a Sub-Servicer for indemnification of the Servicer by such Sub-Servicer and
nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such
indemnification.
SECTION 3.05 No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers, the
Trustee or the Certificateholders. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement that may be
entered into and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage
Loans involving a Sub-Servicer in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be
between the Sub-Servicer and the Servicer alone, and the Trustee and the
Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims,
rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Sub-Servicer
except as set forth in Section 3.06. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all
fees owed by it to any Sub-Servicer, irrespective of whether the Servicer's
compensation pursuant to this Agreement is sufficient to pay such fees. The
foregoing provision shall not in any way limit a Sub-Servicer's obligation to
cure an omission or defect.
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SECTION 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by the
Trustee. In the event the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the
Servicer (including by reason of the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default),
the Trustee, its designee or other successor Servicer shall thereupon assume all
of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under each Sub-Servicing Agreement
that the Servicer may have entered into, unless the Trustee, such designee or
other successor Servicer elects to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement in
accordance with its terms as provided in Section 3.03. Upon such assumption, the
Trustee, its designee or the successor Servicer for the Trustee appointed
pursuant to Section 7.02 shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to have
assumed all of the Servicer's interest therein and to have replaced the Servicer
as a party to each Sub-Servicing Agreement to the same extent as if each
Sub-Servicing Agreement had been assigned to the assuming party, except that (i)
the Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under
any Sub-Servicing Agreement that arose before it ceased to be the Servicer and
(ii) none of the Trustee, its designee or any successor Servicer shall be deemed
to have assumed any liability or obligation of the Servicer that arose before it
ceased to be the Servicer.
The Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trustee, deliver to
the assuming party all documents and records relating to each Sub-Servicing
Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and an accounting of
amounts collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise use its best
efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of each Sub-Servicing
Agreement to the assuming party.
The Servicing Fee payable to the Trustee as successor Servicer or other
successor Servicer shall be payable from payments received on the Mortgage Loans
in the amount and in the manner set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments. The Servicer
shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms
and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent such procedures
shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any
applicable insurance policies, follow such collection procedures as it would
follow with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held
for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer may in its
discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, any penalty
interest, or (ii) extend the due dates for the Monthly Payments due on a
Mortgage Note for a period of not greater than 180 days; provided, however, that
any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not affect the amortization
schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any computation hereunder, except
as provided below. In the event of any such arrangement pursuant to clause (ii)
above, the Servicer shall make timely advances on such Mortgage Loan during such
extension pursuant to Section 4.03 and in accordance with the amortization
schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by reason of such
arrangement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan
is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably
foreseeable, the Servicer, consistent with the standards set forth in Section
3.01, may also waive, modify or vary any term of such Mortgage Loan (including
modifications that would change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the payment of
principal or interest or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan),
accept payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than the Stated
Principal Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan (such payment,
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a "Short Pay-off"), or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any
such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor.
SECTION 3.08 Sub-Servicing Accounts. In those cases where a Sub-Servicer
is servicing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement, the
Sub-Servicer will be required to establish and maintain one or more accounts
(collectively, the "Sub-Servicing Account"). The Sub-Servicing Account shall be
an Eligible Account and shall comply with all requirements of this Agreement
relating to the Custodial Account. The Sub-Servicer shall deposit in the
clearing account in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on
mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a
daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Sub-Servicer's
receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by the Sub-Servicer
less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by the Sub-Servicing
Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the Sub-Servicing
Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the receipt of such
amounts. The Sub-Servicer shall thereafter deposit such proceeds in the
Custodial Account or remit such proceeds to the Servicer for deposit in the
Custodial Account not later than two Business Days after the deposit of such
amounts in the Sub-Servicing Account. For purposes of this Agreement, the
Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the Mortgage Loans when
the Sub-Servicer receives such payments.
SECTION 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing
Accounts. The Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established
and maintained, one or more accounts (the "Servicing Accounts"), into which all
collections from the Mortgagors (or related advances from Sub-Servicers) for the
payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums and comparable items
for the account of the Mortgagors ("Escrow Payments") shall be deposited and
retained. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts. The Servicer shall
deposit in the clearing account in which it customarily deposits payments and
collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing
activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after
the Servicer's receipt thereof, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the
Mortgage Loans and shall thereafter deposit such Escrow Payments in the
Servicing Accounts, in no event more than two Business Days after the receipt of
such Escrow Payments, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage
Loans for the purpose of effecting the payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement. Withdrawals of amounts from a Servicing
Account may be made only to (i) effect payment of taxes, assessments, hazard
insurance premiums, and comparable items in a manner and at a time that assures
that the lien priority of the Mortgage is not jeopardized (or, with respect to
the payment of taxes, in a manner and at a time that avoids the loss of the
Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure as a result of a tax
lien); (ii) reimburse the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer to the extent provided in
the related Sub-Servicing Agreement) out of related collections for any advances
made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and assessments) and
Section 3.14 (with respect to hazard insurance); (iii) refund to Mortgagors any
sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest, if required and as
described below, to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account; or (v)
clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of the Servicer's
obligations and responsibilities in respect of the Mortgage Loans under this
Agreement in accordance with Article IX. As part of its servicing duties, the
Servicer or Sub-Servicers shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in the
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Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the extent that
interest earned on funds in the Servicing Accounts is insufficient, to pay such
interest from its or their own funds, without any reimbursement therefor.
SECTION 3.10 Custodial Account and Certificate Account. (a) On behalf of
the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be
established and maintained, one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the
"Custodial Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deposit or
cause to be deposited in the clearing account in which it customarily deposits
payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan
servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business
Day after the Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the
Custodial Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the Servicer's
receipt thereof, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the
following payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the
Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal or interest on the related
Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date), or payments (other than
Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but
allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto:
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal
Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the related
Servicing Fee) on each Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds (other than
proceeds collected in respect of any particular REO Property and amounts
paid in connection with a purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
pursuant to Section 9.01) and Subsequent Recoveries;
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section
3.12 in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with
respect to funds held in the Custodial Account;
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer
pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.14(a) in respect of any
blanket policy deductibles;
(vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased
in accordance with Section 2.03, Section 3.16 or Section 9.01;
(vii) all amounts required to be deposited in connection with
shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
pursuant to Section 2.03; and
(viii) all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in
connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans.
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be
exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, payments in
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the nature of late payment charges, modification or assumption fees, or
insufficient funds charges need not be deposited by the Servicer in the
Custodial Account and may be retained by the Servicer as additional
compensation. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account
any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw
such amount from the Custodial Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
(b) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall establish and
maintain one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the "Certificate
Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the
Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deliver to
the Trustee in immediately available funds for deposit in the Certificate
Account by 1:00 p.m. New York time (i) on the Servicer Remittance Date, that
portion of the Available Distribution Amount (calculated without regard to the
references in clause (2) of the definition thereof to amounts that may be
withdrawn from the Certificate Account) for the related Distribution Date then
on deposit in the Custodial Account and the amount of all Prepayment Charges
collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of
the Mortgage Loans then on deposit in the Custodial Account and the amount of
any funds reimbursable to an Advancing Person pursuant to Section 3.26 and (ii)
on each Business Day as of the commencement of which the balance on deposit in
the Custodial Account exceeds $75,000 following any withdrawals pursuant to the
next succeeding sentence, the amount of such excess, but only if the Custodial
Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the
definition of "Eligible Account." If the balance on deposit in the Custodial
Account exceeds $75,000 as of the commencement of business on any Business Day
and the Custodial Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to
clause (ii) of the definition of "Eligible Account," the Servicer shall, by 3:00
p.m. New York time on such Business Day, withdraw from the Custodial Account any
and all amounts payable or reimbursable to the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Trustee, the Responsible Party, the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.11 and shall pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto.
(c) Funds in the Custodial Account and the Certificate Account may be
invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in
Section 3.12. The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee of the location of
the Custodial Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change
thereof. The Trustee shall give notice to the Servicer and the Depositor of the
location of the Certificate Account when established and prior to any change
thereof.
(d) Funds held in the Custodial Account at any time may be delivered by
the Servicer to the Trustee for deposit in an account (which may be the
Certificate Account and must satisfy the standards for the Certificate Account
as set forth in the definition thereof) and for all purposes of this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a part of the Custodial Account (and in such event, the
Servicer shall provide the Trustee with written instructions regarding the
investment of such funds); provided, however, that the Trustee shall have the
sole authority to withdraw any funds held pursuant to this subsection (d). In
the event the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the
Certificate Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at
any time request in writing that the Trustee withdraw such amount from the
Certificate Account and remit to it any such amount, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding. In no event shall the Trustee incur liability as a
result of withdrawals from the Certificate Account at
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the direction of the Servicer in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence. In addition, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee from time to
time for deposit, and the Trustee shall so deposit, in the Certificate Account:
(i) any Advances, as required pursuant to Section 4.03;
(ii) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section
3.23(d) or (f) in connection with any REO Property;
(iii) any amounts to be paid in connection with a purchase of
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01; and
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section
3.24 in connection with any Prepayment Interest Shortfall.
(e) The Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account any amounts
required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12(b) in connection with losses
realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Custodial
Account (and the Certificate Account to the extent that funds therein are deemed
to be part of the Custodial Account).
SECTION 3.11 Withdrawals from the Custodial Account and Certificate
Account. (a) The Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the
Custodial Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section
4.03:
(i) to remit to the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate
Account the amounts required to be so remitted pursuant to Section 3.10(b)
or permitted to be so remitted pursuant to the first sentence of Section
3.10(d);
(ii) subject to Section 3.16(d), to reimburse the Servicer for
Advances, but only to the extent of amounts received which represent Late
Collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of Monthly Payments on
Mortgage Loans with respect to which such Advances were made in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4.03;
(iii) subject to Section 3.16(d), to pay the Servicer or any
Sub-Servicer, as applicable, (a) any unpaid Servicing Fees, (b) any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to each Mortgage Loan, but
only to the extent of any Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received with respect to such
Mortgage Loan and (c) any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances with respect
to the final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent that
Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent
Recoveries received with respect to such Mortgage Loan are insufficient to
reimburse the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for Servicing Advances;
(iv) to pay to the Servicer as servicing compensation (in
addition to the Servicing Fee) on the Servicer Remittance Date any
interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Custodial
Account;
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(v) to pay to the Servicer, the Depositor, the Responsible Party
or the Seller, as the case may be, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that
has previously been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or
Section 3.16(c) all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of
purchase or substitution, as the case may be;
(vi) to reimburse the Servicer for any Advance previously made
which the Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.03;
(vii) to reimburse the Servicer or the Depositor for expenses
incurred by or reimbursable to the Servicer or the Depositor, as the case
may be, pursuant to Section 3.02(b) and Section 6.03;
(viii) to reimburse the Servicer or Trustee for expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with any breach or defect giving rise to the
purchase obligation under Section 2.03 of this Agreement, including any
expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase obligation;
(ix) to pay, or to reimburse the Servicer for Servicing Advances
in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.16(b); and
(x) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 9.01.
The Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from
the Custodial Account, to the extent held by or on behalf of it, pursuant to
subclauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii) and (ix) above. The Servicer
shall provide written notification to the Trustee, on or prior to the next
succeeding Servicer Remittance Date, upon making any withdrawals from the
Custodial Account pursuant to subclauses (vi) and (vii) above; provided that an
Officers' Certificate in the form described under Section 4.03(d) shall suffice
for such written notification to the Trustee in respect of clause (vi) hereof.
(b) The Trustee shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the
Certificate Account, for any of the following purposes, without priority:
(i) to make distributions to Certificateholders in accordance
with Section 4.01;
(ii) to pay to itself amounts to which it is entitled pursuant to
Section 8.05 or for Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses;
(iii) to reimburse itself pursuant to Section 7.02;
(iv) to pay any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to Section
10.01(g)(iii);
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(v) to pay to an Advancing Person reimbursements for Advances
and/or Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 3.26; and
(vi) to clear and terminate the Certificate Account pursuant to
Section 9.01.
SECTION 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Custodial Account and the
Certificate Account. (a) The Servicer may direct any depository institution
maintaining the Custodial Account (for purposes of this Section 3.12, an
"Investment Account") to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or
more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing,
unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately
preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such
account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Trustee is the
obligor thereon, and (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are
required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the
Trustee is the obligor thereon. Amounts in the Certificate Account shall be held
uninvested. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless
payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be
made in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The
Trustee shall be entitled to sole possession (except with respect to investment
direction of funds held in the Custodial Account and any income and gain
realized thereon) over each such investment, and any certificate or other
instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the
Trustee or its agent, together with any document of transfer necessary to
transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. In the event
amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a
Permitted Investment payable on demand, the party with investment discretion
over such Investment Account shall:
(x) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder,
demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted
Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser
of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to
be withdrawn on such date; and
(y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon
determination by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee that such Permitted
Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds
thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.
(b) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited
in the Custodial Account and any REO Account held by or on behalf of the
Servicer, shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its
withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.11 or Section 3.23, as applicable. The
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account or any REO Account, as
applicable, the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such
Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately upon
realization of such loss.
(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any
default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or
if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted
Investment (of which a Responsible Officer of the
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Trustee obtains actual knowledge), the Trustee may and, subject to Section 8.01
and Section 8.02(v), upon the request of the Holders of Certificates
representing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class of
Certificates, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such
payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate
proceedings.
(d) The Trustee or its Affiliates are permitted to receive additional
compensation that could be deemed to be in the Trustee's economic self-interest
for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder servicing
agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted
Investments and (ii) effecting or using Affiliates to effect transactions in
certain Permitted Investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an
amount that is reimbursable or payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11
or 3.12 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses.
SECTION 3.13 [Reserved].
SECTION 3.14 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions and
Fidelity Coverage. (a) The Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each
Mortgage Loan fire insurance with extended coverage on the related Mortgaged
Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of the current
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and the amount necessary to fully
compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements that are a part of such
property on a replacement cost basis, in each case in an amount not less than
such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause
contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Servicer shall also cause
to be maintained fire insurance with extended coverage on each REO Property in
an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable
value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the
outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became
an REO Property, plus accrued interest at the Mortgage Rate and related
Servicing Advances. The Servicer will comply in the performance of this
Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any
such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by the Servicer under any such
policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the
property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts to be released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Servicer would follow in
servicing loans held for its own account, subject to the terms and conditions of
the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.11, if received in respect
of a Mortgage Loan, or in the REO Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to
Section 3.23, if received in respect of an REO Property. Any cost incurred by
the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of
calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms
of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake
or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor other than
pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in
force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property
or REO Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal Register by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and
flood insurance has been made available, the Servicer will cause to be
maintained a flood insurance policy in respect thereof. Such flood insurance
shall be in an amount equal to the
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lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii)
the maximum amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged
Property under the national flood insurance program (assuming that the area in
which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such program).
In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy
with an insurer having a General Policy Rating of A:X or better in Best's Key
Rating Guide (or such other rating that is comparable to such rating) insuring
against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be
deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the first two sentences
of this Section 3.14, it being understood and agreed that such policy may
contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, in the event that
there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO
Property a policy complying with the first two sentences of this Section 3.14,
and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by
such policy, deposit to the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount not
otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In
connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage
Loans, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the
Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely
fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.
(b) The Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a
policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for failure in the
performance of the Servicer's obligations under this Agreement, which policy or
policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the requirements of
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac if it were the purchaser of the Mortgage Loans, unless
the Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer shall also maintain a fidelity bond in the form and
amount that would meet the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, unless the
Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac. The Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if an
Affiliate of the Servicer has such errors and omissions and fidelity bond
coverage and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity bond, the
coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Servicer. Any such errors and
omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without
thirty days prior written notice to the Trustee. The Servicer shall also cause
each Sub-Servicer to maintain a policy of insurance covering errors and
omissions and a fidelity bond which would meet such requirements.
SECTION 3.15 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
The Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or
prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any Mortgagor (whether by
absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor
remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage),
exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the
"due-on-sale" clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however, that the
Servicer shall not be required to take such action if in its sole business
judgment the Servicer believes it is not in the best interests of the Trust Fund
and shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so. If
the Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce
such "due-on-sale" clause, or if any of the other conditions set forth in the
proviso to the preceding sentence apply, the Servicer will enter into an
assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such
property has been conveyed or is proposed to be
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conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note
and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains
liable thereon. The Servicer is also authorized to enter into a substitution of
liability agreement with such person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor
is released from liability and such person is substituted as the Mortgagor and
becomes liable under the Mortgage Note, provided that no such substitution shall
be effective unless such person satisfies the underwriting criteria of the
Originator and has a credit risk rating at least equal to that of the original
Mortgagor. In connection with any assumption or substitution, the Servicer shall
apply the Originator's underwriting standards and follow such practices and
procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing
activities and as it applies to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. The
Servicer shall not take or enter into any assumption and modification agreement,
however, unless (to the extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have
received confirmation, in writing, of the continued effectiveness of any
applicable hazard insurance policy. Any fee collected by the Servicer in respect
of an assumption, modification or substitution of liability agreement shall be
retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection
with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note (including but
not limited to the related Mortgage Rate and the amount of the Monthly Payment)
may be amended or modified, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms
thereof. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution,
modification or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the
Trustee the executed original of such substitution, modification or assumption
agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall,
for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent
as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a
Mortgage Loan by operation of law or by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any
assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any
reason whatever. For purposes of this Section 3.15, the term "assumption" is
deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property) subject to the
Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement.
SECTION 3.16 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. (a) The Servicer
shall exercise its discretion, consistent with customary servicing procedures
and the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the enforcement and servicing
of defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of
principal and interest with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, the
modification of such Mortgage Loan, or foreclosure upon the related Mortgaged
Property and disposition thereof.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Servicer shall use its best efforts,
consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage
Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory
arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to
Section 3.07. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses
incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that such costs and
expenses will be recoverable as Servicing Advances by the Servicer as
contemplated in Section 3.11 and Section 3.23. The
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foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which Mortgaged
Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Servicer shall
not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property
unless it shall determine in its discretion that such restoration will increase
the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to
itself for such expenses.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.16 or any
other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which
the Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the
presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property,
the Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Trust Fund either (i) obtain title to
such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise,
or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect
to, such Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee,
the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders would be considered to hold title to,
to be a "mortgagee-in-possession" of, or to be an "owner" or "operator" of such
Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time,
or any comparable law, unless the Servicer has also previously determined, based
on its reasonable judgment and a report prepared by an Independent Person who
regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards,
that:
(1) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable
environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic
interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to bring
the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and
(2) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged
Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous
substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based
materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment,
clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or
local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are present for
which such action could be required, that it would be in the best economic
interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions with respect to the
affected Mortgaged Property.
The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section
3.16 shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer's right to be
reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account as provided in Section
3.11(a)(ix), such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of
Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Custodial Account received in
respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.
If the Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best
economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to
bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental
laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or
remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes or
petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the
Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest
of the Trust Fund; provided that any amounts disbursed by the Servicer pursuant
to this Section 3.16(b) shall constitute
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Servicing Advances, subject to Section 4.03(d). The cost of any such compliance,
containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject
to the Servicer's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account as
provided in Section 3.11(a)(iii) and (a)(ix), such right of reimbursement being
prior to the rights of Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Custodial
Account received in respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage
Loans.
(c) The Servicer may at its option purchase from REMIC I any Mortgage
Loan or related REO Property that is 90 days or more delinquent, which the
Servicer determines in good faith will otherwise become subject to foreclosure
proceedings (evidence of such determination to be delivered in writing to the
Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee prior to purchase),
at a price equal to the Purchase Price; provided, however, that the Servicer
shall purchase any such Mortgage Loans or related REO Properties on the basis of
delinquency, purchasing the most delinquent Mortgage Loans or related REO
Properties first. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property purchased hereunder shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, and
the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Servicer of such
deposit, shall release or cause to be released to the Servicer the related
Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Servicer shall
furnish and as shall be necessary to vest in the Servicer title to any Mortgage
Loan or related REO Property released pursuant hereto.
(d) Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery
Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of
Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries, in respect of
any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for any related unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(ii) or (a)(iii);
second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the
Final Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date
on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final
Recovery Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage
Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the
full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount
of such recovery will be allocated by the Servicer as follows: first, to unpaid
Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing.
The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be
reimbursed to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iii).
SECTION 3.17 Trustee and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage
Files. (a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or upon the receipt by
the Servicer of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a
manner customary for such purposes, the Servicer shall immediately notify or
cause to be notified the Custodian by a certification in the form of Exhibit E
(which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts
received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to
be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.10 have been or will
be so deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the
Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian on
behalf of the Trustee shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the
Servicer at no cost to the Trustee, the Custodian or the Trust Fund. No expenses
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incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of
reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account or the Certificate
Account.
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Trustee (or the
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) shall, upon any request made by or on behalf
of the Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a Request for Release in the
form of Exhibit E, release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer, and the
Trustee shall, at the direction of the Servicer, execute such documents as shall
be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. Such Request for
Release shall obligate the Servicer to return each and every document previously
requested from the Mortgage File to Custodian on behalf of the Trustee when the
need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless (i) the Mortgage Loan has
been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have
been deposited in the Custodial Account or (ii) the Mortgage File or such
document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other
public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal
action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either
judicially or non-judicially, and the Servicer has delivered, or caused to be
delivered, to the Custodian an additional Request for Release certifying as to
such liquidation or action or proceedings. Upon the request of the Trustee (or
the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee), the Servicer shall provide notice to
the Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) of the name and address
of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the
purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a
Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated and that all
amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation that are
required to be deposited into the Custodial Account have been so deposited, or
that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, any outstanding Requests for
Release with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall be released by the Trustee (or
the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) to the Servicer or its designee.
(c) Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall
execute and deliver to the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, any
court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or other documents necessary to the
foreclosure or trustee's sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal
action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or
rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law
or in equity. Each such certification shall include a request that such
pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the
reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and
delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien
of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of
the foreclosure or trustee's sale.
SECTION 3.18 Servicing Compensation. As compensation for the activities of
the Servicer hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee with
respect to each Mortgage Loan payable solely from payments of interest in
respect of such Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 3.24. In addition, the
Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries to the extent permitted
by Section 3.11(a)(iii) and out of amounts derived from the operation and sale
of an
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REO Property to the extent permitted by Section 3.23. Except as provided in
Sections 3.26, the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in
whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Servicer's
responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that
the Servicer may pay from the Servicing Fee any amounts due to a Sub-Servicer
pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into under Section 3.02.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, late
payment charges, insufficient funds charges or otherwise (subject to Section
3.24 and other than Prepayment Charges) shall be retained by the Servicer only
to the extent such fees or charges are received by the Servicer. The Servicer
shall also be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iv) to withdraw from the
Custodial Account and pursuant to Section 3.23(b) to withdraw from any REO
Account, as additional servicing compensation, interest or other income earned
on deposits therein, subject to Section 3.12 and Section 3.24. The Servicer
shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
servicing activities hereunder (including premiums for the insurance required by
Section 3.14, to the extent such premiums are not paid by the related Mortgagors
or by a Sub-Servicer, servicing compensation of each Sub-Servicer, and to the
extent provided herein in Section 8.05, the expenses of the Trustee) and shall
not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided
herein.
SECTION 3.19 Reports to the Trustee and Others; Custodial Account
Statements. Not later than twenty days after each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall forward to the Trustee (upon the Trustee's request) and the
Depositor the most current available bank statement for the Custodial Account.
Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any
Certificateholder and to any Person identified to the Trustee as a prospective
transferee of a Certificate, upon request at the expense of the requesting
party, provided such statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee.
SECTION 3.20 [Reserved].
SECTION 3.21 [Reserved].
SECTION 3.22 Access to Certain Documentation. The Servicer shall provide
to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC, and any other federal or state
banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any
Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, access to the documentation in the
Servicer's possession regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable laws
and regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon
reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the
Servicer designated by it. In addition, access to the documentation in the
Servicer's possession regarding the Mortgage Loans will be provided to any
Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, the Trustee and to any Person identified
to the Servicer as a prospective transferee of a Certificate; provided, however,
that providing access to such Person will not violate any applicable laws, upon
reasonable request during normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer
designated by it at the expense of the Person requesting such access.
SECTION 3.23 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. (a) The
deed or certificate of sale of any REO Property shall be taken in the name of
the Trustee, or its nominee,
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on behalf of the Trust Fund and for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The
Servicer, on behalf of REMIC I, shall either sell any REO Property prior to the
end of the third taxable year after REMIC I acquires ownership of such REO
Property for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or request from the
Internal Revenue Service, no later than 60 days before the day on which the
three-year grace period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year
grace period, unless the Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the effect that the
holding by REMIC I of such REO Property subsequent to three years after its
acquisition will not result in the imposition on any Trust REMIC of taxes on
"prohibited transactions" thereof, as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or
cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under Federal law at any
time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Servicer shall manage, conserve,
protect and operate each REO Property for the Certificateholders solely for the
purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such
REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by any Trust REMIC of
any "income from non-permitted assets" within the meaning of Section
860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which
is subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions.
(b) The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received in connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and apart
from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain, or cause
to be established and maintained, with respect to REO Properties, an account
held in trust for the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders (the
"REO Account"), which shall be an Eligible Account. The Servicer shall be
permitted to allow the Custodial Account to serve as the REO Account, subject to
separate ledgers for each REO Property. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain
or withdraw any interest income paid on funds deposited in the REO Account.
(c) The Servicer shall have the sole discretion to determine whether an
immediate sale of an REO Property or continued management of such REO Property
is in the best interests of the Certificateholders. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the
specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all
things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent with the manner in
which the Servicer manages and operates similar property owned by the Servicer
or any of its Affiliates, all on such terms and for such period as the Servicer
deems to be in the best interests of Certificateholders. In connection
therewith, the Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited in the clearing
account in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage
loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily
basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Servicer's receipt
thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the REO Account, in no event more than
two Business Days after the Servicer's receipt thereof, all revenues received by
it with respect to an REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary
for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property
including, without limitation:
(i) all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such
REO Property;
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(ii) all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO
Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon; and
(iii) all costs and expenses necessary to maintain such REO
Property.
To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account with respect to
an REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i)
through (iii) above with respect to such REO Property, the Servicer shall
advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes if, but
only if, the Servicer would make such advances if the Servicer owned the REO
Property and if in the Servicer's judgment, the payment of such amounts will be
recoverable from the rental or sale of the REO Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not and the Trustee
shall not knowingly authorize the Servicer to:
(i) authorize the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any
New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms
will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real
Property;
(ii) authorize any amount to be received or accrued under any New
Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;
(iii) authorize any construction on any REO Property, other than
the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only
if more than ten percent of the construction of such building or other
improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan
became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the
Code; or
(iv) authorize any Person to Directly Operate any REO Property on
any date more than 90 days after its date of acquisition by the Trust
Fund;
unless, in any such case, the Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel,
provided to the Servicer and the Trustee, to the effect that such action will
not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within
the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held by
REMIC I, in which case the Servicer may take such actions as are specified in
such Opinion of Counsel.
The Servicer may contract with any Independent Contractor for the
operation and management of any REO Property, provided that:
(i) the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be
inconsistent herewith;
(ii) any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to
require, that the Independent Contractor pay all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO
Property, including those listed above and remit all related revenues (net
of such costs and expenses) to the Servicer as soon as
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practicable, but in no event later than thirty days following the receipt
thereof by such Independent Contractor;
(iii) none of the provisions of this Section 3.23(c) relating to
any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent
Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Servicer of any of its duties
and obligations to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders with
respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and
(iv) the Servicer shall be obligated with respect thereto to the
same extent as if it alone were performing all duties and obligations in
connection with the operation and management of such REO Property.
The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any
Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and
obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Servicer by such Independent
Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify
such indemnification. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by
it to any such Independent Contractor, irrespective of whether the Servicer's
compensation pursuant to Section 3.18 is sufficient to pay such fees; provided,
however, that to the extent that any payments made by such Independent
Contractor would constitute Servicing Advances if made by the Servicer, such
amounts shall be reimbursable as Servicing Advances made by the Servicer.
(d) In addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section 3.23(c), the
Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the REO Account for any REO
Property: (i) to pay itself or any Sub-Servicer unpaid Servicing Fees in respect
of the related Mortgage Loan; and (ii) to reimburse itself or any Sub-Servicer
for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances made in respect of such REO
Property or the related Mortgage Loan. On the Servicer Remittance Date, the
Servicer shall withdraw from each REO Account maintained by it and deposit into
the Certificate Account in accordance with Section 3.10(d)(ii), for distribution
on the related Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.01, the income
from the related REO Property received during the prior calendar month, net of
any withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.23(c) or this Section 3.23(d).
(e) Subject to the time constraints set forth in Section 3.23(a), each
REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price and upon such
terms and conditions as the Servicer shall deem necessary or advisable, as shall
be normal and usual in its Accepted Servicing Practices.
(f) The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any amount required by
law to be remitted to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan and net of
any payment or reimbursement to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as provided
above, shall be deposited in the Certificate Account in accordance with Section
3.10(d)(ii) on the Servicer Remittance Date in the month following the receipt
thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date in accordance with
Section 4.01. Any REO Disposition shall be for cash only (unless changes in the
REMIC Provisions made subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other
consideration).
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(g) The Servicer shall file information returns with respect to the
receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of
foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and cancellation of
indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by
Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code, respectively. Such reports shall be
in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by
such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
SECTION 3.24 Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls. The Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee for deposit into the
Certificate Account by 1:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date
from its own funds an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for the related Distribution Date resulting from
full Principal Prepayments during the related Prepayment Period and (ii) the
aggregate Servicing Fee for the related Prepayment Period. Any amounts paid by
the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.24 shall not be reimbursed by any Trust
REMIC or the Trust Fund.
SECTION 3.25 Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and
Monthly Payments. In the event that a shortfall in any collection on or
liability with respect to any Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to
adjustments to Mortgage Rates, Monthly Payments or Stated Principal Balances
that were made by the Servicer in a manner not consistent with the terms of the
related Mortgage Note applicable laws, regulations and rulings and this
Agreement, the Servicer, upon discovery or receipt of notice thereof, shall
immediately deliver to the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Account from
its own funds the amount of any such shortfall and shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor and any successor Servicer
in respect of any such liability. Such indemnities shall survive the termination
or discharge of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.25
shall not limit the ability of the Servicer to seek recovery of any such amounts
from the related Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note, as
permitted by law.
SECTION 3.26 Advance Facility. (a) The Servicer is hereby authorized to
enter into a financing or other facility (any such arrangement an "Advance
Facility") with any Person which provides that such Person (an "Advancing
Person") may fund Advances and/or Servicing Advances to the Trust Fund under
this Agreement, although no such facility shall reduce or otherwise affect the
Servicer's obligation to fund such Advances and/or Servicing Advances. If the
Servicer enters into such an Advance Facility pursuant to this Section 3.26,
upon reasonable request of the Advancing Person, the Trustee shall execute a
letter of acknowledgment, confirming its receipt of notice of the existence of
such Advance Facility. To the extent that an Advancing Person funds any Advance
or any Servicing Advance and the Servicer provides the Trustee with an Officers'
Certificate that such Advancing Person is entitled to reimbursement, such
Advancing Person shall be entitled to receive reimbursement pursuant to this
Agreement for such amount to the extent provided in Section 3.26(b). Such
Officers' Certificate must specify the amount of the reimbursement, the Section
of this Agreement that permits the applicable Advance or Servicing Advance to be
reimbursed and the section(s) of the Advance Facility that entitle the Advancing
Person to request reimbursement from the Trustee, rather than the Servicer or
proof of an Event of Default under the Advance Facility. The Trustee shall have
no duty or liability with respect to any calculation of any reimbursement to be
paid to an Advancing Person and shall be entitled to rely without independent
investigation on the Advancing Person's notice
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provided pursuant to this Section 3.26. The Trustee shall have no responsibility
to track or monitor the administration of the Advance Facility. An Advancing
Person whose obligations hereunder are limited to the funding of Advances and/or
Servicing Advances shall not be required to meet the qualifications of the
Servicer or a Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02 hereof and will not be
deemed to be a Sub-Servicer under this Agreement.
(b) If an advancing facility is entered into, then the Servicer shall
not be permitted to reimburse itself therefor under Section 3.11(a)(ii), Section
3.11(a)(iii) and Section 3.11(a)(vi) prior to the remittance to the Trust Fund,
but instead the Servicer shall remit such amounts in accordance with the
documentation establishing the Advance Facility to such Advancing Person or to a
trustee, agent or custodian (an "Advance Facility Trustee") designated by such
Advancing Person. The Trustee is hereby authorized to pay to the Advancing
Person, reimbursements for Advances and Servicing Advances from the Certificate
Account to the same extent the Servicer would have been permitted to reimburse
itself for such Advances and/or Servicing Advances in accordance with Section
3.11(a)(ii), Section 3.11(a)(iii) and Section 3.11(a)(vi), as the case may be,
had the Servicer itself funded such Advance or Servicing Advance. The Trustee is
hereby authorized to pay directly to the Advancing Person such portion of the
Servicing Fee as the parties to any advancing facility agree in writing.
(c) All Advances and Servicing Advances made pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement shall be deemed made and shall be reimbursed on a "first in-first
out" (FIFO) basis.
(d) Any amendment to this Section 3.26 or to any other provision of this
Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance
Facility as described generally in this Section 3.26, including amendments to
add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the
Trustee and the Servicer without the consent of any Certificateholder,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement; provided, however,
such amendment shall otherwise comply with Section 13.01 hereof. All costs and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) of each party hereto related to such
amendment shall be borne by the Servicer without reimbursement from the Trust
Fund.
SECTION 3.27 Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account. (a) No later than the
Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain with itself, a separate,
segregated trust account (the "Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account") titled,
"Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, in
trust for the registered holders of Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
0000-XX0, Xxxxx Backed Pass-Through Certificates." On the Business Day prior to
each Distribution Date, the Trustee will deposit any amounts received under the
Cap Contracts into the Net WAC Carryover Reserve Account. All amounts deposited
in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account shall be distributed to the
Holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates in the manner
set forth in Section 4.01(a)(4).
(b) On each Distribution Date as to which there is a Net WAC Rate
Carryover Amount payable to the Class A Certificates or the Mezzanine
Certificates, the Trustee has been directed by the Class CE Certificateholders
to, and therefore will, deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account
the amounts described in Section 4.01(a)(4), rather than distributing
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such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders. On each such Distribution Date,
the Trustee shall hold all such amounts for the benefit of the Holders of the
Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, and will distribute such
amounts to the Holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(a)(4).
(c) For federal and state income tax purposes, the Class CE
Certificateholders will be deemed to be the owners of the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account and amounts deposited into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve
Account (other than amounts paid on the Cap Contracts) shall be treated as
amounts distributed by REMIC II to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates.
Upon the termination of the Trust Fund, or the payment in full of the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, all amounts remaining on deposit in
the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be released by the Trust Fund
and distributed to the Class CE Certificateholders or their designees. The Net
WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be part of the Trust Fund but not part
of any REMIC and any payments to the Holders of the Class A Certificates or the
Mezzanine Certificates of Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts will not be payments
with respect to a "regular interest" in a REMIC within the meaning of Code
Section 860(G)(a)(1).
(d) By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE Certificateholder
hereby agrees to direct the Trustee, and the Trustee hereby is directed, to
deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account the amounts described
above on each Distribution Date as to which there is any Net WAC Rate Carryover
Amount rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders.
By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE Certificateholder further
agrees that such direction is given for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by such acceptance.
(e) Amounts on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account
shall remain uninvested.
(f) For federal tax return and information reporting, the right of the
Holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates to receive
payments from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account in respect of any Net
WAC Rate Carryover Amount shall be assigned a value of $1,000 and $1,000,
respectively.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
SECTION 4.01 Distributions. (a) (1) On each Distribution Date, the
following amounts, in the following order of priority, shall be distributed by
REMIC I to REMIC II on account of the REMIC I Regular Interests or withdrawn
from the Certificate Account and distributed to the holders of the Class R-I
Interest, as the case may be:
(i) first, to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2,
REMIC I Regular
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Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM9, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTZZ, in an amount equal to (A) the
Uncertificated Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any
amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous
Distribution Dates. Amounts payable as Uncertificated Interest in
respect of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ shall be reduced when the
sum of the REMIC I Overcollateralized Amount is less than the REMIC
I Required Overcollateralized Amount, by the lesser of (x) the
amount of such difference and (y) the Maximum I-LTZZ Uncertificated
Interest Deferral Amount and such amounts will be payable to the
Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9, REMIC Regular Interest
I-LTM10 in the same proportion as the Overcollateralization Increase
Amount is allocated to the Corresponding Certificates and the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ shall be
increased by such amount;
(ii) second, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interests, in
an amount equal to the remainder of the Available Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date after the distributions made
pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:
(a) 98.00% of such remainder (less the amount payable
in clause (e) below), to the Holders of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTAA, until the Uncertificated Balance of such
REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero;
2% of such remainder, first to the Holders of REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTA1, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA2,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA3, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM2, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTM4, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM6, REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM7, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM9, REMIC Regular Interest I-LTM10, 1.00% of and
in the same proportion as principal payments are allocated to
the Corresponding Certificates, until the Uncertificated
Balances of such REMIC I Regular Interests are reduced to
zero; and second, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTZZ, (less the amount payable in clause (c) below),
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until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular
Interest is reduced to zero; then
(b) to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP,
on the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration
of the latest Prepayment Charge as identified on the
Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter
until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this clause; and
(c) any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class R
Certificates (as Holder of the Class R-I Interest);
provided, however, that 98.00% and 2.00% of any principal payments that are
attributable to an Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall be allocated to
Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ,
respectively.
(2) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the
Certificate Account an amount equal to the Interest Remittance Amount and
distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the
following order of priority:
(i) to the Holders of each Class of the Class A
Certificates, on a pro rata basis based on the entitlement of each
such Class, an amount equal to the Senior Interest Distribution
Amount allocable to such Class of the Class A Certificates; and
(ii) sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1
Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class
M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates,
Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9
Certificates, Class M-10 Certificates, in that order, an amount
equal to the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such
Class.
(3) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the
Certificate Account an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount
and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the
following order of priority:
(A) On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or
(b) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, the Principal Distribution
Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
(i) sequentially, to the holders of the Class A-1
Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and
Class A-4 Certificates, in that order, until the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates have been
reduced to zero; and
(ii) sequentially, to the holders of the Class M-1
Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class
M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates,
Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8
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Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates and Class M-10 Certificates, in
that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such
Class has been reduced to zero.
(B) On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date
and (b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the Principal
Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of
priority:
(i) sequentially, to the holders of the Class A-1
Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and
Class A-4 Certificates, in that order, up to an amount equal to the
Class A Principal Distribution Amount, until the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates have been
reduced to zero; and
(ii) sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1
Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class
M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates,
Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9
Certificates and Class M-10 Certificates, in that order, up to an
amount equal to the related Class M Principal Distribution Amount
until the Certificate Principal Balances of each such class has been
reduced to zero.
(4) On each Distribution Date, the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow
shall be distributed by the Trustee as follows:
(i) to the Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates
then entitled to receive distributions in respect of principal, as
part of the Principal Distribution Amount in an amount equal to the
Overcollateralization Increase Amount for the Certificates, applied
to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates
until the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such
Certificates is reduced to zero;
(ii) sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1
Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates , Class M-3 Certificates ,
Class M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates , Class M-6
Certificates, Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class
M-9 Certificates and Class M-10 Certificates in that order, in each
case, in an amount equal to the Interest Carry Forward Amount
allocable to such Class of Certificates;
(iii) on a pro rata basis to the Class A-1 Certificates, Class
A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates,
and sequentially to the Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2
Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class M-4 Certificates, Class
M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates, Class M-7 Certificates,
Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates and Class M-10
Certificates, in that order, in each case up to the related
Allocated Realized Loss Amount related to each such Class of
Certificates for such Distribution Date;
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(iv) to the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the
amount by which any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts for such
Distribution Date exceed the amounts received by the Trustee under
the Cap Contracts;
(v) to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates, (a) the
Interest Distribution Amount and any Overcollateralization Reduction
Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) on any Distribution Date
on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates have been reduced to
zero, any remaining amounts in reduction of the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and
(vi) to the Holders of the Class R Certificates, any
remaining amounts; provided that if such Distribution Date is the
Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest
Prepayment Charge term on a Mortgage Loan as identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter, then any
such remaining amounts will be distributed first, to the Holders of
the Class P Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero; and second, to the Holders of the
Class R Certificates.
(5) On each Distribution Date, after making the distributions of
the Available Distribution Amount as set forth above, the Trustee will
withdraw from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, to the extent of
amounts remaining on deposit therein, the amount of any Net WAC Rate
Carryover Amount with respect to the Class A Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates for such Distribution Date and distribute such
amount as follows:
(A) concurrently, to the Class A Certificates, on a pro rata basis
based on the outstanding balance of each such class immediately prior to
the Distribution Date, but only to the extent of amounts paid under the
Class A Cap Contract and only up to the related Net WAC Carryover Amount;
(B) concurrently, to the Mezzanine Certificates, on a pro rata
basis based on the outstanding balance of each such class immediately
prior to the Distribution Date, but only to the extent of amounts paid
under the Mezzanine Cap Contract and only up to the related Net WAC
Carryover Amount; and
(C) to the Class A Certificates, any related unpaid Net WAC Rate
Carryover Amount (after taking into account distributions pursuant to
clause (A) above), distributed on a pro rata basis based on the remaining
undistributed Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount, but only to the extent of
amounts remaining under the Class A Cap Contract;
(D) to the Mezzanine Certificates, any related unpaid Net WAC Rate
Carryover Amount (after taking into account distributions pursuant to
clause (B) above), distributed on a pro rata basis based on the remaining
undistributed Net WAC Rate
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Carryover Amount, but only to the extent of amounts remaining under the
Mezzanine Cap Contract; and
(E) to the Class A Certificates and Mezzanine Certificates from
Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow, any related unpaid Net WAC Carryover Amount
(after taking into account distributions pursuant to (A) through (D)
above), distributed in the following order of priority: (i) to the Class A
Certificates, on a pro rata basis based first on the outstanding
certificate principal balance immediately prior to the Distribution Date,
and second on such remaining undistributed Net WAC Carryover Amount, (ii)
sequentially to the Mezzanine Certificates any such remaining
undistributed Net WAC Carryover Amount for each class.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw any amounts
then on deposit in the Certificate Account that represent Prepayment Charges
collected by the Servicer, during the related Prepayment Period in connection
with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans or any Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amount and shall distribute such amounts to the
Holders of the Class P Certificates. Such distributions shall not be applied to
reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates.
Following the foregoing distributions, an amount equal to the amount of
Subsequent Recoveries shall be applied to increase the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class of Certificates with the Highest Priority up to the extent
of such Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates
pursuant to Section 4.04. An amount equal to the amount of any remaining
Subsequent Recoveries shall be applied to increase the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class of Certificates with the next Highest Priority, up to the
amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of
Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04. Holders of such Certificates will not be
entitled to any distribution in respect of interest on the amount of such
increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the Distribution Date on
which such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be applied to the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Certificate of such Class in accordance
with its respective Percentage Interest.
(c) All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on
each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding
Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests.
Payments in respect of each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date
shall be made to the Holders of the respective Class of record on the related
Record Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01(e) or Section 9.01
respecting the final distribution on such Class), based on the aggregate
Percentage Interest represented by their respective Certificates, and shall be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such
Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such
Holder shall (i) own Certificates having denominations aggregating at least
$1,000,000 and (ii) have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five
Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution
Date, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each
Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Trustee maintained for such
purpose pursuant to Section 8.12 or such other location specified in the notice
to Certificateholders of such final distribution.
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Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid
to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible
for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository
Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository
Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the
Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating
brokerage firm (a "brokerage firm" or "indirect participating firm") for which
it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds
to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Depositor
or the Servicer shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise
provided by this Agreement or applicable law.
(d) The rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions in
respect of the Certificates, and all interests of the Certificateholders in such
distributions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. None of the Holders of
any Class of Certificates, the Trustee or the Servicer shall in any way be
responsible or liable to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates in
respect of amounts properly previously distributed on the Certificates.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Trustee
expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates
will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, no later than
three (3) days before the related Distribution Date (to the extent that an
accurate Remittance Report is received in a timely manner by the Trustee), mail
to each Holder on such date of such Class of Certificates a notice to the effect
that:
(i) the Trustee expects that the final distribution with
respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such
Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such
Certificates at the office of the Trustee therein specified, and
(ii) no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and
after the end of the related Interest Accrual Period.
Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such
Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders
to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust
by the Trustee and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering
Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given
pursuant to this Section 4.01(e) shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the
Trustee shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering
Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to
receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after
the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation, the Trustee shall, directly or through an agent, mail a final
notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of
their Certificates and shall continue to hold any remaining funds for the
benefit of non-tendering Certificateholders. The costs and expenses of
maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall
be paid out of the assets held in trust for such Certificateholders. If within
one year after the final notice any such Certificates shall not have been
surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee shall pay to Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., as representative for the underwriters, in accordance with its wiring
instructions, all such amounts,
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and all rights of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall
thereupon cease. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder
on any amount held in trust by the Trustee as a result of such
Certificateholder's failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment
thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(e). Any such amounts held in trust
by the Trustee shall be held in an Eligible Account and shall be held
uninvested.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) in no event
shall the Certificate Principal Balance of a Class A Certificate or a Mezzanine
Certificate be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount
allocated to such Certificate in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section
4.04 and (ii) in no event shall the Uncertificated Balance of a REMIC I Regular
Interest be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a)
allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest in respect of Realized Losses
pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b) distributed on such REMIC I Regular Interest in
reduction of the Uncertificated Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01.
SECTION 4.02 Statements to Certificateholders. On each Distribution Date,
the Trustee shall prepare and make available via its website to each Holder of
the Regular Certificates, a statement as to the distributions made on such
Distribution Date setting forth:
(i) applicable Record Date and Determination Date for
calculating such distribution;
(ii) the aggregate amount of payments received and the sources
thereof for distributions, fees and expenses;
(iii) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution
Date to the Holders of the Certificates of each Class allocable to
principal;
(iv) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution
Date to the Holders of the Class P Certificates allocable to Prepayment
Charges;
(v) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution
Date to the Holders of the Certificates of each Class allocable to
interest;
(vi) the amount of any fees or expenses paid, and the identity
of the party receiving such fees or expenses, including the aggregate
Servicing Fee received by the Servicer during the related Due Period and
such other customary information as the Trustee deems necessary or
desirable, or which a Certificateholder reasonably requests, to enable
Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns;
(vii) the amount of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow or and the
disposition of such Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
(viii) the balance of the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account,
if any, at the opening of business and the close of business on such
Distribution Date;
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(ix) the aggregate amount, terms and general purpose of
Advances made or reimbursed for such Distribution Date;
(x) any material breaches of mortgage loan representations or
warranties or covenants in this Agreement;
(xi) any material modifications, extensions or waivers to the
terms of the Mortgage Loans during the related Due Period or that have
cumulatively become material over time;
(xii) information regarding any new issuance of asset-backed
securities backed by the same asset pool or any pool asset changes;
(xiii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans and any REO Properties at the close of business on such Distribution
Date;
(xiv) the number, aggregate principal balance, weighted average
remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the
Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date;
(xv) delinquency and loss information (according to the OTS
delinqency calculation method) relating to the Mortgage Loans, including
the number and aggregate unpaid principal balance of Mortgage Loans (a)
delinquent 30 to 59 days, (b) delinquent 60 to 89 days, (c) delinquent 90
or more days, in each case, as of the last day of the preceding calendar
month, (d) as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and (e)
with respect to which the related Mortgagor has filed for protection under
applicable bankruptcy laws, with respect to whom bankruptcy proceedings
are pending or with respect to whom bankruptcy protection is in force;
(xvi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became an REO
Property during the preceding calendar month, the loan number of such
Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance and the Stated Principal
Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date it became an REO Property;
(xvii) the book value of any REO Property as of the close of
business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the
Distribution Date;
(xviii) the aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments made during
the related Prepayment Period;
(xix) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred during
the related Prepayment Period (or, in the case of Bankruptcy Losses
allocable to interest, during the related Due Period), separately
identifying whether such Realized Losses constituted Bankruptcy Losses and
the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Closing Date
and the aggregate amount of Subsequent Recoveries received during the
related Prepayment Period and the cumulative amount of Subsequent
Recoveries received since the Closing Date;
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(xx) the aggregate amount of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses
withdrawn from the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account for such
Distribution Date;
(xxi) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and Notional
Amount, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates, after giving effect
to the distributions, and allocations of Realized Losses, made on such
Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction thereof due to
allocations of Realized Losses;
(xxii) the Certificate Factor for each such Class of Certificates
applicable to such Distribution Date;
(xxiii) the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Class A
Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for
such Distribution Date and the Interest Carry Forward Amount, if any, with
respect to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates on such
Distribution Date, and in the case of the Class A Certificates, the
Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates, separately
identifying any reduction thereof due to allocations of Realized Losses,
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls;
(xxiv) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall
for such Distribution Date, to the extent not covered by payments by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24;
(xxv) the aggregate amount of Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for
such Distribution Date;
(xxvi) the Overcollateralization Target Amount and the Credit
Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date;
(xxvii) the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, if any, for
such Distribution Date;
(xxviii) the Overcollateralization Reduction Amount, if any, for
such Distribution Date;
(xxix) the respective Pass-Through Rates applicable to the Class
A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class CE Certificates for
such Distribution Date and the Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates for the immediately succeeding
Distribution Date;
(xxx) the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, if any, for such Distribution
Date and the amount remaining unpaid after reimbursements therefor on such
Distribution Date;
(xxxi) whether a Trigger Event is in effect; and
(xxxii) payments, if any, made under the Cap Contracts.
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The Trustee shall make such statement (and, at its option, any additional
files containing the same information in an alternative format) available each
month to Certificateholders, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies via the
Trustee's internet website. The Trustee's internet website shall initially be
located at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx and assistance in using the website can be
obtained by calling the Trustee's investor relations desk at 1-800-301-815-6600.
Parties that are unable to use the above distribution options are entitled to
have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling the investor
relations desk and indicating such. The Trustee shall have the right to change
the way such statements are distributed in order to make such distribution more
convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Trustee shall
provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such
changes.
In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (iii), (iv)
and (v) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Single
Certificate of the relevant Class.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year,
the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar
year was a Holder of a Regular Certificate a statement containing the
information set forth in subclauses (iii), (iv) and (v) above, aggregated for
such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such person was a
Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be
provided by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to
time are in force.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year,
the Trustee shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar
year was a Holder of a Residual Certificate a statement setting forth the
amount, if any, actually distributed with respect to the Residual Certificates,
as appropriate, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof
during which such Person was a Certificateholder.
The Trustee shall, upon request, furnish to each Certificateholder, during
the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special, or other reports or
information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be reasonable with
respect to the Certificateholder, or otherwise with respect to the purposes of
this Agreement, all such reports or information to be provided at the expense of
the Certificateholder in accordance with such reasonable and explicit
instructions and directions as the Certificateholder may provide. For purposes
of this Section 4.02, the Trustee's duties are limited to the extent that the
Trustee receives timely reports as required from the Servicer.
On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall provide Bloomberg Financial
Markets, L.P. ("Bloomberg") CUSIP level factors for each class of Certificates
as of such Distribution Date, using a format and media mutually acceptable to
the Trustee and Bloomberg.
SECTION 4.03 Remittance Reports; Advances. (a) On the Business Day
following each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee by
telecopy (or by such other means as the Servicer or the Trustee may agree from
time to time) a Remittance Report with respect to the related Distribution Date.
On the same date, the Servicer shall electronically transmit to the Trustee (in
a format acceptable to the Trustee), a data file containing the information set
forth in such Remittance Report (including but not limited to the date elements
specified in Schedule 4
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hereto) with respect to the related Distribution Date or if electronic
transmission is not available, the Servicer shall forward to the Trustee by
overnight mail a computer readable magnetic tape. Such Remittance Report will
include (i) the amount of Advances to be made by the Servicer in respect of the
related Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of Advances outstanding after
giving effect to such Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable
Advances in respect of such Distribution Date and (ii) such other information
with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Trustee may reasonably require to
perform the calculations necessary to make the distributions contemplated by
Section 4.01 and to prepare the statements to Certificateholders contemplated by
Section 4.02. The Trustee shall not be responsible to recompute, recalculate or
verify any information provided to it by the Servicer.
(b) The amount of Advances to be made by the Servicer for any
Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.03(d), the sum of, (i) the
aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of
the related Servicing Fee), due on the related Due Date in respect of the
Mortgage Loans, which Monthly Payments were delinquent as of the close of
business on the related Determination Date and (ii) with respect to each REO
Property, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to the related
Prepayment Period and as to which REO Property an REO Disposition did not occur
during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
the REO Imputed Interest on such REO Property for the most recently ended
calendar month, over the net income from such REO Property transferred to the
Certificate Account pursuant to Section 3.23 for distribution on such
Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to
make Advances with respect to Relief Act Interest Shortfalls or Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls in excess of their respective obligations under Section
3.24.
By 1:00 p.m. New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer
shall remit in immediately available funds to the Trustee for deposit in the
Certificate Account an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Advances, if any,
to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for the related
Distribution Date either (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the Custodial
Account, to the extent of funds held therein for future distribution (in which
case it will cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the
Custodial Account that amounts held for future distribution have been, as
permitted by this Section 4.03, used by the Servicer in discharge of any such
Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the
total amount of Advances to be made by the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties. Any amounts held for future distribution and so used
shall be appropriately reflected in the Servicer's records and replaced by the
Servicer by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any future Servicer
Remittance Date to the extent that the Available Distribution Amount for the
related Distribution Date (determined without regard to Advances to be made on
the Servicer Remittance Date) shall be less than the total amount that would be
distributed to the Classes of Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.01 on
such Distribution Date if such amounts held for future distributions had not
been so used to make Advances. The Trustee will provide notice to the Servicer
by telecopy by the close of business on the Business Day prior to the
Distribution Date in the event that the amount remitted by the Servicer to the
Trustee on such date is less than the amount required to be remitted by the
Servicer as set forth in the Remittance Report for the related Distribution
Date.
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(c) The obligation of the Servicer to make such Advances is mandatory,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to (d) below,
and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a
Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or the removal thereof from
the Trust Fund pursuant to any applicable provision of this Agreement, except as
otherwise provided in this Section.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Advance or
Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Servicer if such
Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance
or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively. The determination by the
Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing
Advance or that any proposed Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would
constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance,
respectively, shall be evidenced by a certification of a Servicing Officer
delivered to the Depositor and the Trustee.
SECTION 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses. (a) Prior to each
Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine as to each Mortgage Loan and
REO Property: (i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in
connection with any Final Recovery Determinations made during the related
Prepayment Period; (ii) whether and the extent to which such Realized Losses
constituted Bankruptcy Losses; and (iii) the respective portions of such
Realized Losses allocable to interest and allocable to principal. Prior to each
Determination Date, the Servicer shall also determine as to each Mortgage Loan:
(i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any
Deficient Valuations made during the related Prepayment Period; and (ii) the
total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with Debt
Service Reductions in respect of Monthly Payments due during the related Due
Period. The information described in the two preceding sentences that is to be
supplied by the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate
delivered to the Trustee by the Servicer prior to the Determination Date
immediately following the end of (i) in the case of Bankruptcy Losses allocable
to interest, the Due Period during which any such Realized Loss was incurred,
and (ii) in the case of all other Realized Losses, the Prepayment Period during
which any such Realized Loss was incurred.
(b) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated or
covered by the Trustee on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to the
Accrued Certificate Interest for the Class CE Certificates for the related
Interest Accrual Period; second, to the Class CE Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; third, to the
Class M-10 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has
been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class M-9 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the
Class M-8 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero; sixth, to the Class M-7 Certificates until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Class M-6
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to
zero; eighth, to the Class M-5 Certificates until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Class M-4 Certificates
until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; tenth,
to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance
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thereof has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the Class M-2 Certificates, until
the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to
the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has
been reduced to zero; and thirteenth, concurrently, to the Class A-1
Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4
Certificates on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Principal Balance of
each such Class of Certificates, until their respective Certificate Principal
Balances have been reduced to zero.
All Realized Losses to be allocated to the Certificate Principal Balances
of all Classes on any Distribution Date shall be so allocated after the actual
distributions to be made on such date as provided above. All references above to
the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates shall be to the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Class immediately prior to the relevant
Distribution Date, before reduction thereof by any Realized Losses, in each case
to be allocated to such Class of Certificates, on such Distribution Date.
Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class A Certificate or Mezzanine
Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be made by reducing the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof by the amount so allocated and any allocation of
Realized Losses to a Class CE Certificates shall be made by reducing the amount
otherwise payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(4)(vi). No
allocations of any Realized Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal
Balances of the Class P Certificates.
As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a "pro rata basis"
among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an allocation on a pro
rata basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each such Class of
Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate Principal
Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution
Date. All Realized Losses and all other losses allocated to a Class of
Certificates hereunder will be allocated among the Certificates of such Class in
proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby.
(c) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the
Trustee on each Distribution Date to the following REMIC I Regular Interests in
the specified percentages, as follows: first, to Uncertificated Interest payable
to the REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ up to
an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98%
and 2%, respectively; second, to the Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTAA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ up to an aggregate
amount equal to the REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%,
respectively; third, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM10 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ,
98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTM10 has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Uncertificated
Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9 and
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM9 has been reduced to
zero; fifth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM8 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and
1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM8 has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7 and REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance
of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM7 has been reduced to zero; seventh to the
Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM6 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM6 has been reduced to zero; eighth to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5 and REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
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Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM5 has been reduced to
zero; ninth to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA,
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM4 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and
1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM4 has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC
I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3 and REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance
of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM3 has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the
Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTM2 and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTM2 has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to the Uncertificated Balances of
REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1 and REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTM1 has been reduced to zero; and
thirteenth, concurrently, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTAA, REMIC I Regular Xxxxxxxx X-XXX0, X-XXX0, X-XXX0 and I-LTA4 on a
pro rata basis, and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until their respective Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest has been reduced to zero.
SECTION 4.05 Compliance with Withholding Requirements. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, the Trustee shall comply with all federal
withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders of interest
or original issue discount that the Trustee reasonably believes are applicable
under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for such
withholding. In the event the Trustee does withhold any amount from interest or
original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder
pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Trustee shall indicate the
amount withheld to such Certificateholders.
SECTION 4.06 Exchange Commission; Additional Information. (a)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor, and not the
Trustee, shall be responsible for executing each Form 10-K filed on behalf of
the Trust.
Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, in
accordance with applicable law, prepare and file with the Commission via the
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System ("XXXXX"), any Form 10-D (or
other comparable Form containing the same or comparable information or other
information mutually agreed upon), in the form and substance as required by the
Exchange Act, with a copy of the statement to the Certificateholders for such
Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. Any necessary disclosure in addition to
the statement to the Certificateholders that is required to be included on Form
10-D ("Additional Form 10-D Disclosure") shall, pursuant to the paragraph
immediately below, be reported by the Seller, the Depositor, the Trustee, the
Trust, any servicer under Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB, any originator under
Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB, any other party contemplated by Items 1100(d)(1),
1112(b), Item 1114(b)(2) or 115(b) of Regulation
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AB as identified to the Trustee by the Depositor (together the "Reporting
Parties"), any party so required under and directed and approved by the
Depositor, and the Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure
hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure absent
such reporting, direction and approval.
For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), within 5
calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) the Reporting Parties
shall be required to provide to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the extent
known, in XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon
by the Trustee and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of the
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure applicable to such party, and (ii) the Depositor
will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the
inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. The Trustee has
no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the
Reporting Parties of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or
procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The
Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or
incurred by the Trustee in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.
After preparing the Form 10-D, the Trustee shall forward electronically a
draft copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor and the Servicer for review. No
later than 2 Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the related
Distribution Date, a senior officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D
and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original
executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee. If a Form 10-D
cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended,
the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in the second paragraph of
Section 406(d). Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with
the Commission, the Trustee will make available on its internet website a final
executed copy of each Form 10-D. The signing party at the Depositor can be
contacted as described in Section 13.05 hereto. The parties to this Agreement
acknowledge that the performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section
4.06(a) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent
upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance
of their duties under this Section 4.06(a). The Trustee shall have no liability
for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any
failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such
failure results from the Trustee's inability or failure to receive, on a timely
basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange
for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct.
(b) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or
such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the "10-K Filing
Deadline") (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on
December 31st of each year), commencing in March 2007, the Trustee shall prepare
and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required
by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in
each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Trustee within the
applicable time frames set
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forth in this Agreement, (i) an annual compliance statement for the Servicer and
each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 12.04, (ii)(A) the annual
reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Servicer,
each Additional Servicer and the Trustee, as described under Sections 11.04 and
12.05, and (B) if the Servicer's, each Additional Servicer's or the Trustee's
report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under
Sections 11.04 and 12.05 identifies any material instance of noncompliance,
disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if the Servicer's,
each Additional Servicer's or the Trustee's report on assessment of compliance
with servicing criteria described under Sections 11.04 and 12.05 is not included
as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and
an explanation why such report is not included, (iii)(A) the registered public
accounting firm attestation report for the Servicer, each Additional Servicer
and the Trustee, as described under Sections 11.04 and 12.05, and (B) if any
registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Sections
11.04 and 12.05 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure
identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public
accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form
10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such
report is not included, and (iv) a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification ("Sarbanes
Certification") as described in Section 12.05 and substantially in the form of
Exhibit I-1 hereto. In addition, the Trustee shall sign a certification (in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit I-2) for the benefit of the Servicer and its
officers, directors and Affiliates regarding certain aspects of the Servicer
Certification (the "Trustee Certification") (provided, however, that the Trustee
shall not undertake an analysis of the accountant's report attached as an
exhibit to Form 10-K). Any necessary disclosure that is required to be included
on Form 10-K ("Additional Form 10-K Disclosure") shall, pursuant to the
paragraph immediately below, be reported by the Reporting Parties and directed
and approved by the Depositor, and the Trustee will have no duty or liability
for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K
Disclosure absent such reporting, direction and approval.
For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act, no later than March 10 (with a 5 calendar day cure period),
commencing in March 2007 (i) the Reporting Parties shall be required to provide
to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the extent known, in XXXXX-compatible form,
or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Trustee and the Depositor
and such party, the form and substance of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
applicable to such party, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and
substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. The Trustee has no duty under this Agreement
to monitor or enforce the performance by the Reporting Parties of their duties
under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible
for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Trustee in
connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K
pursuant to this paragraph.
After preparing the Form 10-K, the Trustee shall forward electronically a
draft copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review. No later than end of
business New York City time on the 4th Business Day prior to the 10-K Filing
Deadline, a senior officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return
an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an
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original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee. If a
Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be
amended, the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in the second
paragraph of Section 406(d). Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after
filing with the Commission, the Trustee will make available on its internet
website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K. The signing party at the
Servicer can be contacted as described in Section 13.05. The parties to this
Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Trustee of its duties under
this Section 4.06(b) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K
is contingent upon such parties (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing
Function Participant) strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the
performance of their duties under this Section 4.06, Sections 11.04 and 12.05
and Section 12.04. The Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense,
damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare
and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Trustee's
inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any
other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form
10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(c) Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event
requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a "Reportable Event"), and if
requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure
Information described below, the Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf of the
Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act, provided that the Depositor
shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the
Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or
that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K Disclosure
Information") shall, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, be reported by
the Reporting Parties and directed and approved by the Depositor, and the
Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or
prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information absent such reporting, direction and
approval.
For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act, no later than end of business on the 2nd Business Day after the
occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the Reporting Parties hereto shall be
required to provide to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the extent known, in
XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the
Trustee and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of the Form 8-K
Disclosure Information applicable to such party, and (ii) the Depositor will
approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the
inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. The Trustee has no
duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the Reporting
Parties of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure
from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be
responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the
Trustee in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form
8-K pursuant to this paragraph.
After preparing the Form 8-K, the Trustee shall forward electronically a
draft copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor and the Servicer for review. No
later than Noon New York City time on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable
Event, a senior officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an
electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original
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executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee. If a Form 8-K
cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended,
the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in the second paragraph of
Section 406(d). Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with
the Commission, the Trustee will, make available on its internet website a final
executed copy of each Form 8-K. The signing party at the Trustee can be
contacted as described in Section 13.05. The parties to this Agreement
acknowledge that the performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section
4.06(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent
upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance
of their duties under this Section 4.06(c). The Trustee shall have no liability
for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any
failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure
results from the Trustee's inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis,
any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for
execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct.
(d) On or prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Trustee is
able to do so under applicable law, the Trustee shall prepare and file a Form 15
Suspension Notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in
respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act.
In the event that the Trustee is unable to timely file with the Commission
all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required to be filed
by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not
delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in
this Agreement or for any other reason, the Trustee will promptly notify the
Depositor and the Servicer of such inability to make a timely filing with the
Commission. In the case of Form 10-D and 10-K, the Depositor, Servicer and
Trustee will cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-DA and 10-KA
as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form
8-K, the Trustee will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure
Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such
disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the
Trust. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be
amended, the Trustee will notify the Depositor and the Servicer and such parties
agree to cooperate to prepare any necessary 8-KA, 10-DA or 10-KA. Any Form 15,
Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K or 10-K shall be signed by a senior
officer of the Trustee and any amendment to Form 10-D shall be signed by a
senior officer of the Depositor. The Depositor and Servicer acknowledge that the
performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section 4.06(d) related to
the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to
Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent upon the Servicer and the Depositor
performing their duties under this Section. The Trustee shall have no liability
for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any
failure to properly prepare and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or
any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from the
Trustee's inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information
from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file
such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, not
resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
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The Trustee shall have no responsibility to file any items other than
those specified in this Section 4.06; provided, however, the Trustee and the
Servicer will cooperate with the Depositor in connection with any additional
filings with respect to the Trust Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under
the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.01 The Certificates. (a) The Certificates in the aggregate will
represent the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and all
other assets included in REMIC I.
The Certificates will be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as
Exhibits A-1 and A-5. The Certificates of each Class will be issuable in
registered form only, in denominations of authorized Percentage Interests as
described in the definition thereof. Each Certificate will share ratably in all
rights of the related Class.
Upon original issue, the Certificates shall be executed, authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee to or upon the written order of the Depositor. The
Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of the
Trustee by an authorized signatory. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile
signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the
Trustee shall bind the Trustee notwithstanding that such individuals or any of
them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery
of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such
Certificates. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this
Agreement or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate
a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided herein
executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate of
authentication shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All
Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication.
(b) The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates shall
initially be issued as one or more Certificates held by the Book-Entry Custodian
or, if appointed to hold such Certificates as provided below, the Depository and
registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and, except as provided
below, registration of such Certificates may not be transferred by the Trustee
except to another Depository that agrees to hold such Certificates for the
respective Certificate Owners with Ownership Interests therein. The Certificate
Owners shall hold their respective Ownership Interests in and to such
Certificates through the book-entry facilities of the Depository and, except as
provided below, shall not be entitled to definitive, fully registered
Certificates ("Definitive Certificates") in respect of such Ownership Interests.
All transfers by Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in
the Book-Entry Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures
established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such
Certificate Owner. Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership
Interests in the Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or
of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the
Depository's normal procedures. The Trustee is hereby initially appointed as the
Book-Entry Custodian and
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hereby agrees to act as such in accordance herewith and in accordance with the
agreement that it has with the Depository authorizing it to act as such. The
Book-Entry Custodian may, and, if it is no longer qualified to act as such, the
Book-Entry Custodian shall, appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and, if the Trustee is not the Book-Entry
Custodian, the Trustee, any other transfer agent (including the Depository or
any successor Depository) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under such conditions
as the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian and the Depository or any successor
Depository may prescribe, provided that the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian
shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by reason of any
such appointment of other than the Depository. If the Trustee resigns or is
removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor Trustee or, if it so
elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its predecessor's duties as
Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right to inspect, and to
obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry Certificates by the
Book-Entry Custodian.
The Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor may for all purposes
(including the making of payments due on the respective Classes of Book-Entry
Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the
Certificate Owners with respect to the respective Classes of Book-Entry
Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders
hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the respective
Classes of Book-Entry Certificates shall be limited to those established by law
and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the Depository Participants
and brokerage firms representing such Certificate Owners. Multiple requests and
directions from, and votes of, the Depository as Holder of any Class of
Book-Entry Certificates with respect to any particular matter shall not be
deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate
Owners. The Trustee may establish a reasonable record date in connection with
solicitations of consents from or voting by Certificateholders and shall give
notice to the Depository of such record date.
If (i)(A) the Depositor advises the Trustee in writing that the Depository
is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as
Depository, and (B) the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor or
(ii) after the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, Certificate Owners
representing in the aggregate not less than 66% of the Ownership Interests of
the Book-Entry Certificates advise the Trustee through the Depository, in
writing, that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository is
no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners, the Trustee shall
notify all Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any
such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate
Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the Book-Entry
Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable,
accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for registration of
transfer, the Trustee shall cause the Definitive Certificates to be issued. Such
Definitive Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $25,000,
except that any beneficial ownership that was represented by a Book-Entry
Certificate in an amount less than $25,000 immediately prior to the issuance of
a Definitive Certificate shall be issued in a minimum denomination equal to the
amount represented by such Book-Entry Certificate. None of the Depositor, the
Servicer or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in the delivery of such
instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on,
such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates all references
herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Depository shall be
deemed to be
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imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable with respect
to such Definitive Certificates, and the Trustee shall recognize the Holders of
the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.
SECTION 5.02 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)
The Trustee shall cause to be kept at one of the offices or agencies to be
appointed by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.11, a
Certificate Register for the Certificates in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Trustee shall provide for the registration
of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein
provided.
(b) No transfer of any Class M-10 Certificate, Class CE Certificate,
Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate (the "Private Certificates") shall
be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and
effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws,
or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or
qualification. In the event that such a transfer of a Private Certificate is to
be made without registration or qualification (other than in connection with (i)
the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an Affiliate of
the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of any such Class CE or Class P Certificate to
the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture or
(iii) a transfer of any such Class CE or Class P Certificate from the issuer
under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture to the
Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor), the Trustee shall require receipt
of: (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A
under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Certificateholder desiring
to effect the transfer and from such Certificateholder's prospective transferee,
substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit F-1; and (ii) in all other
cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made
without such registration (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of
the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer in its capacity as
such or any Sub-Servicer), together with copies of the written certification(s)
of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and/or such
Certificateholder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is
based, if any. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to register or
qualify any such Certificates under the 1933 Act or any other securities laws or
to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the
transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any
Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer of any such Certificate shall,
and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer
against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not
made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any such transfer of any
Ownership Interest in any Private Certificate that is a Book-Entry Certificate,
except with respect to the initial transfer of any such Ownership Interest by
the Depositor, such transfer shall be required to be made in reliance upon Rule
144A under the 1933 Act, and the transferee will be deemed to have made each of
the transferee representations and warranties set forth Exhibit F-1 hereto in
respect of such interest as if it was evidenced by a Definitive Certificate. The
Certificate Owner of any such Ownership Interest in any such Book-Entry
Certificate desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to,
indemnify the Trustee and the Depositor against any
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liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in
accordance with such federal and state laws.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no certification or Opinion of Counsel
described in this Section 5.02(b) will be required in connection with the
transfer, on the Closing Date, of any Class R Certificate by the Depositor to an
"accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(d) of the 1933 Act.
(c) (i) No transfer of a Private Certificate (other than a Class M-10
Certificate) or any interest therein shall be made to any Plan, any Person
acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person
acquiring such Private Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan (within the
meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C. F. R. ss.
2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets")), as certified by such transferee in the form of
Exhibit G, unless the Trustee is provided with an Opinion of Counsel acceptable
to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Servicer to the effect that the purchase and holding of such Private
Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result
in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) and
will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund to
any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in this Agreement,
which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Servicer,
the Trustee or the Trust Fund.
(ii) In the case of a Class A Certificate, Class M-1 Certificate, Class
M-2 Certificate, Class M-3 Certificate, Class M-4 Certificate, Class M-5
Certificate, Class M-6 Certificate, Class M-7 Certificate, Class M-8
Certificate, Class M-9 Certificate or Class M-10 Certificate, each beneficial
owner of such a Certificate or any interest therein shall be deemed to have
represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of such Certificate or any
interest therein, that either (A) it is not a Plan or a Plan investor, (B) it
has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Underwriters'
Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the Underwriters' Exemption, including that such Certificate
must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its
equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Xxxxx'x and the Certificates are so rated, that it
is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that it will obtain a representation
from any transferee that such transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it
is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold such
Certificate or any interest therein is an "insurance company general account,"
as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE")
95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been
satisfied.
(iii) Neither a certification nor an Opinion of Counsel shall be required
in connection with (A) the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the
Depositor to an Affiliate of the Depositor, (B) the transfer of any such
Certificate to the issuer under the Indenture or the indenture trustee under the
Indenture or (C) a transfer of any such Certificate from the issuer under the
Indenture or the indenture trustee under the Indenture to the Depositor or an
Affiliate of the Depositor (in which case such transferee shall be deemed to
have represented that it is not
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purchasing with Plan Assets) and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively
rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Trustee, shall be a
written representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as
an affiliate of the Depositor.
(iv) If any Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of this Section 5.02(c), the next preceding
permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that
Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any such
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of this Section 5.02(c) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the
Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and all
liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result of
that acquisition or holding.
(d) (i) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to
have irrevocably authorized the Trustee or its designee under clause (iii)(A)
below to deliver payments to a Person other than such Person and to negotiate
the terms of any mandatory sale under clause (iii)(B) below and to execute all
instruments of Transfer and to do all other things necessary in connection with
any such sale. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(A) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its status as a
Permitted Transferee.
(B) In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate, the Trustee shall require delivery to
it, and shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate until
its receipt of, an affidavit and agreement (a "Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement," in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2) from the proposed
Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee,
representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is a
Permitted Transferee, that it is not acquiring its Ownership Interest in
the Residual Certificate that is the subject of the proposed Transfer as a
nominee, trustee or agent for any Person that is not a Permitted
Transferee, that for so long as it retains its Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee,
and that it has reviewed the provisions of this Section 5.02(d) and agrees
to be bound by them.
(C) Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee who is assigned to this transaction has
actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not a Permitted
Transferee, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate
to such proposed Transferee shall be effected.
(D) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall agree (x) to require a Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement in the form
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attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 from any other Person to whom such Person
attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate and
(y) not to transfer its Ownership Interest unless it provides a Transferor
Affidavit (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2) to the Trustee
stating that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge that such
other Person is not a Permitted Transferee.
(E) Each Person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate, by purchasing an Ownership Interest in such
Certificate, agrees to give the Trustee written notice that it is a
"pass-through interest holder" within the meaning of temporary Treasury
regulation Section 1.67-3T(a)(2)(i)(A) immediately upon acquiring an
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, if it is, or is holding an
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate on behalf of, a "pass-through
interest holder."
(ii) The Trustee will register the Transfer of any Residual
Certificate only if it shall have received the Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement and all of such other documents as shall have been reasonably
required by the Trustee as a condition to such registration. In addition,
no Transfer of a Residual Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee
shall have received a representation letter from the Transferee of such
Certificate to the effect that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.
(iii) (A) If any purported Transferee shall become a Holder of a
Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(d), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored,
to the extent permitted by law, to all rights as holder thereof
retroactive to the date of registration of such Transfer of such Residual
Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any
registration of Transfer of a Residual Certificate that is in fact not
permitted by this Section 5.02(d) or for making any payments due on such
Certificate to the holder thereof or for taking any other action with
respect to such holder under the provisions of this Agreement.
(B) If any purported Transferee shall become a holder of a
Residual Certificate in violation of the restrictions in this Section
5.02(d) and to the extent that the retroactive restoration of the rights
of the holder of such Residual Certificate as described in clause (iii)(A)
above shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the Trustee shall
have the right, but not the obligation, without notice to the holder or
any prior holder of such Residual Certificate, to sell such Residual
Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Trustee on such terms as the
Trustee may choose. Such purported Transferee shall promptly endorse and
deliver each Residual Certificate in accordance with the instructions of
the Trustee. Such purchaser may be the Trustee itself or any Affiliate of
the Trustee. The proceeds of such sale, net of the commissions (which may
include commissions payable to the Trustee or its Affiliates), expenses
and taxes due, if any, will be remitted by the Trustee to such purported
Transferee. The terms and conditions of any sale under this clause
(iii)(B) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Trustee, and
the Trustee shall not be liable to any Person having an Ownership Interest
in a Residual Certificate as a result of its exercise of such discretion.
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(iv) The Trustee shall make available to the Internal Revenue
Service and those Persons specified by the REMIC Provisions all
information necessary to compute any tax imposed (A) as a result of the
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Person
who is a Disqualified Organization, including the information described in
Treasury regulations sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and 1.860E-2(a)(5) with
respect to the "excess inclusions" of such Residual Certificate and (B) as
a result of any regulated investment company, real estate investment
trust, common trust fund, partnership, trust estate or organization
described in Section 1381 of the Code that holds an Ownership Interest in
a Residual Certificate having as among its record holders at any time any
Person which is a Disqualified Organization. Reasonable compensation for
providing such information may be accepted by the Trustee.
(v) The provisions of this Section 5.02(d) set forth prior to this
subsection (v) may be modified, added to or eliminated, provided that
there shall have been delivered to the Trustee at the expense of the party
seeking to modify, add to or eliminate any such provision the following:
(A) written notification from each Rating Agency to the effect
that the modification, addition to or elimination of such provisions will
not cause such Rating Agency to downgrade its then-current ratings of any
Class of Certificates; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Trustee, to the effect that such modification of, addition to or
elimination of such provisions will not cause any Trust REMIC to cease to
qualify as a REMIC and will not cause any Trust REMIC to be subject to an
entity-level tax caused by the Transfer of any Residual Certificate to a
Person that is not a Permitted Transferee or a Person other than the
prospective transferee to be subject to a REMIC-tax caused by the Transfer
of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.
(e) Subject to the preceding subsections, upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the
Trustee maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12, the Trustee shall
execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated Transferee or
Transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same Class of a like aggregate
Percentage Interest.
(f) At the option of the Holder thereof, any Certificate may be
exchanged for other Certificates of the same Class with authorized denominations
and a like aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such Certificate to
be exchanged at any office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose
pursuant to Section 8.12. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for
exchange, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, the Certificates
which the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Every
Certificate presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so
required by the Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by,
the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. In addition, with
respect to each Class R Certificate, the Holder thereof may exchange, in the
manner described above, such Class R Certificate for two separate Certificates,
each representing
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such Holder's respective Percentage Interest in the Class R-I Interest and the
Class R-II Interest, respectively, in each case that was evidenced by the Class
R Certificate being exchanged.
(g) No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
(h) All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be
canceled and destroyed by the Trustee in accordance with its customary
procedures.
SECTION 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (i) any
mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Trustee receives
evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Trustee such security or
indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of
actual knowledge by the Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by a
bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver in
exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate, a new Certificate of the same Class and of like denomination and
Percentage Interest but bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. Upon
the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Trustee may require
the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the
fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith. Any replacement
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute complete and
indefeasible evidence of ownership in the applicable REMIC created hereunder, as
if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
shall be found at any time.
SECTION 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Trustee and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name any
Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of
receiving distributions pursuant to Section 4.01 and for all other purposes
whatsoever, and none of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or any agent of
any of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 5.05 Certain Available Information. On or prior to the date of the
first sale of any Private Certificate to an Independent third party, the
Depositor shall provide to the Trustee a copy of any private placement
memorandum or other disclosure document used by the Depositor in connection with
the offer and sale of such Certificates. In addition, if any such private
placement memorandum or disclosure document is revised, amended or supplemented
at any time following the delivery thereof to the Trustee, the Depositor
promptly shall inform the Trustee of such event and shall deliver to the Trustee
a copy of the private placement memorandum or disclosure document, as revised,
amended or supplemented. The Trustee shall maintain at its Corporate Trust
Office and shall make available free of charge during normal business hours for
review by any Holder of a Certificate, a Certificate Owner or any Person
identified to the Trustee as a prospective transferee of a Certificate,
originals or copies of the following items: (i) in the case of a Holder, a
Certificate Owner or prospective transferee of a Private Certificate, the
related private placement memorandum or other disclosure document
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relating to such Class of Certificates, in the form most recently provided to
the Trustee; and (ii) in all cases, (A) this Agreement and any amendments hereof
entered into pursuant to Section 12.01, (B) all monthly statements required to
be delivered to Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to Section
4.02 since the Closing Date, and all other notices, reports, statements and
written communications delivered to the Certificateholders of the relevant Class
pursuant to this Agreement since the Closing Date, (C) all certifications
delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee since the Closing Date
pursuant to Section 10.01(h), (D) any and all Officers' Certificates delivered
to the Trustee by the Servicer since the Closing Date to evidence the Servicer's
determination that any Advance or Servicing Advance was, or if made, would be a
Nonrecoverable Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, and
(E) any and all Officers' Certificates delivered to the Trustee by the Servicer
since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.04(a). Copies and mailing of any
and all of the foregoing items will be available from the Trustee upon request
at the expense of the Person requesting the same.
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER
SECTION 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicer. The
Depositor and the Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to
the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement upon them
in their respective capacities as Depositor and Servicer and undertaken
hereunder by the Depositor and the Servicer herein.
SECTION 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Servicer.
Subject to the following paragraph, the Depositor will keep in full effect its
existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation. Subject to the following paragraph, the
Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. The
Depositor and the Servicer each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans
and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.
The Depositor or the Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into
any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in
which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the
Depositor or the Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the
business of the Depositor or the Servicer, shall be the successor of the
Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, 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 to the Servicer shall be qualified to service
mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac; and provided further that
the Rating Agencies' ratings of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates in effect immediately prior to such merger or consolidation will
not be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result thereof (as evidenced by a
letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies).
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SECTION 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and
Others. (a) None of the Depositor, the Servicer or any of the directors,
officers, employees or agents of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be under
any liability to the Trustee, Trust Fund or the Certificateholders 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 Depositor, the Servicer or any such person
against any breach of warranties, representations or covenants made herein, or
against any specific liability imposed on the Servicer pursuant hereto, or
against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason
of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the
Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the
Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie,
is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer and any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund
and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable
legal fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that may be
sustained in connection with, arising out of, or related to, any claim or legal
action (including any pending or threatened claim or legal action) relating to
this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense
relating to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such
loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this
Agreement) or any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or
by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the
Depositor nor the Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute
or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties under this
Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability;
provided, however, that the Depositor or the Servicer may in its discretion
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect
to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the
interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses
and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be
expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor or the
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account
as and to the extent provided in Section 3.11, any such right of reimbursement
being prior to the rights of the Certificateholders to receive any amount in the
Custodial Account. Nothing in this Subsection 6.03(a) shall affect the
Servicer's obligation to supervise, or to take such actions as are necessary to
ensure, the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Subsection 3.01(a).
(b) In taking or recommending any course of action pursuant to this
Agreement, unless specifically required to do so pursuant to this Agreement, the
Servicer shall not be required to investigate or make recommendations concerning
potential liabilities which the Trust might incur as a result of such course of
action by reason of the condition of the Mortgaged Properties but shall give
notice to the Trustee if it has notice of such potential liabilities.
SECTION 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer. (a) The Servicer
shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except
upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under
applicable law or as provided in Section 6.04(c). Any such determination
pursuant to the preceding sentence permitting the resignation of
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the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect obtained
at the expense of the Servicer and delivered to the Trustee. No resignation of
the Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor servicer
shall have assumed the Servicer's responsibilities, duties, liabilities (other
than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such successor) and
obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Except as expressly provided herein, the Servicer shall not assign
or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other
Person, or delegate to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint any other
Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by
the Servicer hereunder. The foregoing prohibition on assignment shall not
prohibit the Servicer from designating a Sub-Servicer as payee of any
indemnification amount payable to the Servicer hereunder; provided, however,
that as provided in Section 3.06 hereof, no Sub-Servicer shall be a third-party
beneficiary hereunder and the parties hereto shall not be required to recognize
any Sub-Servicer as an indemnitee under this Agreement.
SECTION 6.05 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer. The
Servicer shall afford (and any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that each
Sub-Servicer shall afford) the Depositor and the Trustee, upon reasonable
notice, during normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the
Servicer (and any such Sub-Servicer) in respect of the Servicer's rights and
obligations hereunder and access to officers of the Servicer (and those of any
such Sub-Servicer) responsible for such obligations. Upon request, the Servicer
shall furnish to the Depositor and the Trustee its (and any such Sub-Servicer's)
most recent financial statements and such other information relating to the
Servicer's capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement as it
possesses (and that any such Sub-Servicer possesses). To the extent such
information is not otherwise available to the public, the Depositor and the
Trustee shall not disseminate any information obtained pursuant to the preceding
two sentences without the Servicer's written consent, except as required
pursuant to this Agreement or to the extent that it is appropriate to do so (i)
in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other
governmental agencies, (ii) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority
having jurisdiction over the Depositor and the Trustee or the Trust Fund, and in
any case, the Depositor or the Trustee, (iii) disclosure of any and all
information that is or becomes publicly known, or information obtained by the
Trustee from sources other than the Depositor or the Servicer, (iv) disclosure
as required pursuant to this Agreement or (v) disclosure of any and all
information(A) in any preliminary or final offering circular, registration
statement or contract or other document pertaining to the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement approved in advance by the Depositor or the
Servicer or (B) to any affiliate, independent or internal auditor, agent,
employee or attorney of the Trustee having a need to know the same, provided
that the Trustee advises such recipient of the confidential nature of the
information being disclosed, shall use its best efforts to assure the
confidentiality of any such disseminated non-public information. The Depositor
may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer under this
Agreement and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to
perform, any defaulted obligation of the Servicer under this Agreement or
exercise the rights of the Servicer under this Agreement; provided that the
Servicer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement by
virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall
not have any responsibility or
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liability for any action or failure to act by the Servicer and is not obligated
to supervise the performance of the Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
SECTION 7.01 Servicer Events of Default. (a) "Servicer Event of Default,"
wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:
(i) any failure by the Servicer to remit to the Trustee for
distribution to the Certificateholders any payment (other than an Advance
required to be made from its own funds on any Servicer Remittance Date
pursuant to Section 4.03) required to be made under the terms of the
Certificates and this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of
5 Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer
by the Depositor or the Trustee (in which case notice shall be provided by
telecopy), or to the Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or
(ii) any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or
perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements
on the part of the Servicer contained in this Agreement, or the breach by
the Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.05,
which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (or if such failure or
breach cannot be remedied within 30 days, then such remedy shall have been
commenced within 30 days and diligently pursued thereafter; provided,
however, that in no event shall such failure or breach be allowed to exist
for a period of greater than 90 days) or 15 days in the case of a failure
to pay the premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained
under this Agreement after the earlier of (i) the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given to the Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee, or to the Servicer,
the Depositor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to
at least 25% of the Voting Rights and (ii) actual knowledge of such
failure by a Servicing Officer; or
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under
any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceeding, 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 90
days; or
(iv) the Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator
or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or
relating to it or of or relating to all or substantially all of its
property; or
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(v) the Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of
any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its
obligations; or
(vi) any failure by the Servicer of the Servicer Termination Test;
or
(vii) any failure of the Servicer to make any Advance on any
Servicer Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant
to Section 4.03 which continues unremedied until 12:00 p.m. New York time
on the Business Day immediately following the Servicer Remittance Date.
If a Servicer Event of Default described in clauses (i) through (vi) of
this Section shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such
Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at
the written direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of
Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer and to
the Depositor, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer in
its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law,
in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. If a Servicer Event of
Default described in clause (vii) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, by
notice in writing to the Servicer, terminate all of the rights and obligations
of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement in and to the
Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof and the Trustee as successor Servicer,
or another successor servicer appointed in accordance with Section 7.02, shall
immediately make such Advance. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement,
whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any
Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in
the Trustee pursuant to and under this Section, and, without limitation, the
Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to
execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Servicer, any and
all documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or
things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of
termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of
the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise, provided, however, the
parties acknowledge that notwithstanding the preceding sentence there may be a
transition period, not to exceed 90 days, in order to effect the transfer of the
Servicing obligations to the Trustee or other successor servicer. The Servicer
agrees promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business Days subsequent to
such notice) to provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by
it to enable it to assume the Servicer's functions under this Agreement, and to
cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Servicer's
responsibilities and rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the transfer within one Business Day to the Trustee for administration by it of
all cash amounts which at the time shall be or should have been credited by the
Servicer to the Custodial Account held by or on behalf of the Servicer, the
Certificate Account or any REO Account or Servicing Account held by or on behalf
of the Servicer or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or
any REO Property serviced by the Servicer (provided, however, that the Servicer
shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it
under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in
respect of Advances, Servicing Advances or otherwise, and shall continue to be
entitled to the
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benefits of Section 6.03, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to
events occurring prior to such termination). For purposes of this Section 7.01,
the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Servicer Event of Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and working in the
Trustee's Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written
notice of any event which is in fact such a Servicer Event of Default is
received by the Trustee and such notice references the Certificates, the Trust
Fund or this Agreement.
SECTION 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) (1) On and
after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination in accordance with
Section 13.05 hereof, the Trustee, or such other person appointed by the Trustee
pursuant to this paragraph, shall separately assume and become the successor in
all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement
and the transactions set forth or provided for herein, and all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter
shall be assumed by the Trustee (except for any representations or warranties of
the Servicer under this Agreement, the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
contained in Section 2.05 and the obligation to deposit amounts in respect of
losses pursuant to Section 3.12) by the terms and provisions hereof including,
without limitation, the Servicer's obligations to make Advances pursuant to
Section 4.03; provided, however, that if the Trustee is prohibited by law or
regulation from obligating itself to make advances regarding delinquent mortgage
loans, then the Trustee shall not be obligated to make Advances pursuant to
Section 4.03; and provided further, that any failure to perform such duties or
responsibilities caused by the Servicer's failure to provide information
required by Section 7.01 shall not be considered a default by the Trustee as
successor to the Servicer hereunder. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall
be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans to
which the Servicer would have been entitled if it had continued to act
hereunder. Notwithstanding the above and subject to Section 7.02(a)(2) below,
the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable
to so act or if it is prohibited by law from making advances regarding
delinquent mortgage loans or if the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least
66% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee promptly appoint
or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a Xxxxxx Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac approved mortgage loan servicing institution acceptable to each
Rating Agency without qualification, withdrawal or downgrading of the ratings
then assigned to any of the Certificates and having a net worth of not less than
$10,000,000, as the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement in the
assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of
the Servicer under this Agreement.
All Servicing Transfer Costs shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer
upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs (provided, that if
the Trustee is the predecessor Servicer by reason of this Section 7.02, such
costs shall be paid by the Servicer preceding the Trustee as successor
servicer), and if such predecessor or initial Servicer, as applicable, defaults
in its obligation to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by the successor
Servicer or the Trustee (in which case the successor Servicer or the Trustee, as
applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the assets of the
Trust Fund).
(2) No appointment of a successor to the Servicer under this
Agreement shall be effective until the assumption by the successor of all
of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. In
connection with such appointment and assumption
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described herein, the Trustee 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 as such hereunder. The
Depositor, the Trustee and such successor shall take such action,
consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any
such succession. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer under
this Agreement, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove
provided.
SECTION 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any termination
of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 above or any appointment of a successor
to the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 above, the Trustee shall give prompt
written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses
appearing in the Certificate Register.
(b) Not later than the later of 60 days after the occurrence of any
event, which constitutes or which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a Servicer Event of Default or five days after a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee becomes aware of the occurrence of such an event, the Trustee
shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates notice of each such
occurrence, unless such default or Servicer Event of Default shall have been
cured or waived.
SECTION 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Events of Default. Holders representing at
least 66% of the Voting Rights evidenced by all Classes of Certificates affected
by any default or Servicer Event of Default hereunder may waive such default or
Servicer Event of Default; provided, however, that a default or Servicer Event
of Default under clause (i) or (vii) of Section 7.01 may be waived only by all
of the Holders of the Regular Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a default or
Servicer Event of Default, such default or Servicer Event of Default shall cease
to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder.
No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Servicer Event
of Default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly
so waived.
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 8.01 Duties of Trustee. (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence
of a Servicer Event of Default and after the curing of all Servicer Events of
Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. During a Servicer Event
of Default (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such
of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree
of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use
under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs. Any
permissive right of the Trustee enumerated in this Agreement shall not be
construed as a duty.
(b) The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished
to the Trustee which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to
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determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this
Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform on its face to the
requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee shall take such
action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the
instrument is not corrected to its satisfaction, will provide notice thereof to
the Certificateholders.
(c) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that:
(i) Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, and
after the curing of all such Servicer Events of Default which may have
occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not
be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and, in
the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness
of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Trustee that conform to the requirements of this
Agreement;
(ii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to
any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
accordance with the direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to
at least 25% of the Voting Rights relating to the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon it, under this Agreement.
(d) The Trustee shall timely pay, from its own funds, the amount of any
and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Trust Fund or its assets
or transactions including, without limitation, (A) "prohibited transaction"
penalty taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, if, when and as the same
shall be due and payable, (B) any tax on contributions to a Trust REMIC after
the Closing Date imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code and (C) any tax on "net
income from foreclosure property" as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, but
only if such taxes arise out of a breach by the Trustee of its obligations
hereunder, which breach constitutes negligence or misconduct of the Trustee.
SECTION 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee. (a) Except as
otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) The Trustee may request and conclusively rely upon and shall
be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any
resolution, Officers' Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably
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believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper party or parties;
(ii) The Trustee may consult with counsel and any Opinion of
Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise
any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to
institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation
hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the
Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless
such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee security or
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained
herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the
occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default (which has not been cured or
waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise
as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the
conduct of such person's own affairs;
(iv) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action
taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be
authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it
by this Agreement;
(v) Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default
hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Events of Default which may
have occurred, the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to
do so by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable
time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be
incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of
the Trustee not reasonably assured to the Trustee by such
Certificateholders, the Trustee may require indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to it against such expense or liability from such
Certificateholders as a condition to taking any such action;
(vi) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through
agents, accountants or attorneys, and the Trustee shall not be responsible
for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agents, accountants or
attorneys appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(vii) The Trustee shall have no obligation to invest and reinvest
any cash held in the absence of timely and specific written investment
direction from the Servicer or the Depositor. In no event shall the
Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment
losses incurred thereon. The Trustee shall have no liability in respect of
losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment incurred
as a result of the
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liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or the failure
of the Servicer or the Depositor to provide timely written investment
direction; and
(viii) In order to comply with its duties under the USA Patriot Act
of 2001, the Trustee shall obtain and verify certain information and
documentation from the other parties to this Agreement including, but not
limited to, each such party's name, address and other identifying
information.
(b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the
Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by it without the
possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or
other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding
instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in the name of the Trustee for the
benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of
this Agreement.
SECTION 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The
recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature of
the Trustee, the authentication of the Certificate Registrar on the
Certificates, the acknowledgments of the Trustee contained in Article II and the
representations and warranties of the Trustee in Section 8.13) shall be taken as
the statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for
their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations or warranties as to the
validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as specifically set forth
with respect to such party in Section 8.13) or of the Certificates (other than
the signature of the Trustee and authentication of the Certificate Registrar on
the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document or of MERS or the
MERS(R) System. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application
by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such
Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor
or the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn
from the Custodial Account by the Servicer, other than any funds held by or on
behalf of the Trustee in accordance with Section 3.10, subject to Section 8.01.
SECTION 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates. The Trustee in its individual
capacity or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates
with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
SECTION 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses. (a) The Trustee shall withdraw
from the Certificate Account on each Distribution Date and pay to itself the
Trustee Fee. The Trustee shall pay, from its own funds, the Custodian Fee as
compensation for the Custodian's services under the Custodial Agreement as
separately agreed to with the Custodian. In addition, the Trustee shall pay the
Custodian amounts from the Certificate Account as set forth below. The Trustee,
or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified
by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (not
including expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee
including the compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and
counsel, in the ordinary course of the Trustee's performance in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement) incurred by the Trustee in connection with any
Servicer Event of Default (not including expenses, disbursements and
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advances incurred or made by the Trustee in its capacity as successor Servicer),
default, claim or legal action or any pending or threatened claim or legal
action arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of
its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Cap Contracts or the
Custodial Agreement, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) resulting
from a breach of the Servicer's obligations and duties under this Agreement (for
which the Servicer indemnifies pursuant to Sections 8.05(b) and 10.03(b)), (ii)
for the expenses of preparing and filing Tax Returns pursuant to Section
10.01(d) or (iii) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties
hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of its respective obligations and
duties hereunder. It is understood by the parties hereto that a "claim" as used
in the preceding sentence includes any claim for indemnification made by the
Custodian under Section 24 of the Custodial Agreement; provided, however, that
the Trustee shall not lose any right it may have to indemnification under this
Section 8.05 due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the
Custodian in the performance of its duties under the Custodial Agreement or by
reason of the Custodian's reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under
the Custodial Agreement. Any amounts payable to the Trustee, or any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Trustee in respect of the indemnification
provided by this paragraph (a), or pursuant to any other right of reimbursement
from the Trust Fund that the Trustee, or any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Trustee, may have hereunder in its capacity as such, may be
withdrawn by the Trustee from the Certificate Account at any time.
(b) The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee from, and hold it
harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable legal
fees and disbursements of counsel) resulting from a breach of the Servicer's
obligations and duties under this Agreement. Such indemnity shall survive the
termination or discharge of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the
Trustee. Any payment hereunder made by the Servicer to the Trustee shall be from
the Servicer's own funds, without reimbursement from the Trust Fund therefor.
The provisions of this Section 8.05 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.
SECTION 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee. The Trustee hereunder
shall at all times be a corporation or an association (other than the Depositor,
the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing) organized and doing
business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority. If such corporation or association publishes reports
of conditions at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the
aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this
Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most
recent report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall
cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the
Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in
Section 8.07.
SECTION 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee. The Trustee may at
any time resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created by giving
written notice thereof to the
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Depositor, the Servicer and the Certificateholders. Upon receiving such notice
of resignation of the Trustee, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor
trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall
be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. A
copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders, the
Trustee and the Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee shall have
been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving
of such notice of resignation or removal, the Trustee may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with
the provisions of Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after written request
therefor by the Depositor, or if at any time the Trustee shall become incapable
of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the
Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take
charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose
of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor may remove
the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate,
which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and to the
successor trustee. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders and the Servicer by the Depositor.
The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights
may at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written
instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their
attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall
be delivered to the Depositor, one complete set to the Trustee so removed and
one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall
be delivered to the Certificateholders and the Servicer by the Depositor.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become
effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided
in Section 8.08.
SECTION 8.08 Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as
provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor
and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment
hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee
shall become effective and such successor trustee without any further act, deed
or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein. The predecessor trustee shall deliver to the successor
trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements, as well as all
moneys, held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held by
a custodian, which custodian shall become the agent of any successor trustee
hereunder), and the Depositor and the predecessor trustee shall execute and
deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required
for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all
such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible
under the provisions of Section
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8.06 and the appointment of such successor trustee shall not result in a
downgrading of any Class of Certificates by either Rating Agency, as evidenced
by a letter from each Rating Agency.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this
Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the
Certificate Register. If the Depositor fails to mail such notice within 10 days
after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee
shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Depositor.
SECTION 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee. Any corporation or
association into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it
may be consolidated or any corporation or association resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation or association succeeding to the business of the Trustee shall be
the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation or association
shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, 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.
SECTION 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of
meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of REMIC I
or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Servicer and the
Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all
instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as
co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or
separate trustees, of all or any part of REMIC I, and to vest in such Person or
Persons, in such capacity, such title to REMIC I, or any part thereof, and,
subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties,
obligations, rights and trusts as the Servicer and the Trustee may consider
necessary or desirable. Any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be subject
to the written approval of the Servicer. If the Servicer shall not have joined
in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to
do, or in case a Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No
co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of
eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to
Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate
trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08 hereof. The Servicer shall be
responsible for the fees of any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed under
this Section 8.10.
(b) In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee
pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations
conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and
exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee
jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which
any particular act or acts are to be performed by the Trustee (whether as
Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall
be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such
rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to REMIC
I or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and
performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the
Trustee.
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(c) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees,
as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trust conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately,
as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the
Depositor and the Servicer.
(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the
Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the
extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
SECTION 8.11 Trustee to Execute Custodial Agreement and Cap Contract. The
Depositor hereby directs the Trustee to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Custodial Agreement and Cap Contracts on the Closing Date
and thereafter on behalf of the Holders of the Class A Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Holders of the Class
A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates by their acceptance of such
Certificates acknowledge and agree that the Trustee shall execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Custodial Agreement and Cap Contracts and
shall do so solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust Fund and not in its
individual capacity.
SECTION 8.12 Appointment of Office or Agency. The Trustee shall maintain
an office or agency in the United States where the Certificates may be
surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and presented for final
distribution. As of the Closing Date, the Trustee designates its Corporate Trust
Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota for such purposes. Notices and demands to or
upon the Trustee in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be
delivered at the Corporate Trust Office in Columbia, Maryland.
SECTION 8.13 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee
hereby represents and warrants, solely as to itself, to the Servicer and the
Depositor, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) It is a national banking association duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the
performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by it, will
not violate its charter or bylaws.
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(iii) It has the full power and authority to enter into and
consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and
has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and
binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the
terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (B) general principles of
equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 8.14 Appointment of the Custodian. The Trustee may, at the
direction of the Depositor and with the consent of the Servicer, appoint the
Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files as agent for the
Trustee, by entering into the Custodial Agreement. The appointment of the
Custodian may at any time be terminated in accordance with the Custodial
Agreement and a substitute custodian appointed therefor upon the reasonable
request of the Servicer to the Trustee, the consent to which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Trustee shall pay the fees (out of the Trustee Fee)
and expenses not covered by the monthly fee paid to the Custodian and indemnity
afforded to the Custodian (out of the Certificate Account) in accordance with
Section 8.05 hereof and the Custodial Agreement. The Trustee, as directed by the
Depositor and with the consent of the Servicer initially appoints Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, as Custodian. Subject to Article VIII hereof, the
Trustee agrees to comply with the terms of the Custodial Agreement and to
enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the Custodian for the benefit
of the Certificateholders having an interest in any Mortgage File held by the
Custodian. The Custodian shall be a depository institution or trust company
subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined
capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 and shall be qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodial
Agreement may be amended only as provided therein. The Trustee shall not be
liable for the acts or omissions of the Custodian. In no event shall the
appointment of the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement diminish the
obligations of the Trustee hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
SECTION 9.01 Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage
Loans. (a) Subject to Section 9.02, the respective obligations and
responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Servicer and the
Trustee (other than the obligations of the Servicer to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 8.05 and of the Servicer to make remittances to the Trustee and the
Trustee to make payments in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the
Classes of Certificates as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon payment
to the Certificateholders and the deposit of all amounts held by or on behalf of
the Trustee and required hereunder to be so paid or deposited on the
Distribution Date coinciding with or following the earlier to occur of (i) the
purchase by the Terminator (as defined below) of all Mortgage Loans and each REO
Property remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the final payment or other liquidation
(or any advance
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with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in
REMIC I; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby
continue beyond the earlier of (a) the expiration of 21 years from the death of
the last survivor of the descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the late ambassador
of the United States to the Court of St. Xxxxx, living on the date hereof and
(b) the latest possible Maturity Date. Subject to Section 3.10 hereof, the
purchase by the Terminator of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining
in REMIC I shall be at a price equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans and the appraised value of any REO Properties
(such appraisal to be conducted by an Independent appraiser mutually agreed upon
by the Terminator and, to the extent that the Class A Certificates or a Class of
Mezzanine Certificates will not receive all amounts owed to it as a result of
the termination, the Trustee, in their reasonable discretion) and (ii) the fair
market value of the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties (as determined by the
Terminator and, to the extent that the Class A Certificates or a Class of
Mezzanine Certificates will not receive all amounts owed to it as a result of
the termination, the Trustee (it being understood and agreed that any
determination by the Trustee shall be made solely in reliance on an appraisal by
an Independent appraiser as provided above)), as of the close of business on the
third Business Day next preceding the date upon which notice of any such
termination is furnished to the related Certificateholders pursuant to Section
9.01(c), in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the weighted
average of the Mortgage Rates through the end of the Due Period preceding the
final Distribution Date plus unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Advances, any
unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and
any accrued and unpaid Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts (the "Termination Price");
provided, however, such option may only be exercised if the Termination Price is
sufficient to pay all interest accrued on, as well as amounts necessary to
retire the principal balance of, each class of notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture. If the determination of the fair market value of the Mortgage Loans
and REO Properties shall be required to be made by the Terminator and an
Independent appraiser as provided above, (A) such appraisal shall be obtained at
no expense to the Trustee and (B) the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and
shall be protected in relying on, such appraisal.
(b) The majority Holder of the Class CE Certificates shall have the
right (the party exercising such right, the "Terminator") to purchase all of the
Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i)
of the preceding paragraph in the manner set forth in Section 9.01(c) below if
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO
Property remaining in the Trust Fund at the time of such election is reduced to
less than 10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the Cut-off Date. By acceptance of a Residual Certificate, the Holders of the
Residual Certificates agree, in connection with any termination hereunder, to
assign and transfer any amounts in excess of par, and to the extent received in
respect of such termination, to pay any such amounts to the Holders of the Class
CE Certificates.
(c) Notice of the liquidation of the Certificates shall be given
promptly by the Trustee by letter to Certificateholders mailed (a) in the event
such notice is given in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and
each REO Property by the Terminator, not earlier than the 10th day and not later
than the 20th day of the month next preceding the month of the final
distribution on the related Certificates or (b) otherwise during the month of
such final
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distribution on or before the Determination Date in such month, in each case
specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust Fund will terminate
and the final payment in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests, as applicable
and the related Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of the
related Certificates at the office of the Trustee therein designated, (ii) the
amount of any such final payment, (iii) that no interest shall accrue in respect
of the REMIC I Regular Interests or the related Certificates from and after the
Interest Accrual Period relating to the final Distribution Date therefor and
(iv) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not
applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the
related Certificates at the office of the Trustee. In the event such notice is
given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO
Property remaining in REMIC I by the Terminator, the Terminator shall deliver to
the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Account, not later than the third
Business Day preceding the date for such final payment, an amount in immediately
available funds equal to the above-described purchase price. The Trustee shall
remit to the Servicer from such funds deposited in the Certificate Account (i)
any amounts which the Servicer would be permitted to withdraw and retain from
the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.11 and (ii) any other amounts
otherwise payable by the Trustee to the Servicer from amounts on deposit in the
Certificate Account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case prior
to making any final distributions pursuant to Section 10.01(d) below. Upon
certification to the Trustee by the Terminator of the making of such final
deposit, the Trustee shall promptly release to the Terminator the Mortgage Files
for the remaining Mortgage Loans, and the Trustee shall execute all assignments,
endorsements and other instruments necessary to effectuate such transfer.
Immediately following the deposit of funds in trust hereunder in respect
of the Certificates, the Trust Fund shall terminate.
SECTION 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements. (a) In the event that
the Terminator purchases all the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property or the
final payment on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property
remaining in REMIC I pursuant to Section 9.01, the Trust Fund (or the applicable
Trust REMIC) shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional
requirements:
(i) The Trustee shall specify the first day in the 90-day
liquidation period in a statement attached to each Trust REMIC's final Tax
Return pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.860F-1 and shall satisfy
all requirements of a qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code
and any regulations thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
obtained at the expense of the Terminator;
(ii) During such 90-day liquidation period and, at or prior to the
time of making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee shall
sell all of the assets of REMIC I to the Terminator for cash; and
(iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on the
Certificates, the Trustee shall distribute or credit, or cause to be
distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Residual Certificates in
respect of the Class R-I Interest all cash on hand in the Trust
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Fund (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust Fund shall
terminate at that time.
(b) At the expense of the requesting Terminator (or, if the Trust Fund
is being terminated as a result of the occurrence of the event described in
clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01, at the expense of the
Depositor without the right of reimbursement from the Trust Fund), the
Terminator shall prepare or cause to be prepared the documentation required in
connection with the adoption of a plan of liquidation of each Trust REMIC
pursuant to this Section 9.02.
(c) By their acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby
agree to authorize the Trustee to specify the 90-day liquidation period for each
Trust REMIC, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor
Certificateholders.
ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01 REMIC Administration. (a) The Trustee shall elect to treat
each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under applicable
state law. Each such election will be made by the Trustee on Form 1066 or other
appropriate federal tax or information return or any appropriate state return
for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the
Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of
REMIC I, the REMIC I Regular Interests shall be designated as the Regular
Interests in REMIC I and the Class R-I Interest shall be designated as the sole
class of Residual Interests in REMIC I. The Class A Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC II
and the Class R-II Interest shall be designated as the sole class of Residual
Interests in REMIC II. The Trustee shall not permit the creation of any
"interests" in any Trust REMIC (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code)
other than the REMIC I Regular Interests and the interests represented by the
Certificates.
(b) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the "Startup Day" of each
Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(c) The Trustee shall be reimbursed for any and all expenses relating to
any tax audit of the Trust Fund (including, but not limited to, any professional
fees or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to each Trust
REMIC that involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities),
including the expense of obtaining any tax related Opinion of Counsel required
to be obtained hereunder. The Trustee, as agent for each Trust REMIC's tax
matters person shall (i) act on behalf of the Trust Fund in relation to any tax
matter or controversy involving any Trust REMIC and (ii) represent the Trust
Fund in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or
audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The holder of
the largest Percentage Interest of each Class of Residual Certificates shall be
designated, in the manner provided under Treasury regulations section
1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulations section 301.6231(a)(7)-1, as the tax
matters person of the Trust REMICs created hereunder. By their acceptance
thereof, the holder of the largest Percentage Interest of
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the Residual Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Trustee or an
Affiliate as its agent to perform all of the duties of the tax matters person
for the Trust Fund.
(d) The Trustee shall prepare, sign and file all of the Tax Returns
(including Form 8811, which must be filed within 30 days following the Closing
Date) in respect of each Trust REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of
preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Trustee without any
right of reimbursement therefor.
(e) The Trustee shall perform on behalf of each Trust REMIC all
reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such
REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other compliance guidance issued
by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority. Among
its other duties, as required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other such
compliance guidance, the Trustee shall provide (i) to any Transferor of a
Residual Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any
tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to any Person who is not
a Permitted Transferee, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or
reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports
relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium
(using the Prepayment Assumption as required) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue
Service the name, title, address and telephone number of the person who will
serve as the representative of each Trust REMIC. The Depositor shall provide or
cause to be provided to the Trustee, within ten (10) days after the Closing
Date, all information or data that the Trustee reasonably determines to be
relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the
Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment
assumption and projected cash flow of the Certificates.
(f) The Trustee shall take such action and shall cause each Trust REMIC
created hereunder to take such action as shall be necessary to create or
maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions. The Trustee
shall not take any action or cause the Trust Fund to take any action or fail to
take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions,
if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of each
Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust
Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined
in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set
forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such event, an "Adverse REMIC
Event") unless the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the
Trustee (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action but in no event
at the expense of the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will
not, with respect to any Trust REMIC, endanger such status or result in the
imposition of such a tax, nor shall the Servicer take or fail to take any action
(whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Trustee has advised it in
writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse
REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action; provided that the Servicer
may conclusively rely on such Opinion of Counsel and shall incur no liability
for its action or failure to act in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel. In
addition, prior to taking any action with respect to any Trust REMIC or the
respective assets of each, or causing any Trust REMIC to take any action, which
is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer will consult
with the Trustee or its designee, in writing, with respect to whether such
action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur with respect to any Trust
REMIC and the
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Servicer shall not take any such action or cause any Trust REMIC to take any
such action as to which the Trustee has advised it in writing that an Adverse
REMIC Event could occur; provided that the Servicer may conclusively rely on
such writing and shall incur no liability for its action or failure to act in
accordance with such writing. The Trustee may consult with counsel to make such
written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take
the action not permitted by this Agreement, but in no event shall such cost be
an expense of the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the
Trustee will ensure that substantially all of the assets of REMIC I will consist
of "qualified mortgages" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and
"permitted investments" as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code, to the
extent such obligations are within the Trustee's control and not otherwise
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
(g) In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of
any Trust REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code,
on the "net income from foreclosure property" of such REMIC as defined in
Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contributions to any such REMIC after the
Startup Day therefor pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax
is imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or local tax laws,
such tax shall be charged (i) to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof,
if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Trustee of any of its
obligations under this Article X, (ii) to the Servicer pursuant to Section 10.03
hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Servicer of
any of its obligations under Article III or this Article X, or (iii) in all
other cases, against amounts on deposit in the Certificate Account and shall be
paid by withdrawal therefrom.
(h) On or before April 15 of each calendar year, commencing April 15,
2007, the Trustee shall deliver to each Rating Agency an Officer's Certificate
of the Trustee stating the Trustee's compliance with this Article X.
(i) The Trustee shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books
and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an
accrual basis.
(j) Following the Startup Day, neither the Servicer nor the Trustee
shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC other than in
connection with any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance
with Section 2.03 unless it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund will not cause any
Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding or subject any Trust REMIC to any tax under the REMIC Provisions or
other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or ordinances.
(k) Neither the Trustee nor the Servicer shall enter into any
arrangement by which any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation
for services nor knowingly permit any Trust REMIC to receive any income from
assets other than "qualified mortgages" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the
Code or "permitted investments" as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
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SECTION 10.02 Prohibited Transactions and Activities. None of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee shall sell, dispose of or substitute for
any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the foreclosure of a
Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a
Mortgaged Property acquired by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy
of REMIC I, (iii) the termination of REMIC I pursuant to Article IX of this
Agreement, (iv) a substitution pursuant to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a
purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or III of this Agreement), nor
acquire any assets for any Trust REMIC (other than REO Property acquired in
respect of a defaulted Mortgage Loan), nor sell or dispose of any investments in
the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account for gain, nor accept any
contributions to any Trust REMIC after the Closing Date (other than a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance with Section 2.03), unless it
has received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee (at the expense of
the party seeking to cause such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or
contribution but in no event at the expense of the Trustee) that such sale,
disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution will not (a) affect
adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) cause any Trust REMIC
to be subject to a tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" pursuant
to the REMIC Provisions.
SECTION 10.03 Servicer and Trustee Indemnification. (a) The Trustee agrees
to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor and the Servicer for any taxes and
costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys' fees imposed on
or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor or the Servicer as a result of a
breach of the Trustee's covenants set forth in this Article X.
(b) The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor and
the Trustee for any taxes and costs including, without limitation, any
reasonable attorneys' fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the
Depositor or the Trustee, as a result of a breach of the Servicer's covenants
set forth in Article III or this Article X.
ARTICLE XI
TRUSTEE COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB
SECTION 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Seller, the
Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose
of Article XI of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Seller and
the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and
regulations of the Commission. Neither the Seller nor the Depositor shall
exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under
these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance
with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder. Each of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer and the
Trustee acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB
may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the
Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed
securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with
requests made by the Seller or the Depositor in good faith for delivery of
information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of
Regulation AB. Each of the Servicer and
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the Trustee shall cooperate fully with the Seller to deliver to the Seller
(including any of its assignees or designees) and the Depositor, any and all
statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary
in the good faith determination of the Seller or the Depositor to permit the
Seller or the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together
with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, the Trustee and the Mortgage
Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Seller
or the Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.
SECTION 11.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.
For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act, the Trustee agrees that:
(a) The Trustee shall be deemed to represent to the Seller and to the
Depositor, as of the date hereof and the date on which information is provided
to the Seller or the Depositor under Sections 11.01, 11.02(b) or 11.03 that,
except as disclosed in writing to the Seller or the Depositor prior to such
date: (i) it is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early
amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other
Securitization Transaction due to any act or failure to act of the Trustee; (ii)
it has not been terminated as trustee in a securitization of mortgage loans,
(iii) there are no aspects of it's financial condition that could have a
material adverse effect on its performance of its trustee obligations under this
Agreement or any other Securitization Transaction as to which it is the trustee;
(iv) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known
to be contemplated) against it that would be material to Certificateholders; and
(v) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions outside the
ordinary course of business relating to the Trustee, with respect to the
Depositor or any sponsor, issuing entity, servicer, trustee, originator,
significant obligor, enhancement or support provider or other material
transaction party (as such terms are used in Regulation AB) relating to the
Securitization Transaction contemplated by the Agreement (the "Transaction
Parties").
(b) If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor on any date following
the date on which information is first provided to the Seller or the Depositor
under Section 11.03, the Trustee shall, within five Business Days following such
request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties
set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if any such representation and
warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request or such confirmation,
provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to
the requesting party.
SECTION 11.03 Information to Be Provided by the Trustee.
(a) For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of
the Exchange Act, for the purpose of satisfying the Depositor's and the Seller's
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of
asset-backed securities, the Trustee shall provide to the Servicer and the
Seller a written description of (A) any litigation or governmental proceedings
pending against the Trustee as of the last day of the calendar month that would
be material to Certificateholders, and (B) any affiliations or relationships (as
described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB) that develop following the Closing Date
between the Trustee and any Transaction Party of the type described in Section
11.02(a)(iv) or 11.02(a)(v) as of the last day of each calendar year. Any
descriptions required with respect to legal proceedings, as well as
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updates to previously provided descriptions, under this Section 11.03 shall be
given no later than five Business Days prior to the Determination Date following
the month in which the relevant event occurs, and any notices and descriptions
required with respect to affiliations, as well as updates to previously provided
descriptions, under this Section 11.03 shall be given no later than January 31
of the calendar year following the year in which the relevant event occurs. As
of the date the Depositor or the Trustee files each Report on Form 10-D and
Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Certificates, the Trustee will be deemed
to represent that any information previously provided under this Article XI is
materially correct and does not have any material omissions unless the Trustee
has provided an update to such information.
(b) In addition to such information as the Trustee is obligated to
provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the
Servicer or the Seller in its reasonable good faith determination, the Trustee
shall provide such information regarding the performance or servicing of the
Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of
distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB.
SECTION 11.04 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. On or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Trustee shall:
(a) deliver to the Seller and the Depositor a report (in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and the Depositor) regarding the
Trustee's assessment of compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria during
the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and
15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be
addressed to the Seller and the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of
the Trustee, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto;
(b) deliver to the Seller and the Depositor a report of a registered
public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Seller and the Depositor
that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the
Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation
shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;
SECTION 11.05 Indemnification; Remedies. (a) The Trustee shall indemnify
the Seller, each affiliate of the Seller, the Depositor, the Servicer, each
broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each
Person who controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing,
and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain
arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or
alleged to be contained in any (w) compliance certificate or report
regarding the Trustee's assessment of compliance delivered by the Trustee
or any Subcontractor of the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.04(a), (x) any
report of a registered public accounting firm delivered by or on
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behalf of the Trustee or any Subcontractor of the Trustee pursuant to
Section 11.04(b), or (y) any information about the Trustee provided by it
pursuant to Section 11.01, 11.02 or 11.03 (collectively, the "Trustee
Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Trustee Information a material fact required to be stated in the Trustee
Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) any failure by the Trustee to deliver any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as required
under this Article XI; or
(iii) any breach by the Trustee of a representation or warranty set
forth in Section 11.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section
11.02(b).
(b) In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (ii)
of this Section 11.05(a), the Trustee shall promptly reimburse the Seller or the
Depositor, as applicable, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party
in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants'
attestation or other material not delivered as required by the Trustee and
cooperate with the Depositor and the Seller to mitigate any damages that may
result.
ARTICLE XII
SERVICER COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB
SECTION 12.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The Seller, the
Depositor and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article XII
of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Seller and the Depositor
with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the
Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to offerings
of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities Act, the
Servicer acknowledges that investors in privately offered securities may require
that the Seller or the Depositor provide comparable disclosure in unregistered
offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance with Regulation AB include
provision of comparable disclosure in private offerings.
Neither the Seller nor the Depositor shall exercise its right to request
delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than
in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or
the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required
under the Securities Act). The Servicer acknowledges that interpretations of the
requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive
guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants
in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and
agrees to comply with requests made by the Seller or the Depositor in good faith
for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving
interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Servicer shall cooperate fully with the
Seller to deliver to the Seller (including any of its assignees or designees)
and the Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and
any other information necessary in the good faith
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determination of the Seller or the Depositor to permit the Seller or the
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such
disclosures relating to the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, any Third-Party
Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans,
reasonably believed by the Seller or the Depositor to be necessary in order to
effect such compliance.
The Seller (including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate
with the Servicer by providing timely notice of requests for information under
these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information
required, in the Seller's reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
SECTION 12.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
(a) The Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the Seller and to the
Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Servicer
or the Depositor under Section 12.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the
Seller or the Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Servicer is not aware and
has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other
performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to
any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (ii) the Servicer has not been
terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due
to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or
trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria
with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving
the Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (iv) no
material changes to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the
servicing function it will perform under this Agreement for mortgage loans of a
type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period
immediately preceding the Closing Date; (v) there are no aspects of the
Servicer's financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the
performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement;
(vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known
to be contemplated) against the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Third-Party
Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions
relating to the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Third-Party Originator with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any party thereto
identified by the Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor on any date following
the date on which information is first provided to the Seller or the Depositor
under Section 12.03, the Servicer shall, within five Business Days following
such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and
warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if any such
representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request,
provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to
the requesting party.
SECTION 12.03 Information to Be Provided by the Servicer. The Servicer
shall (i) within five Business Days following request by the Seller or the
Depositor, provide to the Seller and the Depositor (or, as applicable, cause
each Third-Party Originator and each Sub-Servicer to provide), in writing and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and the Depositor, the
information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this
Section, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by
the Servicer,
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provide to the Seller and the Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and the Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Section.
(a) If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor, the Servicer shall
provide such information regarding (i) the Servicer, as originator of the
Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, and (iii) as applicable,
each Sub-Servicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items
1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall
include, at a minimum:
(A) the originator's form of organization;
(B) a description of the originator's origination program and how
long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage
loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator's
experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage
Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator's
origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good
faith judgment of the Seller or the Depositor, to an analysis of the
performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators'
credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar
type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Seller or
the Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with
Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material legal or governmental
proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Servicer,
each Third-Party Originator and each Sub-Servicer; and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the
Servicer, each Third-Party Originator, each Sub-Servicer and any of the
following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are
identified to the Servicer by the Seller or the Depositor in writing in
advance of such Securitization Transaction:
(i) the sponsor;
(ii) the depositor;
(iii) the issuing entity;
(iv) any servicer;
(v) any trustee;
(vi) any originator;
(vii) any significant obligor;
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(viii) any enhancement or support provider; and
(ix) any other material transaction party.
(b) If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor, the Servicer shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static
Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the
Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Seller as provided below)
originated by (i) the Servicer, if the Servicer is an originator of Mortgage
Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool
Information shall be prepared by the Servicer (or Third-Party Originator) on the
basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item
1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably
available to the Servicer (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information
with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Seller or the Depositor
shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be
provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information
may be in the form customarily provided by the Servicer, and need not be
customized for the Seller or the Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for
each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be
presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the
mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized
pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135
days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the
Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The
Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides
a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document
format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the
Seller or the Depositor, as applicable.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool
Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including
an omission to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to
such paragraph), the Servicer shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to
the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which Static
Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the Servicer.
If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor, the Servicer shall provide
(or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the
expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Seller or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information
relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after
January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the
Servicer's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar
months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Seller or the Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of
such parties as the Seller or the Depositor shall designate, which may include,
by way of example, the Seller as sponsor, the Depositor and any broker dealer
acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Any such statement
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or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document
accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees
designated by the Seller or the Depositor.
(c) If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor, the Servicer shall
provide such information regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage
Loans, and each Sub-Servicer (each of the Servicer and each Sub-Servicer, for
purposes of this paragraph, a "Servicer"), as is requested for the purpose of
compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a
minimum:
(A) the Servicer's form of organization;
(B) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing
residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer's
experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed
discussion of the Servicer's experience in, and procedures for, the
servicing function it will perform under this Agreement; information
regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer's portfolio of
residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and
information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in
the good faith judgment of the Seller or the Depositor, to any analysis of
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed
securities, as applicable, including, without limitation:
(i) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of
a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have
defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance
triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period
immediately preceding the Closing Date;
(ii) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;
(iii) whether there has been previous disclosure of material
noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to
other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the
Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately
preceding the Closing Date;
(iv) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in
a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a
servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test
or trigger; and
(v) such other information as the Seller or the Depositor
may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item
1108(b)(2) and Item 1108(c) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material changes during the three-year
period immediately preceding the Closing Date to the Servicer's policies
or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under
this Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans;
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(D) information regarding the Servicer's financial condition, to
the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event
or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse
effect on the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations
under this Agreement;
(E) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the
Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall servicing portfolio of
residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding
the Closing Date, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized
officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all
advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it
during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate,
information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as
required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
(F) a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures
designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing
loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;
(G) a description of the Servicer's processes for handling
delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through
liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or
workouts; and
(H) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines
delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period,
re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other
practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience.
(d) If so requested by the Seller or the Depositor for the purpose of
satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any
class of asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each
Sub-Servicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Seller and the
Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings
pending against the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Third-Party Originator and
(B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the Closing Date
between the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of
the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any
other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to the
issuing of the Certificates, and (ii) provide to the Seller and the Depositor a
description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
(e) As a condition to the succession to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer
as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the
Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may
be appointed as a successor to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer, the Servicer
shall provide to the Seller and the Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior
to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to
the Seller and the Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in
writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and the
Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Seller or the Depositor
in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K
with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.
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(f) In addition to such information as the Servicer, as servicer, is
obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so
requested by the Seller or the Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such
information regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans as is
reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in
accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided
concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 4.02 of this Agreement, commencing with the first
such report due not less than ten Business Days following such request.
SECTION 12.04 Servicer Compliance Statement. On or before March 1 of each
calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall deliver to the Seller, the
Trustee and the Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the Seller and
the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer, to the effect
that (i) a review of the Servicer's activities during the immediately preceding
calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under this
Agreement and any applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement during such period
has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best of such
officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its
obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable
portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation
in any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to
such officer and the nature and the status thereof.
SECTION 12.05 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation. (a) On
or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall:
(i) deliver to the Seller, the Trustee and the Depositor a report
(in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Seller and the
Depositor) regarding the Servicer's assessment of compliance with the
Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as
required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122
of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Seller and the
Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer, and shall
address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto delivered to the Seller
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
(ii) deliver to the Seller, the Trustee and the Depositor a report
of a registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Seller
and the Depositor that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of
compliance made by the Servicer and delivered pursuant to the preceding
paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3)
and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act; immediately upon receipt of such report, the Servicer shall, at its
own expense, furnish a copy of such report to the Trustee and each Rating
Agency. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Trustee to any
Certificateholder upon request, provided that such statement is delivered
by the Servicer to the Trustee;
(iii) cause each Sub-Servicer, and each Subcontractor determined by
the Servicer pursuant to Section 12.06(b) to be "participating in the
servicing function"
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within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the
Seller, the Trustee and the Depositor an assessment of compliance and
accountants' attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this Section; and
(iv) if requested by the Seller or the Depositor not later than
February 1 of the calendar year in which such certification is to be
delivered, deliver to the Seller, the Depositor and any other Person that
will be responsible for signing the certification (a "Sarbanes
Certification") required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the
Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002)
on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement a certification in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit I-1.
The Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (a)(iv) above
may rely on the certification provided by the Servicer pursuant to such clause
in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. Neither
the Seller nor the Depositor will request delivery of a certification under
clause (a)(iv) above unless the Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to
file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to an issuing entity whose asset
pool includes Mortgage Loans.
(b) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Sub-Servicer pursuant to
Section 12.05(a)(i) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 hereto delivered to the
Seller concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a
Sub-Servicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such
appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to
Section 12.05(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria
other than those specified by the Servicer pursuant to Section 12.06.
SECTION 12.06 Use of Sub-Servicers and Subcontractors. The Servicer shall
not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Sub-Servicer to fulfill any of
the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement unless the
Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section. The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor,
and shall not permit any Sub-Servicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services
of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as
servicer under this Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of paragraph (b) of this Section.
(a) It shall not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of
the Seller or the Depositor to the utilization of any Sub-Servicer. The Servicer
shall cause any Sub-Servicer used by the Servicer (or by any Sub-Servicer) for
the benefit of the Seller and the Depositor to comply with the provisions of
this Section and with Sections 12.02, 12.03(c) and (e), 12.04, 12.05 and 12.07
of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Sub-Servicer were the Servicer,
and to provide the information required with respect to such Sub-Servicer under
Section 12.03(d) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for
obtaining from each Sub-Servicer and delivering to the Seller and the Depositor
any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by such Sub-Servicer
under Section 12.04, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be
delivered by such Sub-Servicer under Section 12.05 and any
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certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible
for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 12.05 as and when required
to be delivered.
(b) It shall not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of
the Seller or the Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The
Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the Seller and the Depositor (or
any designee of the Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a
written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller and the
Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the
Servicer or any Sub-Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such
Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are "participating in
the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and
(iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments
of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii)
of this paragraph.
As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be
"participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the
Servicer (or by any Sub-Servicer) for the benefit of the Seller and the
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 12.05 and 12.07 of this
Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Servicer. The
Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and
delivering to the Seller and the Depositor any assessment of compliance and
attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 12.05,
in each case as and when required to be delivered.
SECTION 12.07 Indemnification; Remedies. (a) The Servicer shall indemnify
the Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, each affiliate of the Seller, and each
of the following parties participating in the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the
Commission with respect to such transactions, or for execution of a
certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to such transactions; each broker dealer acting as underwriter,
placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such
parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing and of the
Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may
sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or
alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material provided in written or electronic
form under this Article XII by or on behalf of the Servicer, or provided
under this Article XII by or on behalf of any Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor
or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Servicer Information"), or
(B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Servicer Information
a material fact required to be stated in the Servicer Information or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way
of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall be
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construed solely by reference to the Servicer Information and not to any
other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of
securities, without regard to whether the Servicer Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information;
(ii) any failure by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, any
Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information,
report, certification, accountants' letter or other material when and as
required under this Article XII, including any failure by the Servicer to
identify pursuant to Section 12.06(b) any Subcontractor "participating in
the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;
or
(iii) any breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set
forth in Section 12.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section
12.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the Closing Date, to the extent
that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the
Servicer of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant
to Section 12.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such
closing date.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (a)(ii) of
this Section, the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Seller, the Depositor,
as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or
filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereunder, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for all costs reasonably
incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required
by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party
Originator.
(b) (i) Any failure by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, any Subcontractor
or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Article
XII, or any breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in
Section 12.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 12.02(b) and made
as of a date prior to the Closing Date, to the extent that such breach is not
cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Servicer of a representation or
warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 12.02(b) to the extent made
as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in
clause (ii) of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or
grace period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Servicer under
this Agreement and shall entitle the Depositor, in its sole discretion, to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this
Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary) of any compensation to the Servicer; provided that to the extent that
any provision of this Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain
rights or obligations following termination of the Servicer as servicer, such
provision shall be given effect.
(ii) Any failure by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any
Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification or
accountants' letter when and as required
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under Section 12.04 or 12.05, including (except as provided below) any
failure by the Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 12.06(b) any
Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning
of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar
days after the date on which such information, report, certification or
accountants' letter was required to be delivered shall constitute an Event
of Default with respect to the Servicer under this Agreement, and shall
entitle Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the
rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary) of any compensation to the Servicer; provided that to the extent
that any provision of this Agreement expressly provides for the survival
of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Servicer as
servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
Neither the Seller nor the Depositor shall be entitled to terminate
the rights and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to this subparagraph
(b)(ii) if a failure of the Servicer to identify a Subcontractor
"participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122
of Regulation AB was attributable solely to the role or functions of such
Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans other than the Mortgage
Loans.
(iii) The Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Seller (or any
designee of the Seller, such as a master servicer) and the Depositor, as
applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Seller (or such
designee) or the Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the
termination of the Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of
the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this
paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Seller or the Depositor may
have under other provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, whether in
equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or
injunctive relief.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 13.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time
by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee without the consent of any of the
Certificateholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity or defect, (ii) to correct, modify
or supplement any provisions herein (including to give effect to the
expectations of Certificateholders), (iii) to amend the provisions of Section
4.06, (iv) to change the timing and/or nature of deposits into the Custodial
Account or the Certificate Account or to change the name in which the Custodial
Account is maintained, provided that (A) the Servicer Remittance Date shall in
no event be later than the related Distribution Date, (B) such change shall not,
as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of any Certificateholder and (C) such change shall not result in a
reduction of the rating assigned to any Class of Certificates below the lower of
the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as of the
Closing Date, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to such effect,
(v) to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall
be necessary or desirable to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC
created hereunder as a Trust REMIC at all times that any Certificate is
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outstanding or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on the
Trust Fund pursuant to the Code that would be a claim against the Trust Fund,
provided that the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
(A) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to
avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (B) such action
will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder, (vi) such amendment is made to conform the terms of this
Agreement to the terms described in the Prospectus dated January 25, 2006
together with the Prospectus Supplement dated February 6, 2006, or (vii) to make
any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this
Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement,
provided that any such action pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (vi) or
(vii), as evidenced by either (a) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder
or (b) written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee from the
Rating Agencies that such action will not result in the reduction or withdrawal
of the rating of any outstanding Class of Certificates with respect to which it
is a Rating Agency). No amendment shall be deemed to adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of any Certificateholder who shall have consented
thereto, and no Opinion of Counsel or Rating Agency confirmation shall be
required to address the effect of any such amendment on any such consenting
Certificateholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither an Opinion of Counsel
nor written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee from the
Rating Agencies will be required in connection with an amendment to the
provisions of Section 4.06.
This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of
Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any
manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on Mortgage
Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the
consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material
respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates (as evidenced
by either (a) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee or (b) written
notice to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee from the Rating Agencies
that such action will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the rating of
any outstanding Class of Certificates with respect to which it is a Rating
Agency) in a manner, other than as described in (i) or (iii) modify the consents
required by the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) without the consent
of the Holders of all Certificates then outstanding. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of
consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of
the Depositor or the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to
Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting such Certificates.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trustee
shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first
received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment (i) will not
result in the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the REMIC
Provisions or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a
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REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding and (ii) is authorized
or permitted hereunder.
Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee shall
furnish a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this
Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it
shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The
manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the
execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable
regulations as the Trustee may prescribe.
The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to this
Section 13.01 shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, but in
no event shall such Opinion of Counsel be an expense of the Trustee.
The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment
pursuant to this Section that affects its rights, duties and immunities under
this Agreement or otherwise.
SECTION 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all
appropriate public offices for real property records in all of the counties or
other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the Mortgaged Properties
are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere.
The Servicer shall effect such recordation at the Trust's expense upon the
request in writing of a Certificateholder, but only if such direction is
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of the
Certificateholder requesting recordation) to the effect that such recordation
would materially and beneficially affect the interests of the Certificateholders
or is required by law.
For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as
herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.
SECTION 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. The death or
incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this
Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder's legal
representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or commence
any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust Fund, or
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto
or any of them.
No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as provided
herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the
Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to
constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an
association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third
party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to
any provision hereof.
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No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself
of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding
in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such
Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of an Event
of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, the Holders
of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights evidenced by
the Certificates shall also have made written request to the Trustee to
institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder
and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may
require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or
thereby, and the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request
and offer of indemnity shall have neglected or refused to institute any such
action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being
expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other
Certificateholder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders of Certificates
shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or
themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek
to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any
right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the
common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of
the provisions of this Section 13.03, each and every Certificateholder, the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
SECTION 13.04 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF
THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS).
SECTION 13.05 Notices. All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received if
personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by
express delivery service or delivered in any other manner specified herein, to
(a) in the case of the Depositor, Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C.,
Seven Greenwich Office Park, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
00000, Attention: President, or such other address or telecopy number as may
hereafter be furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee in writing by the
Depositor, (b) in the case of the Servicer, 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx (telecopy number: (949)
440-7033), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be
furnished to the Trustee and the Depositor in writing by the Servicer and (c) in
the case of the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office in Columbia, Maryland, or
such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the
Servicer, the and the Depositor in writing by the Trustee. Any notice required
or permitted to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given by first class
mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate
Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or
not the
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Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be
telecopied hereunder also shall be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner
set forth above.
SECTION 13.06 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any
reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or
terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates
or the rights of the Holders thereof.
SECTION 13.07 Notice to Rating Agencies. The Trustee shall use its best
efforts promptly to provide notice to the Rating Agencies with respect to each
of the following of which it has actual knowledge:
Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
The occurrence of any Servicer Event of Default that has not been cured or
waived;
The resignation or termination of the Servicer or the Trustee;
The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03;
The final payment to the Holders of any Class of Certificates;
Any change in the location of the Custodial Account or the Certificate
Account; and
Any event that would result in the inability of the Trustee, as successor
servicer, to make advances regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans.
In addition, the Trustee shall make available to each Rating Agency copies
of each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.02 and the Servicer
shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency copies of the following:
Each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 12.05(i); and
Each annual independent public accountants' servicing report described in
Section 12.05(ii).
Any such notice pursuant to this Section 13.07 shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service to Fitch
Ratings, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx, Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, facsimile number:
(000) 000-0000 and to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of the
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such
other addresses as the Rating Agencies may designate in writing to the parties
hereto.
SECTION 13.08 Article and Section References. All article and section
references used in this Agreement, unless otherwise provided, are to articles
and sections in this Agreement.
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SECTION 13.09 Grant of Security Interest. It is the express intent of the
parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the
Trustee, be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor
and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans to secure a debt or other obligation of
the Depositor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned
intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the
Depositor, then, (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such
conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the
Trustee to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor and (b) (1) this
Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of
Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time
in the State of New York; (2) the conveyance provided for in Section 2.01 hereof
shall be deemed to be a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee of a security
interest in all of the Depositor's right, title and interest in and to (i) such
Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion voluntary
or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other
property and Prepayment Charges related thereto as from time to time are subject
to this Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and
together with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (ii) any REO
Property, together with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (iii) the
Depositor's rights with respect to the Mortgage Loans under all insurance
policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds
thereof; (iv) the Depositor's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
(including any security interest created thereby); (v) the Custodial Account
(other than any amounts representing any Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment
Amount), the Certificate Account (other than any amounts representing any
Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount) and any REO Account, and such assets
that are deposited therein from time to time and any investments thereof,
together with any and all income, proceeds and payments with respect thereto;
(vi) the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account; and (vii) the Depositor's
rights under the Cap Contracts and all payments received under the Cap
Contracts; (3) the obligations secured by such security agreement shall be
deemed to be all of the Depositor's obligations under this Agreement, including
the obligation to provide to the Certificateholders the benefits of this
Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loans and the Trust Fund; and (4)
notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or
confirmations from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications
to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial
intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Trustee for the purpose
of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Accordingly, the
Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a security interest in the Mortgage Loans
and all other property described in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, for
the purpose of securing to the Trustee the performance by the Depositor of the
obligations described in clause (3) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the parties hereto intend the conveyance pursuant to Section 2.01
to be a true, absolute and unconditional sale of the Mortgage Loans and assets
constituting the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee.
SECTION 13.10 Intention of Parties. It is the express intent of the
parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages, assignments
of Mortgages, title insurance policies and any modifications, extensions and/or
assumption agreements and private mortgage insurance policies relating to the
Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Depositor, and by the Depositor to the
Trustee be, and be construed as, an absolute sale thereof to the Depositor or
the
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Trustee, as applicable. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that
such conveyance be deemed a pledge thereof by the Seller to the Depositor, or by
the Depositor to the Trustee. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the
intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the property of the Seller or
the Depositor, as applicable, or if for any other reason the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement or this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security
interest in such assets, then (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this
Agreement shall each be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of
the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and (ii) the conveyance
provided for in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement from the Seller to the
Depositor, and the conveyance provided for in this Agreement from the Depositor
to the Trustee, shall be deemed to be an assignment and a grant by the Seller or
the Depositor, as applicable, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, of a
security interest in all of the assets that constitute the Trust Fund, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired.
The Depositor for the benefit of the Certificateholders shall, to the
extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to
ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
assets of the Trust Fund, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be
maintained as such throughout the term of the Agreement.
SECTION 13.11 Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, except as provided pursuant to Section 6.02, this Agreement
may not be assigned by the Servicer or the Depositor.
SECTION 13.12 Inspection and Audit Rights. The Servicer agrees that, on
reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the Depositor or
the Trustee during the Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the
books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Servicer relating to
the Mortgage Loans, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books
to be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by the
Depositor or the Trustee and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts
relating to such Mortgage Loans with its officers, employees and independent
public accountants (and by this provision the Servicer hereby authorizes such
accountants to discuss with such representative such affairs, finances and
accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested. Any out-of-pocket expense incident to the exercise by the Depositor
or the Trustee of any right under this Section 13.12 shall be borne by the party
requesting such inspection, subject to such party's right to reimbursement
hereunder (in the case of the Trustee, pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof).
SECTION 13.13 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. It is the
intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not be personally
liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in the Trust Fund
represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason
whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.
SECTION 13.14 Perfection Representations. The Perfection Representations
shall be a part of this Agreement for all purposes.
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SECTION 13.15 Notice to Holder of Class CE Certificate. Upon actual
knowledge by a Servicing Officer of an event which constitutes a Servicer Event
of Default under Section 7.01 of this Agreement or give rise to an indemnity
claim under Sections 3.25, 8.05(b), 10.03(b) or 14.02(g) of this Agreement, such
Servicing Officer shall promptly (but in no event later than two Business Days
following such knowledge) provide written notice to the Holder of the Class CE
Certificate of such event.
ARTICLE XIV
RIGHTS OF THE CLASS CE CERTIFICATEHOLDER
SECTION 14.01 Reports and Notices. (a) In connection with the performance
of its duties under this Agreement relating to, among other things, the
collection of Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall provide to the Class CE
Certificateholder the following notices and reports in a timely manner and using
the same methodology and calculations used in its standard servicing reports to
the Trustee. The Servicer shall send all such notices and reports to the Class
CE Certificateholder in electronic format unless otherwise specified herein or
agreed to in writing by the Class CE Certificateholder.
(i) The Servicer shall, within ten Business Days after each
Distribution Date, commencing in March 2006, provide to the Class CE
Certificateholder a report of each Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund,
indicating the information contained in Exhibit L for the Due Period
relating to such Distribution Date and to the extent such information is
reasonably available to the Servicer.
(ii) Within ten Business Days after each Distribution Date
commencing in March 2006, the Servicer shall provide the Class CE
Certificateholder with a report listing each Mortgage Loan that has
liquidated or paid off. Such report shall specify, if applicable and to
the extent the information is reasonably available to the Servicer: (a)
mortgage loan number; (b) outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the
mortgage loan upon its liquidation; (c) Realized Loss or gain; (d)
Liquidation Proceeds; (e) payoff date; (f) Prepayment Charges collected.
(iii) Where applicable, the Servicer shall provide the Class CE
Certificateholder with copies of all primary mortgage insurance claims
filed, as well as the actual amount paid in respect of any claim. Copies
of any primary mortgage insurance claims will be provided to the Class CE
Certificateholder within ten Business Days of their filing with the
mortgage insurance company.
(iv) The Servicer shall provide the Class CE Certificateholder with
a copy of the monthly reporting to the Trustee, and of any notice
submitted to the Trustee regarding a loan modification. Such notice shall
be provided to the Class CE Certificateholder simultaneous with its
delivery to the Trustee.
(v) On a monthly basis, the Servicer shall provide the Class CE
Certificateholder with a delinquency report detailing at a minimum the
percentages of 30-
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day, 60-day and 90-day delinquencies in the Servicer's total portfolio
that move into foreclosure and the percentage of foreclosed loans the
Servicer's total portfolio that remain in foreclosure.
(b) The Servicer shall make its servicing personnel available during
their normal business hours to respond to reasonable inquiries, either orally or
in writing by facsimile transmission, express mail, or electronic mail,
transmitted by the Class CE Certificateholder in connection with any Mortgage
Loan identified in a report under subsection 14.01(a)(i) through (iv) which has
been given to the Class CE Certificateholder; provided that the Servicer shall
only be required to provide information that is reasonably accessible to its
servicing personnel.
(c) If reasonably requested by the Class CE Certificateholder, the
Servicer shall make available to the Class CE Certificateholder access to the
underwriting files for defaulted Mortgage Loans, in original, photocopied or
imaged form, to the extent such files have been provided to the Servicer. The
Class CE Certificateholder agrees to protect the confidentiality of the
documents and information contained in underwriting files from all parties other
than the Depositor and Trustee, and agrees not to remove, xxxx or destroy any of
the documents contained therein.
(d) With respect to all Mortgage Loans which are serviced at any time by
the Servicer through a Sub-Servicer which has been approved by the Class CE
Certificateholder pursuant to the next succeeding sentence, the Servicer shall
be entitled to rely for all purposes hereunder, including for purposes of
fulfilling its reporting obligations under this Section 14.01, on the accuracy
and completeness of any information provided to it by the applicable
subservicer. The Servicer shall not allow any Mortgage Loan to be serviced by a
Sub-Servicer without the prior written consent of such Sub-Servicer by the Class
CE Certificateholder.
(e) The Servicer shall permit the Class CE Certificateholder to conduct
an on-site review and evaluation of the Servicer's operations as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans no more than annually, unless circumstances warrant special
review. Such review and evaluation will be conducted upon at least 30 days
written notice to the Servicer by the Class CE Certificateholder, and shall be
conducted at the Class CE Certificateholder's expense. The review is intended to
benefit the Servicer, as well as to assist the Class CE Certificateholder in
adjusting its monitoring approach to fit the default procedures in place. The
Class CE Certificateholder will conduct such review and evaluation during normal
business hours and use its best efforts to cause the least practicable
interruption to the Servicer's business. During the course of the on-site
evaluation, the Servicer will make available to the Class CE Certificateholder
access to the Servicer's policies and procedures regarding the management and
liquidation of defaulted Mortgage Loans. The written findings of such review and
evaluation will be presented to the Servicer for review and comment. Other than
a comfort letter to the Depositor summarizing the review and evaluation of the
Servicer, the Class CE Certificateholder will not divulge the written findings
of such review to any party without the prior written consent of the Servicer.
SECTION 14.02 Class CE Certificateholder's Directions With Respect to
Defaulted Mortgage Loans. (a) All parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the
Class CE Certificateholder's advice is made in the form of directions, and that
the Class CE
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Certificateholder has the right to direct the Servicer in performing its duties
under this Agreement. The Servicer must accept such advice, subject to the
duties of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement.
(b) The Class CE Certificateholder may provide the Servicer with advice
regarding the management of specific defaulted Mortgage Loans. Such advice may
be made in writing, in the form of electronic mail. The advice provided to the
Servicer may be based on observations made in conjunction with the data provided
pursuant to the Section 14.01 of this Agreement, or in conjunction with the
Class CE Certificateholder's periodic review of the Servicer's operations. The
advice may include comparable analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans
in the Trust Fund with similar mortgage loans serviced by other mortgage loan
servicers. Such advice also may take the form of benchmark comparisons that
identify and interpret the Servicer's strengths and weaknesses relative to
similar, unidentified servicers in the industry.
(c) In all cases where the Class CE Certificateholder makes directions
to the Servicer, the Class CE Certificateholder will protect the confidentiality
of the Servicer and other servicers in the industry whose work is monitored by
the Class CE Certificateholder. Under no circumstances will the Class CE
Certificateholder divulge any materials confidential of the Servicer, whether a
party to this Agreement or not, or the details of any Servicer's proprietary
system or approaches.
(d) All advice offered to the Servicer by the Class CE Certificateholder
will be kept confidential by the Class CE Certificateholder, except as disclosed
as a finding in the Class CE Certificateholder's review and evaluation of the
Servicer, as discussed in Section 13.01(e), or in reports to the Depositor.
(e) The Servicer's obligations under this Article XIV shall terminate
upon the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01.
(f) Neither the Servicer nor the Class CE Certificateholder nor any of
their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any
liability for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action
in good faith pursuant to this Article XIV or for errors in judgment; provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or the Class CE
Certificateholder or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise
be imposed by reason of willful malfeasance or bad faith. The Servicer and the
Class CE Certificateholder and any director, officer, employee or agent thereof
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.
(g) The Servicer or the Class CE Certificateholder, as applicable,
("Indemnitor") shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other
("Indemnitee") and its officers, directors, agents and employees from and
against all claims, losses, expenses, fees (including attorneys' and expert
witnesses' fees), costs and judgments involving the rights and obligations of
this Article XIV that may be asserted against Indemnitee (a) that result from
the acts or omissions of the Indemnitor (including, without limitation, any
advice or directions provided pursuant to this Section 14.02), or (b) result
from third party claims of intellectual property infringement.
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(h) The Class CE Certificateholder agrees that all information supplied
by or on behalf of the Servicer shall be used by the Class CE Certificateholder
only for the benefit of the Certificateholders of the Trust Fund.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Class CE
Certificateholder shall be entitled to retain all records or other information
supplied to Class CE Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee have
caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY
L.L.C., as Depositor
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD )
On the 6th day of February, 2006, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxx, known to me to be President of
Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C., one of the companies that executed
the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on
behalf of said limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such
limited liability company executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
) ss.:
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
On the 3rd day of February 2006, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared Xxxxx Xxxxx, known to me to be an Executive Vice
President of New Century Mortgage Corporation, one of the corporations that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
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XXXXX XX XXXXXXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF BALTIMORE)
On the 6th day of February 2006, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, known to me to be a Vice
President of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., one of the corporations that executed the
within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on
behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation
executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
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EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CLASS A-1 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A-1
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
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ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class A-1 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-1 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
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the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-1-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-1-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-1-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-1-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS A-2 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A-2
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-2-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class A-2 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-2 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-2-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-2-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-2-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-2-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-2-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS A-3 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A-3
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-3-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class A-3 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-3 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-3-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-3-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-3-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-3-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-3-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-3-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS A-4 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A-4
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-4-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class A-4 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-4 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-4-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-4-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-4-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-4-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-4-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-4-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES TO THE
EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-1
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-5-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-1 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-1 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-5-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-5-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-5-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-5-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-5-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-5-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AND THE
CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-2
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-6-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-2 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-2 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-6-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-6-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-6-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-6-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-6-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-6-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT
DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-3
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-7-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-3 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-3 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-7-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-7-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-7-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-7-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-7-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-7-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-3
CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-4
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION
OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-8-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-4 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-4 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-8-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-8-3
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-8-4
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-8-5
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-8-6
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-8-7
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE
& CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3
CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED
IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-5
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE
A-9-1
AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-9-2
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-5 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-5 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-9-3
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-9-4
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-9-5
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-9-6
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-9-7
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-9-8
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
A-9-9
EXHIBIT A-10
FORM OF CLASS M-6 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO
THE TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR
PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED
OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-5
CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-6
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Certificates as of the Closing
Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing
Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage
Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25,
2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT
ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE
A-10-1
AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-10-2
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR
THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-6 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-6 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-10-3
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-10-4
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-10-5
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-10-6
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-10-7
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a
like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
-------------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
-------------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-10-8
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
A-10-9
EXHIBIT A-11
FORM OF CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE
TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN
SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE,
OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES AND THE M-6
CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-7 Certificates as of the Closing
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006 Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
February 1, 2006
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS
THAN THE
A-11-1
AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-11-2
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-7 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-7 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-11-3
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-11-4
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-11-5
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-11-6
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-11-7
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the (Cust) (Minor)
entireties under Uniform
Gifts to Minors
JT TEN - as joint tenants with Act
right if survivorship
and not as tenants in ---------------
common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
--------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-11-8
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
A-11-9
EXHIBIT A-12
FORM OF CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE
TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN
SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE,
OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-6
CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
A-12-1
Series 2006-NC1 Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-8 Certificates as of the Closing
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006 Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
February 1, 2006
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-12-2
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-8 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-8 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-12-3
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-12-4
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-12-5
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-12-6
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-12-7
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
-----------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if Gifts to Minors
survivorship and not as Act
tenants in common
-----------------
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated:
--------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-12-8
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
A-12-9
EXHIBIT A-13
FORM OF CLASS M-9 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE
TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN
SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE,
OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-6
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATES AND CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATES TO THE
EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN.
A-13-1
Series 2006-NC1 Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-9 Certificates as of the Closing
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006 Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
February 1, 2006
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-13-2
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-9 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-9 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
A-13-3
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at
A-13-4
the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or
Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and that it will obtain a representation from any transferee that such
transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it is an insurance company, (2)
the source of funds used to acquire or hold this Certificate or any interest
therein is an "insurance company general account," as such term is defined in
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and (3) the conditions in
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
A-13-5
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-13-6
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Signatory
A-13-7
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
----------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as
tenants in common ----------------------
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated:
--------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
A-13-8
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
A-13-9
EXHIBIT A-14
FORM OF CLASS M-10 CERTIFICATE
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE
TRUSTEE OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT,
AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN
SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC
(AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE,
OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL
INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES, THE
CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-6
CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATES AND
THE CLASS M-9 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND
IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE
AGREEMENT.
A-14-1
Series 2006-NC1 Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class M-10 Certificates as of the Closing
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006 Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
February 1, 2006
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. 1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
CUSIP: [ -------- ] [ ] [ ]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-14-2
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-10 Certificates as
of the Closing Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-10 Certificates in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich
Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-10 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a
rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related Formula Rate for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is
made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or
qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a
transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the
event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of written
certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the
forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1. None of the Depositor or the
Trustee is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified
on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other
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securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement
to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or
qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate
shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer
against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not
made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
Each beneficial owner of this Certificate or any interest therein
shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of
such Certificate or any interest therein, that either (A) it is not an "employee
benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA,
any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or
any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing, (B) it has
acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the underwriters'
exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the underwriters' exemption, including that this Certificate
must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its
equivalent) by Fitch, S&P or Xxxxx'x and the Certificate is so rated, that it is
an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that it will obtain a representation
from any transferee that such transferee is an accredited investor, or (C)(1) it
is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold this
Certificate or any interest therein is an "insurance company general account,"
as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE")
95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been
satisfied.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
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The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Signatory
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
-----------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if Gifts to Minors
survivorship and not as Act
tenants in common -----------------
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated:
--------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
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EXHIBIT A-15
FORM OF CLASS CE CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, AND THE
MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND
IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE
AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
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Series 2006-NC1 Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class CE Certificates as of the Closing
Pass-Through Rate: Variable Date: [ ------------- ]
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2006 Denomination: [ ------------- ]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
February 1, 2006
Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006
Closing Date: February 8, 2006
No. 1
Aggregate Notional Amount of the Class
CE Certificates as of the Closing Date:
[ ------------- ]
X-00-0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx: [ ------------- ]
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DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
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ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee
under the Indenture, dated February 8, 2006, relating to the Xxxxxxxxxx XXX
Trust 2006-NC1 Notes, is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained
by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates as of the Closing Date) in that
certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class CE Certificates
in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company,
L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor
entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain
of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not
defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in
the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class CE Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency
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of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this
Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as
provided in the Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is
made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or
qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a
transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the
event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such
transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933
Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to
effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee,
substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in
all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may
be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or
the Servicer in their
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respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written
certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to register
or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933
Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required
under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this
Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the
Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt
or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be
made to any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to
Title I of ERISA, any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975
of the Code or any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing
(each, a "Plan"), any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any
such Plan or any Person acquiring this Certificate with "plan assets" of a Plan
(within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.
F. R. ss. 2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets")), as certified by such transferee in the
form of Exhibit G to the Agreement, unless the Trustee is provided with an
Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer to the effect that the purchase and
holding of this Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not
constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the
Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities
under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the
Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
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The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Signatory
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
--------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right to Minors Act
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common --------------------
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
--------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
A-15-10
EXHIBIT A-16
FORM OF CLASS P CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND
IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE
AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Series: 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Certificate Principal Balance of
the Class P Certificates as of the Closing
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Date: [ ------------- ]
Servicing Agreement: February 1, 2006
Denomination: [ ------------- ]
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006
Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
No. 1
Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
Closing Date: February 8, 2006
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
A-16-1
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee
under the Indenture, dated February 8, 2006, relating to the Xxxxxxxxxx XXX
Trust 2006-NC1 Notes, is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained
by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the Closing Date) in that
certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class P Certificates
in REMIC II created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company,
L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor
entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the Trustee, a summary of certain
of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not
defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in
the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class P Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
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This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is
made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or
qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a
transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the
event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such
transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933
Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to
effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee,
substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in
all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may
be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or
the Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of
the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect
the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion
of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to
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register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under
the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise
required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without
registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this
Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the
Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt
or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be
made to any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to
Title I of ERISA, any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975
of the Code or any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing
(each, a "Plan"), any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any
such Plan or any Person acquiring this Certificate with "plan assets" of a Plan
(within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.
F. R. ss. 2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets")), as certified by such transferee in the
form of Exhibit G to the Agreement, unless the Trustee is provided with an
Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer to the effect that the purchase and
holding of this Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not
constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the
Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities
under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the
Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the
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owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Signatory
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right to Minors Act
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common ---------------------
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
--------------------------------------
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
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EXHIBIT A-17
FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED STATES PERSON.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT"
("REMIC"), AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND
860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE
ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND
IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE
AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED HEREIN.
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE
ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRUSTEE
THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY POSSESSION
THEREOF, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN
A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT FROM
THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION IS
SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3) ANY
ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH
PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL
HEREINAFTER BE
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REFERRED TO AS A "DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION") OR (4) AN AGENT OF A
DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE
THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES
CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE
REGISTER OF ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO
A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION,
SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT
WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER
FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY
ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
Series 0000-XX0 Xxxxxxxxx Percentage Interest of the Class R
Certificates as of the Closing Date: 100.00%
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement: February 1, 2006 Servicer: New Century Mortgage Corporation
First Distribution Date: March 25, 2006 Trustee: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
No.1 Closing Date: February 8, 2006
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ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a portion of a Trust Fund (the
"Trust Fund") consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing,
first lien and second lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") formed and sold
by
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C., THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR
ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE
UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Greenwich Residual Venture, LLC is the
registered owner of a Percentage Interest (as specified above) in that certain
beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Certificates of the Class to
which this Certificate belongs created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Stanwich Asset
Acceptance Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Servicer and the
Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth
hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class R Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Trustee by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if
such Person shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trustee for that purpose as provided in the
Agreement.
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This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders
under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the
Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee as provided in the
Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below
or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will
be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is
made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or
qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a
transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the
event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trustee shall require receipt of (i) if such
transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933
Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to
effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective transferee,
substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in
all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may
be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee or
the Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of
the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect
the transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion
of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor or the Trustee is obligated to
register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under
the 1933 Act or
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any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the
Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or
qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate
shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer
against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not
made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate or any interest therein shall be
made to any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to
Title I of ERISA, any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975
of the Code or any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing
(each, a "Plan"), any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any
such Plan or any Person acquiring this Certificate with "plan assets" of a Plan
(within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.
F. R. ss. 2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets")), as certified by such transferee in the
form of Exhibit G to the Agreement, unless the Trustee is provided with an
Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer to the effect that the purchase and
holding of this Certificate is permissible under applicable law, will not
constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments) and will not subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the
Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities
under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the
Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund.
If this Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement, the next
preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of
this Certificate retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial
owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any this
Certificate or any interest therein was effected in violation of the provisions
of Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Fund from and against any and
all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result
of that acquisition or holding.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange
of Certificates, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other disposition of
this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the Trustee (i) an
affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other than a
Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or
middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that
acknowledges that (A) the
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Class R Certificates have been designated as a residual interest in a REMIC, (B)
it will include in its income a pro rata share of the net income of the Trust
Fund and that such income may be an "excess inclusion," as defined in the Code,
that, with certain exceptions, cannot be offset by other losses or benefits from
any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to have the financial means to satisfy all
of its tax obligations including those relating to holding the Class R
Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration in the Certificate Register of
any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate to a Disqualified
Organization or an agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a
Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be deemed to be of no legal
force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be deemed to be a
Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the receipt of
distributions in respect of this Certificate.
The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be
deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the Agreement and
to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor
to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person other than a
Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause the Trust Fund to cease
to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC.
The Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and any agent of the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement
following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property
remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated: February 8, 2006
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: -----------------------------
Authorized Signatory
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according
to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian
---------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right to Minors Act
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common ---------------------
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto ---------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee) a Percentage Interest equal to ----%
evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates and hereby
authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the
Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such
Certificate to the following address:
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Dated:
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Signature by or on behalf of assignor
--------------------------------------
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately
available funds to ------------------------------------------------------------,
for the account of ------------------------------------------------------------,
account number-----------, or, if mailed by check, to -------------------------,
Applicable statements should be mailed to --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
This information is provided by -----------------------------------------------,
the assignee named above, or --------------------------------------------------,
as its agent.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
[To be attached]
B-1
EXHIBIT C
[RESERVED]
C-1
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
[To be attached]
D-1
EXHIBIT E
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Trustee/Custodian)
Loan Information
Name of Mortgagor: -------------------------------------
Master Servicer
Loan No.: -------------------------------------
Trustee/Custodian
Name: -------------------------------------
Address: -------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
Trustee/Custodian
Mortgage File No.:
Trustee
Name: -------------------------------------
Address: -------------------------------------
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Depositor
Name: STANWICH ASSET ACCEPTANCE COMPANY, L.L.C.
Address: -------------------------------------
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Certificates: Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
2006-NC1 Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates
The undersigned Servicer hereby acknowledges that it has received
from -----------------------, as Trustee for the Holders of Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates the documents
referred to below (the "Documents"). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
in this Request for Release shall have
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the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
February 1, 2006, among the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement").
( ) Promissory Note dated ---------------, 20--, in the original
principal sum of $----------, made by ---------------------, payable to, or
endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
( ) Mortgage recorded on ------------------------- as instrument
no. ------------------ in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
-----------------, State of ------------------ in book/reel/docket
----------------- of official records at page/image -------------.
( ) Deed of Trust recorded on ------------------- as instrument no.
---------------- in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
-----------------, State of -------------------- in book/reel/docket
----------------- of official records at page/image --------------.
( ) Assignment of Mortgage or Deed of Trust to the Trustee,
recorded on --------------- as instrument no. --------- in the County Recorder's
Office of the County of ---------------, State of ----------------------- in
book/reel/docket ------------ of official records at page/image ------------.
( ) Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other
assumptions of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
( ) --------------------------------------------
( ) --------------------------------------------
( ) --------------------------------------------
( ) --------------------------------------------
The undersigned Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:
(1) The Servicer shall hold and retain possession of the Documents
in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the
Agreement.
(2) The Servicer shall not cause or permit the Documents to become
subject to, or encumbered by, any claim, liens, security interest, charges,
writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the Servicer assert or seek
to assert any claims or rights of setoff to or against the Documents or any
proceeds thereof.
(3) The Servicer shall return each and every Document previously
requested from the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the need therefor no longer
exists, unless the Mortgage Loan relating to the Documents has been liquidated
and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account and except
as expressly provided in the Agreement.
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(4) The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including any proceeds
of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the Servicer shall at all
times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the Servicer shall keep
the Documents and any proceeds separate and distinct from all other property in
the Servicer's possession, custody or control.
Dated:
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F-1
FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth and Marquette
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-NC1
Re: Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Class ---, representing a ---%
Class Percentage Interest
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the transfer by ---------------- (the
"Transferor") to ---------------- (the "Transferee") of the captioned mortgage
pass-through certificates (the "Certificates"), the Transferor hereby certifies
as follows:
Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a)
offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate,
any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in
any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge,
disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any
Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has
otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest
in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner,
(d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any
other manner, (e) has taken any other action, that (in the case of each of
subclauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the
Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or
would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the
1933 Act or any state securities law or would require registration or
qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferor will not act, nor has it
authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in
the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Transferor will not
sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with
the provisions of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
February 1, 2006, among Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. as Depositor,
New Century Mortgage Corporation as Servicer and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. as
Trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), pursuant to which Pooling and
Servicing Agreement the Certificates were issued.
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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Very truly yours,
[Transferor]
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth and Marquette
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-NC1
Re: Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Class ---, representing a ---%
Percentage Interest
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the purchase from ---------------------- (the
"Transferor") on the date hereof of the captioned trust certificates (the
"Certificates"), --------------- (the "Transferee") hereby certifies as follows:
The Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is
defined in Rule 144A ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
Act") and has completed either of the forms of certification to that effect
attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Transferee is aware that the sale to
it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the
Certificates for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional
buyer, and understands that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or
transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified
institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a
qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or
transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another
exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.
2. The Transferee has been furnished with all information
regarding (a) the Certificates and distributions thereon, (b) the nature,
performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (c) the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement referred to below, and (d) any credit enhancement mechanism associated
with the Certificates, that it has requested.
All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the
respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 2006, among Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. as
Depositor, New Century Mortgage Corporation as Servicer and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A. as Trustee, pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.
[TRANSFEREE]
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT F-1
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor]
(the "Transferor") and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the
mortgage pass-through certificates (the "Certificates") described in the
Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this
certification is an Annex:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
entity purchasing the Certificates (the "Transferee").
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee
is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Transferee owned and/or
invested on a discretionary basis $----------------------(1) in securities
(except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance
with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the category
marked below.
--- CORPORATION, ETC. The Transferee is a corporation (other than a bank,
savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar
business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
--- BANK. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking institution
organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia,
the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by
the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign
bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least
$25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of
which is attached hereto.
--- SAVINGS AND LOAN. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan
association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead
association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State
or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a
foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least
--- BROKER-DEALER. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
---------------------
(1) Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least
$100,000,000 in securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case,
Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000
in securities. $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial
statements, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO.
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--- INSURANCE COMPANY. The Transferee is an insurance company whose
primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the
reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to
supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a
State, territory or the District of Columbia.
--- STATE OR LOCAL PLAN. The Transferee is a plan established and
maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or
instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of
its employees.
--- ERISA PLAN. The Transferee is an employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
--- INVESTMENT ADVISOR. The Transferee is an investment advisor registered
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
3. The term "SECURITIES" as used herein DOES NOT INCLUDE (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities
that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if
the Transferee is a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or
any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of
deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities
owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate
and commodity swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities
owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee
used the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not include any of
the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining
such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included securities owned by
subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated
with the Transferee in its financial statements prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such
subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee's direction. However, such
securities were not included if the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated
subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting
company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5. The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A
and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the
Certificates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein
because one or more sales to the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
--- --- Will the Transferee be purchasing the Certificates
Yes No only for the Transferee's own account?
6. If the answer to the foregoing question is "no", the
Transferee agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to
the Transferee for the account of a third party (including any separate account)
in reliance on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of a
third party that at the time is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the
meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the Transferee
will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Transferee has
obtained a current representation letter from such third party or taken other
appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to
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conclude that such third party independently meets the definition of "qualified
institutional buyer" set forth in Rule 144A.
7. The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which this
certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice is given, the Transferee's purchase of the Certificates will
constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such
purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and loan as
provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such parties
updated annual financial statements promptly after they become available.
Dated:
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Print Name of Transferee
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT F-1
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor]
(the "Transferor") and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the
mortgage pass- through certificates (the "Certificates") described in the
Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this
certification is an Annex:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the
Certificates (the "Transferee") or, if the Transferee is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because the Transferee is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the investment
adviser (the "Adviser").
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee
is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the
Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the Transferee's
Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other
than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
Transferee's most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of
securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee's Family of Investment
Companies, the cost of such securities was used.
---- The Transferee owned $------------------- in securities
(other than the excluded securities referred to below) as
of the end of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year
(such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule
144A).
---- The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies
which owned in the aggregate $-------------- in securities
(other than the excluded securities referred to below) as
of the end of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year
(such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule
144A).
3. The term "FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES" as used herein means
two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the
same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
4. The term "SECURITIES" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the
Transferee's Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes
and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase
agreements,
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(vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency,
interest rate and commodity swaps.
5. The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that
the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will
continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the
Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will
only purchase for the Transferee's own account.
6. The undersigned will notify the parties to which this
certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice, the Transferee's purchase of the Certificates will constitute
a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such
purchase.
Dated:
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Print Name of Transferee or Advisor
By: ----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISER:
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Print Name of Transferee
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
The undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the purchaser named
below (the "Purchaser") as follows:
1. I am an executive officer of the Purchaser.
2. The Purchaser is a "qualified institutional buyer", as defined
in Rule 144A, ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
3. As of the date specified below (which is not earlier than the
last day of the Purchaser's most recent fiscal year), the amount of
"securities", computed for purposes of Rule 144A, owned and invested on a
discretionary basis by the Purchaser was in excess of $100,000,000.
Name of Purchaser
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
Date of this certificate:
Date of information provided in paragraph 3:
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
--------------------------, being duly sworn, deposes, represents
and warrants as follows:
1. I am a ------------------------ of ---------------------------
(the "Owner") a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
--------------, the record owner of Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
2006-NC1 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class R-I Certificates and the
Class R-II, (the "Class R Certificates"), on behalf of whom I make this
affidavit and agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
pursuant to which the Class R Certificates were issued.
2. The Owner (i) is and will be a "Permitted Transferee" as of
------------, 20-- and (ii) is acquiring the Class R Certificates for its own
account or for the account of another Owner from which it has received an
affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit. A "Permitted
Transferee" is any person other than a "disqualified organization" or a
possession of the United States. For this purpose, a "disqualified organization"
means the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any agency
or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality all of
the activities of which are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of whose board of directors is not selected by
any such governmental entity) or any foreign government, international
organization or any agency or instrumentality of such foreign government or
organization, any rural electric or telephone cooperative, or any organization
(other than certain farmers' cooperatives) that is generally exempt from federal
income tax unless such organization is subject to the tax on unrelated business
taxable income.
3. The Owner either (i) is not a Plan, any Person acting,
directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person acquiring the
Class R Certificates with "plan assets" of a Plan (within the meaning of the
Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C. F. R. ss. 2510.3-101), or
(ii) has provided the Trustee with an Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in
form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer
to the effect that the purchase and holding of the Class R Certificates are
permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any
non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) and will not
subject the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund to any
obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund.
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4. The Owner is aware (i) of the tax that would be imposed on
transfers of the Class R Certificates to disqualified organizations under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that applies to all transfers of the Class R
Certificates after March 31, 1988; (ii) that such tax would be on the transferor
or, if such transfer is through an agent (which person includes a broker,
nominee or middleman) for a non-Permitted Transferee, on the agent; (iii) that
the person otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the
tax if the transferee furnishes to such person an affidavit that the transferee
is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of transfer, such person does not
have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false; and (iv) that each of the
Class R Certificates may be a "noneconomic residual interest" within the meaning
of proposed Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code and that the
transferor of a "noneconomic residual interest" will remain liable for any taxes
due with respect to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant
purpose of the transfer is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.
5. The Owner is aware of the tax imposed on a "pass-through
entity" holding the Class R Certificates if, at any time during the taxable year
of the pass-through entity, a non-Permitted Transferee is the record holder of
an interest in such entity. (For this purpose, a "pass-through entity" includes
a regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust or common trust
fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain cooperatives.)
6. The Owner is aware that the Trustee will not register the
transfer of any Class R Certificate unless the transferee, or the transferee's
agent, delivers to the Trustee, among other things, an affidavit in
substantially the same form as this affidavit. The Owner expressly agrees that
it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any of the
representations contained in such affidavit and agreement are false.
7. The Owner consents to any additional restrictions or
arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute
a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificates will only be
owned, directly or indirectly, by an Owner that is a Permitted Transferee.
8. The Owner's taxpayer identification number is ---------------.
9. The Owner has reviewed the restrictions set forth on the face
of the Class R Certificates and the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R Certificates were issued (in
particular, clauses (iii)(A) and (iii)(B) of Section 5.02(d) which authorize the
Trustee to deliver payments to a person other than the Owner and negotiate a
mandatory sale by the Trustee in the event that the Owner holds such Certificate
in violation of Section 5.02(d)); and that the Owner expressly agrees to be
bound by and to comply with such restrictions and provisions.
10. The Owner is not acquiring and will not transfer the Class R
Certificates in order to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
11. The Owner anticipates that it will, so long as it holds the
Class R Certificates, have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the holder
of such Class R Certificates, and hereby represents to and for the benefit of
the person from whom it acquired the
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Class R Certificates that the Owner intends to pay taxes associated with holding
such Class R Certificates as they become due, fully understanding that it may
incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by the Class R
Certificates.
12. The Owner has no present knowledge that it may become
insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as it holds the
Class R Certificates.
13. The Owner has no present knowledge or expectation that it
will be unable to pay any United States taxes owed by it so long as any of the
Certificates remain outstanding.
14. The Owner is not acquiring the Class R Certificates with the
intent to transfer the Class R Certificates to any person or entity that will
not have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the holder of such Class R
Certificates, or that may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy
proceeding, for so long as the Class R Certificates remain outstanding.
15. The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it makes
of the Class R Certificates, obtain from its transferee the representations
required by Section 5.02(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which
the Class R Certificate were issued and will not consummate any such transfer if
it knows, or knows facts that should lead it to believe, that any such
representations are false.
16. The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it makes
of the Class R Certificates, deliver to the Trustee an affidavit, which
represents and warrants that it is not transferring the Class R Certificates to
impede the assessment or collection of any tax and that it has no actual
knowledge that the proposed transferee: (i) has insufficient assets to pay any
taxes owed by such transferee as holder of the Class R Certificates; (ii) may
become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Class
R Certificates remains outstanding; and (iii) is not a "Permitted Transferee".
17. The Owner is a citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the
laws of, the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or
trust whose income from sources without the United States may be included in
gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its
connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.
18. The Owner of the Class R Certificate, hereby agrees that in
the event that the Trust Fund created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 9.01 thereof, the undersigned shall assign and
transfer to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates (with respect to a
termination of REMIC I) any amounts in excess of par received in connection with
such termination. Accordingly, in the event of such termination, the Trustee is
hereby authorized to withhold any such amounts in excess of par and to pay such
amounts directly to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates. This agreement
shall bind and be enforceable against any successor, transferee or assigned of
the undersigned in the Class R Certificate. In connection with any transfer of
the Class R Certificate, the Owner shall obtain an agreement substantially
similar to this clause from any subsequent owner.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by
its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ---- day of
----------, 20--.
[OWNER]
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title: [Vice] President
ATTEST:
By: -----------------------------------
Name:
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named, known or proved to me
to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a [Vice]
President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the same
as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ---- day of ----------, 20---.
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Notary Public
County of ------------------
State of -------------------
My Commission expires:
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FORM OF TRANSFEROR AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
--------------------------, being duly sworn, deposes, represents
and warrants as follows:
1. I am a --------------------- of ----------------------------
(the "Owner"), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
--------------, on behalf of whom I make this affidavit.
2. The Owner is not transferring the Class R Certificates (the
"Residual Certificates") to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
3. The Owner has no actual knowledge that the Person that is the
proposed transferee (the "Purchaser") of the Residual Certificates: (i) has
insufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by such proposed transferee as holder
of the Residual Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a
bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Residual Certificates remain
outstanding and (iii) is not a Permitted Transferee.
4. The Owner understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the
Trustee a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form attached to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F-2. The Owner does not know or believe that
any representation contained therein is false.
5. At the time of transfer, the Owner has conducted a reasonable
investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by
Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that
investigation, the Owner has determined that the Purchaser has historically paid
its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate
that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the
future. The Owner understands that the transfer of a Residual Certificate may
not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Owner may
continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith)
unless the Owner has conducted such an investigation.
6. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by
its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ---- day of
-----------, 20--.
[OWNER]
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title: [Vice] President
ATTEST:
By: -----------------------------------
Name:
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named , known or proved to
me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a
[Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the
same as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ---- day of ----------, 20---.
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Notary Public
County of ------------------
State of -------------------
My Commission expires:
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ERISA AND THE CODE
-------------, 20--
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth and Marquette
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services-Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, 2006-NC1
Re: Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates
Dear Sirs:
----------------------- (the "Transferee") intends to acquire from
--------------------- (the "Transferor") $------------ Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class [CE] [P] [R](the "Certificates"),
issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement") dated as of February 1, 2006, among Stanwich Asset Acceptance
Company, L.L.C. as depositor (the "Depositor"), New Century Mortgage Corporation
as servicer (the "Servicer") and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. as trustee (the
"Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The
Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer that:
The Certificates or any interest therein are not being transferred
to (i) any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to
Title I of ERISA, any "plan" as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is subject to Section 4975
of the Code or any entity deemed to hold plan assets of any of the foregoing
(each, a "Plan"), (ii) any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of
any such Plan or (iii) any Person acquiring the Certificates with "plan assets"
of a Plan (within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated
at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101).
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Very truly yours,
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By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT
Loan #: ------------
Borrower: -------------
LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT
I, as ------------------ of --------------------, a ---------------
corporation am authorized to make this Affidavit on behalf of -----------------
(the "Seller"). In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held
by --------------------, a ----------------- corporation as Seller on behalf of
Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(the "Purchaser"), --------------------- (the "Deponent"), being duly sworn,
deposes and says that:
1. The Seller's address is: ----------------------------------------
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2. The Seller previously delivered to the Purchaser a signed Initial
Certification with respect to such Mortgage and/or Assignment of
Mortgage;
3. Such Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage was assigned or
sold to the Purchaser by ------------------------, a ------------
corporation pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement dated as of ---------- --, -----;
4. Such Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage is not outstanding
pursuant to a request for release of Documents;
5. Aforesaid Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage (the
"Original") has been lost;
6. Deponent has made or caused to be made a diligent search for the
Original and has been unable to find or recover same;
7. The Seller was the Seller of the Original at the time of the loss;
and
8. Deponent agrees that, if said Original should ever come into
Seller's possession, custody or power, Seller will immediately and
without consideration surrender the Original to the Purchaser.
9. Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of (i) the Note, endorsed
in blank by the Mortgagee and (ii) the Mortgage or Deed of Trust
(strike one) which secures the Note, which Mortgage or Deed of Trust
is recorded in the county where the property is located.
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10. Deponent hereby agrees that the Seller (a) shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Purchaser, its successors and assigns, against any
loss, liability or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees,
resulting from the unavailability of any Notes, including but not
limited to any loss, liability or damage arising from (i) any false
statement contained in this Affidavit, (ii) any claim of any party
that has already purchased a mortgage loan evidenced by the Lost
Note or any interest in such mortgage loan, (iii) any claim of any
borrower with respect to the existence of terms of a mortgage loan
evidenced by the Lost Note on the related property to the fact that
the mortgage loan is not evidenced by an original note and (iv) the
issuance of a new instrument in lieu thereof (items (i) through (iv)
above hereinafter referred to as the "Losses") and (b) if required
by any Rating Agency in connection with placing such Lost Note into
a Pass-Through Transfer, shall obtain a surety from an insurer
acceptable to the applicable Rating Agency to cover any Losses with
respect to such Lost Note.
11. This Affidavit is intended to be relied upon by the Purchaser, its
successors and assigns. ---------------------, a --------------
corporation represents and warrants that is has the authority to
perform its obligations under this Affidavit of Lost Note.
Executed this ---- day, of ----------- ------.
SELLER
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
On this ----- day of --------, -----, before me appeared -----------
to me personally known, who being duly sworn did say that he is the
--------------------- of -------------------- a -------------- corporation and
that said Affidavit of Lost Note was signed and sealed on behalf of such
corporation and said acknowledged this instrument to be the free act and deed of
said corporation.
Signature:
[Seal]
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EXHIBIT I-1
FORM OF FORM 10-K CERTIFICATE
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:
(i) I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form
10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on
Form 10-K of the trust (the Exchange Act periodic reports) of Xxxxxxxxxx
Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates;
(ii) Based on my knowledge, Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a
whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report;
(iii) Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and
other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered
by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
(iv) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the
Servicer and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in
preparing the servicer compliance statement required in this report under Item
1123 of Regulation AB and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic
reports, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement; and
5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing
criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities
required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of
Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an
exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A.
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT I-2
FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED TO SERVICER BY THE TRUSTEE
Re: Xxxxxxxxxx Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC1 Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates
I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, N.A., as Trustee of the Trust, hereby certify to New Century Mortgage
Corporation (the "Servicer"), and its officers, directors and affiliates, and
with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
1. The Trustee has performed all of the duties specifically
required to be performed by it pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2006 (the "Agreement") by and among
Stanwich Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C. as depositor (the "Depositor"), New
Century Mortgage Corporation as servicer (the "Servicer") and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A. as trustee (the "Trustee");
2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these distribution
reports prepared by the Trustee, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by that
annual report; and
3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution information required
to be provided by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is
included in these reports.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement.
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: ------------------------------
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [New Century Mortgage
Corporation. (the "Servicer")/Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (the "Trustee")], shall
address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing
Criteria":
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APPLICABLE SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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GENERAL SERVICING CONSIDERATIONS
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Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance
or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the Servicer,
1122(d)(1)(i) transaction agreements. Trustee
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1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third
parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the
third party's performance and compliance with such servicing Servicer,
activities. Trustee
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1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a
back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained. Servicer
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1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party participating in the servicing function throughout the Servicer
reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and
otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction
agreements.
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CASH COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
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Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate
custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more
than two business days following receipt, or such other number of Servicer,
1122(d)(2)(i) days specified in the transaction agreements. Trustee
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Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to Servicer,
1122(d)(2)(ii) an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Trustee
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Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows
or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such
advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the Servicer,
1122(d)(2)(iii) transaction agreements. Trustee
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The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve
accounts or accounts established as a form of Trustee
overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with
respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction
1122(d)(2)(iv) agreements.
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Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured
depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements.
For purposes of this criterion, "federally insured depository Servicer,
institution" with respect to a foreign financial institution means Trustee
a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule
1122(d)(2)(v) 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.
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Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized Servicer,
1122(d)(2)(vi) access. Trustee
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Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all
asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial
accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations
are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar
days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of Servicer,
days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and Trustee
approved by someone other than the person who prepared the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of
their original identification, or such other number of days
1122(d)(2)(vii) specified in the transaction agreements.
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APPLICABLE SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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INVESTOR REMITTANCES AND REPORTING
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Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the
Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction
agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically,
such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and
other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide
information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in Trustee
the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as
required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with
investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid
principal balance and number of pool assets serviced by the
1122(d)(3)(i) servicer.
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Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance
with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in Trustee
1122(d)(3)(ii) the transaction agreements.
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Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business
days to the servicer's investor records, or such other number of Trustee
1122(d)(3)(iii) days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with
cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank Trustee
1122(d)(3)(iv) statements.
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POOL ASSET ADMINISTRATION
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Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by
1122(d)(4)(i) the transaction agreements or related asset pool documents.
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Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by
1122(d)(4)(ii) the transaction agreements
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Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are
made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iii) requirements in the transaction agreements.
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Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance
with the related pool asset documents are posted to the servicer's
obligor records maintained no more than two business days after Servicer
receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items
1122(d)(4)(iv) (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents.
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The servicer's records regarding the pool assets agree with the
servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid principal Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) balance.
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Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's pool
asset (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed Servicer
and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the
1122(d)(4)(vi) transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.
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Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans,
modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and
repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and Servicer
concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements
1122(d)(4)(vii) established by the transaction agreements.
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Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the
period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the
transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a
monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction Servicer
agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring
delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters
and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed
1122(d)(4)(viii) temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
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Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets
with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) documents.
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APPLICABLE SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow
accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the
obligor's pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or
such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) Servicer
interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in
accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and
(C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days
of full repayment of the related pool asset, or such other number
1122(d)(4)(x) of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance
payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration
dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such Servicer
payments, provided that such support has been received by the
servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such
1122(d)(4)(xi) other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be
made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's funds and Servicer
not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the
1122(d)(4)(xii) obligor's error or omission.
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Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two
business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer, Servicer
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
1122(d)(4)(xiii) agreements.
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Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are
recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction Servicer,
1122(d)(4)(xiv) agreements. Trustee
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Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item
1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained Trustee
1122(d)(4)(xv) as set forth in the transaction agreements.
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[NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, as Servicer/ XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee]
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Date:----------------- By:------------------------
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF CAP CONTRACT AGREEMENT
(Available Upon Request)
K-1
EXHIBIT L
FORM OF REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.01
DATA TO BE PROVIDED TO CLASS CE CERTIFICATE HOLDER:
Loan Number:
Original Loan Amount:
Current Loan Amount:
Original Appraisal Value:
Original LTV:
Current Interest Rate:
First Payment Date:
Last Payment Date:
Current P&I Payment Amount:
Origination Date:
Loan Term:
Product Type (adjustable rate or fixed rate):
Property Type:
Street Address:
Zip Code:
State:
Delinquency Status:
Foreclosure Flag:
Bankruptcy Flag:
Payment Plan Flag (forbearance):
MI Certificate Number:
Foreclosure Start Date (Referral Date):
Foreclosure Actual Sale Date:
NOD Date:
REO List Date:
REO List Price:
Occupancy Status:
Eviction Status:
REO Net Sales Proceeds:
REO Sales Price:
Current Market Value:
Prepayment Flag:
Prepayment Expiration Date:
Prepayment Charges Collected:
Prepayment Premium Waived:
Prepayment Calculation:
Senior Lien Position:
Senior Lien Holder:
Senior Lien Balance:
Estimated Senior Lien Foreclosure Sale Date:
Senior Lien in Foreclosure - Flag:
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Schedule 1
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
[FILED BY PAPER]
Schedule 1-1
Schedule 2
SCHEDULE OF PREPAYMENT CHARGES
(Available Upon Request)
Schedule 2-1
Schedule 3
PERFECTION REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
The Depositor hereby represents, warrants, and covenants as follows on the
Closing Date and on each Distribution Date thereafter:
General
2. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security
interest (as defined in the applicable Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC")) in the
Mortgage Loans in favor of the Trustee which security interest is prior to all
other liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers
from the Depositor.
3. The Mortgage Loans constitute "general intangibles" or
"instruments" within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
4. The Custodial Account and all subaccounts thereof constitute
either a deposit account or a securities account.
5. To the extent that payments and collections received or made
with respect to the Mortgage Loans constitute securities entitlements, such
payments and collections have been and will have been credited to the Custodial
Account. The securities intermediary for the Custodial Account has agreed to
treat all assets credited to the Custodial Account as "financial assets" within
the meaning of the applicable UCC.
Creation
6. The Depositor owns and has good and marketable title to the
Mortgage Loans free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person,
excepting only liens for taxes, assessments or similar governmental charges or
levies incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due and
payable or as to which any applicable grace period shall not have expired, or
that are being contested in good faith by proper proceedings and for which
adequate reserves have been established, but only so long as foreclosure with
respect to such a lien is not imminent and the use and value of the property to
which the lien attaches is not impaired during the pendency of such proceeding.
7. The Depositor has received all consents and approvals to the
transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder to the Trustee required by the terms of
the Mortgage Loans that constitute instruments.
8. To the extent the Custodial Account or subaccounts thereof
constitute securities entitlements, certificated securities or uncertificated
securities, the Depositor has received all consents and approvals required to
transfer to the Trustee its interest and rights in the Custodial Account
hereunder.
Schedule 3-1
Perfection
9. The Depositor has caused or will have caused, within ten days
after the effective date of this Agreement, the filing of all appropriate
financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate
jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans from the Depositor to the Trustee and the security interest in
the Mortgage Loans granted to the Trustee hereunder.
10. With respect to the Custodial Account and all subaccounts
that constitute deposit accounts, either:
(i) the Depositor has delivered to the Trustee a fully-executed
agreement pursuant to which the bank maintaining the deposit accounts has agreed
to comply with all instructions originated by the Trustee directing disposition
of the funds in the Custodial Account without further consent by the Depositor;
or
(ii) the Depositor has taken all steps necessary to cause the
Trustee to become the account holder of the Custodial Account.
11. With respect to the Custodial Account or subaccounts thereof
that constitute securities accounts or securities entitlements, either:
(i) the Depositor has caused or will have caused, within ten days
after the effective date of this Agreement, the filing of all appropriate
financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate
jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in
the Custodial Account granted by the Depositor to the Trustee; or
(ii) the Depositor has delivered to the Trustee a fully-executed
agreement pursuant to which the securities intermediary has agreed to comply
with all instructions originated by the Trustee relating to the Custodial
Account without further consent by the Trustee; or
(iii) the Depositor has taken all steps necessary to cause the
securities intermediary to identify in its records the Trustee as the person
having a security entitlement against the securities intermediary in the
Custodial Account.
Priority
12. Other than the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee
pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has not pledged, assigned, sold,
granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Mortgage Loans.
The Depositor has not authorized the filing of, or is not aware of any financing
statements against the Depositor that include a description of collateral
covering the Mortgage Loans other than any financing statement relating to the
security interest granted to the Trustee hereunder or that has been terminated.
13. The Depositor is not aware of any judgment, ERISA or tax lien
filings against the Depositor.
Schedule 3-2
14. The Trustee has in its possession all original copies of the
Mortgage Notes that constitute or evidence the Mortgage Loans. To the
Depositor's knowledge, none of the instruments that constitute or evidence the
Mortgage Loans has any marks or notations indicating that they have been
pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Trustee or
its designee. All financing statements filed or to be filed against the
Depositor in favor of the Trustee in connection herewith describing the Mortgage
Loans contain a statement to the following effect: "A purchase of or security
interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate
the rights of the Trustee."
15. Neither the Custodial Account nor any subaccount thereof is
in the name of any person other than the Depositor or the Trustee or in the name
of its nominee. The Depositor has not consented for the securities intermediary
of the Custodial Account to comply with entitlement orders of any person other
than the Trustee or its designee.
16. Survival of Perfection Representations. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement or any other transaction document, the
Perfection Representations contained in this Schedule shall be continuing, and
remain in full force and effect (notwithstanding any replacement of the Servicer
or termination of the Servicer's rights to act as such) until such time as all
obligations under this Agreement have been finally and fully paid and performed.
17. No Waiver. The parties to this Agreement (i) shall not,
without obtaining a confirmation of the then-current rating of the Certificates
waive any of the Perfection Representations, and (ii) shall provide the Rating
Agencies with prompt written notice of any breach of the Perfection
Representations, and shall not, without obtaining a confirmation of the
then-current rating of the Certificates (as determined after any adjustment or
withdrawal of the ratings following notice of such breach) waive a breach of any
of the Perfection Representations.
17. Depositor to Maintain Perfection and Priority. The Depositor
covenants that, in order to evidence the interests of the Depositor and the
Trustee under this Agreement, the Depositor shall take such action, or execute
and deliver such instruments (other than effecting a Filing (as defined below),
unless such Filing is effected in accordance with this paragraph) as may be
necessary or advisable (including, without limitation, such actions as are
requested by the Trustee) to maintain and perfect, as a first priority interest,
the Trustee's security interest in the Mortgage Loans. The Depositor shall, from
time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present
to the Purchaser or its designee to authorize (based in reliance on the Opinion
of Counsel hereinafter provided for) the Depositor to file, all financing
statements, amendments, continuations, initial financing statements in lieu of a
continuation statement, terminations, partial terminations, releases or partial
releases, or any other filings necessary or advisable to continue, maintain and
perfect the Trustee's security interest in the Mortgage Loans as a
first-priority interest (each a "Filing"). The Depositor shall present each such
Filing to the Trustee or its designee together with (x) an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that such Filing is (i) consistent with the grant of the security
interest to the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.09 of this Agreement, (ii)
satisfies all requirements and conditions to such Filing in this Agreement and
(iii) satisfies the requirements for a Filing of such type under the Uniform
Commercial Code in the applicable jurisdiction (or if the Uniform Commercial
Code does not apply, the applicable statute governing the perfection of security
interests), and (y) a form of authorization for the
Schedule 3-3
Trustee's signature. Upon receipt of such Opinion of Counsel and form of
authorization, the Trustee shall promptly authorize in writing the Depositor to,
and the Depositor shall, effect such Filing under the UCC without the signature
of the Depositor or the Trustee where allowed by applicable law. Notwithstanding
anything else in the transaction documents to the contrary, the Depositor shall
not have any authority to effect a Filing without obtaining written
authorization from the Trustee or its designee.
Schedule 3-4
Schedule 4
STANDARD FILE LAYOUT DATA ELEMENTS
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COLUMN NAME DESCRIPTION DECIMAL COMMENT MAX SIZE
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LOAN-NBR A unique identifier Text up to 10 digits 10
assigned to each loan by
the originator.
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SER-INVESTOR-NBR A value assigned by the Text up to 10 digits 20
Servicer to define a
group of loans.
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SERVICER-LOAN-NBR A unique number assigned Text up to 10 digits 10
to a loan by the
Servicer. This may be
different than the
LOAN-NBR.
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XXXX-NEXT -PAY-DUE-DATE The date at the end of MM/DD/YYYY 10
processing cycle that the
Borrower's next payment
is due to the Servicer,
as reported by Servicer.
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NOTE-INT-RATE The loan interest rate as 4 Max length of 6 6
reported by the Servicer.
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ACTL-END -PRIN-BAL The Borrower's actual 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
principal balance at the signs ($)
end of the processing
cycle.
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SCHED-END-PRIN-BAL The scheduled principal 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
balance due to the signs ($)
investors at the end of a
processing cycle.
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ACTL-BEG -PRIN-BAL The Borrower's actual 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
principal balance at the signs ($)
beginning of the
processing cycle.
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SCHED-BEG-PRIN-BAL The scheduled outstanding 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
principal amount due at signs ($)
the beginning of the
cycle date to be passed
through to the investors.
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SCHED-PAY-AMT The scheduled monthly 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
principal and scheduled signs ($)
interest payment that a
Borrower is expected to
pay; P&I constant.
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SCHED-PRIN- AMT The scheduled principal 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount as reported by the signs ($)
Servicer for the current
cycle.
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SERV-XXXX -AMT-1 The first curtailment 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount to be applied. signs ($)
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SERV-XXXX -AMT-2 The second curtailment 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount to be applied. signs ($)
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SERV-XXXX -AMT-3 The third curtailment 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount to be applied. signs ($)
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ACTION-CODE The standard FNMA numeric Action Code Key: 2
code used to indicate the 15=Bankruptcy,
default/delinquent status 30=Foreclosure,
of a particular loan. 70=REO, 60=PIF, 63=
Substitution,
65=Repurchase;
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PIF-AMT The loan "paid in full" 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount as reported by the signs ($)
Servicer.
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PIF-DATE The paid in full date as MM/DD/YYYY 10
reported by the Servicer.
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SCHED-GROSS-INTEREST-AMT The amount of interest 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
due on the outstanding signs ($)
scheduled principal
balance in the current
cycle.
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LOAN-FEE-AMT The monthly loan fee 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount expressed in signs ($)
dollars and cents.
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Schedule 4-1
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SERV-FEE-RATE The Servicer's fee rate 4 Max length of 6 6
for a loan as reported by
the Servicer.
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CR-LOSS-AMT The amount of loss that 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
is classified as a credit. signs ($)
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FRAUD-LOSS-AMT The amount of loss that 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
is attributable to a signs ($)
fraud claim.
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BANKRUPTCY-LOSS-AMT The amount of loss due to 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
bankruptcy. signs ($)
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SPH-LOSS-AMT The amount of loss that 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
is classified as a signs ($)
special hazard.
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PREPAY-PENALTY- AMT The penalty amount 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
received when a Borrower signs ($)
prepays on his loan as
reported by the Servicer.
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PREPAY-PENALTY- WAIVED The prepayment penalty 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
amount for the loan signs ($)
waived by the Servicer.
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MOD-DATE The effective payment MM/DD/YYYY 10
date of the modification
for the loan.
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MOD-TYPE The modification type. Varchar - value can be 30
alpha or numeric
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DELINQ-P&I-ADVANCE-AMT The current outstanding 2 No commas(,) or dollar 11
principal and interest signs ($)
advances made by the
Servicer.
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Schedule 4-2
