MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of January 1, 2006 between RWT HOLDINGS, INC., Purchaser PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) and BISHOP’S GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST (formerly...
Exhibit
10.8
MORTGAGE
LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated
as of January 1, 2006
between
RWT
HOLDINGS, INC.,
Purchaser
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(formerly
known as Cendant Mortgage Corporation) and
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST
(formerly
known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust)
Sellers
and
REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.
Guarantor
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I:
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.01
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Defined
Terms
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1
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ARTICLE
II:
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SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS
AND
RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
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13
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Section
2.01
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Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans
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13
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Section
2.02
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Possession
of Mortgage Files
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14
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Section
2.03
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Books
and Records
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15
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Section
2.04
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Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents
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15
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Section
2.05
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Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
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16
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ARTICLE
III:
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION;
REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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18
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Section
3.01
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Representations
and Warranties of each Seller
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18
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Section
3.02
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Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer
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20
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Section
3.03
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Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans
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20
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Section
3.04
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Repurchase
and Substitution
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29
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Section
3.05
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Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer
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30
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ARTICLE
IV:
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
FUNDING
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31
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Section
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties
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31
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Section
4.02
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Conditions
Precedent to Closing
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33
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ARTICLE
V:
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ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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34
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Section
5.01
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PHH
Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents;
Consent of the Purchaser
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34
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Section
5.02
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Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments
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36
|
Section
5.03
|
Reports
for Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure
Sales
|
36
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Section
5.04
|
Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account
|
36
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Section
5.05
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account
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37
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Section
5.06
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Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow
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39
|
i
Section
5.07
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts
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39
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Section
5.08
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder
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39
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Section
5.09
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Transfer
of Accounts
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41
|
Section
5.10
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
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41
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Section
5.11
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Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy
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42
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Section
5.12
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Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance
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42
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Section
5.13
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Management
of REO Properties
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43
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Section
5.14
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Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
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45
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Section
5.15
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Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
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45
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Section
5.16
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Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account
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47
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Section
5.17
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Compensating
Interest
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48
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ARTICLE
VI:
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REPORTS;
REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
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48
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Section
6.01
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Remittances
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48
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Section
6.02
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Reporting
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49
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Section
6.03
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Monthly
Advances by the Servicer
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49
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Section
6.04
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Non-recoverable
Advances
|
50
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Section
6.05
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Itemization
of Servicing Advances
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50
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Section
6.06
|
Officer’s
Certificate
|
50
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ARTICLE
VII:
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GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
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50
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Section
7.01
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements
|
50
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Section
7.02
|
Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
|
51
|
Section
7.03
|
Servicing
Compensation
|
51
|
Section
7.04
|
Annual
Compliance Statement
|
52
|
Section
7.05
|
Annual
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report
|
52
|
Section
7.06
|
Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records
|
52
|
Section
7.07
|
Additional
Requirements in Connection With Securitization
Transactions
|
53
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ARTICLE
VIII:
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REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
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52
|
Section
8.01
|
The
Servicer’s Reporting Requirements
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52
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Section
8.02
|
Financial
Statements
|
53
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ARTICLE
IX:
|
THE
SELLERS
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54
|
ii
Section
9.01
|
Indemnification;
Third Party Claims
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54
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Section
9.02
|
Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller
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54
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Section
9.03
|
Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others
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55
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Section
9.04
|
Servicer
Not to Resign
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55
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ARTICLE
X:
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DEFAULT
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55
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Section
10.01
|
Events
of Default
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55
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ARTICLE
XI:
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TERMINATION
|
57
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Section
11.01
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Term
and Termination
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57
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Section
11.02
|
Survival
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57
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ARTICLE
XII:
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ARTICLE
XII: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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58
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Section
12.01
|
Successor
to the Servicer
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58
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Section
12.02
|
Governing
Law
|
58
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Section
12.03
|
Notices
|
58
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Section
12.04
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Severability
of Provisions
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59
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Section
12.05
|
Schedules
and Exhibits
|
59
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Section
12.06
|
General
Interpretive Principles
|
59
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Section
12.07
|
Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies
|
60
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Section
12.08
|
Captions
|
60
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Section
12.09
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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60
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Section
12.10
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
|
60
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Section
12.11
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Further
Assurances
|
60
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Section
12.12
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Intention
of the Seller
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61
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Section
12.13
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Guaranty
of Purchaser’s Obligations
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61
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SCHEDULES
A.
|
Mortgage
Loan Schedule
|
B.
|
Content
of Mortgage File
|
B-1
|
Purchaser’s
Mortgage File
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C.
|
Cendant
Guidelines and Restrictions
|
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
2.05
|
Form
of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
|
Exhibit
5.03(a)
|
Report
P-4DL
|
Exhibit
5.03(b)
|
Report
S-5L2
|
Exhibit
5.03(c)
|
Form
of Notice of Foreclosure
|
Exhibit
5.04-1
|
Form
of Collection Account Certification
|
Exhibit
5.04-2
|
Form
of Collection Account Letter Agreement
|
Exhibit
5.06-1
|
Form
of Escrow Account Certification
|
Exhibit
5.06-2
|
Form
of Escrow Account Letter Agreement
|
Exhibit
6.02(a)
|
Report
P-139 -- Monthly Statement of Mortgage Accounts
|
Exhibit
6.02(b)
|
Report
S-50Y -- Private Pool Detail Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(c)
|
Report
S-213 -- Summary of Curtailments Made Remittance Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(d)
|
Report
S-214 -- Summary of Paid in Full Remittance Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(e)
|
Report
S-215 -- Consolidation of Remittance Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(f)
|
Report
T-62C -- Monthly Accounting Report
|
Exhibit
6.02(g)
|
Report
T-62E -- Liquidation Report
|
Exhibit
8.01
|
Report
P-195 Delinquency Report
|
Exhibit
9
|
Form
of Officer’s Certificate
|
Exhibit
10
|
Form
of Warranty Xxxx of Sale
|
Exhibit
11
|
Form
of Assessment of Compliance
|
Exhibit
12
|
Form
of Back-Up SOX Certificate
|
iv
MORTGAGE
LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2006, is entered into between RWT Holdings, Inc., as the Purchaser
(“Purchaser”), PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as“Cendant Mortgage” and
referred to herein as “PHH Mortgage) and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage
Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust) (the “Trust,”
together with PHH Mortgage, the “Sellers” and individually, each a “Seller”), as
the Sellers, and Redwood Trust, Inc., as the Guarantor
(“Guarantor”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
1. PHH
Mortgage is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of
making loans to individuals, the repayment of which is secured by a first lien
mortgage on such individuals’ residences (each, a “Mortgage
Loan”).
The
Trust is engaged in the business of purchasing such Mortgage Loans from PHH
Mortgage and selling same to investors.
2. Purchaser
is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of
purchasing Mortgage Loans for its own account.
3. PHH
Mortgage has established certain terms, conditions and loan programs, as
described in PHH Mortgage’ s Program and Underwriting Guidelines (the
“PHH
Guide”)
and
Purchaser is willing to purchase Mortgage Loans that comply with the terms
of
such terms, conditions and loan programs. The applicable provisions of the
PHH
Guide are attached hereto as Schedule C.
4. Purchaser
and Sellers desire to establish a flow program whereby PHH Mortgage will make
Mortgage Loans which meet the applicable provisions of the Cendant Guide, and
Purchaser will, on a regular basis, purchase such Mortgage Loans from PHH
Mortgage or the Trust, as applicable, provided the parties agree on the price,
date and other conditions or considerations as set forth in this
Agreement.
5. Purchaser
and Sellers wish to prescribe the terms and manner of purchase by the Purchaser
and sale by the Sellers of the Mortgage Loans, and the management and servicing
of the Mortgage Loans by PHH Mortgage, as the Servicer (the “ Servicer”), in
this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth,
the
Purchaser and the Sellers agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I:
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Defined
Terms.
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have
the
following meaning specified in this Article:
“Acceptance
of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement”: The specific agreement
creating a first lien on and pledge of the Cooperative Shares and the
appurtenant Proprietary Lease securing a Cooperative Loan.
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“Affiliate”:
When used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that (i) directly
or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the
specified Person, (ii) is an officer of, partner in or trustee of, or serves
in
a similar capacity with respect to, the specified person or of which the
specified Person is an officer, partner or trustee, or with respect to which
the
specified Person serves in a similar capacity, or (iii) directly or indirectly
is the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities of
the
specified Person or of which the specified person is directly or indirectly
the
owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities.
“Agreement”:
This Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement between the
Purchaser, the Sellers and the Guarantor.
“ALTA”:
The American Land Title Association.
“Appraised
Value”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of: (i) the value
thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage
Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met
the
minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC; or (ii) the purchase price paid for
the
related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage
Loan; provided
that, in
the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property
shall be based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the
originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such
Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of
FNMA and FHLMC.
“ARM
Loan”: An “adjustable rate” Mortgage Loan, the Note Rate of which is subject to
periodic adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage
Note.
“Assignment”:
An individual assignment of a Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the
sale
or transfer of the Mortgage Loan.
“Assignment
of Proprietary Lease”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the
Proprietary Lease sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Cooperative Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such
Proprietary Lease.
“Assessment
of Compliance”: The statement as defined in Section 7.05 hereto.
“Attestation
Report”: The report as defined in Section 7.05 hereto.
“Assignment
of Recognition Agreement”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of
the Recognition Agreement sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein
the related Cooperative Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such
Recognition Agreement.
“Back-Up
SOX Certificate”: The certificate as defined in Section 7.07
hereto.
“Bankruptcy
Code”: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330), as amended,
modified, or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute, and
all
rules and regulations issued or promulgated in connection
therewith.
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“Business
Day”: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the
Federal Reserve is closed.
“Cendant
Guide”: As defined in paragraph 3 of the Preliminary Statement to this
Agreement.
“Code”:
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection
Account”: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.04
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser of Mortgage Loans under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale
& Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006.”
“Compliance
Statement”: The statement as defined in Section 7.04 hereto.
“Condemnation
Proceeds”: All awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire
Mortgaged Property or a part thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain
or condemnation.
“Consent”:
A document executed by the Cooperative Corporation (i) consenting to the sale
of
the Cooperative Unit to the Mortgagor and (ii) certifying that all maintenance
charges relating to the Cooperative Unit have been paid.
“Cooperative
Corporation”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the cooperative apartment
corporation that holds legal title to the related Cooperative Project and grants
occupancy rights to units therein to stockholders through Proprietary Leases
or
similar arrangements.
“Cooperative
Lien Search”: A search for (a) federal tax liens, mechanics’ liens, lis pendens,
judgments of record or otherwise against (i) the Cooperative Corporation and
(ii) the seller of the Cooperative Unit, (b) filings of Financing Statements
and
(c) the deed of the Cooperative Project into the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Cooperative
Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is secured by a first lien on and a perfected
security interest in Cooperative Shares and the related Proprietary Lease
granting exclusive rights to occupy the related Cooperative Unit in the building
owned by the related Cooperative Corporation.
“Cooperative
Project”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, all real property and
improvements thereto and rights therein and thereto owned by a Cooperative
Corporation including without limitation the land, separate dwelling units
and
all common elements.
“Cooperative
Shares”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the shares of stock issued by a
Cooperative Corporation and allocated to a Cooperative Unit and represented
by a
stock certificates.
“Cooperative
Unit”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, a specific unit in a Cooperative
Project.
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“Credit
Documents”: Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, required of
the Mortgagor, as described in Section 2 (Specific Loan Program Guidelines)
of
the Cendant Guide. The Credit Documents are specified on Schedule B-3
hereto.
“Cut-off
Date” : The first day of the month in which the respective Funding Date
occurs.
“Defective
Mortgage Loan”: As defined in Section
3.04(3).
“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan.
“Depositor”:
With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the “depositor”, if any,
specified by the Purchaser and identified in related transaction
documents.
“Determination
Date”: The 15th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 15th
day of
the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 15th day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day.
“Distribution
Report”: In connection with any Securitization Transaction, a distribution
report on Form 10-D required to be filed with the SEC under Regulation
AB.
“Due
Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the day of the month on which each
Monthly Payment is due thereon, exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Period”: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the
first day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date
and ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the month of
such
Remittance Date.
“Eligible
Account”: One or more accounts (i) that are maintained with a depository
institution the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which have been rated
by
each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories at the time
of
any deposit therein, (ii) that are trust accounts with any depository
institution held by the depository institution in its capacity as a corporate
trustee, or (iii) the deposits in which are insured by the FDIC (to the limits
established by the FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which are otherwise
secured such that the Purchaser has a claim with respect to the funds in such
accounts or a perfected first security interest against any collateral securing
such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or creditors
of
the depository institution with which such accounts are maintained. In addition,
solely with respect to Mortgage Loans which are not part of a securitization,
“Eligible Account” shall include any accounts that meet the standards
established from time to time by FNMA for eligible custodial
depositories.
“Environmental
Assessment”: A “Phase I” environmental assessment of a Mortgaged Property
prepared by an Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental
assessments and who has any necessary license(s) required by applicable law
and
has five years experience in conducting environmental assessments.
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure”: As defined in Section
5.15.
“Environmental
Laws”: All federal, state, and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, orders, decrees or other governmental restrictions relating
to
the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants,
contaminants or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the
environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or
industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the cleanup or other
remediation thereof.
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“Escrow
Account”: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.06
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002 (as amended), and various
mortgagors.”
“Escrow
Payments”: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water
rates, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and
other
payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant
to
any Mortgage Loan.
“Estoppel
Letter”: A document executed by the Cooperative Corporation certifying, with
respect to a Cooperative Unit, (i) the appurtenant Proprietary Lease will be
in
full force and effect as of the date of issuance thereof, (ii) the related
Stock
Certificate was registered in the Mortgagor’s name and the Cooperative
Corporation has not been notified of any lien upon, pledge of, levy of execution
on or disposition of such Stock Certificate, and (iii) the Mortgagor is not
in
default under the appurtenant Proprietary Lease and all charges due the
Cooperative Corporation have been paid.
“Event
of
Default”: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
10.01.
“Exchange
Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“FDIC”:
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
organization.
“FHLMC”:
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (also known as Xxxxxxx Mac) or any
successor organization.
“FHLMC
Servicing Guide”: The FHLMC/Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ and Servicers’ Guide in effect
on and after the Funding Date.
“Fidelity
Bond”: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.12.
“Financing
Statement”: A financing statement in the form of a UCC-1 filed pursuant to the
Uniform Commercial Code to perfect a security interest in the Cooperative Shares
and Pledge Instruments.
“Financing
Statement Change”: A financing statement in the form of a UCC-3 filed to
continue, terminate, release, assign or amend an existing Financing
Statement.
“FNMA”:
The Federal National Mortgage Association (also known as Xxxxxx Xxx) or any
successor organization.
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“FNMA
Guide”: The FNMA/Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide and the Servicing Guide, collectively,
in effect on and after the Funding Date.
“Funding
Date”: Each date (up to four per month) that Purchaser purchases Mortgage Loans
from the Sellers hereunder.
“Gross
Margin”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage added to the Index
on each Rate Adjustment Date, as specified in each related Mortgage Note and
listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Guarantor”:
Redwood Trust, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Independent”:
With respect to any specified Person, such Person who: (i) does not have any
direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the
applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser, or their Affiliates; and
(b)
is not connected with the applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser,
or
their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, member, partner, shareholder, director, or Person performing similar
functions.
“Index”:
With respect to each ARM Loan, on each Rate Adjustment Date, the applicable
rate
index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which shall be an index described
on such Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Insolvency
Proceeding”: With respect to any Person: (i) any case, action, or proceeding
with respect to such Person before any court or other governmental authority
relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership,
dissolution, winding-up, or relief of debtors; or (ii) any general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors,
or other, similar arrangement in respect of the creditors generally of such
Person or any substantial portion of such Person’s creditors; in any case
undertaken under federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy
Code.
“Insurance
Proceeds”: Proceeds of any Primary Insurance Policy, title policy, hazard policy
or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, if any, 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 or its
Affiliates’ account or managed by it for third-party institutional
investors.
“Legal
Documents”: Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, set forth in
Schedule B-1 of this Agreement.
“Lender-Paid
Mortgage Insurance Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Lender-Paid
Mortgage Insurance Rate for any “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy shall be
a per annum rate equal to the percentage indicated on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds,
received by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted
Mortgage Loan through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than
amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property in accordance
with
the provisions hereof.
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“Loan-to-Value
Ratio” or “LTV”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the lesser of the Appraised Value
of
the related Mortgaged Property or the purchase price. The Loan-to-Value Ratio
of
any Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan (as defined in Exhibit 11 hereto) shall
be calculated by reducing the principal balance of such Additional Collateral
Mortgage Loan by the amount of Additional Collateral (as defined in Exhibit
11
hereto) with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
“MAI
Appraiser”: With respect to any real property, a member of the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience
appraising real property of a type similar to the real property being appraised
and located in the same geographical area as the real property being
appraised.
“Master
Servicer”: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the “master
servicer”, if any, identified by the Purchaser and identified in related
transaction documents.
“Maximum
Rate”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the
related Mortgage Note as the maximum Note Rate thereunder. The Maximum Rate
as
to each ARM Loan is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Minimum
Rate”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the
related Mortgage Note as the minimum Note Rate thereunder. The Minimum Rate
as
to each ARM Loan is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Monthly
Advance”: The aggregate amount of the advances made by the Servicer on any
Remittance Date pursuant to and as more fully described in Section
6.03.
“Monthly
Payment”: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage
Note.
“Monthly
Period”: Initially, the period from the Funding Date through to and including
the first Record Date during the term hereof, and, thereafter, the period
commencing on the day after each Record Date during the term hereof and ending
on the next succeeding Record Date during the term hereof (or, if earlier,
the
date on which this Agreement terminates).
“Mortgage”:
The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which
creates a first lien on either (i) with respect to a Mortgage Loan other than
a
Cooperative Loan, an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property or
(ii) with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Proprietary Lease and related
Cooperative Shares, which in either case secures the Mortgage Note.
“Mortgaged
Property”: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the underlying real property
securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple
estate.
“Mortgage
File”: With respect to a particular Mortgage Loan, those origination and
servicing documents, escrow documents, and other documents as are specified
on
Schedule B-1 to this Agreement and any additional documents required to be
added
to the Mortgage File pursuant to the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
“Mortgage
Loan”: Each individual mortgage loan or Cooperative Loan (including all
documents included in the Mortgage File evidencing the same, all Monthly
Payments, Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds, and other proceeds relating thereto, and any and all
rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection
therewith) which is the subject of this Agreement and the related Purchase
Price
and Terms Letter. The Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement shall be
identified on Mortgage Loan Schedules prepared in connection with each Funding
Date.
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“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans identified on each Funding Date that
sets forth the information with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is specified
on Schedule A hereto (as amended from time to time to reflect the addition
of
any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans). A Mortgage Loan Schedule will be
prepared for each Funding Date.
“Mortgage
Note”: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by
a Mortgage.
“Mortgagor”:
The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
“Negative
Amortization”: That portion of interest accrued at the Note Rate in any month
which exceeds the Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan for such month
and which, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, is added to the principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan.
“Non-recoverable
Advance”: As of any date of determination, any Monthly Advance or Servicing
Advance previously made or any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance proposed
to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of
the
Servicer and in accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section
5.01,
will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not be ultimately
recoverable pursuant to Section 5.05 (3) or (4) hereof. The determination by
the
Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance or that any proposed advance
would constitute a Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officer's
Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section
6.04
hereof and delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Determination Date in
any
month.
“Note
Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan at any time any determination thereof
is to be made, the annual rate at which interest accrues thereon.
“Offering
Materials”: All documents, tapes, or other materials relating to the Mortgage
Loans provided by Seller to Purchaser prior to Purchaser submitting its bid
to
purchase the Mortgage loans.
“Officers’
Certificate”: A certificate signed by (i) the President or a Vice President and
(ii) the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered by the Servicer to the
Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
“Payment
Adjustment Date”: The date on which Monthly Payments shall be adjusted. Payment
Adjustment Date shall occur on the date which is eleven months from the first
payment date for the Mortgage Loan, unless otherwise specified in the Mortgage
Note, and on each anniversary of such first Payment Adjustment Date.
“Payoff”:
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any payment or recovery received in advance
of the last scheduled Due Date of such Mortgage Loan, which payment or recovery
consists of principal in an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance
of
such Mortgage Loan, all accrued and unpaid prepayment penalties, premiums,
and/or interest with respect thereto, and all other unpaid sums due with respect
to such Mortgage Loan.
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“Periodic
Rate Cap”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the provision in each Mortgage Note
that limits permissible increases and decreases in the Note Rate on any Rate
Adjustment Date to not more than ‘a specified’ percentage point.
“Permitted
Investments”: Investments that mature, unless payable on demand, not later than
the Business Day preceding the related Remittance Date; provided
that
such investments shall only consist of the following:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to 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) repurchase
obligations (the collateral for which is held by a third party) with respect
to
any security described in clause (i) above, provided that the long-term
unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations
are
at the time rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating
categories;
(iii) certificates
of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any bank or trust company
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state, provided that
the
long-term unsecured debt obligations of such bank or trust company (or, in
the
case of the principal depository institution of a depository institution holding
company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the depository institution
holding company) at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated by each
Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories;
(iv) commercial
paper (having original maturities of not more than 365 days) of any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which
on
the date of acquisition has been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
rating category; and
(v) any
other
demand, money market or time deposit account or obligation, or interest-bearing
or other security or investment, acceptable to the Purchaser (such acceptance
evidenced in writing);
provided further
that
“Permitted Investments” shall not include any instrument described hereunder
which evidences 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.
“Person”:
Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
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“Pledge
Instruments”: With respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Stock Power, the
Assignment of the Proprietary Lease, the Assignment of the Mortgage Note and
the
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement.
“Prepaid
Monthly Payment”: Any Monthly Payment received prior to its scheduled Due Date
and which is intended to be applied to a Mortgage Loan on its scheduled Due
Date.
“Primary
Insurance Policy”: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance in effect with
respect to a Mortgage Loan and as so indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
or
any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.08.
“Principal
Prepayment”: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan
(including a Payoff), other than a Monthly Payment or a Prepaid Monthly Payment
which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment
penalty or premium thereon, which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment and which is intended to reduce the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
“Proprietary
Lease”: The lease on a Cooperative Unit evidencing the possessory interest of
the owner of the Cooperative Shares in such Cooperative Unit.
“Purchase
Price and Terms Letter”: With respect to any pool of Mortgage Loans purchased
and sold on any Funding Date, the letter agreement between the Purchaser and
Seller (including any exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto), setting
forth the terms and conditions of such transaction and describing the Mortgage
Loans to be purchased by the Purchaser on such Funding Date. A Purchase Price
and Terms Letter may relate to more than one pool of Mortgage Loans to be
purchased on one or more Funding Dates hereunder.
“Purchaser”:
RWT Holdings, Inc., or its successor in interest or any successor under this
Agreement appointed as herein provided.
“Purchaser’s
Account”: The account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity most recently
designated in a written notice by the Purchaser to the Sellers as the
“Purchaser’s Account.”
“Purchase
Price”: As to each Mortgage Loan to be sold hereunder, the price set forth in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
“Qualified
Mortgage Insurer”: American Guaranty Corporation, Commonwealth Mortgage
Assurance Company, General Electric Mortgage Insurance Companies, Mortgage
Guaranty Insurance Corporation, PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, Republic
Mortgage Insurance Company or United Guaranty Residential Insurance
Corporation.
“Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan substituted by a Seller for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due
and
received in the month of substitution (or in the case of a substitution of
more
than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal
balance), not in excess of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan and not less than ninety percent (90%) of the Unpaid Principal Balance
of
the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall to be distributed by
the
applicable Seller to the Purchaser in the month of substitution), (ii) have
a
remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less
than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a Note Rate not less than
(and not more than one percentage point greater than) the Note Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) with respect to each ARM Loan, have a Minimum Rate
not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) with respect to each ARM
Loan, have a Maximum Rate not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and
not more than two (2) percentage points above that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan,
(vi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Gross Margin
not
less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) with respect to each ARM
Loan, have a Periodic Rate Cap equal to that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(viii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio at the time of substitution equal to or less
than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan at the time of
substitution, (ix) with respect to each ARM Loan, have the same Rate Adjustment
Date as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) with respect to each ARM Loan,
have an Index as provided herein for all ARM Loans subject to this Agreement,
(xi) comply as of the date of substitution with each representation and warranty
set forth in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03, (xii) be in the same credit grade category as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan and (xiii) have the same prepayment penalty term.
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“Rate
Adjustment Date”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Note Rate
adjusts.
“Rating
Agency”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and Fitch, Inc.
“Recognition
Agreement”: An agreement among a Cooperative Corporation, a lender and a
Mortgagor with respect to a Cooperative Loan whereby such parties (i)
acknowledge that such lender may make, or intends to make, such Cooperative
Loan, and (ii) make certain agreements with respect to such Cooperative
Loan.
“Record
Date”: The close of business of the last Business Day of the month immediately
preceding the month of the related Remittance Date.
“Refinanced
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that was made to a Mortgagor who owned the
Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the
proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing
mortgage.
“Regulation
AB”: Subpart 229.1100—Asset-Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
Sections 229.1100-1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject
to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the SEC 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 SEC, or as
may
be provided by the SEC or its staff from time to time.
“REMIC”:
A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D
of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar tax vehicle providing for the
pooling of assets (such as a Financial Asset Security Investment
Trust).
“Remittance
Date”: The 18th
day of
each calendar month, commencing on the 18th
day of
the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 18th
day is
not a Business Day, then the next Business Day immediately preceding such
18th
day.
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“Remittance
Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Note Rate minus the
Servicing Fee Rate.
“REO
Disposition”: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
“REO
Disposition Proceeds”: All amounts received with respect to any REO
Disposition.
“REO
Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the
Purchaser as described in Section
5.13.
“Repurchase
Price”: As to (a) any Defective Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased
hereunder with respect to which a breach occurred or (b) any Mortgage Loan
required to be repurchased pursuant to Section
3.04
and/or Section
7.02, an
amount equal to the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time
of repurchase multiplied by the Purchase Price; plus
(2)
interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Note Rate from the last date
through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser hereunder
to the date of repurchase; minus
(3)
any
amounts received in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan which are being
held
in the Collection Account for future remittance.
“Scheduled
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the outstanding
principal balance as of the Funding Date after application of principal payments
due on or before such date whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts
previously remitted to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan
representing (a) payments or other recoveries of principal, or (b) advances
of
principal made pursuant to Section
6.03.
“SEC”:
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“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.
“Securitization
Trust”: With respect to a Securitization Transaction, the “trust”, if any,
specified by the Purchaser and identified in the related transaction
documents.
“Sellers”:
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust), a
Delaware business trust, or their successors in interest or any successor under
this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
“Servicer”:
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation.
“Servicer’s
Mortgage File”: The documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which are
specified on Exhibit
B-2
attached
hereto and any additional documents required to be included or added to the
“Servicer’s Mortgage File” pursuant to this Agreement.
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“Servicing
Advances”: All “out of pocket” costs and expenses that are customary, reasonable
and necessary which are incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its
servicing obligations hereunder, including (without duplication) (i) reasonable
attorneys’ fees and (ii) the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and
protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the servicing, management and
liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgaged Loans and/or any REO Property,
and (d) compliance with the Servicer’s obligations under Section
5.08.
“Servicing
Event”: Any of the following events with respect to any Mortgage Loan: (i) any
Monthly Payment being more than 60 days delinquent; (ii) any filing of an
Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, any consent
by
or on behalf of the related Mortgagor to the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding
against such Mortgagor, or any admission by or on behalf of such Mortgagor
of
its inability to pay such Person’s debts generally as the same become due; (iii)
any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against the related Mortgagor that
remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof; (iv) any issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any
appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or
substantially all of the assets of the related Mortgagor or with respect to
any
Mortgaged Property; (v) any receipt by the Servicer of notice of the foreclosure
or proposed foreclosure of any other lien on the related Mortgaged Property;
(vi) any proposal of a material modification (as reasonably determined by the
Seller) to such Mortgage Loan due to a default or imminent default under such
Mortgage Loan; or (vii) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, the
occurrence, or likely occurrence within 60 days, of a payment default with
respect to such Mortgage Loan that is likely to remain uncured by the related
Mortgagor within 60 days thereafter.
“Servicing
Fee”: The annual fee, payable monthly to the Servicer out of the interest
portion of the Monthly Payment actually received on each Mortgage Loan. The
Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan for any calendar month (or
a
portion thereof) shall be 1/12 of the product of (i) the Scheduled Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to
such
Mortgage Loan.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”: (i) with respect to any ARM Loan, 0.375% per annum; provided
that,
prior to the first Rate Adjustment Date with respect to any such Mortgage Loan,
such rate may be, at the Servicer’s option, not less than 0.25% per annum; and
(ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an ARM Loan, 0.25% per annum.
“Servicing
Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a
written list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Purchaser
upon request therefor by the Purchaser, as such list may from time to time
be
amended.
“Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan as to which a Servicing Event has
occurred and is continuing.
“Stock
Certificate”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the certificates evidencing
ownership of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Stock
Power”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Stock
Certificate or an assignment of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
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“Trust”:
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in
the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of
law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the
security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “Uniform Commercial Code”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction
for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect
of
perfection or non-perfection.
“Unpaid
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, at any time, the actual
outstanding principal balance then payable by the Mortgagor under the terms
of
the related Mortgage Note including any cumulative Negative
Amortization.
“Warranty
Xxxx of Sale”: A warranty xxxx of sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans
purchased on a Funding Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
10.
ARTICLE
II:
SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
POSSESSION
OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS;
DELIVERY
OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
Section
2.01 Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
Seller
agrees to sell and Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time to time, those
certain Mortgage Loans identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule, at the price
and
on the terms set forth herein and in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter. Purchaser, on any Funding Date, shall be obligated to purchase only
such
Mortgage Loans set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price and
Terms Letter.
Purchaser
will purchase Mortgage Loan(s) from Seller, up to four (4) times per month
on
such Funding Dates as may be agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller. The closing
shall, at Purchaser’s option be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or
wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted in person at such place, as the
parties shall agree. On the Funding Date and subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each Seller will sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey
to the Purchaser, without recourse except as set forth in this Agreement, and
the Purchaser will purchase, all of the right, title and interest of the
applicable Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans being conveyed by it hereunder,
as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Examination
of the Mortgage Files may be made by Purchaser or its designee as follows.
No
later than 5 Business Days prior to the Funding Date, Seller will deliver to
Purchaser or its custodian, Legal Documents required pursuant to Schedule B-1.
Within 30 days following each funding date , Seller shall make the Credit
Documents available to Purchaser upon Purchaser’s request for review, at
Seller’s place of business and during reasonable business hours. If Purchaser
makes such examination and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform
to
the Cendant Guide, such Mortgage Loans will be deleted from the Mortgage Loan
Schedule at Purchaser’s discretion. Purchaser may, at its option and without
notice to Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting
any partial or complete examination. The fact that Purchaser has conducted
or
has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Loan
files shall not affect Purchaser’s rights to demand repurchase, substitution or
other relief as provided herein.
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On
the
Funding Date and in accordance with the terms herein, Purchaser will pay to
Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Purchase Price,
together with interest, if any, accrued from the Cut-off Date through the day
immediately preceding the Funding Date, according to the instructions to be
provided, respectively, by PHH Mortgage and the Trust. Seller, simultaneously
with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute and deliver to Purchaser
a
Warranty Xxxx of Sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit
10.
Purchaser
shall be entitled to all scheduled principal due after the Cut-off Date, all
other recoveries of principal collected after the Cut-off Date and all payments
of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which
is allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, on the first Remittance Date after the Funding Date the Purchaser
shall be entitled to receive the interest accrued from the Cut-off Date through
the day immediately preceding the Funding Date. The principal balance of each
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments
of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a due date
beyond the Cut-off Date shall not be
applied to the principal balance as of the Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts
shall be the property of Purchaser. Seller shall hold any such prepaid amounts
for the benefit of Purchaser for subsequent remittance by Seller to Purchaser.
All scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date and
collected by Seller after the Cut-off Date shall belong to Seller.
Section
2.02 Possession
of Mortgage Files.
Upon
the
sale of any Mortgage Loan, the ownership of such Mortgage Loan, including the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and
all
rights, benefits, payments, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in
connection therewith, shall then be vested in the Purchaser, and the ownership
of all records and documents with respect to such Mortgage Loan prepared by
or
which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the
Purchaser and, to the extent retained by the Seller, shall be retained and
maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a custodial
capacity only. The contents of such Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser
are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser
as
the owner thereof and the Sellers’ possession of the contents of each Mortgage
File so retained is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the
Seller is in a custodial capacity only. Mortgage Files shall be maintained
separately from the other books and records of the Seller. Each Seller shall
release from its custody of the contents of any Mortgage File only in accordance
with written instructions from the Purchaser, except where such release is
required as incidental to the Servicer ’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is
in connection with a repurchase or substitution of any such Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section
3.04.
Any
documents released to a Seller or the Servicer in connection with the
foreclosure or servicing of any Mortgage Loan shall be held by such Person
in
trust for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with this Section
2.02.
Such Person shall return to the Purchaser such documents when such Person’s need
therefor in connection with such foreclosure or servicing no longer exists
(unless sooner requested by the Purchaser); provided
that, if
such Mortgage Loan is liquidated, then, upon the delivery by a Seller or the
Servicer to the Purchaser of a request for the release of such documents and
a
certificate certifying as to such liquidation, the Purchaser shall promptly
release and, to the extent necessary, deliver to such Person such
documents.
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Section
2.03 Books
and Records.
The
sale of each of its Mortgage Loans shall be reflected on the applicable Seller’s
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the
applicable Seller. Each Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans it conveyed
to the Purchaser which shall be clearly marked to reflect the sale of each
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser.
Section
2.04 Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
If,
subsequent to the related Funding Date, the Purchaser or either Seller finds
any
document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective
or
missing in any material respect (in this Section 2.04, a “Defect”), the party
discovering such Defect shall promptly so notify the other parties. If the
Defect pertains to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, then the applicable Seller
shall have a period of 45 days within which to correct or cure any such defect
after the earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being
notified of same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably
expected to be cured within such 45 day period, such Seller shall have such
additional time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct
such Defect provided that such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such
Defect and is diligently pursuing same. If the Defect pertains to any other
document constituting a part of a Mortgage File, then such Seller shall have
a
period of 90 days within which to correct or cure any such Defect after the
earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being notified of
same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected
to
be cured within the 90 day period, then such Seller shall have such additional
time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct such Defect
provided such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such Defect and is
diligently pursuing same. PHH Mortgage hereby covenants and agrees that, if
any
material Defect cannot be corrected or cured, the related Mortgage Loan shall
automatically constitute, upon the expiration of the applicable cure period
described above and without any further action by any other party, a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by
paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with
Section
3.04(3)
and (4).
The
applicable Seller will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
by
the Purchaser, deliver and release to the Purchaser the Legal Documents as
set forth in Section 2.01. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver an original
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, original assumption, modification
and substitution agreements with evidence of recording thereon or an original
intervening assignment with evidence of recording thereon within the applicable
time periods, then such Seller shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser such
original Mortgages and original intervening assignments with evidence of
recording indicated thereon upon receipt thereof from the public recording
official, except in cases where the original Mortgage or original intervening
assignments are retained permanently by the recording office, in which case,
such Seller shall deliver a copy of such Mortgage or intervening assignment,
as
the case may be, certified to be a true and complete copy of the recorded
original thereof. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver the original security
instrument or if an original intervening assignment has been lost, then the
applicable Seller will deliver a copy of such security instrument or intervening
assignment, certified by the local public recording official. If the original
title policy has been lost, the applicable Seller will deliver a duplicate
original title policy.
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If
the
original Mortgage was not delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph, then
the applicable Seller shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the delivery
of such originals and shall cause such originals to be delivered to the
Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the
original Mortgage, original assumption, modification, and substitution
agreements, the original of any intervening assignment or the original policy
of
title insurance is not so delivered to the Purchaser within 180 days
following the Funding Date, then, upon written notice by the Purchaser to PHH
Mortgage, the Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, then elect (by providing
written notice to PHH Mortgage) to treat such Mortgage Loan as a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by
paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with
Section
3.04(3)
and (4) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan as therein provided.
It is understood that from time to time certain local recorder offices become
backlogged with document volume. It is agreed that the Seller will provide
an
Officer’s Certificate to document that the Seller has performed all necessary
tasks to insure delivery of the required documentation within 180 days and
the
delay beyond 180 is caused by the backlog. If the delay exceeds 360 days,
regardless of the backlog the Purchaser may elect to collect the documents
with
its own resources with the reasonable cost and expense to be borne by the
Seller. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or failed to conduct any
partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect its
right
to demand repurchase or any other remedies provided in this
Agreement.
At
the
Purchaser’s request, the Assignments shall be promptly recorded in the name of
the Purchaser or in the name of a Person designated by the Purchaser in all
appropriate public offices for real property records. If any such Assignment
is
lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, then the applicable
Seller shall promptly prepare a substitute Assignment to cure such defect and
thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. All recording fees
related to such a one-time recordation of the Assignments to or by a Seller
shall be paid by the applicable Seller.
Section
2.05 Transfer
of Mortgage Loans.
Subject
to the provisions of this Section
2.05,
the Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Sellers, at
any
time and from time to time, to assign any of the Mortgage Loans and all or
any
part of its interest under this Agreement and designate any person to exercise
any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, and the assignees or designees shall
accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect
to
such Mortgage Loans. The Sellers recognize that the Mortgage Loans may be
divided into “packages” for resale (“Mortgage Loan Packages”).
All
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
and
any such assignees or designees. All references to the Purchaser shall be deemed
to include its assignees or designees. Utilizing resources reasonably available
to the Seller without incurring any cost except the Seller’s overhead and
employees’ salaries, the applicable Seller shall cooperate in any such
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement; provided
that the
Purchaser shall bear all costs associated with any such assignment of the
Mortgage Loans and this Agreement other than such Seller’s overhead or employees
’ salaries.
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The
Servicer and the Purchaser acknowledge that the Servicer shall continue to
remit
payments to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date after the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer was notified in writing of the new record
owner of the Mortgage Loans prior to the immediately preceding Record Date,
in
which case, the Servicer shall remit to the new record owner (or trustee or
master servicer, as the case may be) of the Mortgage Loans.
The
Servicer and Purchaser agree that in no event will the Servicer be required
to
remit funds or send remittance reports to more than four (4) Persons (not
including the Servicer or any Affiliate or transferee thereof) at any given
time
with respect to any Mortgage Loans sold on a particular Funding
Date.
Any
prospective assignees of the Purchaser who have entered into a commitment to
purchase any of the Mortgage Loans may review and underwrite the Servicer’s
servicing and origination operations, upon reasonable prior notice to the
Servicer, and the Servicer shall cooperate with such review and underwriting
to
the extent such prospective assignees request information or documents that
are
reasonably available and can be produced without unreasonable expense or effort.
The Servicer shall make the Mortgage Files related to the Mortgage Loans held
by
the Servicer available at the Servicer’s principal operations center for review
by any such prospective assignees during normal business hours upon reasonable
prior notice to the Servicer (in no event less than 5 Business Days prior
notice). The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, require that such prospective
assignees sign a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information
disclosed to the prospective assignee which is not available to the public
at
large and a release agreement with respect to its activities on the Servicer’s
premises.
The
Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject
to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note
transfers of Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, sell and transfer, in whole or in part, any or all of the Mortgage
Loans; provided
that no
such sale and transfer shall be binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee
shall agree in writing to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement,
in substantially the form of Exhibit
2.05
attached
hereto, and an executed copy of such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement shall have been delivered to the Servicer. The Servicer shall evidence
its acknowledgment of any transfers of the Mortgage Loans to any assignees
of
the Purchaser by executing such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement. The Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by any such assignees, and the previous
Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder accruing after the
date of transfer to the extent such obligations relate to Mortgage Loans sold
by
the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the Purchaser and the Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees and
designees.
ARTICLE
III:
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW
OF
MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of each Seller.
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Each
Seller, as to itself, represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of each Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary
to
carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in
good
standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located
or
is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand for
such qualification has been made upon the Seller by any state having
jurisdiction and in any event the Seller is or will be in compliance with the
laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage Loan
and
with respect to PHH Mortgage, service each Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement.
(2) Due
Authority.
The
Seller had the full power and authority and legal right to originate the
Mortgage Loans that it originated, if any, and to acquire the Mortgage Loans
that it acquired. The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each
Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(3) No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination, as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage Loans,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will not conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the
Seller’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any
agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is
bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the
foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or impair
the
ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates is in material default under any agreement,
contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Seller
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it (or any of its assets) is
bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability of
the
Seller to perform under this Agreement, nor, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument or
indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
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(6) Financial
Statements.
PHH
Mortgage has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its fiscal
year ended December 31,2004. Except
as
has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such financial
statements fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial
position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period
of
PHH Mortgage and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are true,
correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto.
The
Trust has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements dated as of December
31, 2004 (the “Trust Financials”) and such Trust Financials fairly present the
results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and
the
financial position at the end of such period of the Trust. Except as has
previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, there has been no change
in such Trust Financials since their date and the Trust is not aware of any
errors or omissions therein;
(7) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the applicable Seller since (i) in the case of PHH Mortgage, the
date of its financial statements and (ii) in the case of the Trust, the date
of
delivery of the Trust Financials, that would have a material adverse effect
on
the ability of the applicable Seller to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(8) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Seller’s knowledge, threatened, against the Seller, which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Seller would
adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any
material liability of the Seller, or draw into question the validity of this
Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the
Seller;
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, the delivery of the Mortgage
Files
to the Purchaser, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to
this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(11) No
Broker.
The
Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction;
and
(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
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(13) Non-solicitation.
The
Seller agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise)
to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant;
Section
3.02 Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer.
The
Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of the
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Ability
to Service.
The
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing
and
is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act, with facilities, procedures
and experienced personnel necessary for the servicing of mortgage loans of
the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. No event has occurred that would make the
Servicer unable to comply with FNMA or FHLMC eligibility requirements or that
would require notification to either FNMA or FHLMC;
(2) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer would
adversely affect the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof or have a material adverse effect
on the financial condition of the Servicer; and
(3) Collection
Practices.
The
collection practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper and prudent in the mortgage
servicing business.
(4) Non-solicitation.
The
Servicer agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or
otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant;
Section
3.03 Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Purchaser on which the Purchaser
specifically relies in purchasing such Mortgage Loan. Such representations
and
warranties speak as of the Funding Date unless otherwise indicated, but shall
survive any subsequent transfer, assignment or conveyance of such Mortgage
Loans:
(1) Mortgage
Loan as Described.
Such
Mortgage Loan complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and
all
of the information set forth with respect thereto on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
is true and correct in all material respects;
(2) Complete
Mortgage Files.
The
instruments and documents specified in Section
2.02 with
respect to such Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Purchaser in compliance
with the requirements of Article
II. The
Seller is in possession of a Mortgage File respecting such Mortgage Loan, except
for such documents as have been previously delivered to the
Purchaser;
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(3) Owner
of Record.
The
Mortgage relating to such Mortgage Loan has been duly recorded in the
appropriate recording office, and the applicable Seller or Servicer is the
owner
of record of such Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the related
Mortgage Note;
(4) Payments
Current.
All
payments required to be made up to and including the Funding Date for such
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made, such that
such Mortgage Loan is not delinquent 30 days or more on the Funding Date.
Unless otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, there has been no delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace,
in
any payment by the Mortgagor thereunder during the twelve months preceding
the
Funding Date; and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Cooperative Loan, no foreclosure
action or private or public sale under the Uniform Commercial Code has ever
been
threatened or commenced with respect to the Cooperative Loan;
(5) No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are no delinquent taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, including assessments
payable in future installments, or other outstanding charges affecting the
Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan;
(6) Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and
the Proprietary Lease and the Pledge Instruments with respect to each
Cooperative Loan,) have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
material respect, except as specifically set forth in the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule;
(7) No
Defenses.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the Acceptance
of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement related to each Cooperative
Loan) are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including
the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such
Mortgage Note and such Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render
such Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of
rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense of usury and no such
right
of rescission, set-off or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(8) Hazard
Insurance.
(a) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan are insured
by an insurer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of
extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where
such
Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to
the
requirements of either Section
5.10 or
Section
5.11.
All such insurance policies (collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”)
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of such Mortgage
Loan,
its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and
binding obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon due to date have
been paid. The related Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
all such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on such Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of such Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from such Mortgagor; or (b) in the case of a condominium or unit in
a
planned unit development (“PUD”) project that is not covered by an individual
policy, the condominium or PUD project is covered by a “master” or “blanket”
policy and there exists and is in the Servicer’s Mortgage File a certificate of
insurance showing that the individual unit that secures the first mortgage
is
covered under such policy. The insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee
clause naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan (and its successors and
assigns), as insured mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding
obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The
insurance policy provides for advance notice to the Seller or Servicer if the
policy is canceled or not renewed, or if any other change that adversely affects
the Seller’s interests is made; the certificate includes the types and amounts
of coverage provided, describes any endorsements that are part of the “master”
policy and would be acceptable pursuant to the FNMA Guide;
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(9) Compliance
With Applicable Laws.
All
requirements of any federal, state or local law (including usury, truth in
lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal
credit opportunity or disclosure laws) applicable to the origination and
servicing of such Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material
respects;
(10) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, canceled or
subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the related Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of such Mortgage, in whole or
in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission;
(11) Valid
First Lien.
The
Mortgage including any Negative Amortization, related to such Mortgage Loan
is a
valid, subsisting and enforceable perfected first lien on the related Mortgaged
Property, including all improvements on the related Mortgaged Property, which
Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any encumbrances and liens having
priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (a) the lien of
current real estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable,
(b)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of the public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage which
are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally, are referred to
in
the lender’s title insurance policy and do not adversely affect the market value
or intended use of the related Mortgaged Property, and (c) other matters to
which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in
the
aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to
be
provided by such Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, or market value of the related
Mortgaged Property; with respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Acceptance
of
Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement creates a valid, enforceable and
subsisting first security interest in the collateral securing the related
Mortgage Note subject only to (a) the lien of the related Cooperative
Corporation for unpaid assessments representing the obligor's pro rata share
of
the Cooperative Corporation’s payments for its blanket mortgage, current and
future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other
assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters
to which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere
with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Acceptance
of
Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement; provided, however, that the
appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated or otherwise subject to the
lien of any mortgage on the Cooperative Project;
(12) Validity
of Documents.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the Acceptance
of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement with respect to each Cooperative
Loan) are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
general equitable principles (regardless whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law);
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(13) Valid
Execution of Documents.
All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
had
legal capacity to enter into such Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver
the
related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note
and
the related Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, all parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note,
the
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement, the Proprietary
Lease, the Stock Power, the Recognition Agreement, the Financing Statement
and
the Assignment of Proprietary Lease and such documents have been duly and
properly executed by such parties; each Stock Power (i) has all signatures
guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures are not guaranteed, then such Cooperative
Shares will be transferred by the stock transfer agent of the Cooperative
Corporation if the Seller undertakes to convert the ownership of the collateral
securing the related Cooperative Loan;
(14) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
Such
Mortgage Loan has closed and the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed prior to the Funding Date; provided
that,
with respect to any Mortgage Loan originated within the previous 120 days,
alterations and repairs with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or any
part thereof may have required an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to
pay
for all outstanding work within 120 days of the origination of such Mortgage
Loan, and, if so, such funds are held in escrow by the Seller, a title company
or other escrow agent;
(15) Ownership.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan have not been
assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred by the applicable Seller, in whole
or
in part, and the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and the Seller
is
the sole owner thereof (and with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the sole
owner
of the related Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement)and
has full right and authority to transfer and sell such Mortgage Loan, and is
transferring such Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest;
(16) Doing
Business.
All
parties that have had any interest in such Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held
and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all applicable
licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the related Mortgaged
Property is located;
(17) Title
Insurance.
(a)
Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or
short form title policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC (or, in jurisdictions
where
ALTA policies are not generally approved for use, a lender’s title insurance
policy acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC), issued by a title insurer acceptable
to
FNMA and FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions
contained in clauses (11)(a) and (b) above) the Seller or Servicer, its
successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the related Mortgage
in
the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan including any Negative
Amortization and in the case of ARM Loans, against any loss by reason of the
invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of
such
Mortgage providing for adjustment to the applicable Note Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, either such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively
insures that there is ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property
or
the Seller warrants that there is ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged
Property and the lender’ s title insurance policy affirmatively insures against
encroachments by or upon the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein
or any other adverse circumstance that either is disclosed or would have been
disclosed by an accurate survey. The Seller or Servicer is the sole insured
of
such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy
is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will inure
to the benefit of the Purchaser without any further act. No claims have been
made under such lender’s title insurance policy, neither the Seller, nor to the
best of Seller’s knowledge, any prior holder of the related Mortgage has done,
by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of such lender’s
insurance policy, and there is no act, omission, condition, or information
that
would impair the coverage of such lender’s insurance policy; (b) The mortgage
title insurance policy covering each unit mortgage in a condominium or PUD
project related to such Mortgage Loan meets all requirements of FNMA and
FHLMC;
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(18) No
Defaults.
(a)
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under
the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note, or any other agreements, documents, or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (b) to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, there is no event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice,
or both, would constitute such a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration; (c) the Mortgagor(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan is (1)
not
in default under any other Mortgage Loan or (2) the subject of an Insolvency
Proceeding; (d) no event of acceleration has previously occurred, and no notice
of default has been sent, with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (e) in no event
has the Seller waived any of its rights or remedies in respect of any default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration under the Mortgage, the Mortgage
Note, or any other agreements, documents, or instruments related to such
Mortgage Loan; and (f) with respect to each Cooperative Loan, there is no
default in complying with the terms of the Mortgage Note, the Acceptance of
Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement and the Proprietary Lease and
all
maintenance charges and assessments (including assessments payable in the future
installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid, and the
Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Acceptance of
Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay
any maintenance charges or assessments owed by the Mortgagor;
(19) No
Mechanics’ Liens.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, there were no mechanics’ or
similar liens, except such liens as are expressly insured against by a title
insurance policy, or claims that have been filed for work, labor or material
(and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien)
affecting the related Mortgaged Property that are or may be liens prior to,
or
equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(20) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, all improvements that were considered in determining the Appraised
Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and
building restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements
on
adjoining properties encroach upon such Mortgaged Property except as permitted
under the terms of the FNMA Guide and the FHLMC Selling Guide; to the best
of
the Seller’s knowledge, no improvement located on or part of any Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation, and all
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of such Mortgaged Property, and with respect
to
the use and occupancy of the same, including certificates of occupancy, have
been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
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(21) Origination;
Payment Terms.
Principal payments on such Mortgage Loan commenced or will commence no more
than
60 days after funds were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
If the interest rate on the related Mortgage Note is adjustable, the adjustment
is based on the Index set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
related Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in arrears,
in
accordance with the payment terms described on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. With respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to Negative Amortization
the
Monthly Payments are sufficient during the period following each Payment
Adjustment Date to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the
first day of such period (including any Negative Amortization) over the original
term thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the
Mortgage Note ;
(22) Due
On
Sale.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the related Mortgage contains
the usual and customary “due-on-sale” clause or other similar provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan if the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is sold or
transferred without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(23) Prepayment
Penalty.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, such Mortgage Loan is not
subject to any Prepayment Penalty;
(24) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged; No Condemnation.
To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, as of the Funding Date, the related Mortgaged
Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative
Project and Cooperative Unit) is free of material damage and waste and there
is
no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof;
(25) Customary
Provisions.
The
related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render
the
rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against
the related Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby,
including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by
trustee’s sale, and (b) in the case of a Mortgage, otherwise by judicial
foreclosure;
(26) Conformance
With Underwriting Standards.
Such
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Cendant Guide;
(27) Appraisal.
The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property on forms
and with riders approved by FNMA and FHLMC, signed prior to the approval of
such
Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser, duly appointed by the originator
of
such Mortgage Loan, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of such Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications of
FNMA
and FHLMC for appraisers. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989;
(28) Deeds
of Trust.
If the
related Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, then a trustee, duly qualified
under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and
currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or expenses
are
or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under such deed of trust,
except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the related
Mortgagor;
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(29) LTV;
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
Except
with respect to Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans (as defined in Exhibit
11
hereto), if such Mortgage Loan had a Loan-to-Value Ratio of more than 80% at
origination, such Mortgage Loan is and will be subject to a Primary Insurance
Policy issued by a Qualified Mortgage Insurer, which insures the Seller or
Servicer, its successors and assigns and insureds in the amount set forth on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that, a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
will
not be required for any Cooperative Loan if (i) the proceeds of such Cooperative
Loan were used to purchase a Cooperative Unit at the “insider's price” when the
building was converted to a Cooperative Corporation, (ii) the value of the
Cooperative Unit for purposes of establishing the LTV at origination was such
“insider's price”, (iii) the principal amount of the Cooperative Loan at
origination was not more than 100% of such “insider's price” and (iv) the LTV at
origination, as calculated using the Appraised Value at origination, was less
than or equal to 80%. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have
been
and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all
premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any related Mortgage subject to any
such
Primary Insurance Policy (other than a “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy)
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance for the time
period required by law and to pay all premiums and charges in connection
therewith. As of the date of origination, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such
Mortgage Loan is as specified in the applicable Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
(30) Occupancy.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, the related Mortgaged Property (or with respect to a Cooperative
Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) is lawfully occupied under applicable law
and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued
with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property (or with respect
to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) and, with respect to the
use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities;
(31) Supervision
and Examination by a Federal or State Authority.
Each
Mortgage Loan either was (a) closed in the name of the PHH Mortgage, or (b)
closed in the name of another entity that is either a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or an institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority, or a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act (a
“HUD
Approved Mortgagee”), and was so at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated
(PHH Mortgage or such other entity, the “Originator”) or (c) closed in the name
of a loan broker under the circumstances described in the following sentence.
If
such Mortgage Loan was originated through a loan broker, such Mortgage Loan
met
the Originator’s underwriting criteria at the time of origination and was
originated in accordance with the Originator’s policies and procedures and the
Originator acquired such Mortgage Loan from the loan broker contemporaneously
with the origination thereof. The Mortgage Loans that the Trust is selling
to
Purchaser were originated by or on behalf of PHH Mortgage and subsequently
assigned to the Trust.
(32) Adjustments.
All of
the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance, if
any, are enforceable and such adjustments will not affect the priority of the
lien of the related Mortgage; all such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan have
been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage
Loan;
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(33) Insolvency
Proceedings; Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief Act.
To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor (1) is not the subject of
any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not requested any relief allowed to
such
Mortgagor under the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of
1940;
(34) FNMA/FHLMC
Documents.
Such
Mortgage Loan was closed on standard FNMA or FHLMC documents or on such
documents otherwise acceptable to them;
(35) Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated
payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation
or other contingent interest feature;
(36) The
Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the
laws
of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(37) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and
single repayment term. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan plus any Negative
Amortization;
(38) Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature. With respect to any Mortgage Loan
with a balloon payment feature, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly Payments
based on a thirty year amortization schedule and has a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the proceeding Monthly Payment which is sufficient
to
amortize the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(39) If
the
residential dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of the Cendant Guide;
(40) No
Mortgage Loan is subject to the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994;
(41) Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(42) The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Property (or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement, the Cooperative
Unit
or the Cooperative Project), the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing
that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable
investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect
the value of the Mortgage Loan;
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(43) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months;
(44) To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is in material compliance
with all applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards
including, without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the
Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any
violation or potential violation of such law;
(45) Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan is subject to negative amortization;
(46) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a Cooperative Lien Search has been made by
a
company competent to make the same which company is acceptable to FNMA and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Cooperative Unit is
located;
(47) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, (i) the terms of the related Proprietary
Lease
is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no provision
in
any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the
Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative Corporation,
(iii) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the
Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and (iv) the Recognition
Agreement is on a form of agreement published by the Aztech Document Systems,
Inc. or includes provisions which are no less favorable to the lender than
those
contained in such agreement;
(48) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary
to
create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first priority lien and
security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease has been
timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to the Cooperative Loan and delivered to the Mortgagor or
its
designee establishes in the Mortgagor a valid and subsisting perfected first
lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein,
and
the Mortgagor has full right to sell and assign the same; and
(49) With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption
of Lease Agreement contains enforceable provisions such as to render the rights
and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization of the benefits
of the security provided thereby. The Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption
of
Lease Agreement contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the
payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Note in the event the
Cooperative Unit is transferred or sold without the consent of the holder
thereof.
(50) No
fraud,
error, omission, misrepresentation, or negligence with respect to a Mortgage
Loan has taken place on the part of any person, including without limitation,
the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer or any other party
involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
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Section
3.04 Repurchase
and Substitution.
(1) It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser
and
shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive
or
qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination
of
any Mortgage File.
(2) Upon
discovery by either of the Sellers or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.01,
3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser
(or that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in
the
related Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating
to a
particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other.
(3) Unless
permitted a greater period of time to cure as set forth in Section
2.04,
the applicable Seller shall have a period of 60 days from the earlier of either
discovery by or receipt of written notice from the Purchaser to the Seller
of
any breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser
(or that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in
the
related Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating
to a
particular Mortgage Loan) (a “Defective Mortgage Loan”; provided
that
“Defective Mortgage Loan” shall also include (a) any Mortgage Loan treated or
designated as such in accordance with Section
2.04 and
(b) any Mortgage Loan regarding which the Mortgagor fails to make the first
regularly scheduled payment of principal and interest) within which to correct
or cure such breach. If such breach can ultimately be cured but is not
reasonably expected to be cured within the 60-day period, then the applicable
Seller shall have such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined
by
the Purchaser to cure such breach provided that the Seller has commenced curing
or correcting such breach and is diligently pursuing same. Each Seller hereby
covenants and agrees with respect to each Mortgage Loan conveyed by it that,
if
any breach relating thereto cannot be corrected or cured within the applicable
cure period or such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined by
the
Purchaser, then such Seller shall, at the direction of the Purchaser, repurchase
the Defective Mortgage Loan at the applicable Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if the first regularly scheduled
payment of principal and interest due under any Mortgage Loan has been
delinquent more than 30 days, or becomes delinquent after the Funding Date
and
remains delinquent for a period of 30 days, the Purchaser may, by written notice
to the applicable Seller, require that the Seller repurchase the related
Mortgage Loan. However, if the Seller provides evidence that the delinquency
was
due to a servicing setup error, no repurchase shall be required. Within 10
Business Days following the delivery of any such written notice from the
Purchaser, the applicable Seller shall repurchase the specified Mortgage Loan
by
paying the Repurchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available
funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
Notwithstanding
the previous paragraph, the applicable Seller may, at its option and assuming
that such Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, rather
than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan
(“Deleted Mortgage Loan”) and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided
that in
no event may any such substitution be made later than the second anniversary
after the Cut-off Date. If the applicable Seller has no Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan.
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As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the applicable Seller substitutes a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the applicable Seller shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Purchaser or its designee for such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the Legal Documents as are required by
Section
2. Upon
such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be
subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the applicable
Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants,
representations and warranties set forth in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03.
For
any
month in which the applicable Seller substitutes one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the applicable
Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal
balance of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of
substitution (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the
month
of substitution which have been received or as to which an advance has been
made) is less than the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such
Deleted Mortgage Loans. The amount of such shortfall shall be paid by the
applicable Seller on the date of such substitution) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
(4) Any
repurchase of a Defective Mortgage Loan required hereunder shall be accomplished
by payment of the applicable Repurchase Price within 3 Business Days of
expiration of the applicable time period referred to above in paragraph 3.04(3)
by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of a Seller (a) set
forth in this Section
3.04(3)
to cure any breach of such Seller’s representations and warranties contained in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 or to repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan(s) and (b) set forth
in Section
9.01 to
indemnify the Purchaser in connection with any breach of a Seller’s
representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 shall constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting
a
breach of such representations and warranties.
(5) The
parties further agree that, in recognition of the Trust’s rights against PHH
Mortgage with respect to the Mortgage Loans acquired by it from PHH Mortgage
and
conveyed to the Purchaser hereunder, the Purchaser shall have the right to
cause
PHH Mortgage to repurchase directly any Defective Mortgage Loan (other than
as a
result of a breach by the Trust of Section
3.03 (3)
or 3.03(15) hereof, in which case the Purchaser shall have the right to cause
the Trust to repurchase directly the Defective Mortgage Loan) acquired hereunder
by the Purchaser from the Trust.
Section
3.05 Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
Without
incurring undue effort or any cost except the Seller’s overhead or employees ’
salaries, each Seller shall take reasonable steps to assist the Purchaser,
if
the Purchaser so requests by 30 days’ advance written notice to the related
Seller or Sellers, in re-selling the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan sale or
in
securitizing the Mortgage Loans and selling undivided interests in such Mortgage
Loans in a public offering or private placement or selling participating
interests in such Mortgage Loans, which steps may include, (a) providing any
information relating to the Mortgage Loans reasonably necessary to assist in
the
preparation of any disclosure documents, (b) providing information relating
to
delinquencies and defaults with respect to the Servicer’s servicing portfolio
(or such portion thereof as is similar to the Mortgage Loans), (c) entering
into
any other servicing, custodial or other similar agreements, that are consistent
with the provisions of this Agreement, and which contain such provisions as
are
customary in securitizations rated “AAA” (including a securitization involving a
REMIC or CMO) (a “Securitization”) and (d) provide such opinions of counsel as
are customary in such transactions, provided, however, that any opinion of
outside counsel shall be provided at Purchaser’s expense. In connection with
such a Securitization, the Purchaser may be required to engage a master servicer
or trustee to determine the allocation of payments to and make remittances
to
the certificateholders, at the Purchaser’s sole cost and expense. In the event
that a master servicer or trustee is requested by the Purchaser to determine
the
allocation of payments and to make remittances to the certificateholders, the
Servicer agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the reasonable
and customary requirements of such Securitization, which may include the
Servicer’s acting as a subservicer in a master servicing arrangement. With
respect to the then owners of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall thereafter
deal solely with such master servicer or trustee, as the case may be with
respect to such Mortgage Loans which are subject to the Securitization and
shall
not be required to deal with any other party with respect to such Mortgage
Loans. The cost of such securitization shall be borne by the Purchaser, other
than the Seller’s overhead or employees’ salaries.
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ARTICLE
IV:
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
AND
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO FUNDING
Section
4.01 Representations
and Warranties.
The
Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller that as of each
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses
necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed,
qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged
Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such
qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such
qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Purchaser
by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Purchaser is or will
be in
compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce
each Mortgage Loan.
(2) Due
Authority.
The
Purchaser had the full power and authority and legal right to acquire the
Mortgage Loans that it acquired. The Purchaser has the full power and authority
to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. The Purchaser 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
Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law);
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(3) No
Conflict.
None of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination,
as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser, the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Purchaser’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a
party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property
is
subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
The
Purchaser is not in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument
or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Purchaser is a party or
by
which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform under this Agreement,
nor, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, has any event occurred which,
with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any such
agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse effect
on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(6) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the Purchaser since the date of the Purchaser’s financial
statements that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the
Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(7) Litigation
Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened, against the Purchaser, which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Purchaser
would
adversely affect the purchase of the Mortgage Loans or the execution, delivery
or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any material liability of
the
Purchaser, or draw into question the validity of this Agreement, or the Mortgage
Loans or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the
Purchaser;
(8) Broker.
The
Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this
transaction.
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser
of
or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement, the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans from the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the
Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Purchaser;
(11) Non-Petition
Agreement.
The
Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which is
one
year and one day (or if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect)
after the payment in full of all rated obligations of Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke
or cause Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust to invoke the process of any
governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case
against Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust under any federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or other similar official of
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust. This covenant and agreement shall be
binding upon the Purchaser and any assignee or transferee of the
Purchaser;
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(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(13) Non-solicitation.
The
Purchaser agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or
otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant; and
(14) Privacy.
Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Purchaser in accordance with all applicable law,
including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary
market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Purchaser is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Section
4.02 Conditions
Precedent to Closing.
Each
purchase of Mortgage Loans hereunder shall be subject to each of the following
conditions:
(a)
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All
of the representations and warranties of Seller under the Cendant
Guide,
and of Seller and Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and
correct
as of the Funding Date, and no event shall have occurred which, with
notice or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default
under
this Agreement or under the Cendant
Guide;
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(b)
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Purchaser
shall have received, or Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in
escrow, all closing documents as specified herein, in such forms
as are
agreed upon and acceptable to Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories
other than Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms
thereof;
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(c)
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All
other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied
with.
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Subject
to the foregoing conditions, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on each Funding
Date
the applicable Purchase Price as provided herein.
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ARTICLE
V:
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
5.01 PHH
Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents; Consent
of the Purchaser.
(1) The
Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property from and after each Funding Date in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, applicable law and the
terms and provisions of this Agreement for and on behalf of, and in the best
interests of, the Purchaser (without taking into account any relationship the
Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or other Person, the participation, if
any,
of the Servicer in any financing provided in connection with the sale of any
Mortgaged Property, or the Servicer’s obligation to advance any expenses or
incur any costs in the performance of its duties hereunder) in accordance with
a
standard that is not less than the higher of (a) the same care, skill, prudence
and diligence with which it services similar assets held for its own or its
Affiliates’ account and (b) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with
which it services similar assets for third party institutional investors, in
each case giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice
of prudent institutional mortgage loan servicers utilized with respect to
mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans. Subject to the foregoing
standards, in connection with such servicing and administration, the Servicer
shall seek to maximize the timely recovery of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Notes; provided
that
nothing contained herein shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee
by the Servicer of the collectibility of payments on the Mortgage Loans or
shall
be construed as impairing or adversely affecting any rights or benefits
specifically provided by this Agreement to the Seller, including with respect
to
Servicing Fees.
In
the
event that any of the Mortgage Loans included on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
for
a particular Funding Date are Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans (as defined
in Exhibit 11 hereto), Seller and Purchaser shall enter into an Additional
Collateral Assignment and Servicing Agreement, substantially in the form of
Exhibit 11 hereto, and such Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans will be
serviced in accordance with the terms of the related Additional Collateral
Assignment and Servicing Agreement and the terms of this Agreement.
(2) To
the
extent consistent with Section
5.01(1)
and further subject to any express limitations set forth in this Agreement,
the
Servicer (acting alone or, solely in the circumstances permitted hereunder,
acting through a subservicer) shall have full power and authority to do or
cause
to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with such servicing and administration, including the power and
authority (a) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, customary
consents or waivers and other instruments and documents (including estoppel
certificates), (b) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and
assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (c) to submit claims
to
collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, (d) to consent to
the
application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
restoration of the applicable Mortgaged Property or otherwise, (e) to bring
an
action in a court of law, including an unlawful detainer action, to enforce
rights of the Purchaser with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (f) to execute
and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, documents relating to the management,
operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale of any Mortgaged
Property or any REO Property, and (g) to effectuate foreclosure or other
conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage
Loan; provided
that the
Servicer shall not take any action not provided for in this Agreement that
is
materially inconsistent with or materially prejudices the interest of the
Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan or under this Agreement. If reasonably requested
by the Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of
attorney and other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable
the
Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties,
including documents relating to the foreclosure, receivership, management,
operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale (in foreclosure
or
otherwise) of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property.
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(3) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein:
(a) the
Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser will retain title to, and ownership
of,
the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties and that the Servicer does not hereby
acquire any title to, security interest in, or other rights of any kind in
or to
any Mortgage Loan or REO Property or any portion thereof;
(b) the
Servicer shall not file any lien or any other encumbrance on, exercise any
right
of setoff against, or attach or assert any claim in or on any Mortgage Loan
or
REO Property, unless authorized pursuant to a judicial or administrative
proceeding or a court order;
(c) the
Servicer shall, in servicing the Mortgage Loans, follow and comply with the
servicing guidelines established by FNMA, provided
that the
Servicer shall specifically notify the Purchaser in writing and obtain the
Purchaser’s written consent prior to the Servicer taking any of the following
actions: (1) modifying, amending or waiving any of the financial terms of,
or
making any other material modifications to, a Mortgage Loan, except the Servicer
may, upon the Mortgagor’s request, accept a principal prepayment and re-amortize
the then remaining principal balance over the then remaining term of the loan
(resulting in a lower scheduled monthly payment but no change in the maturity
date); (2) selling any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; (3) making, with
respect to any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, Servicing
Advances provided
that the
Servicer shall not be required to so advise the Purchaser to the extent that
each related Servicing Advance as to the related Mortgaged Property or REO
Property is in the best interests of the Purchaser or other owner of the
Mortgage Loan and that are deemed to be recoverable by the Servicer; (4)
forgiving principal or interest on, or permitting to be satisfied at a discount,
any Mortgage Loan; (5) accepting substitute or additional collateral, or
releasing any collateral, for a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser has not approved
or rejected in writing any proposed action(s) recommended by the Servicer to
be
taken hereunder within 20 Business Days of the date such recommendation is
made,
then the Purchaser shall be deemed to have rejected such recommended action(s)
and the Servicer shall not take any such action(s);
(d) the
Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Mortgage Loan and the date thereof and shall deliver to the
Purchaser, for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart
of
the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment promptly
following the execution thereof;
(e) the
Servicer shall remain primarily liable for the full performance of its
obligations hereunder notwithstanding any appointment by the Servicer of a
subservicer or subservicers hereunder; and
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(f) the
Purchaser may at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion, upon
10
Business Days written notice to the Servicer, terminate the Servicer’s servicing
obligations hereunder with respect to (1) any REO Property or (2) any Mortgage
Loan that, in accordance with the Purchaser’s internal credit classification
criteria, has been classified as “doubtful” or a “loss.” Upon the effectiveness
of any such termination of the Servicer’s servicing obligations with respect to
any such REO Property or Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver all
agreements, documents, and instruments related thereto to the Purchaser, in
accordance with applicable law.
Section
5.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
are
paid in full, the Servicer will proceed diligently to collect all payments
due
under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall,
to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the
terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy, follow such
collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable
to
the Mortgage Loans, which procedures shall in any event comply with the
servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01.
Furthermore, the Servicer shall ascertain and estimate annual ground rents,
taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance
premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgages, will become
due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors
will
be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and
payable.
Section
5.03 Reports
for Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and Foreclosure Sales.
The
Servicer shall, within five (5) calendar days following each Record Date,
deliver to the Purchaser monthly reports (substantially in the form of
Exhibit
5.03(a)
and
Exhibit
5.03(b)
attached
hereto) with respect to all Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans. In addition,
the
Servicer shall, within one (1) Business Day following the occurrence of any
foreclosure sale with respect to any Mortgaged Property, deliver to the
Purchaser a notice of foreclosure sale substantially in the form of Exhibit
5.03(c)
attached
hereto.
Section
5.04 Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account.
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts, in
the
form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Collection Account
shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit
5.04-1
attached
hereto, in the case of an account established with the Servicer, or a letter
agreement in the form of Exhibit
5.04-2
attached
hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer.
In either case, a copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be
furnished to the Purchaser.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account on a daily basis, within two
Business Days after receipt (or as otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement
in the case of clauses (8), (9), (10) and (11) of this Section
5.04)
and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made
by it
subsequent to each Funding Date, or received by it prior to the Funding Date
but
allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal
and
interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Funding Date:
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(4)
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all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments,
on the
Mortgage Loans;
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(5)
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all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage
Loans;
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(6)
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all
Liquidation Proceeds;
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(7)
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all
REO Proceeds;
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(8)
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all
Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant
to
Sections
5.10 and 5.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account
and
applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Properties
or
released to the applicable Mortgagors in accordance with the Servicer’s
normal servicing procedures, the related Mortgages or applicable
law;
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(9)
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all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are
not
released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing
procedures, the related Mortgage or applicable
law;
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(10)
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any
Monthly Advances in accordance with Section
6.03;
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(11)
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any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard
insurance policy, such deposit to be made from the Servicer’s own funds
without reimbursement therefor;
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(12)
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any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.16
in connection with any losses on Permitted
Investments;
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(13)
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any
amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant
to
Sections
7.01 or 7.02 or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof;
and
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(11)
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any
amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant
to
Section
5.17.
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The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees,
to the extent permitted by Section
7.01,
need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall be
retained by the Servicer as additional compensation.
Section
5.05 Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account.
The
Servicer may, from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof,
withdraw amounts from the Collection Account for the following purposes (without
duplication):
(1) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances that
the Servicer has determined to be Non-Recoverable Advances as provided in
Section
6.04;
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(2) to
make
payments to the Purchaser in the amounts, at the times and in the manner
provided for in Section
6.01;
(3) to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this Subsection
(3)
being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent
late payments of principal and/or interest with respect to which any such
Monthly Advance was made;
(4) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and for unreimbursed
Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this
Subsection
(4) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be
collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the
Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement,
the
Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except
that, where a Seller or the Servicer is required to repurchase (or substitute
a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for) a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections
2.04,
3.04 and/or 7.02, the Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent
and subordinate to the payment to the Purchaser of the applicable Repurchase
Price (or delivery of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) and all other
amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(5) to
pay to
itself, solely out of the interest portion of the Monthly Payment actually
received with respect to a Mortgage Loan during the period ending on the most
recent Determination Date, the Servicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(6) to
pay to
itself as additional servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds
in
the Collection Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later
than
each Remittance Date) and (b) any prepayment penalties or premiums relating
to
any Principal Prepayments; provided
that no
such amounts shall be payable as servicing compensation to the extent they
relate to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a default, breach, violation,
or
event of acceleration exists or would exist but for the lapse of time, the
giving of notice, or both;
(7) to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Sections
2.04,
3.04 and/or 7.02 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the
date
on which the related Repurchase Price is determined (except to the extent that
such amounts constitute part of the Repurchase Price to be remitted to the
Purchaser);
(8) to
remove
any amounts deposited into the Collection Account in error; and
(9) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account upon the termination of this Agreement,
with any funds contained therein to be distributed in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
The
Servicer shall keep and maintain a separate, detailed accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from
the Collection Account pursuant to this Section.
Section
5.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow.
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The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or
more
Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation
of
any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form shown
on
Exhibit
5.06-1
attached
hereto, in the case of an account established with the Servicer, or a letter
agreement in the form shown on Exhibit
5.06-2
attached
hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other than the Servicer,
such depository having been consented to by the Purchaser. In either case,
a
copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be furnished to the
Purchaser.
The
Servicer shall deposit in each Escrow Account on a daily basis, and retain
therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the related Mortgage
Loans for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are
to
be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Servicer
shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required
under Sections
5.07
and/or 5.08. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on
funds
deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and,
to
the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds
to
the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing
or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes, without any right
of reimbursement therefor.
Section
5.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts.
Withdrawals
from any Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only (i) to effect timely
payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, hazard insurance
premiums, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable
items
constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage, (ii) to reimburse the
Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the Servicer with respect to a
related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage
Loan that represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder,
(iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages,
(iv) if permitted by applicable law, for transfer to the Collection Account
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms
of
the related Mortgage Loan, (vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor
to
the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the
Escrow Account, (vii) to reimburse a Mortgagor in connection with the making
of
the Payoff of the related Mortgage Loan or the termination of all or part of
the
escrow requirement in connection with the Mortgage Loan, (viii) to remove any
amounts deposited into the Escrow Account in error; or (ix) to clear and
terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.
Section
5.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and
other
charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the
status of Primary Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance
coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of
such
charges, including renewal premiums, and shall effect payment thereof prior
to
the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for
securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of
the
Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated
by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the
terms of the Mortgage and applicable law. If a Mortgage does not provide for
Escrow Payments, then the Servicer shall require that any such payments be
made
by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes full
responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely
payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance
in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make
advances from its own funds to effect such payments but shall be entitled to
reimbursement thereof in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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The
Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect a Primary Insurance Policy,
conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section
3.03(29), issued by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to each
Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is required. Such coverage will be
maintained until the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced
to 75% or less in the case of a Mortgage Loan having a Loan-to-Value Ratio
at
origination in excess of 80% or until such time, if any, as such insurance
is
required to be released in accordance with the provisions of applicable law
including, but not limited to, the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998. The
Servicer shall assure that all premiums due under any Primary Insurance Policy
are paid in a timely manner, but, shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement for premiums paid by the Servicer on behalf of
any
Mortgagor who is obligated to pay such premiums but fails to do so. The Servicer
shall not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect
on
the Funding Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement
unless a replacement Primary Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed
policy is obtained from and maintained with an insurer that satisfies the
standards set forth in Section
3.03(29). The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in
noncoverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy of any loss which,
but
for the actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In
connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to
be
entered into pursuant to Section
7.01,
the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary
Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in
accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may
be
required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under
the Primary Insurance Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated
as
a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, then the Servicer
shall obtain, and, except as otherwise provided above, maintain, a replacement
Primary Insurance Policy as provided above.
In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under
any
Primary Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of
such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary
to
permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted
Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section
5.04,
any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policy shall
be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal in accordance
with
Section
5.05.
Section
5.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
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The
Servicer may transfer the Collection Account or any Escrow Account to a
different depository institution from time to time; provided
that (i)
no such transfer shall be made unless all certifications or letter agreements
required under Section
5.04
have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and (ii) concurrently
upon any such transfer, the Servicer shall give written notice thereof to the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Collection Account and each Escrow Account shall at all times constitute
Eligible Accounts.
Section
5.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of (a)
the
maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and
(b)
the greater of (1) the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or (2)
an
amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the
Mortgagor and/or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If
any
Mortgaged Property is in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made
available, then the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in
an
amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (a) the minimum amount
required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage or loss
on a
replacement cost basis (or the outstanding principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of
building insured) or (b) the maximum amount of insurance which is available
under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (assuming that
the
area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such
program).
The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire, hazard and liability
insurance, and to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance with extended coverage
in an
amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable value
of the improvements which are a part of such property and (b) the outstanding
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO
Property plus accrued interest at the Note Rate and related Servicing
Advances.
All
such
policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable
to
the Servicer, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least
30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of,
or
material change in, coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere
with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier
or agent, provided
that the
Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies (a) currently reflect (1) a general policyholder’s rating
of B+ or better and a financial size category of III or better in Best’s Key
Rating Guide, or (2) a general policyholder’s rating of “A” or “A-“ or better in
Best’s Key Rating Guide, and (b) are licensed to do business in the state
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Servicer may accept a policy underwritten by Lloyd’s of London
or, if it is the only coverage available, coverage under a state’s Fair Access
to Insurance Requirement (FAIR) Plan. If a hazard policy becomes in danger
of
being terminated, or the insurer ceases to have the ratings noted above, the
Servicer shall notify the Purchaser and the related Mortgagor, and shall use
its
best efforts, as permitted by applicable law, to obtain from another qualified
insurer a replacement hazard insurance policy substantially and materially
similar in all respects to the original policy. In no event, however, shall
a
Mortgage Loan be without a hazard insurance policy at any time, subject only
to
Section
5.11.
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Pursuant
to Section
5.04,
any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts
to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair
of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited
in the Collection Account within two Business Days after receipt, subject to
withdrawal in accordance with Section
5.05.
Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not,
for the purpose of calculating remittances to the Purchaser, be added to the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that
the
terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
It
is
understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need
be
required by the Servicer of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired
in
respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance.
Section
5.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
If
the
Servicer obtains and maintains a blanket policy issued by an issuer that has
a
Best’s Key rating of A+:V insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage
Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal
to
the amount required pursuant to Section
5.10 and
otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section
5.10, it
shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth
in
Section
5.10, it
being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause,
in
which case the Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the
related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section
5.10 and
there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such
policy, deposit in the Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable
under
the blanket policy because of such deductible clause; provided
that the
Servicer shall not be entitled to obtain reimbursement therefor. In connection
with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees
to
prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket
policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon
request of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the
Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer
thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially
modified without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section
5.12 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an
errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible
companies that would meet the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC on all officers,
employees or other Persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage
Loan to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage
Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the
form
of the “Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond” and shall protect and insure the
Servicer against losses, including losses arising by virtue of any Mortgage
Loan
not being satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
7.02
and/or losses resulting from or arising in connection with forgery, theft,
embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of or by such
Persons. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against
losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies
required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section
5.12
requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish
or
relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall
be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA
Guide and by FHLMC in the FHLMC Servicing Guide. The Servicer shall cause to
be
delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Funding Date: (i) a certified true
copy of the Fidelity Bond and insurance policy; (ii) a written statement from
the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall
in
no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days’ prior written
notice to the Purchaser; and (iii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory
to
the Purchaser that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy provides that the
Purchaser is a beneficiary or loss payee thereunder.
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Section
5.13 Management
of REO Properties.
If
title
to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of
foreclosure (each, an “REO Property”), the deed or certificate of sale shall be
taken in the name of the Purchaser or the Person (which may be the Servicer
for
the benefit of the Purchaser) designated by the Purchaser, or in the event
the
Purchaser notifies the Servicer that the Purchaser or such Person is not
authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the
REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing
business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Purchaser from an attorney
duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located.
The Servicer (acting alone or through a subservicer), on behalf of the
Purchaser, shall, subject to Section
5.01(3)(c), dispose of any REO Property pursuant to Section
5.14.
Unless an appraisal prepared by an MAI Appraiser who is Independent in
accordance with the provisions of 12 C.F.R. 225.65 shall have been obtained
in
connection with the acquisition of such REO Property, promptly following any
acquisition by the Purchaser (through the Servicer) of an REO Property, the
Servicer shall obtain a narrative appraisal thereof (at the expense of the
Purchaser) in order to determine the fair market value of such REO Property.
The
Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser of the results of such appraisal
and forward such appraisal to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall also cause
each
REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto
and
shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter,
and
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses in connection therewith
in accordance with this Agreement. The Servicer shall make or cause to be made
a
written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the
Servicer’s Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer
to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall also furnish to the Purchaser the
applicable reports required under Section
8.01.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if a REMIC election has been or
is to
be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and
the
REO Properties are held, then the Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect
and
operate each REO Property in a manner that does not cause such REO Property
to
fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section
86OG(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of any “income
from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 86OF(a)(2)(B) or any
“net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 86OG(c)(2)
of the Code (or comparable provisions of any successor or similar
legislation).
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The
Servicer shall deposit and hold all revenues and funds collected and received
in
connection with the operation of each REO Property in the Collection Account,
and the Servicer shall account separately for revenues and funds received or
expended with respect to each REO Property.
The
Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific
requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement (and, in particular,
Section
5.01(3)(c)), to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property as
are
consistent with the servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01. In
connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on
a
daily basis in the Collection Account all revenues and collections received
or
collected by it with respect to each REO Property, including all proceeds of
any
REO Disposition. Subject to Section
5.15,
the Servicer shall withdraw (without duplication) from the Collection Account,
but solely from the revenues and collections received or collected by it with
respect to a specific REO Property, such funds necessary for the proper
operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property, including the
following:
(10)
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all
insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO
Property;
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(11)
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all
real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property
that may
result in the imposition of a lien
thereon;
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(12)
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all
customary and reasonable costs and expenses necessary to maintain,
repair,
appraise, evaluate, manage or operate such REO Property (including
the
customary and reasonable costs incurred by any “managing agent” retained
by the Servicer in connection with the maintenance, management or
operation of such REO Property);
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(13)
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all
reasonable costs and expenses of restoration improvements, deferred
maintenance and tenant improvements;
and
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(14)
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all
other reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
that the Servicer may suffer or incur in connection with its performance
of its obligations under this Section (other than costs and expenses
that
the Servicer is expressly obligated to bear pursuant to this
Agreement).
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To
the
extent that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for
the purposes set forth in clauses (1) through (5) above, the Servicer shall,
subject to Section
6.04,
advance the amount of funds required to cover the shortfall with respect
thereto. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of any
failure by the Servicer to make a Servicing Advance of the type specified in
clauses (1) or (2) above (irrespective of whether such Servicing Advance is
claimed to be non-recoverable by the Servicer pursuant to Section
6.04).
Following
the consummation of an REO Disposition, the Servicer shall remit to the
Purchaser, in accordance with Section
6.01,
any proceeds from such REO Disposition in the Collection Account following
the
payment of all expenses and Servicing Advances relating to the subject REO
Property.
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Section
5.14 Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
Subject
to Section
5.01
(and, specifically, Section
5.01(3)(c)) and Section
5.15,
the Servicer shall offer to sell any REO Property in the manner that is in
the
best interests of the Purchaser or other owner of the REO, but no later than
the
time determined by the Servicer to be sufficient to result in the sale of such
REO Property on or prior to the time specified in Section
5.15. In
accordance with the servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01,
the Servicer or designated agent of the Servicer shall solicit bids and offers
from Persons for the purchase of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO
Property and, upon receipt thereof, promptly (but in any event within 3 Business
Days) present such bids and offers to the Purchaser. The Servicer shall not
accept any bid or offer for any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property
except in compliance with Section
5.01(3)(c). The Purchaser may reject any bid or offer if the Purchaser
determines the rejection of such bid or offer would be in the best interests
of
the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall notify the Servicer of such determination
within three (3) Business Days of notice of any such bids from the Servicer.
If
the Purchaser rejects any bid or offer, the Servicer shall, if appropriate,
seek
an extension of the 3 year period referred to in Section
5.15.
Subject
to Section
5.01
(and, specifically, Section
5.01(3)(c)) and Section
5.15,
the Servicer shall act on behalf of the Purchaser in negotiating and taking
any
other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, including the collection
of
all amounts payable in connection therewith. The terms of sale of any Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property shall be in the sole discretion of the
Purchaser. Any sale of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any REO Disposition
shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Purchaser
or
the Servicer, and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, then the Servicer shall have no liability to the Purchaser with
respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Purchaser. The proceeds
of any sale after deduction of the expenses of such sale incurred in connection
therewith shall be promptly deposited in (a) if such sale is an REO Disposition,
in the Collection Account in accordance with Section
5.13 and
(b) in any other circumstance, the Collection Account in accordance with
Section
5.04.
Section
5.15 Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
Subject
to Section
5.01(3)(c), the Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert
the ownership of properties securing such of the Specially Serviced Mortgage
Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which (a) in the reasonable
judgment of the Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can, in accordance with
prudent lending practices, be made for collection of delinquent payments
pursuant to Section
5.01
and (b) such foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance with
Section
5.01.
The Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with
any foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance
of
any property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable
to
it as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through
Insurance Proceeds (in accordance with Section
5.05) or
from any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The
Servicer shall be required to advance funds for all other costs and expenses
incurred by it in any such foreclosure proceedings; provided
that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation of
the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated by Section
5.05.
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Upon
any
Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property, the Servicer shall promptly notify
the Purchaser thereof, specifying the date on which such Mortgaged Property
became an REO Property. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property,
the
Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by it, protect and
conserve such REO Property in accordance with the servicing standards set forth
in Section
5.01 and
may, subject to Section
5.01(3)(c) and incident to its conservation and protection of the interests
of
the Purchaser, rent the same, or any part thereof, for the period to the sale
of
such REO Property.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser shall not, and the
Servicer shall not on the Purchaser’s behalf, acquire any real property (or
personal property incident to such real property) except in connection with
a
default or a default that is imminent on a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser
acquires any real property (or personal property incident to such real property)
in connection with such a default, then such property shall be disposed of
by
the Servicer in accordance with this Section and Section
5.14 as
soon as possible but in no event later than 2 years after its acquisition by
the
Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser, unless the Servicer obtains, at the expense
of the Purchaser, in a timely fashion an extension from the Internal Revenue
Service for an additional specified period.
Any
recommendation of the Servicer to foreclose on a defaulted Mortgage Loan shall
be subject to a determination by the Servicer that the proceeds of such
foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing such a proceeding.
The income earned from the management of any REO Property, net of reimbursement
to the Servicer for Servicing Advances incurred with respect to such REO
Property under Section
5.13,
shall be applied to the payment of the costs and expenses set forth in
Section
5.13(4),
with any remaining amounts to be promptly deposited in the Collection Account
in
accordance with Section
5.13.
If,
in
the exercise of its servicing obligations with respect to any Mortgaged Property
hereunder, the Servicer deems it is necessary or advisable to obtain an
Environmental Assessment, then the Servicer shall so obtain an Environmental
Assessment, it being understood that all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by the Servicer in connection with any such Environmental Assessment (including
the cost thereof) shall be deemed to be Servicing Advances recoverable by the
Servicer pursuant to Section
5.13(4).
Such Environmental Assessment shall (a) assess whether (1) such Mortgaged
Property is in material violation of applicable Environmental Laws or (2) after
consultation with an environmental expert, taking the actions necessary to
comply with applicable Environmental Laws is reasonably likely to produce a
greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions,
and
(b) identify whether (1) any circumstances are present at such Mortgaged
Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials
for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or re
mediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation,
or (2) if such circumstances exist, after consultation with an environmental
expert, taking such actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery
on a present value basis than not taking such actions. (The conditions described
in the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be referred to herein
as
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure.”)
If
any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Servicer is hereby authorized
to and shall perform such additional environmental testing as it deems necessary
and prudent to establish the satisfaction of the foregoing Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure or to proceed as set forth below (such
additional testing thereafter being included in the term “Environmental
Assessment”).
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If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in
accordance with this Section 5.15 establishes that any of the Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure is not satisfied with respect to any
Mortgaged Property, but the Servicer in good faith reasonably believes that
it
is in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to proceed against such
Mortgaged Property and, if title thereto is acquired, to take such remedial,
corrective or other action with respect to the unsatisfied condition or
conditions as may be prescribed by applicable law to satisfy such condition
or
conditions, then the Servicer shall so notify the Purchaser. If, pursuant to
Section
5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser has notified the Servicer in writing to proceed
against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall so proceed. The cost
of
any remedial, corrective or other action contemplated by the preceding sentence
in respect of any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
that
is not satisfied shall not be an expense of the Servicer and the Servicer shall
not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in connection with any such action.
If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in
accordance with this Section
5.15
establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
is
not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property and, in accordance with
Section
5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser elects or is deemed to have elected not to proceed
against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall, subject to
Section
5.01(3)(c), take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest
of
the Purchaser (other than proceeding against the Mortgaged Property or directly
or indirectly becoming the owner or operator thereof) as determined in
accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section
5.01 and
is hereby authorized at such time as it deems appropriate to release such
Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage.
Prior
to
the Servicer taking any action with respect to the use, management or disposal
of any hazardous materials on any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall request
the approval of the Purchaser in accordance with Section
5.01(3)(c) and, if such action is approved by the Purchaser, (a) keep the
Purchaser apprised of the progress of such action; and (b) take such action
in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
Section
5.16 Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account.
The
Servicer may direct any depository institution which holds the Collection
Account to invest the funds in the Collection Account in one or more Permitted
Investments bearing interest. All such Permitted Investments shall be held
to
maturity, unless payable on demand. In the event amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable
on
demand, the Servicer shall:
(a)
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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
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(b)
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demand
payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination
by the
Servicer or notice from the Purchaser that such Permitted Investment
would
not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter
on
deposit in the Collection Account.
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All
income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection
Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its
withdrawal in accordance with Section
5.05.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss incurred
in respect of any Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such
loss.
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, the Purchaser
may elect to take such action, or instruct the Servicer to take such action,
as
may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the
institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings, at the expense of the
Servicer.
Section
5.17 Compensating
Interest.
Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date,
the Servicer shall from its own funds deposit in the Collection Account an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the interest on the amount
of
each Principal Prepayment included in such remittance at the related Remittance
Rate from the date of such Principal Prepayment to the end of the month in
which
such Principal Prepayment occurred, to the extent not collected from payments
on
or other recovery in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii) the aggregate
of the Servicing Fees in respect of the most recently ended calendar
month.”
ARTICLE
VI:
REPORTS;
REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
Section
6.01 Remittances.
(1) On
each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser (a) all amounts
credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business on the last
day
of the related Due Period (including (1) the amount of any Principal Prepayment,
together with interest thereon at the related Remittance Rate to the end of
the
month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs to the extent
deposited pursuant to Section
5.17,
and (2) all proceeds of any REO Disposition net of amounts payable to the
Servicer pursuant to Section
5.13),
net of charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account in accordance
with Section
5.05,
which charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account the Servicer
shall make solely on such Remittance Date, plus (b) all Monthly Payments that
were delinquent on the last day of the related Due Period but received prior
to
the close of business on the related Determination Date, plus (c) all Monthly
Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to
Section
6.03;
provided
that the
Servicer shall not be required to remit, until the next following Remittance
Date, any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due
Date or Dates subsequent to the related Due Period.
(2) All
remittances made to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date will be made to the
Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds accordingly to the
instructions that will be provided by Purchaser to the Servicer.
(3) With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day
on
which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest
on
any such late payment at an annual rate equal to One-month LIBOR (as published
in the Wall Street Journal) plus 200 basis points, but in no event greater
than
the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid
by
the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall
cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such payment was
due
and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive.
Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. Neither the
payment by the Servicer nor the acceptance by the Purchaser of any such interest
shall be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser
of
any Event of Default.
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Section
6.02 Reporting.
On
or
before the 5th
calendar
day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding
Business Day) of each month during the term hereof, the Servicer shall deliver
to the Purchaser monthly accounting reports in the form of Exhibits
6.02(a)
through
6.02(g)
attached
hereto with respect to the most recently ended Monthly Period. Such monthly
accounting reports shall include information as to the aggregate Unpaid
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans, the scheduled amortization of all
Mortgage Loans, any delinquencies and the amount of any Principal Prepayments
as
of the most recently ended Record Date.
The
Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the
Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income
tax return as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to
time.
Section
6.03 Monthly
Advances by the Servicer.
(1) Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account an amount
equal to all Monthly Payments not previously advanced by the Servicer (with
interest adjusted to the Remittance Rate) that were due on a Mortgage Loan
and
delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The
Servicer may reduce the total amount to be deposited in the Collection Account
as required by the foregoing sentence by the amount of funds in the Collection
Account which represent Prepaid Monthly Payments.
(2) The
Servicer’s obligations to make Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will
continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full
of
the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date
for the remittance of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries
(including Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and REO Disposition
Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided
that
such obligation shall cease if the Servicer furnishes to the Purchaser an
Officers’ Certificate evidencing the determination by the Servicer in accordance
with Section
6.04
that an advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance.
Section
6.04 Non-recoverable
Advances.
The
determination by the Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance or
that
any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered
to the Purchaser detailing the reasons for such determination.
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Section
6.05 Itemization
of Servicing Advances.
The
Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with an itemization of all Servicing
Advances incurred or made by the Servicer hereunder as the Purchaser may from
time to time reasonably request.
Section
6.06 Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
9
on the
Initial Funding Date and upon Purchaser’s reasonable request thereafter.
ARTICLE
VII:
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
Section
7.01 Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements.
(1) The
Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “ due-on-sale”
clause applicable thereto; provided
that the
Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing
so
or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any
recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any.
(2) If
the
Servicer is prohibited from enforcing such “due-on-sale” clause, then the
Servicer will enter into an assumption agreement with the Person to whom the
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant
to
which such Person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent
permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. (For
purposes of this Section
7.01,
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.) If any Mortgage Loan is to be assumed, then the
Servicer shall inquire into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee
and
shall use the same underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the
proposed transferee that are used with respect to underwriting mortgage loans
of
the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Where an assumption is allowed, the
Servicer, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if
any, and subject to the conditions of Section
7.01(3),
shall, and is hereby authorized to, enter into a substitution of liability
agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is proposed to be
conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability
and
such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related
Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu
of
an assumption agreement. In no event shall the Note Rate, the amount of the
Monthly Payment or the final maturity date be changed. The Servicer shall notify
the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement
has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such
substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be
added
to the related Purchaser’s Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be
considered a part of such Purchaser’s Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected
by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement shall be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation for
servicing the Mortgage Loans.
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(3) If
the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria,
then
the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage
Note
and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage
Loan.
Section
7.02 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify
the
Purchaser by a certification of a Servicing Officer, which certification shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received
in
connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the
Collection Account pursuant to Section
5.04
have been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the
Purchaser’s Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Purchaser shall promptly release or cause to
be
released the related mortgage documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall
promptly prepare and process any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred
in
connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall
be
chargeable to the Collection Account.
If
the
Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in
full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, or should it otherwise take
such action which results in a reduction of the coverage under the Primary
Insurance Policy, if any, then the Servicer shall promptly give written notice
thereof to the Purchaser, and, within 10 Business Days following written demand
therefor from the Purchaser to the Servicer, the Servicer shall repurchase
the
related Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor
by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account.
Section
7.03 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for
as
the Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan for a
particular month shall become payable only upon the receipt by the Servicer
from
the Mortgagor of the full Monthly Payment in respect of such Mortgage Loan.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Section
7.01,
late payment charges and other servicer compensation for modifications, short
sales, and other shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required
to
be deposited in the Collection Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay
all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities
hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as
specifically provided for herein.
Section
7.04 Annual
Compliance Statement.
The
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, no later than
March 1 of each year, beginning with March 1, 2007, an Officers’ Certificate
(“Compliance Statement”) to the effect that (i) a review of the activities of
the Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this
Agreement 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 in all material respects throughout
such year, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in
any
material respect, specifying each such failure and the nature and status
thereof.
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Section
7.05 Annual
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report.
The
Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser and any Master Servicer, no later than
March 1 of each year, beginning March 1, 2007, an assessment of compliance
with
servicing criteria on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit
11
hereto (“Assessment of Compliance”), or such other form as mutually agreed upon
by the Servicer and the Purchaser, and related attestation report (“Attestation
Report”) as of and for the period ending on December 31 of the preceding
calendar year, which Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report will relate
to each of the servicing criteria identified as the Servicer’s responsibility on
Schedule 1122 thereto (the “Servicing Criteria”) and shall comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB. Each such Assessment of Compliance shall include
(a) a statement of the party’s responsibility for assessing compliance with the
Servicing Criteria, (b) a statement that such party used the criteria identified
in Item 1122 (d) of Regulation AB to assess compliance with the Servicing
Criteria, (c) disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance identified
by
such party, and (d) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has
issued an Attestation Report on such party’s Assessment of Compliance with the
Servicing Criteria.
Section
7.06 Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records.
The
Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit, during business hours
or at
such other times as are reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon ten
days
advance notice any and all of (i) the credit and other loan files relating
to
the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgagors, (ii) any and all books, records,
documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether held by the Servicer
or by another) relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and (iii) any
and
all books, records, documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether
held by the Servicer or by another) that are relevant to the performance or
observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions of this
Agreement. The Servicer shall be obligated to make the foregoing information
available to the Purchaser at the site where such information is stored;
provided
that the
Purchaser shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by
the Servicer in making such information available.
Section
7.07 Additional
Requirements in Connection With Securitization Transactions.
Back-Up
SOX Certification.
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Servicer shall provide
to
the Purchaser and the Master Servicer, no later than March 1 of each year in
which the Trust is required to file a Form 10-K with the SEC in connection
with
a Pass-Through Transfer, an Officer’s Certificate (a “Back-Up SOX
Certification”) in the form of Exhibit
12
attached
hereto.
Servicer
Information. If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in connection
with any Securitization Transaction, the Servicer shall provide such information
regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and any Subservicer,
as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of
Regulation AB.
Additional
Monthly Reporting Requirements:
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In
connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Servicer shall provide
to
the Purchaser and the Master Servicer prompt notice of the occurrence of any
of
the following: any event of default under the terms of this Agreement; any
merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the
Servicer; the Servicer’s engagement of any subservicer, contractor or vendor to
perform or assist in the performance of any of the Servicer’s obligations under
this Agreement; any material litigation involving the Servicer; and any
affiliation or other significant relationship between the Servicer and other
transaction parties, as such parties are identified to the Servicer by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization
Transaction.
No
later
than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any Distribution Report
that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer, the Servicer
shall provide to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer notice of the occurrence
of any of the following events along with all information, data and materials
related thereto as may be required to be included in the related Distribution
Report (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced
below):
(a)
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any
material changes to the Servicer’s definition or determination of
delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts (Item 1121
(a) (9)
of Regulation AB);
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(b)
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any
material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms,
fees,
penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have
cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a) (11) of Regulation
AB);
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(c)
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material
breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction
covenants (Item 1121(a) (12) of Regulation AB);
and
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(d)
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information
regarding new asset-backed security issuances backed by the same
pool
assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions
or
repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting
or
other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item
1121(a)
(14) of Regulation AB).
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Additional
Information.
The
Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer such additional
information as the Purchaser or Master Servicer may reasonably request,
including evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification
or statement, financial information and reports, and such other information
related to the Servicer or its performance hereunder.
Intention
of the Parties and Interpretation.
The
Purchaser and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Sections
7.04, 7.05 and this 7.07 is to facilitate compliance by the Master Servicer
and
the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB, as such may be amended
from
time to time and subject to clarification and interpretive advice as may be
issued by the staff of the SEC from time to time. Therefore, the Servicer agrees
that (a) the obligations of the Servicer hereunder shall be interpreted in
such
a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the Servicer’s obligations hereunder
will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such
amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among
active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel,
or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) the Servicer
shall comply with requests made by the Master Servicer or the Depositor for
delivery of additional or different information as the Master Servicer or the
Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions
of Regulation AB, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required
to
effect such changes in the Servicer’s obligations as are necessary to
accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation
AB.
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Neither
the Purchaser, nor any Depositor or Master Servicer 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 SEC
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable
to
that required under the Securities Act). The Purchaser (including any of its
assignees or designees, any Depositor and any Master Servicer) 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 Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation
AB.
Indemnification.
The
Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, the Master Servicer
and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates (each,
an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses sustained by an Indemnified Party arising
out of or based upon (i) any breach by the Servicer of any of its obligations
under Section 7.04, 7.05 or 7.07, including particularly its obligations to
provide any Compliance Statement, Assessment of Compliance, Attestation Report
or any information, data or materials required to be provided by the Servicer
under this Agreement and included in any Exchange Act report; (b) any untrue
statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any
information, data or material provided by the Servicer under Sections 7.04,
7.05
or 7.07 hereof (the “Servicer Information”) or 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;
or
(c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in
connection with its performance under Sections 7.04, 7.05 and 7.07. If the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless an Indemnified Party , then the Servicer agrees that it shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result
of
any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by an Indemnified Party
in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnified Party on one hand and the Servicer on the other. The indemnification
in this subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the
termination of any party to this Agreement.
Master
Servicer as Third Party Beneficiary.
For
purposes of Sections 7.04. 7.05 and 7.07 related to the requirements for
delivery of Assessments of Compliance, Attestation Reports, Compliance
Statements, Back-Up SOX Certificates and additional monthly reporting
requirements, the Master Servicer shall be considered a third-party beneficiary
of this Agreement, entitled to all rights and benefits hereof as if it were
a
party to the Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII:
REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
Section
8.01 The
Servicer’s Reporting Requirements.
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Electronic
Format.
If
requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall supply any and all information
regarding the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including all reports
required to be delivered pursuant to Section
5.03,
Section
6.02 and
this Section
8.01, to
the Purchaser in electronic format reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, unless
otherwise limited by the servicing system utilized by the Servicer.
Additional
Reports; Further Assurances.
On or
before the 3rd
Business
Day preceding each Determination Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the
Purchaser (i) a report, acceptable to the Purchaser, describing in reasonable
detail all Mortgage Loans that are 90 days or more delinquent and the Servicer’s
activities in connection with such delinquencies and (ii) a report
(substantially in the form of Exhibit
8.01
attached
hereto) with respect to delinquent Mortgage Loans. Utilizing resources
reasonably available to the Servicer without incurring any cost except the
Servicer’s overhead and employees’ salaries, the Servicer shall furnish to the
Purchaser during the term of this Agreement such periodic, special or other
reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided for herein,
as
shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect to Mortgage Loans
or
REO Properties (provided the Purchaser shall have given the Servicer reasonable
notice and opportunity to prepare such reports, information or documentation),
including any reports, information or documentation reasonably required to
comply with any regulations of any governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Purchaser, all such reports or information to be as
provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and directions
as the Purchaser may reasonably request. If any of such reports are not
customarily prepared by the Servicer or require that the Servicer program data
processing systems to create the reports, then the Purchaser shall pay to the
Servicer a fee mutually agreed to by the Purchaser and the Servicer taking
into
account the Servicer’s actual time and cost in preparing such reports. The
Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such
action as the Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order
to
effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this
Agreement.
Section
8.02 Financial
Statements.
The
Servicer understands that, in connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans,
the
Purchaser may make available to any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans
the Servicer’s audited financial statements for its fiscal year 1999 and its
audited financial statements for fiscal year 2000, together with any additional
statements provided pursuant to the next sentence. During the term hereof,
the
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser audited financial statements for each
of
its fiscal years following the Funding Date and all other financial statements
prepared following the Funding Date to the extent any such statements are
available upon request to the public at large.
The
Servicer also agrees to make available upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to any prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans a
knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering
questions respecting recent developments affecting the Servicer or the financial
statements of the Servicer which may affect, in any material respect, the
Servicer’s ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, and to
permit any prospective purchasers upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to inspect the Servicer’s servicing facilities for the purpose of
satisfying such prospective purchasers that the Servicer has the ability to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IX:
THE
SELLERS
Section
9.01 Indemnification;
Third Party Claims.
Each
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its directors, officers,
agents, employees, and assignees (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against
any costs, damages, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs,
irrespective of whether or not incurred in connection with the defense of any
actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claim), fines, forfeitures,
injuries, liabilities or losses (“Losses”) suffered or sustained in any way by
any such Person, no matter how or when arising (including Losses incurred or
sustained in connection with any judgment, award, or settlement), in connection
with or relating to (i) a breach by such Seller of any of its representations
and warranties contained in Article
III or
(ii) a breach by such Seller of any of its covenants and other obligations
contained herein including any failure to service the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms hereof and in accordance with the standard of care
in
Section
9.03.
The applicable Seller shall immediately (i) notify the Purchaser if a claim
is
made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan and/or
any REO Property (ii) assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser)
the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith,
including attorneys’ fees, and (iii) promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any
judgment, award, or decree that may be entered against it or the Purchaser
in
respect of such claim. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Purchaser,
at
its expense, from retaining its own counsel to assist in any such proceedings
or
to observe such proceedings; provided
that
neither Seller shall be obligated to pay or comply with any settlement to which
it has not consented. The Servicer shall be reimbursed from amounts on deposit
in the Collection Account for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the second
preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates to the Servicer’s
indemnification pursuant to this Section
9.01.
Section
9.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller.
Each
Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation or a Delaware business trust, as applicable, under the laws of
the
state of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification to
do
business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is
or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which a Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation (including by means
of
the sale of all or substantially all of such Seller’s assets to such Person) to
which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business
of
the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided
that,
unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, the successor or surviving
Person, in the case of a merger or consolidation, etc. of the Servicer, shall
be
an institution qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of FNMA and FHLMC
in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.02(1), shall not cause a rating
on any security backed by a Mortgage Loan to be downgraded and shall satisfy
the
requirements of Section 12.01 with respect to the qualifications of a successor
to such Seller.
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Section
9.03 Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others.
Neither
the Sellers nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Sellers shall
be
under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining
from
the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant
to
the express written instructions of the Purchaser, or for errors in judgment
made in good faith; provided
that
this provision shall not protect the Sellers or any such Person against any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform
its
obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement,
or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or any breach in the performance of
the
obligations and duties hereunder. The Sellers and any officer, employee or
agent
of the Sellers may rely in good faith on any document of any kind reasonably
believed by the Sellers or such Person to be genuine and prima facie
properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder.
The
Sellers shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any
legal action that is not incidental to their duties hereunder and which in
their
opinion may involve them in any expense or liability; provided
that the
Sellers may in their discretion undertake any such action that it may deem
necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties
of
the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action
and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities
for which the Sellers shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the
Collection Account. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
9.04 Servicer
Not to Resign.
With
respect to the retention by PHH Mortgage of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
and the REO Properties hereunder, PHH Mortgage acknowledges that the Purchaser
has acted in reliance upon PHH Mortgage’s Independent status, the adequacy of
its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its
integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof.
Consequently, PHH Mortgage shall not assign the servicing rights retained by
it
hereunder to any third party nor resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except (i) with the approval of the Purchaser, such approval
not
to be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) 3 Business Days following any determination
that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and
such incapacity cannot be cured by PHH Mortgage. Any determination permitting
the transfer of the servicing rights or the resignation of PHH Mortgage under
Subsection
(ii)
hereof shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered
to
the Purchaser, which opinion of counsel shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
X:
DEFAULT
Section
10.01 Events
of Default.
In
case
one or more of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(1)
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any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required
to
be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied
for a
period of 3 Business Days unless such failure to remit is due to
a cause
beyond the Servicer’s control, including an act of God, act of civil,
military or governmental authority, fire, epidemic, flood, blizzard,
earthquake, riot, war, or sabotage, provided
that the Servicer gives the Purchaser notice of such cause promptly
and
uses its reasonable efforts to correct such failure to remit and
does so
remit within 2 Business Days following the end of the duration of
the
cause of such failure to remit;
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(2)
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any
failure on the part of a Seller/Servicer duly to observe or perform
in any
material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of
such
Seller/Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied
for
a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to the
applicable Seller/Servicer by the Purchaser; provided
that such 30-day period shall not begin with respect to any failure
to
cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with Sections
2.04 and/or 3.04 until the expiration of the cure periods provided
for in
Sections
2.04 and/or 3.04, as applicable;
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(3)
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any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer,
any consent by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer to the filing of
an
Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer, or any admission
by or on
behalf of a Seller/Servicer of its inability to pay its debts generally
as
the same become due;
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(4)
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any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer that
remains
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof;
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(5)
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any
issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any appointment
of a
conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or substantially
all of the assets of a
Seller/Servicer;
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(6)
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any
failure or inability of PHH Mortgage to be eligible to service Mortgage
Loans for FNMA or FHLMC;
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(7)
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any
sale, transfer, assignment, or other disposition by a Seller/Servicer
of
all or substantially all of its property or assets to a Person who
does
not meet the qualifications enumerated or incorporated by reference
into
Section
9.02, any assignment by a Seller/Servicer of this Agreement or any
of a
Seller’s/Servicer’s rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance
with Section
9.04, or any action taken or omitted to be taken by a Seller/Servicer
in
contemplation or in furtherance of any of the foregoing, without
the
consent of the Purchaser; or
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(8)
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any
failure by the Seller to be in compliance with applicable “doing business”
or licensing laws of any jurisdiction where Mortgaged Property is
located;
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then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Sellers may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans
and the proceeds thereof subject to Section
12.01,
without the Purchaser’s incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in
connection therewith; provided
that,
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection
(3), (4)
or (5) of this Section
10.01,
this Agreement and all authority and power of the Sellers hereunder (whether
with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the REO Properties or otherwise) shall
automatically cease. On or after the receipt by the Sellers of such written
notice, all authority and power of the Sellers under this Agreement (whether
with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise) shall cease. Notwithstanding
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Sellers or the Servicer, as
applicable, shall be entitled to all amounts due to such party and remaining
unpaid on such date of termination.
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ARTICLE
XI:
TERMINATION
Section
11.01 Term
and Termination.
(1) The
servicing obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement may be terminated
as
provided in Section 10.01 hereof.
(2) In
any
case other than as provided under Subsection
(1)
hereof, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Sellers hereunder
shall terminate upon: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation
(or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the
disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder;
or (b) the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser.
(3) Upon
any
termination of this Agreement or the servicing obligations of the Servicer
hereunder, then the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver all agreements,
documents and instruments, including all Servicer Mortgage Files, and do or
accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect such
termination, all at the Servicer’s sole expense. In any such event, the Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting the termination of the
Servicer’s servicing responsibilities hereunder, including the transfer to the
Purchaser or its designee for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be contained in, or credited by the Servicer to, the
Collection Account and/or the Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect
to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property.
Section
11.02 Survival.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the representations and warranties
of
the parties contained herein and in any certificate or other instrument
delivered pursuant hereto, as well as the other covenants hereof (including
those set forth in Section
9.01)
that, by their terms, require performance after the termination by this
Agreement, shall survive the delivery and payment for the Mortgage Loans on
each
Funding Date as well as the termination of this Agreement and shall inure to
the
benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns. Sellers further agree
that
the representations, warranties and covenants made by Sellers herein and in
any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to
be
relied upon by Purchaser notwithstanding any investigation heretofore made
by
Purchaser or on Purchaser’s behalf.
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ARTICLE
XII:
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
12.01 Successor
to the Servicer.
Upon
the
termination of the Servicer’s servicing responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, or 11.01, the Purchaser shall (i)
succeed to and assume all of the Servicer ’s responsibilities, rights, duties
and obligations under this Agreement or (ii) appoint a successor servicer which
shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties
and
liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination of
the
Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. If the
Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should
be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, then the Servicer shall
continue to discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from
the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date
thereof (if applicable) all on the terms and conditions contained herein and
shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or
financial condition of its successor. The termination of the Servicer’s
servicing responsibilities pursuant to any of the aforementioned Sections shall
not, among other things, relieve the Servicer of its obligations pursuant to
Section 2.04 and/or 7.02, the representations and warranties or other
obligations set forth in Sections 2.04, 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies
available to the Purchaser under the various provisions of this Agreement.
In
addition, such termination shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may
have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination.
Section
12.02 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement is to be governed by, and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principals of conflicts
of laws. The obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall
be
determined in accordance with such laws.
Section
12.03 Notices.
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally
delivered, sent by courier with delivery against signature therefor, mailed
by
registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted
by
telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar writing mailed or
sent
by courier as provided above, to (i) in the case of the Purchaser, RWT Holdings,
Inc., Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, fax number (000) 000-0000, or such other address as may
hereafter be furnished to the Sellers in writing by the Purchaser, (ii) in
the
case of the PHH Mortgage, PHH Mortgage Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Xxxxxx,
XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing,
fax
number (__) ___-____, (iii) in the case of the Trust, c/o PHH Mortgage
Corporation, as Administrator, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing, fax number
(___) ___-____, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the
Purchaser and the Guarantor in writing by the applicable Seller, and (and (iv)
in the case of the Guarantor, Redwood Trust, Inc., Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, fax number (000)
000-0000), or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Sellers
in
writing by the Guarantor.
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Section
12.04 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, the invalidity of any such
covenant, agreement, provision or term of this Agreement shall in no way affect
the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement.
Section
12.05 Schedules
and Exhibits.
The
schedules and exhibits that are attached to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
Section
12.06 General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
(1)
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the
terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them
in this
Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the
use of
any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other
gender;
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(2)
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any
reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement,
document, or instrument shall be a reference to this Agreement or
any
other such agreement, document, or instrument as the same has been
amended, modified, or supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof
and
thereof (as applicable);
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(3)
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accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to
them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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(4)
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references
herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs, ” and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated articles,
sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise
require;
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(5)
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a
reference to a subsection without further reference to a section
is a
reference to such subsection as contained in the same section in
which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and
other
subdivisions;
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(6)
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a
reference to a “day” shall be a reference to a calendar
day;
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(7)
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the
words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import
refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision;
and
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(8)
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the
terms “include” and “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration .
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Section
12.07 Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies.
This
Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended and the
terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by authorized
representatives of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by an authorized
representative of the party waiving compliance. No such written instrument
shall
be effective unless it expressly recites that it is intended to amend,
supersede, cancel, renew or extend this Agreement or to waive compliance with
one or more of the terms hereof, as the case may be. No delay on the part of
any
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as
a
waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right,
power or privilege, or any single or partial exercise of any such right, power
or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other
such right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any party may
otherwise have at law or in equity.
Section
12.08 Captions.
All
section titles or captions contained in this Agreement or in any schedule or
exhibit annexed hereto or referred to herein, and the table of contents to
this
Agreement, are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
12.09 Counterparts;
Effectiveness.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first set forth herein upon
the
due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties
hereto.
Section
12.10 Entire
Agreement; Amendment.
This
Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits annexed hereto or referred
to
herein), together with the Cendant Guide and each Purchase Price and Terms
Letter, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect
to
the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements,
written or oral, with respect thereto. No amendment, modification or alteration
of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless the same
shall be in writing and duly executed by the authorized representatives of
the
parties hereto.
Section
12.11 Further
Assurances.
Each
party hereto shall take such additional action as may be reasonably necessary
to
effectuate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Sellers
will promptly and duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser such documents
and
assurances and take such further action as the Purchaser may from time to time
reasonably request in order to carry out more effectively the intent and purpose
of this Agreement and to establish and protect the rights and remedies created
or intended to be created in favor of the Purchaser.
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Section
12.12 Intention
of the Seller.
Each
Seller intends that the conveyance of such Seller’s right, title and interest in
and to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall constitute a sale and not
a
pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge
of
security for a loan, however, the applicable Seller intends that the rights
and
obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement. Each Seller also intends and agrees that, in such
event, (i) the applicable Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the
Purchaser and its assigns a first priority security interest in such Seller's
entire right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal
and
interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all amounts
held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement
and
all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the applicable
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard
or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. All rights
and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and
cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded
by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently,
independently or successively.
Section
12.13 Guaranty
of Purchaser’s Obligations
Guarantor
hereby agrees to cause RWT Holdings, Inc. to perform all of its duties and
obligations as the Purchaser hereunder, guaranties the timely performance of
such duties and obligations by RWT Holdings, Inc. and agrees to be jointly
and
severally liable to the Sellers for all such duties and obligations of RWT
Holdings, Inc.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers, the Purchaser and the Guarantor have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers as of the date first
written above.
RWT
HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL
MORTGAGE
TRUST (formerly known as
CENDANT
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
TRUST)
By:
Name:
Title:
REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE
B-1
CONTENTS
OF PURCHASER'S MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser's Mortgage File shall include
each
of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the applicable Seller or delivered
to
the Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of the Sellers' Warranties and
Servicing Agreement.
1.
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The
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed,
at
the direction of the Purchaser either (2) in blank and signed in the
name of the applicable Seller by an authorized officer. To the extent
that
there is no space on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the
endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows
and the
Purchaser is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows. If
the
Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement
must
be by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If
the
Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing
business under another name, the endorsement must be by "[Seller],
formerly known as [previous name];"
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2.
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To
the extent applicable, the original of each power of attorney, surety
agreement or guaranty agreement with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
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3.
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The
original executed recorded Mortgage (together with the standard adjustable
note mortgage rider, and convertible note rider, if applicable, if
the
Mortgage Loan is an ARM Loan), with evidence of recording thereon,
or, if
the original executed Mortgage has not yet been returned from the
recording office, a copy of the original executed Mortgage certified
by
the applicable Seller, title insurance company, escrow agent or closing
attorney to be a true copy of the original of the Mortgage which
has been
delivered for recording in the appropriate recording office of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The standard
FNMA/FHLMC Condominium Rider or PUD Rider must be attached to the
Mortgage
if the Mortgaged Property is a condominium or is located in a
PUD.
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4.
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The
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and
substance acceptable for recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned,
at the
direction of the Purchaser either (2) with assignee's name left
blank. The Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded only on the
direction of the Purchaser. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by
the
Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "[Seller],
successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan
was
acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business under another
name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by "[Seller], formerly known
as
[previous name]."
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5.
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The
original policy of title insurance (or a preliminary title report,
binder
or commitment if the original title insurance policy has not been
received
from the insurance company).
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6.
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Originals
of any executed intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with evidence
of
recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment has
not yet
been returned from the recording office, a copy of such assignment
certified by the Seller to be a true copy of the original of the
assignment which has been sent for recording in the appropriate
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
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7.
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The
original Primary Insurance Policy or the electronic certificate number
of
such policy and the identity of the named
mortgagee.
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8.
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Originals
of all assumption, modification and substitution agreements, if any,
or,
if the originals of any such assumption, modification and substitution
agreements have not yet been returned from the recording office,
a copy of
such instruments certified by the applicable Seller to be a true
copy of
the original of such instruments which have been sent for recording
in the
appropriate jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located.
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9.
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Certified
copy of the pledge agreement as executed in connection with loans
with
additional collateral.
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The
following items should be included in Schedule
B-1 with
respect to any Cooperative Loan:
(9) (A) the
original Mortgage Note, endorsed (on the Mortgage Note or an allonge attached
thereto) “Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse” and signed by
facsimile signature in the name of such Seller by an authorized officer, with
all intervening endorsements showing a complete, valid and proper chain of
title
from the originator of such Mortgage Loan to such Seller;
(B) or
a
certified copy of the Mortgage Note (endorsed as provided above) together with
a
lost note affidavit providing indemnification to the holder thereof for any
losses incurred due to the fact that the original Mortgage Note is
missing;
(10) the
original Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement for each
Mortgage Loan, from such Seller signed by original or by facsimile signature
to
__________________, which assignment shall be in form and substance acceptable
for recording (except for the recording information);
(11) the
original Stock Certificate and related Stock Power, in blank, executed by the
Mortgagor with such signature guaranteed and original Stock Power, in blank
executed by the Seller;
(12) the
original Proprietary Lease and the Assignment of Proprietary Lease executed
by
the Mortgagor in blank or if the Proprietary Lease has been assigned by the
Mortgagor to the Seller, then the Seller must execute an assignment of the
Assignment of Proprietary Lease in blank;
(13) the
original Recognition Agreement and the original Assignment of Recognition
Agreement;
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(14) the
recorded state and county Financing Statements and Financing Statement Changes;
(15) an
Estoppel Letter and/or Consent;
(16) the
Cooperative Lien Search;
(17) the
guaranty of the Mortgage Note and Cooperative Loan, if any; and
(18) the
original of any security agreement or similar document executed in connection
with the Cooperative Loan.
(11) Certified
copy of the pledge agreement as executed in connection with loans with
additional collateral.
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EXHIBIT
2.05
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”), dated of
[_______], 200[__], is entered into among [_________________], a
___________________ (the “Assignee”), RWT Holdings, Inc. (the “Assignor”), [PHH
Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust] the “Seller ”),
with PHH Mortgage Corporation, as the servicer (the “Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS
the Assignor, the Seller and [PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx’x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust], the Servicer and Redwood Trust, Inc., as Guarantor,
have entered into a certain Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002 (as amended or modified to the date
hereof, the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the Assignor has acquired certain
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Servicer has agreed
to
service such Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS
the Assignee has agreed, on the terms and conditions contained herein, to
purchase from the Assignor [certain] [all] of the Mortgage Loans (the “Specified
Mortgage Loans”) which are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and are
listed on the mortgage loan schedule attached as Exhibit
I
hereto
(the “Specified Mortgage Loan Schedule”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption
(a) On
and of
the date hereof, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the
Assignee all of its right, title and interest in the Specified Mortgage Loans
and all rights related thereto as provided under the Agreement to the extent
relating to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the Assignee hereby accepts such
assignment from the Assignor, and the Seller hereby acknowledges such assignment
and assumption.
(b) On
and as
of the date hereof, the Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee that
the Assignor has not taken any action that would serve to impair or encumber
the
Assignee’s ownership interests in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the date of
the Assignor’s acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
2. Recognition
of Purchaser
From
and
after the date hereof, both the Assignee and the Seller shall note the transfer
of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in their respective books and
records and shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Specified Mortgage
Loans, and Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans for the benefit
of the Assignee pursuant to the Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. It is the intention of the Seller, the Servicer, the
Assignee and the Assignor that the Assignment shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the Assignee and the Assignor and their successors and
assigns.
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3. Representations
and Warranties
(a) The
Assignee represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor able to
evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
that
it has not relied in connection therewith upon any statements or representations
of the Seller or the Assignor other than those contained in the Agreement or
this Assignment.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment.
(c) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
4. Continuing
Effect
Except
as
contemplated hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms.
5. Governing
Law
This
Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
6. Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required under the Agreement to
be
made to the Assignee shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Agreement
and shall be sent to the Assignee as follows: [_____________________], or to
such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignee to the parties
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
7. Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
8. Definitions
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement has the same meaning
as
in the Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment the day and
year first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
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REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.
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By:
Name:
Title:
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SELLER:
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[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST]
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By:
Name:
Title:
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ASSIGNEE:
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By:
Name:
Title:
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SERVICER:
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PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
10
FORM
OF WARRANTY XXXX OF SALE
On
this
_______ day of ________, 200__, [PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx'x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust] ("Seller") as the Seller under that certain Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006
(the "Agreement") does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to
[______________] as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse, but subject
to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the Seller
in
and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto,
together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising
under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the
Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser or its custodian the Legal
Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Agreement.
The contents of each related Servicer's Mortgage File required to be retained
by
PHH Mortgage Corporation ("PHH") to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
the
Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in
trust
by PHH for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. PHH 's possession
of any portion of each such Servicer's Mortgage File is at the will of the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage
Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such retention and possession by PHH shall
be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage,
and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicer's Mortgage File is vested
in
the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to
the
related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of PHH
shall
immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in
trust, by PHH at the will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity
only.
The
Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties set
forth in Sections 3.01, [3.02] and 3.03 of the Agreement are true and correct
as
of the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Sellers' Officer's
Certificate and all attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct in
all
respects as of the date hereof.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX'X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST]
(Seller)
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
11
FORM
OF ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
To
RWT
Holdings and [Master Servicer]
Re: Residential
Mortgage Loans (including first and second lien, closed-end and revolving
balance HELOC mortgage loans
As
of and
for the year ended December 31, [ ], the undersigned officer of PHH
Mortgage
hereby
certifies as follows:
1.
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PHH
Mortgage
is
responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria
applicable to it (as identified in Schedule 1122 hereto) (the “Servicing
Criteria”) for this asset class;
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2.
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PHH
Mortgage
used the criteria listed in paragraph (d) of Section 229.1122 of
Regulation AB to assess compliance with the Servicing
Criteria;
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3.
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[Except
as described below,] PHH
Mortgage
has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing
criteria for this asset class; and
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[DESCRIBE
ANY MATERIAL INSTANCE OF NONCOMPLIANCE]
4.
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a
registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report
on
PHH
Mortgage’s
compliance with the Servicing Criteria.
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Signature
Name:
Title:
[Date]
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Schedule
1122 to Exhibit 11
SERVICING
CRITERIA
NOTE:
The
criteria shown with a checked box þ
are
applicable
to
PHH
Mortgage’s
duties
under any transaction agreement for any loans covered by this Servicer’s Report.
Criteria shown with a blank box ¨
are
inapplicable
to this
servicer.
(A)
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General
Servicing
Considerations
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þ Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers
and
events of default in accordance with transaction agreements.
þ If
any
material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and
procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and
compliance with such servicing activities.
þ Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for
the pool assets are maintained.
þ A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in
the
amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of
the
transaction agreements.
(B)
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Cash
Collection and
Administration
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þ 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 days specified in the transaction
agreements.
þ Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only
by authorized personnel.
þ Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and
any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made reviewed and
approved as specified in the transaction agreements.
þ The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts
established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained
(e.g.,
with
respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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þ Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution
as
set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion,
“federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial
institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements
of
Section 240.13k-1(b)(1) of Regulation AB.
þ Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
þ 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:
(A) Are
mathematically accurate;
(B) Are
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C) Are
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the
reconciliation; and
(D) Contain
explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within
90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of
days
specified in the transaction agreements.
(C)
Investor remittances and reporting
¨ Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Securities Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”), are maintained in accordance with the transaction
agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such
reports:
(A)
Are
prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the
transaction agreements;
(B)
Provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the
transaction agreements;
(C)
Are
filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and
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(D)
Agree
with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of pool assets serviced by the servicer.
¨ Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
¨ Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
¨ Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks,
or
other form of payment or custodial bank statements.
(D)
Pool Asset Administration
þ Collateral
or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related pool asset documents.
þ Pool
assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements.
þ Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and
approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction
agreements.
þ Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related
pool
asset documents are posted to the applicable servicer’s obligor records
maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number
of
days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal,
interest or other items (e.g.,
escrow) in accordance with the related asset documents.
þ PHH
Mortgage’s
records
regarding the pool assets agree with PHH Mortgage’s
records
with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.
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þ Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool asset (e.g.,
loan
modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized
personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset
documents.
þ Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g.
forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures
and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in
accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the
transaction agreements.
þ 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 agreements, and describe PHH
Mortgage’s
activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone
calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is
deemed temporary (e.g.,
illness or unemployment).
þ Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are
computed based on the related pool asset documents.
þ 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)
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 of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
þ Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on
or
before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate
bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received
by PHH
Mortgage
at least
30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified
in
the transaction agreements.
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þ Any
late
payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an
obligor are paid from PHH
Mortgage’s
funds
and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to obligor’s
error or omission.
þ Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the
obligor’s records maintained by PHH
Mortgage,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
þ Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible amounts are recognized and recorded in accordance
with the transaction agreements.
þ Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through
(3)
or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF BACK-UP SOX CERTIFICATION
Re:
The
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of January
1,
2006 between RWT Holdings, Inc., as Purchaser; PHH Mortgage Corporation and
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust, as Sellers; and Redwood Trust, Inc. as
Guarantor
I,
___________________________, the __________________of PHH Mortgage Corporation
(the “Servicer”), certify to the Purchaser, any Depositor, and the Master
Servicer, and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will
rely
upon this certification, that:
(i) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with the servicing criteria
set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided
in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
“Assessment of Compliance”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation
report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange
Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all
other data, servicing reports, officer’s certificates and information relating
to the performance of the Servicer under the terms of the Agreement during
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] that were delivered to the Master Servicer pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the “Servicing Information”);
(ii) Based
on
my knowledge, the Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which
such
statements were made, not misleading as of the period covered by or the date
of
such reports or information or the date of this certification;
(iii) Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Servicing Information required to be provided by the
Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer and the
Purchaser;
(iv) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the
Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in
preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance
Statement, the Assessment of Compliance or the Attestation Report, the Servicer
has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects;
and
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(v) The
Compliance Statement, the Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report
required to be provided by the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, have been
provided to the Master Servicer and the Purchaser. The Assessment of Compliance
and the Attestation Report cover all items of the servicing criteria identified
on Exhibit 11 to the Agreement as applicable to the Servicer. Any material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to
the
Master Servicer and to the Purchaser. Any material instance of noncompliance
with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Servicer)
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
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ASSIGNMENT,
ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
For
Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement
And
Additional
Collateral Servicing Agreement
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated as of August 30, 2007
(the “Assignment”), is entered into among Sequoia Residential Funding, Inc. (the
“Assignor”), PHH Mortgage Corporation (formerly known as Cendant Mortgage
Corporation) ("PHH"), as the servicer (the “Servicer”), and HSBC Bank USA,
National Association (“HSBC Bank”) as Trustee under a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement dated as of August 1, 2007 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”),
among the Assignor, as Depositor, HSBC Bank (in such Trustee capacity, the
“Assignee”), and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N. A., as Master Servicer and Securities
Administrator.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
RWT Holdings, Inc., ("RWT Holdings"), the Servicer have entered into a certain
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2006, with RWT Holdings as purchaser, PHH as servicer and seller, Xxxxxx'x
Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage
Trust) as seller, and Redwood Trust, Inc., as guarantor, (as amended or modified
to the date hereof, the “Flow Purchase and Servicing Agreement”), and, and
Servicer is currently servicing certain mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”)
pursuant to the Flow Purchase and Servicing Agreement under the Flow Purchase
and Servicing Agreement. In addition, certain of the Mortgage Loans are subject
to the Additional Collateral Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2002
(the “Additional Collateral Agreement” and, together with the Flow Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, the “Agreements”), between RWT Holdings and the Servicer
and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Servicer will service the
Mortgage Loans that are subject to the Additional Collateral Agreement under
the
Additional Collateral Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
RWT Holdings has previously sold, assigned and transferred all of its right,
title and interest in certain of the Mortgage Loans as well as in certain
mortgage loans purchased separately from Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Corporation (the
“Specified Mortgage Loans”) which are listed on the mortgage loan schedule
attached as Exhibit
I
hereto
(the “Specified Mortgage Loan Schedule”) and certain rights under the Agreements
with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans to Assignor; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto have agreed that the Specified Mortgage Loans shall be
subject to the terms of this Assignment.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment
and Assumption.
(a) Effective
on and as of the date hereof, the Assignor hereby pledges, assigns and transfers
to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest in the Specified Mortgage
Loans and all of its rights (but none of the Purchaser’s representations,
warranties or obligations) provided under the Agreements to the extent relating
to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the Assignee hereby accepts such assignment
from the Assignor, and the Servicer hereby acknowledges such assignment and
assumption.
(b) Effective
on and as of the date hereof, the Assignor represents and warrants to the
Assignee that the Assignor has not taken any action that would serve to impair
or encumber the Assignee’s interest in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the
date of the Assignor’s acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
2. Recognition
of the Assignee.
From
and
after the date hereof, subject to Section 3 below, the Servicer shall recognize
the Assignee as the holder of the rights and benefits of the Purchaser with
respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans and the Servicer will service the
Specified Mortgage Loans for the Assignee as if the Assignee and the Servicer
had entered into separate servicing agreements for the servicing of the
Specified Mortgage Loans in the form of the Flow Purchase and Servicing
Agreement and the Additional Collateral Agreement (each as amended hereby)
with
the Assignee as the Purchaser thereunder, the terms of which Agreements are
incorporated herein by reference and amended hereby. It is the intention of
the
parties hereto that this Assignment will be a separate and distinct agreement,
and the entire agreement, between the parties hereto to the extent of the
Specified Mortgage Loans and shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the
respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
3. Assignor’s
Continuing Rights and Responsibilities.
Notwithstanding
Sections 1 and 2 above, the parties hereto agree that the Assignor rather than
the Assignee shall have the ongoing rights and responsibilities of the Purchaser
under the following sections of the Agreements:
Flow
Purchase and Servicing Agreement:
Section
|
Matter
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3.04(3),
1st¶
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(b) Repurchase
and Substitution.
|
5.01(3)(c)
and (d)
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(c) Consent
of the Purchaser.
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5.14
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(d) Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties.
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5.15,
6th
and
8th¶’s
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(e) Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans
and
REO Properties.
|
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7.06
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(f) Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records.
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9.01
penultimate
sentence
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(g) Indemnification;
Third-Party Claims.
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Additional
Collateral Agreement:
Section
|
Matter
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5(a)
and (c)
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Surety
Bond.
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In
addition, the Servicer agrees to furnish upon request to the Assignor and the
Master Servicer copies of reports, notices, statements and other communications
required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to any of the sections of
the
Agreements referred to above and under the following sections, at the times
therein specified:
Flow
Purchase and Servicing Agreement:
Section
|
|
5.03
|
(a) Reports
for Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and
Foreclosure
Sales.
|
5.13,
1st
and 5th
¶’s
|
(b) Management
of REO Properties.
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5.15,
2nd¶
|
(c) Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties.
|
6.02
|
(d) Reporting.
|
6.04
|
(e) Non-recoverable
Advances.
|
6.05
|
(f) Itemization
of Servicing Advances.
|
7.02
|
(g) Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
|
7.04
|
(h)
Annual Compliance Statement.
|
7.05
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(i)
Annual Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report.
|
7.07
|
(j)
Back-Up SOX Certification
|
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8.01
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(k) The
Servicer’s Reporting Requirements.
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8.02,
1st¶
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(l) Financial
Statements.
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9.01
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(m) Indemnification;
Third-Party Claims
|
Additional
Collateral Agreement:
N/A.
4. Amendment
to the Agreements.
The
parties to this Assignment agree to deem the Additional Collateral Agreement
together with the Flow Purchase and Servicing Agreement, as a single servicing
agreement (the “Combined Servicing Agreement”) for purposes of Section 7.04
(Annual Compliance Statement) and 7.05 (Annual Assessment of Compliance and
Attestation Report) of the Flow Purchase and Servicing Agreement. Accordingly,
the certificates delivered by the Servicer pursuant to those sections shall
address all categories applicable to the Combined Servicing
Agreement.
In
addition, the Agreements are hereby amended as set forth in Appendix
B
hereto
with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans.
5. Representations
and Warranties.
(a) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
6. Continuing
Effect.
Except
as
contemplated hereby, the Agreements shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their terms.
7. Governing
Law.
This
Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
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8. Notices.
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required under the Agreements
to be
made to the Assignor and Assignee shall be made in accordance with the terms
of
the Agreements and shall be sent to the Assignor and Assignee as follows:
Sequoia
Residential Funding, Inc.
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Corporate Trust & Loan Agency
or
to
such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignor or Assignee
to
the other parties in accordance with the provisions of the
Agreements.
9. Counterparts.
This
Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
10. Definitions.
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Assignment has the same meaning
as
in the Agreements.
11. Master
Servicer.
The
Servicer hereby acknowledges that the Assignee has appointed Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N. A. (the “Master Servicer”) to act as master servicer and securities
administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and hereby agree to
treat all inquiries, instructions, authorizations and other communications
from
the Master Servicer as if the same had been received from the Assignee. The
Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Assignee, shall have the rights of
the
Assignee as the Purchaser under the Agreements to enforce the obligations of
the
Servicer thereunder. Any notices or other communications permitted or required
under the Agreements to be made to the Assignee shall be made in accordance
with
the terms of the Agreements and shall be sent to the Master Servicer at the
following address:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N. A.
X.X.
Xxx 00
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
(or,
for overnight deliveries, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000)
Attention:
Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2007-4
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or
to
such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Master Servicer to
Servicer. Any such notices or other communications permitted or required under
the Agreements may be delivered in electronic format unless manual signature
is
required in which case a hard copy of such report or communication shall be
required.
The
Servicer further acknowledges that the Assignor has engaged the Master Servicer
to provide certain default administration and that the Master Servicer, acting
as agent of the Assignor, may exercise any of the rights of the Purchaser
retained by the Assignor in Section 3 above.
The
Servicer shall make all distributions under the Agreements, as they relate
to
the Specified Mortgage Loans, to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of
immediately funds to:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, NA
San
Francisco, CA
ABA#
000-000-000
Acct#
0000000000
Acct
Name: SAS Clearing
FFC:
53173800
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment the day and
year first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
SEQUOIA
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
ASSIGNEE:
HSBC
BANK
USA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By:
Name:
Title:
SERVICER:
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
I
APPENDIX
A
Purchase
Price and
Terms
Letter(s)
|
Warranty
Xxxx(s)
of
Sale
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APPENDIX
B
MODIFICATIONS
TO THE FLOW PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
1. The
definition of “Business Day” is hereby revised to read as follows (addition in
italics):
“
‘Business Day’: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii)
a day on which banking or savings associations in the States of Maryland or
Minnesota are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed,
or
(iii)
a day on
which the Federal Reserve is closed.”
2. The
definition of “Collection Account” is hereby revised to read as
follows:
“‘Collection
Account’: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.04
which
shall be entitled 'HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee on behalf
of
the holders of Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2007-4 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates.'”
3. The
definition of “Eligible Account” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
““Eligible
Account”: One or more accounts (i) that are maintained with a depository
institution the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which have been rated
by
each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories at the time
of
any deposit therein, or (ii) that are trust accounts with any depository
institution held by the depository institution in its capacity as a corporate
trustee. In addition, the Servicer covenants that within 30 days of any
downgrade of a collection account provider, Servicer will transfer the
Collection Account funds to another institution that has one of the two highest
short-term ratings of S&P.”
4. The
definition of “Cut-off Date” is hereby revised to read as follows:
“‘Cut-off
Date’: August 1, 2007.”
5. The
definition of "Due Period" is hereby revised to read as follows:
"'Due
Period': With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the
second day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance
Date
and ending on the first day of the month of such Remittance Date."
6. The
definition of “Escrow Account” is hereby revised to read as follows (changes in
italics):
“
‘Escrow
Account’: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.06
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing
Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2006
(as
amended), and various mortgagors.”
7. Section
3.03 is revised to delete the “and” at the end of Section 3.03(48), to replace
the “.” at the end of Section 3.03(49) with “;”, to replace the “.” at the end
of Section 3.03(50) with “;” and to add the following representations and
warranties at the end of such Section:
“(51)
No
Mortgage Loan was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and prior to March
7,
2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia. No Mortgage
Loan was originated on or after March 7, 2003 which is a “high cost home loan”
as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act, which became effective October
1,
2002;
(52)
Each
Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with
applicable local, state, and federal laws, including, but not limited to, all
applicable predatory and abusive lending laws;
(53)
None
of the mortgage loans are High Cost as defined by the applicable predatory
and
abusive lending laws and no mortgage loan is a “high cost” or “covered” mortgage
loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current Standard
and
Poor’s LEVELS Glossary which is now Version 6.0, Appendix E);
(54)
No
Mortgage Loan which is secured by property located in the State of New Jersey
is
a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act, which
became effective November 27, 2003;
(55)
No
Mortgage Loan which is secured by property located in the State of New Mexico
is
a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act,
which became effective January 1, 2004;
(56)
No
Mortgage Loan which is secured by property located in the State of Kentucky
is a
“High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Kentucky House Xxxx 287, which became
effective June 24, 2003;
(57)
No
Mortgage Loan which is secured by property located in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts is a "High Cost Home Mortgage Loan" as defined in the
Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act (Mass. Xxx. Laws ch. 183C)
which
became effective November 7, 2004;
(58)
No
Mortgage Loan that is secured by property located in the State of Illinois
is a
"High-Risk Home Loan" as defined in the Illinois High Risk Home Loan Act
effective January 1, 2004 (815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 137/1 et seq.); and none of
the
Mortgage Loans that are secured by property located in the State of Illinois
are
in violation of the provisions of the Illinois Interest Act (815 Ill. Comp.
Stat. 205/1 et. seq.);
(59)
No
Mortgage Loan that is secured by property located in the State of Indiana is
a
"High Cost Home Loan" as defined in Indiana’s Home Loan Practices Act (I.C.
24-9), which became effective January 1, 2005;
(60)
None
of the proceeds of any Mortgage Loan were used to finance the purchase of single
premium credit insurance policies; and
(61)
No
Mortgage Loan contains prepayment penalties that extend beyond five years after
the date of origination.”
8. The
first
sentence of Section 5.03 is hereby replaced with the following:
“The
Servicer shall, within five (5) calendar days following each Record Date,
deliver to the Purchaser monthly reports (substantially in the form of Exhibit
1: 12B and 12C attached hereto or in such other format and content mutually
agreed upon) with respect to all Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans.”
9. The
first
sentence of Section 6.02 is hereby replaced with the following:
“On
or
before the 5th
calendar
day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding
Business Day) of each month during the term hereof, the Servicer shall deliver
to the Purchaser monthly accounting reports in the form of Exhibit 1: 12A
attached hereto, or in such other format and content mutually agreed upon,
with
respect to the most recently ended Monthly Period.”
10. Section
10.01 is revised to read as follows:
“(1) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of 3 Business Days;”
11. Section
10.01 is revised to add an “or” and the following after 10.01(8):
“(9) any
failure by the Servicer to comply with Sections 7.04, 7.05 or 7.07 of this
Agreement.”
12. Exhibit
11 to the Flow Purchase and Servicing Agreement, the Form of Assessment of
Compliance, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit II
attached to this Assignment.
MODIFICATIONS
TO THE ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
1. A
definition of “Collection Account” is added to read as follows:
“‘Collection
Account’: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section
5.04 of
the Purchase and Servicing Agreement which shall be entitled ‘HSBC Bank USA,
National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the holders of Sequoia Mortgage
Trust 2007-4 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates.’”
2. Section
2(d) is hereby revised by deleting the “and” at the end of Section 2(d)(ii),
deleting the “.” at the end of Section 2(d)(iii) and replacing it with “; and”
and then adding the following at the end of such section:
“(iv)
The
Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans are insured under the terms and provisions
of the Surety Bond subject to the limitations set forth therein. All
requirements for transferring coverage under the Surety Bond in respect of
such
Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans to the Trustee (as defined in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement) shall be complied with.”
3. Section
7
is hereby revised by adding the following sentence at the end of the
paragraph:
"Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer shall
terminate upon any Event of Default of the Seller/Servicer enumerated under
Section 10.01 of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement and the appointed
successor servicer shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this
Agreement."
EXHIBIT
1
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Loan Level File Layout - Master Servicing
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Exhibit
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Column
Name
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Description
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Decimal
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Format
Comment
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Max
Size
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Each
file requires the following fields:
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|
|
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SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
|
Text
up to 20 digits
|
20
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
SCHED_PAY_AMT
|
Scheduled
monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower
is
expected to pay, P&I constant.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NOTE_INT_RATE
|
The
loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
NET_INT_RATE
|
The
loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by
the
Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_RATE
|
The
servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_AMT
|
The
servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_PAY_AMT
|
The
new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_LOAN_RATE
|
The
new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ARM_INDEX_RATE
|
The
index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted
rate.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment
is
due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
|
The
first curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
|
The
curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_1
|
The
curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
|
The
second curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
|
The
curtailment date associated with the second curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_2
|
The
curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Exhibit
1: Continued
|
Standard
Loan Level File Layout
|
|
|
|
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
|
The
third curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
|
The
curtailment date associated with the third curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
|
The
curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_AMT
|
The
loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_DATE
|
The
paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
ACTION_CODE
|
The
standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent
status
of a particular loan.
|
|
Action
Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution,
65=Repurchase,70=REO
|
2
|
INT_ADJ_AMT
|
The
amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
|
The
Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
|
The
Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
|
The
amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Plus
the following applicable fields:
|
|
|
|
|
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the
cycle
date to be passed through to investors.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
|
The
scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current
cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_NET_INT
|
The
scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
|
The
actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current
reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual
Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_NET_INT
|
The
actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current
reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported
by
the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the
servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Exhibit
1: Continued
|
Standard
Loan Level File Layout
|
|
|
|
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
MOD_DATE
|
The
Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
MOD_TYPE
|
The
Modification Type.
|
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha or numeric
|
30
|
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
The
current outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
BREACH_FLAG
|
Flag
to indicate if the repurchase of a loan is due to a breach of
Representations and Warranties
|
Y=Breach
N=NO
Breach
Let
blank if N/A
|
1
|
Exhibit 12B : Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting |
*The
column/header names in bold
are
the minimum fields Xxxxx Fargo must receive from every
Servicer
Column/Header
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR
|
|
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator.
|
|
|
CLIENT_NBR
|
Servicer
Client Number
|
||
SERV_INVESTOR_NBR
|
Contains
a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a
group of
loans in their system.
|
|
|
BORROWER_FIRST_NAME
|
First
Name of the Borrower.
|
||
BORROWER_LAST_NAME
|
Last
name of the borrower.
|
||
PROP_ADDRESS
|
Street
Name and Number of Property
|
|
|
PROP_STATE
|
The
state where the property located.
|
|
|
PROP_ZIP
|
Zip
code where the property is located.
|
|
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date that the borrower's next payment is due to the servicer at the
end of
processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOAN_TYPE
|
Loan
Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)
|
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE
|
The
date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE
|
The
chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.
|
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR
|
The
case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy
filing.
|
|
|
POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE
|
The
payment due date once the bankruptcy has been approved by the
courts
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE
|
The
Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged
and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE
|
The
Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The Servicer
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOSS_MIT_TYPE
|
The
Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As;
|
||
LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE
|
The
Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled To End/Close
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE
|
The
Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually Completed
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE
|
The
date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer with instructions to
begin
foreclosure proceedings.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE
|
Date
File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue Foreclosure
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FIRST_LEGAL_DATE
|
Notice
of 1st legal filed by an Attorney in a Foreclosure Action
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE
|
The
date by which a foreclosure sale is expected to occur.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_SALE_DATE
|
The
actual date of the foreclosure sale.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_SALE_AMT
|
The
amount a property sold for at the foreclosure sale.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
EVICTION_START_DATE
|
The
date the servicer initiates eviction of the borrower.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE
|
The
date the court revokes legal possession of the property from the
borrower.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LIST_PRICE
|
The
price at which an REO property is marketed.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
LIST_DATE
|
The
date an REO property is listed at a particular price.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
OFFER_AMT
|
The
dollar value of an offer for an REO property.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
OFFER_DATE_TIME
|
The
date an offer is received by DA Admin or by the Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
REO_CLOSING_DATE
|
The
date the REO sale of the property is scheduled to close.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE
|
Actual
Date Of REO Sale
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
OCCUPANT_CODE
|
Classification
of how the property is occupied.
|
|
|
PROP_CONDITION_CODE
|
A
code that indicates the condition of the property.
|
|
|
PROP_INSPECTION_DATE
|
The
date a property inspection is performed.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
APPRAISAL_DATE
|
The
date the appraisal was done.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
CURR_PROP_VAL
|
The
current "as is" value of the property based on brokers price opinion
or
appraisal.
|
2
|
|
REPAIRED_PROP_VAL
|
The
amount the property would be worth if repairs are completed pursuant
to a
broker's price opinion or appraisal.
|
2
|
|
If
applicable:
|
|
|
|
DELINQ_STATUS_CODE
|
FNMA
Code Describing Status of Loan
|
||
DELINQ_REASON_CODE
|
The
circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code
indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this
cycle.
|
||
MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed With Mortgage Insurance
Company.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
MI_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|
MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
|
Amount
Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance Company
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
POOL_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance Company
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Claim Was Settled and The Check Was Issued By The Pool
Insurer
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
|
Amount
Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance Company
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of FHA Part A Claim Filed
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
HUD Paid on Part A Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of FHA Part B Claim Filed
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
HUD Paid on Part B Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
VA Claim Was Filed With the Veterans Admin
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
MOTION_FOR_RELIEF_DATE
|
The
date the Motion for Relief was filed
|
10
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
FRCLSR_BID_AMT
|
The
foreclosure sale bid amount
|
11
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FRCLSR_SALE_TYPE
|
The
foreclosure sales results: REO, Third Party, Conveyance to
HUD/VA
|
|
|
REO_PROCEEDS
|
The
net proceeds from the sale of the REO property.
|
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
BPO_DATE
|
The
date the BPO was done.
|
|
|
CURRENT_FICO
|
The
current FICO score
|
|
|
HAZARD_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
The
date the Hazard Claim was filed with the Hazard Insurance
Company.
|
10
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
HAZARD_CLAIM_AMT
|
The
amount of the Hazard Insurance Claim filed.
|
11
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
HAZARD_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
The
date the Hazard Insurance Company disbursed the claim
payment.
|
10
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
HAZARD_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
The
amount the Hazard Insurance Company paid on the claim.
|
11
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
ACTION_CODE
|
Indicates
loan status
|
Number
|
|
NOD_DATE
|
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
NOI_DATE
|
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
ACTUAL_PAYMENT_PLAN_START_DATE
|
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
ACTUAL_PAYMENT_
PLAN_END_DATE
|
|
|
|
ACTUAL_REO_START_DATE
|
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
REO_SALES_PRICE
|
|
|
Number
|
REALIZED_LOSS/GAIN
|
As
defined in the Servicing Agreement
|
|
Number
|
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting |
The
Loss
Mit Type
field
should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows:
·
|
ASUM-
|
Approved
Assumption
|
||
·
|
BAP-
|
Borrower
Assistance Program
|
||
·
|
CO-
|
Charge
Off
|
||
·
|
DIL-
|
Deed-in-Lieu
|
||
·
|
FFA-
|
Formal
Forbearance Agreement
|
||
·
|
MOD-
|
Loan
Modification
|
||
·
|
PRE-
|
Pre-Sale
|
||
·
|
SS-
|
Short
Sale
|
||
·
|
MISC-
|
Anything
else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer
|
NOTE:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above,
provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation
Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo
Bank
with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the
file.
The
Occupant
Code
field should show the current status of the property code as
follows:
·
|
Mortgagor
|
|
·
|
Tenant
|
|
·
|
Unknown
|
|
·
|
Vacant
|
The
Property
Condition
field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows:
·
|
Damaged
|
|
·
|
Excellent
|
|
·
|
Fair
|
|
·
|
Gone
|
|
·
|
Good
|
|
·
|
Poor
|
|
·
|
Special
Hazard
|
|
·
|
Unknown
|
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued |
The
FNMA
Delinquent Reason Code
field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows:
Delinquency
Code
|
Delinquency
Description
|
001
|
FNMA-Death
of principal mortgagor
|
002
|
FNMA-Illness
of principal mortgagor
|
003
|
FNMA-Illness
of mortgagor’s family member
|
004
|
FNMA-Death
of mortgagor’s family member
|
005
|
FNMA-Marital
difficulties
|
006
|
FNMA-Curtailment
of income
|
007
|
FNMA-Excessive
Obligation
|
008
|
FNMA-Abandonment
of property
|
009
|
FNMA-Distant
employee transfer
|
011
|
FNMA-Property
problem
|
012
|
FNMA-Inability
to sell property
|
013
|
FNMA-Inability
to rent property
|
014
|
FNMA-Military
Service
|
015
|
FNMA-Other
|
016
|
FNMA-Unemployment
|
017
|
FNMA-Business
failure
|
019
|
FNMA-Casualty
loss
|
022
|
FNMA-Energy
environment costs
|
023
|
FNMA-Servicing
problems
|
026
|
FNMA-Payment
adjustment
|
027
|
FNMA-Payment
dispute
|
029
|
FNMA-Transfer
of ownership pending
|
030
|
FNMA-Fraud
|
031
|
FNMA-Unable
to contact borrower
|
INC
|
FNMA-Incarceration
|
Exhibit 2: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued |
The
FNMA
Delinquent Status Code
field should show the Status of Default as follows:
Status
Code
|
Status
Description
|
09
|
Forbearance
|
17
|
Pre-foreclosure
Sale Closing Plan Accepted
|
24
|
Government
Seizure
|
26
|
Refinance
|
27
|
Assumption
|
28
|
Modification
|
29
|
Charge-Off
|
30
|
Third
Party Sale
|
31
|
Probate
|
32
|
Military
Indulgence
|
43
|
Foreclosure
Started
|
44
|
Deed-in-Lieu
Started
|
49
|
Assignment
Completed
|
61
|
Second
Lien Considerations
|
62
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-No Bid
|
63
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Refund
|
64
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Buydown
|
65
|
Chapter
7 Bankruptcy
|
66
|
Chapter
11 Bankruptcy
|
67
|
Chapter
13 Bankruptcy
|
Exhibit
12C: Calculation
of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet
NOTE:
Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits
as
separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date.
Late
submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month.
The
Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or
resolution of any disputed items.
The
numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed
below.
Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
1.
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The
Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation,
an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation
breaking
out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is
required.
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2.
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The
Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that
would
have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed.
For
documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through
liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced
is
required.
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3.
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Accrued
Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage
Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization
Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the
net
interest and servicing fees advanced is
required.
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4-12. Complete
as applicable. Required documentation:
*
For
taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required
showing period
of
coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require
evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances.
*
For
escrow advances - complete payment history
(to
calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward)
*
Other
expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all payments
*
REO
repairs > $1500 require explanation
*
REO
repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids.
*
Short
Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and
WFB’s approved Officer Certificate
*
Unusual
or extraordinary items may require further documentation.
13. The
total
of lines 1 through 12.
Credits:
14-21. Complete
as applicable. Required documentation:
*
Copy of
the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd
Party
Sale, bid instructions and Escrow
Agent / Attorney
Letter
of
Proceeds
Breakdown.
*
Copy of
EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee
*
All
other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332
form
22.
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The
total of lines 14 through 21.
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Please
Note: For
HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for
Part
B/Supplemental proceeds.
Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
23. The
total
derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized
gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ).
Exhibit
3A: Calculation
of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332
Prepared
by: __________________ Date:
_______________
Phone:
______________________ Email Address:_____________________
Servicer
Loan No.
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Servicer
Name
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Servicer
Address
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________
Borrower's
Name: _________________________________________________________
Property
Address: _________________________________________________________
Liquidation
Type: REO Sale
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3rd
Party Sale
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Short
Sale
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Charge
Off
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Was
this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or
cramdown
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Yes
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No | ||
If
“Yes”, provide deficiency or cramdown amount
_______________________________
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Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
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(1)
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Actual
Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
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$
______________
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(1)
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(2)
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Interest
accrued at Net Rate
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________________
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(2)
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(3)
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Accrued
Servicing Fees
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________________
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(3)
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(4)
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Attorney's
Fees
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________________
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(4)
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(5)
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Taxes
(see page 2)
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________________
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(5)
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(6)
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Property
Maintenance
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________________
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(6)
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(7)
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MI/Hazard
Insurance Premiums (see page 2)
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________________
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(7)
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(8)
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Utility
Expenses
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________________
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(8)
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(9)
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Appraisal/BPO
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________________
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(9)
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(10)
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Property
Inspections
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________________
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(10)
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(11)
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FC
Costs/Other Legal Expenses
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________________
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(11)
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(12)
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Other
(itemize)
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________________
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(12)
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Cash
for Keys__________________________
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________________
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(12)
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HOA/Condo
Fees_______________________
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________________
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(12)
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______________________________________
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________________
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(12)
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Total
Expenses
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$
_______________
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(13)
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Credits:
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(14)
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Escrow
Balance
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$
_______________
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(14)
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(15)
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HIP
Refund
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________________
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(15)
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(16)
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Rental
Receipts
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________________
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(16)
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(17)
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Hazard
Loss Proceeds
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________________
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(17)
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(18)
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Primary
Mortgage Insurance / Gov’t Insurance
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________________
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(18a)
HUD Part A
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________________
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(18b)
HUD Part B
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(19)
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Pool
Insurance Proceeds
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________________
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(19)
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(20)
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Proceeds
from Sale of Acquired Property
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________________
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(20)
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(21)
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Other
(itemize)
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________________
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(21)
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_________________________________________
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________________
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(21)
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Total
Credits
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$________________
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(22)
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Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain)
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$________________
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(23)
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Escrow
Disbursement Detail
Type
(Tax
/Ins.)
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Date
Paid
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Period
of
Coverage
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Total
Paid
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Base
Amount
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Penalties
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Interest
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EXHIBIT
II
FORM
OF
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Re:
The
[
]
agreement dated as of [ ],
200[ ]
(the “Agreement”), among
[IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
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I,
________________________________, the _____________________ of PHH Mortgage
Corporation, certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the
knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1)
I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance
with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on
assessment of the Company’s compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in
Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB and identified as the responsibility of the
Company on Exhibit A hereto (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance
with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act
and
Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all servicing
reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the
Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator]
[Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company Servicing
Information”);
(2)
Based
on
my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
of
time covered by the Company Servicing Information;
(3)
Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided
by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
(4)
I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer
under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review
conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in
the
Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the
Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
(5)
The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Company and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to
the
Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to
the
[Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with
the
Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date:
1
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
2
EXHIBIT
A
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer]
shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable
Servicing Criteria”;
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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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 transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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x
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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x
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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x
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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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 transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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x
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3
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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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 institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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x
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who
prepared
the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling
items.
These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of
their
original identification, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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x
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission,
are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer.
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x
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with
timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the
Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.
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x
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the
transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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x
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4
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow)
in
accordance
with the related mortgage loan documents.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
a mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
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x
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents.
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x
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5
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid,
or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the Mortgage Loans,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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x
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set
forth in
the transaction agreements.
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[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[NAME
OF
SUBSERVICER]
Date:
____________________________________
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By:
Name:
Title:
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