ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT,
ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
This
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this “AAR Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of February 28, 2006 (the “Closing Date”), among DB
Structured Products, Inc., having an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000 (the “Assignor”), ACE Securities Corp., having an address at 0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Assignee”)
and Fremont Investment & Loan, having an address at 0000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxx,
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Company”).
WHEREAS,
the Assignor purchased the residential mortgage loans listed on Attachment 1
annexed
hereto (the “Assigned Loans”) from the Company pursuant to that certain Master
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement dated May 1, 2004,
between the Assignor and the Company (the “Purchase and Servicing Agreement”),
as amended by Amendment Number One, dated September 29, 2004, Amendment Number
Two, dated June 1, 2005 and Amendment Number Three, dated November 29, 2005,
each between the Assignor and the Company (the “Amendments”; together with the
Purchase and Servicing Agreement, the “Agreement”).
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto agree
that the Assigned Loans now serviced by the Company for the Assignor and its
successors and assigns pursuant to the Agreement, shall, from and after the
date
of this AAR Agreement until April 1, 2006 (the “Servicing Transfer Date”), be
serviced by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement
as
modified by the terms of this AAR Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein
but
not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement.
Assignment
and Assumption; Consideration
1.
Assignor
hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and
interest of Assignor in, to and under the Agreement, as it relates to the
Assigned Loans. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee
any right, title and interest in, to or under (a) any mortgage loans subject
to
the Agreement other than the Assigned Loans, (b) the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.05 of the Agreement, or (c)
the rights and remedies set forth in Sections 7.03 and 7.04 of the
Agreement.
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants
2.
Assignor
warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the Closing
Date:
(a) |
Attached
hereto as Attachment
2
is
a true and accurate copy of the Agreement, which Agreement is in
full
force and effect as of the Closing Date and the provisions of which
have
not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any
notice of
termination been given thereunder;
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(b) |
Assignor
was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer
the
Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations
under the Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and
clear
from any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of
the
Assigned Loans to Assignee, Assignee shall have good title to each
and
every Assigned Loan, as well as any and all of Assignor’s interests,
rights and obligations under the Agreement as they relate to the
Assigned
Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and
encumbrances;
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(c) |
Assignor
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power
and
authority to acquire, own and sell the Assigned
Loans;
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(d) |
Assignor
has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor’s business and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Assignor’s certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result
in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which
Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation
by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor
enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except
as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law; and
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(e) |
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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3.
Assignee
warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of
the
Closing Date:
(a) |
Assignee
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power
and
authority to acquire, own and purchase the Assigned
Loans;
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(b) |
Assignee
has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee’s business and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Assignee’s certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument
to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result
in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which
Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation
by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee
enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except
as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity
regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law;
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(c) |
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
and
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(d) |
Assignee
agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions
of the
Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, and from and after
the
Closing Date, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor
and
Company all of Assignor’s obligations thereunder but solely with respect
to such Assigned Loans.
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4.
Company
warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee as of
the
Closing Date:
(a) |
Attached
hereto as Attachment
2
is
a true and accurate copy of the Agreement, which Agreement is in
full
force and effect as of the Closing Date and the provisions of which
have
not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any
notice of
termination been given thereunder;
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(b) |
Company
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all requisite power
and
authority to service the Assigned Loans and otherwise to perform
its
obligations under the Agreement;
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(c) |
Company
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company’s business and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Company’s charter or by-laws or any legal
restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company
is
now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of
any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company
or its
property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company
of
this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution
and
delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and
legally
binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance
with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now
or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability
is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law;
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(d) |
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
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(e) |
Company
shall service the Assigned Loans from the Closing Date until the
Servicing
Transfer Date in accordance with the terms and provisions of the
Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, and shall establish
a
Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Agreement with
respect
to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow
Account previously established in favor of Assignor under the Agreement,
and shall remit collections received on the Assigned Loans to such
accounts. The Custodial Account and Escrow Account shall be entitled
“Fremont Investment & Loan, as servicer in trust for ACE Securities
Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-HE1”;
and
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(f) |
The
Company shall furnish, on a monthly basis, in accordance with the
Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and
complete borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and the TransUnion
Credit Information Company with respect to each Assigned
Loan.
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5.
Company
hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association has been
appointed as the master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of
February 1, 2006, among HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the “Trustee”),
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Assocation, as a servicer, master servicer and
securities administrator (the “Master Servicer” and the “Servicer”), Ocwen Loan
Servicing, LLC, as a servicer and the Assignee, as depositor. In accordance
with
the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as modified by this AAR
Agreement, Company shall deliver, with respect to the Assigned Loans (a) the
monthly remittance report (in the form attached hereto as Attachment 3
(including Attachment 3A, if applicable)) relating to the Distribution Date
occurring in March 2006, to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Servicer),
(b) the monthly remittance report (in the form attached hereto as Attachment
3
(including Attachment 3A, if applicable)) relating to the Distribution Date
occurring in April 2006, to the Servicer, and (c) all other reports required
to
be delivered under the Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, to the
Master Servicer.
Company
shall deliver any reports required to be delivered to the Master Servicer
to:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
ACE 2006-HE1
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
Company
shall deliver any reports required to be delivered to the Servicer
to:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Recognition
of Assignee
6.
From
and
after the Closing Date, Company shall recognize Assignee as owner of the
Assigned Loans, and acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will be part of a
REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans from the Closing Date until the
Servicing Transfer Date in accordance with the Agreement, as modified by this
AAR Agreement, but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to
fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any
REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as
defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a
REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code).
It
is the
intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be
binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of
the
parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend,
modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the
Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in
any
way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of the Trustee
and the Master Servicer. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
Assignee will assign all of its rights under this AAR Agreement to the Trustee
for the benefit of the certificateholders.
In
addition, Company hereby acknowledges that from and after the Closing Date,
the
Assigned Loans will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Master Servicer is required to monitor
the performance by Company of its servicing obligations under the Agreement,
as
modified by this AAR Agreement, and has the right to enforce the obligations
of
Company under the Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, with respect
to
the servicing of the Assigned Loans. Such
right will include, without limitation, the right to terminate Company under
the
Agreement as provided therein, the right to receive all remittances required
to
be made by Company with respect to the Assigned Loans under the Agreement for
the Distribution Date occurring in March 2006, the right to receive all monthly
reports and other data required to be delivered by Company under the Agreement
with respect to the Distribution Date occurring in March 2006 (as described
in
Section 5 of this AAR Agreement), the right to examine the books and records
of
Company, the right to indemnification, and the right to exercise certain rights
of consent and approval relating to actions taken by Company. In connection
therewith, Company shall (i) on the Distribution Date occurring in March 2006,
remit to the Master Servicer, in accordance with the wire transfer instructions
set forth below, with respect to the Assigned Loans (a) all Principal
Prepayments collected during the Prepayment Period relating to the March 2006
Distribution Date plus any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls payable by the Company
in connection with such Principal Prepayments, and (b) all Monthly Payments
due,
whether or not received, during the period commencing on February 1, 2006 and
ending on March 1, 2006; and (ii) on the Servicing Transfer Date, remit to
the
Servicer, in accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth below,
with respect to the Assigned Loans (a) all Principal Prepayments in full
collected during the portion of the Prepayment Period occurring from the
16th
day of
the month preceding the month of the Servicing Transfer Date and ending on
the
last day of such month and all Principal Prepayments in part collected during
the month preceding the month of the Servicing Transfer Date, plus any
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls payable by the Company in connection with such
Principal Prepayments, and (b) all Monthly Payments collected by the Company
during the related Due Period. In addition, Company shall provide to the
Servicer a file, in a format mutually acceptable to the Company and the
Servicer, setting forth the scheduled principal balance as of April 1, 2006
for
each of the Assigned Loans.
ACE
Securities Corp. 2006-HE1 Distribution Account
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
ABA
#
000-000-000
Account
Name: SAS Clearing
Account
# 0000000000
For
Further Credit to: ACE 2006-HE1 Account Number 00000000
Company
shall make all remittances required to be made to the Servicer pursuant to
the
foregoing provisions with respect to the Assigned Loans in accordance with
the
following wire transfer instructions:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
San
Francisco, California
Acct
#
7028209
Acct
Name: Service Holding
ABA
#000000000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Investor Services
Modification
of the Agreement
7.
Assignor
and Company hereby amend the Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans as
follows:
(a) The
following definitions shall be added to Section 1 of the Agreement:
“Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.”
“Depositor:
ACE
Securities Corp.”
“Master
Servicer:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association or any successor thereto.”
“Reconstitution:
Any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.”
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act:
The
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended from time to time.”
“Securities
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.”
“Securities
Administrator:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto.”
“Securitization
Transaction:
Any
transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of
the
Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with
an
issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately
placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined
primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans
consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans.”
“Subcontractor:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a
Sub-Servicer.”
“Trustee:
HSBC
Bank USA, National Association, or any successor thereto.”
(b) The
definition of “Business Day” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
“Business
Day:
Any day
other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banking or savings and loan
institutions in the State of California, the State of New York, the State of
Iowa, the State of Maryland or the State of Minnesota are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.”
(c) The
definition of “Interim Servicing Period” is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“Interim
Servicing Period:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the period commencing on the related Closing
Date
and ending on March 31, 2006.”
(d) The
definition of “Pass-Through Transfer” is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
(e) The
definition of “Regulation AB” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
“Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.”
(f) The
definition of “Servicing Fee Rate” is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“Servicing
Fee Rate:
Shall
be equal to 0.50% per annum.”
(g) The
definition of “Sub-Servicer” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
“Sub-Servicer:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller or any Sub-Servicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through
Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material
servicing functions required to be performed by the Seller under this Agreement
or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto that are identified
in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.”
(h) The
definition of “Whole Loan Transfer” is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
“Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a
Securitization Transaction.”
(i) The
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to “Pass-Through
Transfer” in their entirety and replacing them with “Securitization
Transaction”.
(j) Subsection
11.13 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the
second paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement
under
which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, such REO Property shall
be disposed of prior to three years after the end of the calendar year of its
acquisition by the REMIC unless the Seller shall have applied for, prior to
the
expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period
in
the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the
three-year period shall be extended by the applicable extension
period.”
(k) Subsection
11.14 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “second” appearing
before the words “Business Day” in the first and eighth lines of the last
paragraph thereof.
(l) The
following paragraphs are added to the end of Subsection 11.15 of the
Agreement:
“No
later
than the 20th
day of
each month (or if such 20th
day is
not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 20th
day),
the Seller shall deliver to the Master Servicer by electronic mail (or by such
other means as the Seller and the Master Servicer may agree from time to time)
a
prepayment report with respect to the related Distribution Date. Such prepayment
report shall include (i) such information with respect to the Prepayment Charges
as the Master Servicer may reasonably require and (ii) information that the
term
of the last Prepayment Charge has expired or such Prepayment Charge has been
waived.
On
or
prior to the Servicing Transfer Date, the Seller shall provide to the Master
Servicer prompt notice of the occurrence of any of the following: any event
of
default under the terms of this Agreement, any merger, consolidation or sale
of
substantially all of the assets of the Seller, the Seller’s engagement of any
Sub-Servicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Seller’s
obligations under this Agreement, any litigation involving the Seller that
would
be material to holders of securities issued in a Securitization Transaction,
and
any affiliation or other significant relationship between the Seller and other
transaction parties.
If
the
Seller has knowledge of the occurrence on or prior to the Servicing Transfer
Date of any of the events described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) below, then
no
later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution
report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes
any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Seller, the Seller shall provide
to
the Master Servicer notice of the occurrence of any of the following events
along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be
required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as
specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below):
(i) any
material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees,
penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively
become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);
(ii) material
breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants
(Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and
(iii) information
regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets,
any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases),
and
any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for
acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation
AB).
The
Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer such additional information as
the
Master Servicer may reasonably request, including evidence of the authorization
of the person signing any certification or statement, financial information
and
reports and of the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy
required to be maintained by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 11.12 of Exhibit
8 hereto, and such other information related to the Seller or any Sub-Servicer
or its performance hereunder.”
(m) Subsection
11.23 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the
following:
“(a) The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer, by March 1, 2007,
but in any event no later than March 10, 2007, an Officers’ Certificate (an
“Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that
(i) a review of the activities of the Seller during the preceding calendar
year
and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such
review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement
in
all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been a failure
to
fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such
failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Copies of
such
statement shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a
prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Seller has
delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans
to a
Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the
Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required
with respect to the Seller.
(b) With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization
Transaction, by March 1, 2007, but in any event no later than March 10, 2007,
an
officer of the Seller shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the
Purchaser, the Master Servicer and the Depositor for the benefit of each such
entity and such entity’s affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of
any such entity and such entity’s affiliates, an Officer’s Certificate, signed
by an appropriate officer of the Seller, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
12. In the event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities
with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall deliver
an officer’s certificate of the Sub-Servicer as described in this clause (b) as
to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to the
Seller.
(c) The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Depositor,
the
Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned in whole or in part by the
Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting as “Purchaser” hereunder), and
their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, and
such
affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and agents (any such person, an
“Indemnified Party”) from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs
and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) a breach by the Seller or any
of
its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this
Subsection 11.23, Subsection 11.24 or Subsection 11.35, (b) any material
misstatement or omission in any written information, written data or materials
provided by the Seller or any Subs-ervicer hereunder, or (c) the negligence,
bad
faith or willful misconduct of the Seller in connection therewith. If the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless any Indemnified Party, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified
Party on the one hand and the Seller in the other in connection
therewith.”
(n) The
following shall be added to Subsection 11.29 of the Agreement:
“Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Seller (a) shall not permit
any
modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage
Interest Rate and (b) shall not (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect
to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Seller,
reasonably foreseeable) make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (i) effect an exchange or
reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder) or (ii) cause the related trust fund to
fail
to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on “prohibited
transactions” or “contributions” after the startup date under the REMIC
Provisions.”
“Prior
to
taking any action with respect to the Mortgage Loans which is not contemplated
under the terms of this Agreement, the Seller will obtain an Opinion of Counsel
acceptable to the Trustee with respect to whether such action could result
in
the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax
on
prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the
tax
on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either
such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”), and the Seller shall not take any such
action or cause the related trust fund to take any such action as to which
it
has been advised that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur.”
“The
Seller shall not permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of
Section 860G of the Code) in the REMIC. The Seller shall not enter into any
arrangement by which the REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for
services nor permit the REMIC to receive any income from assets other than
“qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted
investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.”
(o) Subsection
11.32 of Exhibit 8 to the Agreement is modified by deleting the first sentence
of such subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Seller shall be entitled to
terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service
the
related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor
Sub-Servicer.”
(p) Subsection
11.35 of Exhibit 8 to the Agreement is modified by deleting the subsection
in
its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization
Transaction, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee and
the
Master Servicer on or before March 1, 2007, but in any event no later than
March
10, 2007, a report (an “Assessment of Compliance”) reasonably satisfactory to
the Purchaser regarding the Seller’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing
Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and
15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which as of the
date
hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the Seller that contains
the following:
(a) A
statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with
the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Seller;
(b) A
statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to
assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the
Seller;
(c) An
assessment by such officer of the Seller’s compliance with the applicable
Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit 13 hereto for the period consisting
of
the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance
of
noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall
be
based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities
transactions taken as a whole involving the Seller, that are backed by the
same
asset type as the Mortgage Loans;
(d) A
statement that a registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to
the
Purchaser and the Master Servicer has issued an attestation report on the
Seller’s Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding
calendar year; and
(e) A
statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable
to
the Seller, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with
respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving
the
Seller, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage
Loans.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Securitization
Transaction, on or before March 1, 2007, but in any event no later than March
10, 2007, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee and the
Master Servicer a report (an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public
accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance
made by the Seller, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange
Act
and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation Report must be made in
accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
In
the
event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect
to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide an Assessment
of Compliance of the Sub-Servicer and accompanying Attestation Report as
described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to
the
Seller.
(q) The
following shall be added as a new Subsection 11.36 to the
Agreement:
“Subsection
11.36. Obligations
of the Seller in Respect of Mortgage Interest Rates and Monthly
Payments.
In
the
event that a shortfall in any collection on or liability with respect to any
Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to adjustments to Mortgage
Interest Rates, Monthly Payments or Stated Principal Balances that were made
by
the Seller in a manner not consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note and this Agreement, the Seller, upon discovery or receipt of notice
thereof, immediately shall deposit in the Custodial Account, from its own funds
the amount of any such shortfall and shall indemnify and hold harmless the
related trust fund, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master
Servicer, the Depositor and any successor servicer in respect of any such
liability. Such indemnities shall survive the termination or discharge of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Subsection 11.36 shall not limit
the ability of the Seller to seek recovery of any such amounts from the related
Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, to the
extent permitted by applicable law.”
(r) The
following shall be added as a new Subsection 11.37 to the
Agreement:
“Subsection
11.37. The
Seller Indemnification.
The
Seller agrees to indemnify the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator, from, and hold the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including
reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by any such Person by reason
of the Seller’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of the Seller’s
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Such
indemnity shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement and
the
resignation or removal of the Seller, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and
the
Securities Administrator. Any payment hereunder made by the Seller to any such
Person shall be from the Seller’s own funds, without reimbursement
therefor.”
(s) Subsection
14.01(ix) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such subsection in
its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(ix)
failure by the Seller to duly perform, within the required time period, its
obligations under Subsections 11.15, 11.23 or 11.35 which failure continues
unremedied for a period of five (5) days after the date on which written notice
of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to
the
Seller by any party to this Agreement or by any master servicer responsible
for
master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such
Mortgage Loans;”
(t) The
following shall be added as a new Section 32 to the Agreement:
“SECTION
32. Third
Party Beneficiary. For
purposes of this Agreement, any master servicer shall be considered a third
party beneficiary to this Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits
accruing to any master servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this
Agreement.
A
copy of
all assessments, attestations, reports and certifications required to be
delivered by the Seller under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Purchaser
and the Master Servicer by the date(s) specified herein, and where such
documents are required to be addressed to any party, such addresses shall
include the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely
on
such documents.”
(u) Exhibit
11 of the Agreement is hereby replaced with Attachment
3
(including Attachment
3A,
if
applicable) attached hereto.
(v) The
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 12 in its entirety and replacing
it with Attachment
4
attached
hereto.
(w) The
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 13 in its entirety and replacing
it with Attachment
5
attached
hereto.
Request
for Release and Release for Payment
8.
For
purposes of this Section 8, the following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
Custodial
File:
As to
each Mortgage Loan, any mortgage loan documents which are delivered to the
Custodian or which at any time come into the possession of the
Custodian.
Custodian:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association,
or its
successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the
Custodian.
(a) |
From
time to time and as appropriate for the foreclosure or servicing
of any of
the Mortgage Loans, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of two copies
(or
electronic receipt)
from the Company of a request for release of documents and receipt
in the
form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A,
or such other form in electronic format acceptable to the Custodian,
within five (5) Business Days release to the Company, the related
Custodial File or the documents set forth in such request. All documents
so released to the Company shall be held in trust by the Company.
The
Company shall return to the Custodian the Custodial File or other
such
documents when the Company’s need therefor in connection with such
foreclosure or servicing no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan
shall
be liquidated in which case, upon receipt of an additional request
for
release of documents and receipt certifying such liquidation in the
form
annexed hereto as Exhibit
A,
or such other form acceptable to the Custodian, the request and receipt
submitted pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8 shall
be
released by the Custodian to the Company. In connection with the
Company's
processing of a payoff request for a Mortgage Loan, if required by
the
Company in order to calculate the prepayment penalties, if any, to
be
charged in connection with such payoff, the Company may submit a
request
for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit
A,
with item (5) checked and stating that the Company requests a copy
of the
note rider or other document in the Custodial File describing the
prepayment penalty. The Custodian will provide to the Company a facsimile
(or other electronic copy) of the document so requested within 24
hours
following the receipt of such request; provided that, if the Custodian
receives more than twenty-five (25) such payoff requests on any single
Business Day, the Custodian will use reasonable efforts to provide
such
requested documents as soon as practicable following receipt of such
requests.
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(b) |
In
order to facilitate the administration of certain customary servicing
functions with respect to any Mortgage Loans for which the related
Mortgage has been assigned to the Trustee, the Trustee shall from
time to
time upon request of the Company, execute and deliver a reasonable
number
of originals of a limited power of attorney, appointing as
attorney-in-fact either the Company or, at the Company’s discretion, an
agent of the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B.
The Company shall indemnify the related trust fund, the Trustee and
its
officers, directors and agents for any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, compensatory damages, payments, costs or expenses of any
kind
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against
the
related trust fund or the Trustee as a result of the Company’s use or
misuse of such power of attorney and/or the release of any Mortgage
Loans
or Custodial Files to the Company or the retention of the Mortgage
Loans
and Custodial Files by the Company or any of its affiliates; provided,
however, the Company shall not be liable to any of the foregoing
Persons
for any amount and any portion of any such amount resulting from
the
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of such Person. The
provisions of this clause (b) shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and/or the termination or resignation of the
Company.
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(c) |
The
foregoing provisions respecting release to the Company of the Custodial
Files and documents by the Custodian upon request by the Company
shall be
operative only to the extent that at any time the Custodian shall
not have
released to the Company active Custodial Files or documents (including
those requested) pertaining to more than two-hundred (200) Mortgage
Loans
at the time being held by the Custodian under the custodial agreement.
Any
additional Custodial Files or documents requested to be released
by the
Company may be released only upon written authorization of the Assignee,
which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld. The limitations
of
this paragraph shall not apply to the release of Custodial Files
to the
Company under clause (d) below.
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(d) |
Upon
receipt by the Custodian of two copies (or electronic receipt) from
the
Company of the Company’s request for release of documents and receipt in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A,
or such other form acceptable to the Custodian, (which certification
shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to
be
received in connection with such payment, repurchase or liquidation
have
been or will be credited to the related custodial account), the Custodian
shall within five (5) Business Days release the related Custodial
File to
the Company.
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Miscellaneous
9.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Company’s obligation to deliver any
reports, certificates or other documents to the Master Servicer or Servicer,
including, but not limited to, the reports and certificates set forth in
Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this AAR Agreement, shall survive the termination or
expiration of this AAR Agreement.
10.
All
demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Agreement
and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly
given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid,
as follows:
(a) |
In
the case of Company,
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Fremont
Investment & Loan
0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
(b) |
In
the case of Assignor,
|
DB
Structured Products, Inc.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(c) |
In
the case of Assignee,
|
ACE
Securities Corp.
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
(d) |
In
the case of the Trustee,
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HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
(e) |
In
the case of the Custodian,
|
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
(f) In
the
case of the Servicer,
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
ACE 2006-HE1
(g) In
the
case of the Master Servicer,
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
ACE 2006-HE1
11.
The
Company hereby acknowledges that the Master Servicer has been appointed as
the
master servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and therefor has the right to enforce all obligations of the Company
under the Agreement.
12.
Each
party will pay any commissions, fees and expenses, including attorney’s fees, it
has incurred and the Assignor shall pay the fees of its attorneys and the
reasonable fees of the attorneys of the Assignee in connection with the
negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement.
13.
This
AAR
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401
of the New York General Obligations Law which shall govern), and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined
in
accordance with such laws.
14.
No
term
or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or modification is sought to be enforced.
15.
This
AAR
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be
merged or consolidated or which succeeds to the business or assets thereof
shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor,
Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder.
16.
This
AAR
Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment
of
the Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and
the termination of the Agreement.
17.
This
AAR
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
18.
In
the
event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision
of
the Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR
Agreement shall control.
19.
For
purposes of this AAR Agreement, including, but not limited to Section 7 hereof,
any master servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this AAR
Agreement entitled to all the related rights and benefits accruing to any master
servicer as if it were a direct party to this AAR Agreement.
[signature
page follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of
the
day and year first above written.
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
Assignor
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Director
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title:
|
Director
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ACE
SECURITIES CORP.
Assignee
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
Title:
|
Vice
President
|
By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title:
|
Vice
President
|
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
Company
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President
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ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
Master
Servicer
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
Title:
|
Vice
President
|
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
Servicer
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxx
XxXxxxxx
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Title:
|
Vice
President
|
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED
With
respect to Section 8:
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
for the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series
2006-HE1 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxx
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Title:
|
Vice
President
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ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED
With
respect to Section 8:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
Custodian
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
Title:
|
Vice
President
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ATTACHMENT
1
ASSIGNED
LOANS
[PROVIDED
UPON REQUEST]
ATTACHMENT
2
MASTER
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE,
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AND AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
MASTER
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND
INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
Seller
and Interim Servicer
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
Initial
Purchaser
Dated
as
of May 1, 2004
Fixed
and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
First
and
Second Liens
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
SECTION
1. Definitions
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SECTION
2. Agreement
to Purchase
|
SECTION
3. Mortgage
Loan Schedules
|
SECTION
4. Purchase
Price
|
SECTION
5. Examination
of Mortgage Files
|
SECTION
6. Conveyance
from Seller to Initial Purchaser
|
SECTION
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Seller; Remedies for
Breach
|
SECTION
8. Closing
|
SECTION
9. Closing
Documents
|
SECTION
10. Costs
|
SECTION
11. Seller’s
Servicing Obligations
|
SECTION
12. Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement Upon a Whole
Loan
Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution
Dates
|
SECTION
13. The
Seller
|
SECTION
14. DEFAULT
|
SECTION
15. Termination
|
SECTION
16. Successor
to the Seller
|
SECTION
17. Financial
Statements
|
SECTION
18. Mandatory
Delivery: Grant of Security Interest
|
SECTION
19. Notices
|
SECTION
20. Severability
Clause
|
SECTION
21. Counterparts
|
SECTION
22. Governing
Law
|
SECTION
23. Intention
of the Parties
|
SECTION
24. Successors
and Assigns
|
SECTION
25. Reserved
|
SECTION
26. Waivers
|
SECTION
27. Exhibits
|
SECTION
28. Nonsolicitation
|
SECTION
29. General
Interpretive Principles
|
SECTION
30. Reproduction
of Documents
|
SECTION
31. Further
Agreements
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
1
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FORM
OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
2
|
FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
|
EXHIBIT
3
|
FORM
OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
|
EXHIBIT
4
|
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
|
EXHIBIT
5
|
CONTENTS
OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
|
EXHIBIT
6
|
FORM
OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
7
|
FORM
OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
8
|
SERVICING
ADDENDUM
|
EXHIBIT
9
|
FORM
OF COMMITMENT LETTER
|
EXHIBIT
10
|
MORTGAGE
LOAN DOCUMENTS
|
EXHIBIT
11
|
FORM
OF MONTHLY SERVICER’S REPORT
|
EXHIBIT
12
|
RESERVED
|
EXHIBIT
13
|
RESERVED
|
SCHEDULE
I
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MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
|
MASTER
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
is
an MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”),
dated as of May 1, 2004, by and between DB Structured Products, Inc., having
an
office at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Initial Purchaser”, and
the Initial Purchaser or the Person, if any, to which the Initial Purchaser
has
assigned its rights and obligations hereunder as Purchaser with respect to
a
Mortgage Loan, and each of their respective successors and assigns, the
“Purchaser”) and Fremont Investment & Loan, having an office at 000 X.
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Seller”).
W I T N E S E T H
:
WHEREAS,
the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain
conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential first and second lien
mortgage loans, (the “Mortgage Loans”) as described herein on a servicing
released basis, and which shall be delivered in groups of whole loans or
participation interests therein, as applicable, on various dates as provided
in
the related Commitment Letter (each, a “Closing Date”);
WHEREAS,
each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security
instrument creating a first or second lien on a residential dwelling located
in
the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related
Mortgage Loan Package, which is to be annexed hereto on each Closing Date
as
Schedule I;
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance,
servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS,
following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, the Purchaser
desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage Loans to one or more purchasers
as a
whole loan transfer in a whole loan or participation format or a public or
private mortgage-backed securities transaction;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Seller
agree
as follows:
SECTION
1. Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest
Rate
payable in respect thereto.
Adjustment
Date:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date set forth in the
related
Mortgage Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Agreement:
This
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement including all
exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto.
Appraised
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as
determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at
the
time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum
requirements of prudent lenders in the secondary market, and (ii) the purchase
price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds
of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage
Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value
determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage
Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser
who met the minimum requirements of prudent lenders in the secondary
market.
Assignment
and Conveyance:
An
assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Loans purchased on a Closing Date
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 4.
Assignment
of Mortgage:
An
individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to give record notice of
the
sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a balloon mortgage
loan.
Business
Day:
Any day
other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and
loan
institutions in the State of California or the State of New York are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash-Out
Refinancing:
A
Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the principal
balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property
and
related closing costs, and were used to pay any such existing first mortgage,
related closing costs and subordinate mortgages on the related Mortgaged
Property.
Closing
Date:
The
date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to time shall purchase and
the
Seller from time to time shall sell to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loans
listed
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan
Package.
Closing
Documents:
With
respect to any Closing Date, the documents required pursuant to Section
9.
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto.
Combined
Loan-to-Value Ratio
or
CLTV:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the sum of (a) the original principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan, plus (b) the unpaid principal balance of any subordinate mortgage
loan or loans secured by the Mortgaged Property, and the denominator of which
is
the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Commitment
Letter:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan Package purchased and sold on any Closing Date,
the
letter agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller, in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit 9 (including any exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto),
setting forth the terms and conditions of such transaction and describing
the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Purchaser on such Closing Date. A
Commitment Letter may relate to more than one Mortgage Loan Package to be
purchased on one or more Closing Dates hereunder.
Condemnation
Proceeds:
All
awards, compensation and settlements in respect of a taking of all or part
of a
Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the right
of
eminent domain.
Convertible
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that by its terms and subject to certain conditions contained
in
the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note allows the Mortgagor to convert the
adjustable Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan to a fixed Mortgage
Interest Rate.
Credit
Score:
The
credit score of the Mortgagor provided by Fair, Xxxxx & Company, Inc. or
such other organization providing credit scores at the time of the origination
of a Mortgage Loan. If two credit scores are obtained, the Credit Score shall
be
the lower of the two credit scores. If three credit scores are obtained,
the
Credit Score shall be the middle of the three credit scores.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, created and
maintained pursuant to this Agreement, which shall be entitled “Fremont
Investment & Loan, as servicer, in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc.”,
and established at Fremont Investment & Loan or another financial
institution acceptable to the Purchaser.
Custodial
Agreement:
The
agreement governing the retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note,
Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodian:
The
custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or
assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement,
as
therein provided.
Cut-off
Date:
The
first day of the month in which the related Closing Date occurs or as otherwise
set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
Deleted
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the eighth (8th) day of the calendar month
in
which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such eighth (8th) day is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such eighth (8th)
day.
Distribution
Date:
The
tenth (10th) day of each month, commencing, for any Mortgage Loan Package
on the
tenth day of the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off
Date occurs, or if such tenth (10th) day is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day immediately following such tenth (10th) day.
Due
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the first day of the calendar month in
which
such Distribution Date occurs, which is the day on which the Monthly Payment
is
due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due
Period:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day
of
the month preceding the month of the Distribution Date and ending on the
first
day of the month of the Distribution Date.
Eligible
Account:
Either
(i) an account or accounts maintained with Fremont Investment & Loan or
another federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company
the
short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository
institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding
company, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company
of
which) are rated A-1 by S&P or Prime-1 by Xxxxx’x (or a comparable rating if
another rating agency is specified by the Initial Purchaser by written notice
to
the Seller) at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) an
account
or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC or (iii)
a trust
account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts
may bear interest.
Escrow
Account:
The
separate trust accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement
which
shall be entitled “Fremont Investment & Loan, as servicer, in trust for DB
Structured Products, Inc. and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans”, and established at Fremont Investment & Loan or another
financial institution acceptable to the Purchaser.
Escrow
Payments:
The
amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer
rents, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to
be
escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any
Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
Event
of Default:
Any one
of the events enumerated in Subsection 14.01.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
FHLMC:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.
Final
Recovery Determination:
With
respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a
Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Seller pursuant to this
Agreement), a determination made by the Seller that all Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Seller, in
its
reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect
thereof have been so recovered. The Seller shall maintain records, prepared
by a
servicing officer of the Seller, of each Final Recovery
Determination.
First
Lien:
With
respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust
or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on the
Mortgaged Property.
Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth
in the
Mortgage Note is fixed for the term of such Mortgage Loan.
Flood
Zone Service Contract:
A
transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a nationally
recognized flood zone service provider for the purpose of obtaining the current
flood zone status relating to such Mortgaged Property.
FNMA:
Xxxxxx
Xxx or any successor thereto.
Gross
Margin:
With
respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount
set
forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
that
is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms
of
the related Mortgage Note to determine the new Mortgage Interest Rate for
such
Mortgage Loan.
HUD:
The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor
thereto.
Index:
With
respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the
purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon.
Initial
Closing Date:
The
Closing Date on which the Initial Purchaser purchases and the Seller sells
the
first Mortgage Loan Package hereunder.
Initial
Purchaser:
DB
Structured Products, Inc., or any successor.
Insurance
Proceeds:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interim
Servicing Period:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the period commencing on the related Closing
Date
and, except as provided herein, ending on the earlier of (a) the ninetieth
day
after such Closing Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day immediately following such day) or (b) the Due Date of the third
Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan following the related Closing Date.
The Interim Servicing Period shall continue for additional thirty (30) day
periods following the expiration of the prior period upon mutual agreement
of
the Seller and the Purchaser.
Liquidation
Proceeds:
Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received
in
connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee’s
sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following
the
acquisition of REO Property.
Loan-to-Value
Ratio
or
LTV:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio on
such
date of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property.
Maximum
Mortgage Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the
maximum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage
Loan
may be increased on any Adjustment Date.
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.
MERS
System:
The
system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by
MERS.
MIN:
The
Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan.
Minimum
Mortgage Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the
minimum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage
Loan
may be decreased on any Adjustment Date.
MOM
Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as nominee
for the
originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns.
Monthly
Advance:
The
aggregate of the advances made by the Seller on any Distribution Date pursuant
to Subsection 11.30 of the Servicing Addendum.
Monthly
Payment:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled combined payment of principal
and
interest payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note on each Due
Date.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
Mortgage:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first or second lien
on
Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgagee:
The
mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns
of
such mortgagee or beneficiary.
Mortgage
File:
The
items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit 5 annexed
hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage
File
pursuant to this Agreement or the related Commitment Letter.
Mortgage
Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed annual rate of interest
provided for in the related Mortgage Note and, with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the annual rate that interest accrues on such Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
the
related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage
Loan:
Each
first or second lien, residential mortgage loan, sold, assigned and transferred
to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter
and identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to this Agreement on
the
related Closing Date, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the
Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds,
and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or
in
connection with such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage
Loan Documents:
The
documents listed in Exhibit 10 hereto pertaining to any Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage
Loan Package:
The
Mortgage Loans listed on a Mortgage Loan Schedule, delivered to the Custodian
and the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing
Date and attached to this Agreement as Schedule I on the related Closing
Date.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans to
be
annexed hereto as Schedule I (or a supplement thereto) on each Closing Date
for
the Mortgage Loan Package delivered on such Closing Date in both hard copy and
electronic form, such schedule setting forth the following information with
respect to each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller’s
Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor’s first and last name; (3)
the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the state and zip
code;
(4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property was owner-occupied at
origination; (5) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged
Property; (6) the original months to maturity; (7) the original date of the
Mortgage Loan and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date,
based
on the original amortization schedule; (8) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at
origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately following
the
Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on
the
Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly
Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the
Cut-off
Date; (14) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied
to
the unpaid Stated Principal Balance; (15) the original principal amount of
the
Mortgage Loan; (16) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as
of the
close of business on the Cut-off Date; (17) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate
Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date; (18) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (19) a code indicating the purpose
of the
loan (i.e., purchase financing, Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing);
(20) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to
each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the
terms of the Mortgage Note; (22) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination;
(23)
with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap;
(24)
with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment
Date
immediately following the related Cut-off Date; (25) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Index; (26) the date on which the first
Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent
with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (27) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan or a Fixed
Rate
Mortgage Loan; (28) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full,
easy
or stated); (29) [reserved]; (30) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property;
(31) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable; (32) a code
indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Prepayment Charge, the
term
of such Prepayment Charge and the type of such Prepayment Charge; (33) the
product type (e.g., 2/28, 15 year fixed, 30 year fixed, 15/30 balloon, etc.);
(34) the Mortgagor’s debt to income ratio at origination; (35) the Mortgage
Loan’s payment history; (36) a code indicating the credit score of the Mortgagor
at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan; (37) a code indicating whether
the Mortgaged Property is subject to a First Lien or a Second Lien; (38)
the
Mortgagor’s prior mortgage history with respect to any mortgage loan previously
originated by the Seller; (39) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan
is a
MERS Mortgage Loan and, if so, the corresponding MIN, and (40) a code indicating
if the Mortgage Loan is an interest-only Mortgage Loan and, if so, the term
of
the interest-only period of such Mortgage Loan. With respect to the Mortgage
Loan Package in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth
the
following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of
Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(3) the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. Schedule I hereto shall
be
supplemented as of each Closing Date to reflect the addition of the Mortgage
Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Mortgage
Note:
The
original executed note or other evidence of the Mortgage Loan indebtedness
of a
Mortgagor.
Mortgaged
Property:
The
Mortgagor’s real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note,
consisting of a fee simple interest in a single parcel of real property improved
by a Residential Dwelling.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note, the owner of the Mortgaged Property and the grantor
or mortgagor named in the related Mortgage and such grantor’s or mortgagor’s
successor’s in title to the Mortgaged Property.
Net
Mortgage Interest Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date
of
determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable
Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the Servicing Fee
Rate.
Nonrecoverable
Monthly Advance:
Any
Monthly Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage
Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Seller,
will not, or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance, would not be,
ultimately recoverable from related late payments, Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided
herein.
Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the
Board or a President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary
or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Person
on
behalf of whom such certificate is being delivered.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be salaried counsel for the Person on
behalf
of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to each Person
to whom
such opinion is addressed.
Pass-Through
Transfer:
The
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to
a
trust to be formed as part of a publicly issued or privately placed
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Periodic
Rate Cap:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and any Adjustment Date therefor,
a number of percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum
amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan may increase (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate)
or
decrease (without regard to the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate) on such
Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately prior
to
such Adjustment Date.
Person:
An
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Prepayment
Charge:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any prepayment penalty or premium thereon payable
in connection with a principal prepayment on such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to the
terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received
in
advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge, which
is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due
on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of
prepayment.
Purchase
Price:
The
price paid on the related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant
to the related Commitment Letter in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased
on
such Closing Date as provided in Section 4.
Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan:
A
mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms
of
this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments
of
principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution,
not in
excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of
the
Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii)
have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point
in
excess of) the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii)
have a
Net Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage
point
in excess of) the Net Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(iv)
have a remaining term to maturity not greater than one month (and not less
than
one month) than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have the same Due
Date as
the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio
as of
the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vii) [reserved], (viii) conform to
each
representation and warranty set forth in Subsection 7.02 of this Agreement
and
(ix) be the same type of mortgage loan (i.e. fixed or adjustable rate with
the
same Gross Margin and Index as the Deleted Mortgage Loan). In the event that
one
or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans,
the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis
of
aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Interest Rates described in clause
(ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage
Interest Rates and shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the
terms
described in clause (iv) shall be determined on the basis of weighted average
remaining terms to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause
(vi)
hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the
extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties
described in clause (viii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be. In addition,
the substitution of more than one Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous
sentence shall be subject to the Purchaser’s approval in its sole
discretion.
Rate/Term
Refinancing:
A
Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not in excess of the
existing first mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related
closing costs, and were used exclusively to satisfy the then existing first
mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and to pay
related closing costs.
Reconstitution
Agreements:
The
agreement or agreements entered into by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or
certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to
any or
all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Whole
Loan
Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer as provided in Section 12.
Reconstitution
Date:
The
date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this
Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part
of a
Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer pursuant to Section 12
hereof.
Record
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month
immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
Refinanced
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related
Mortgaged Property.
REMIC:
A “real
estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the
Code.
REMIC
Provisions:
Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear
in
Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed,
temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements
promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to
time.
REO
Account:
The
separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this
Agreement which shall be entitled “[Seller], in trust for the Purchaser, as of
[date of acquisition of title], Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans”.
REO
Disposition:
The
final sale by the Seller of any REO Property.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired as a result of the liquidation of a Mortgage
Loan.
Repurchase
Price:
Except
as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, with respect to
any
Mortgage Loan, (1) a price equal to (A) during the first twelve months following
the related Closing Date (i) the Purchase Price percentage used to calculate
the
Purchase Price, as stated in the related Commitment Letter, times the Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan so repurchased plus (ii) accrued interest
thereon to the last day of the month that such repurchase occurs, and (B)
thereafter (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan so repurchased,
plus (ii) accrued interest thereon to the last day of the month such repurchase
occurs or (2) such other amount set forth in the related Commitment
Letter.
Residential
Dwelling:
Any one
of the following: (i) a one-family dwelling, (ii) a two- to four family
dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project, or (iv)
a
one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is manufactured
housing, a co-operative, commercial property or mixed use property.
Second
Lien:
With
respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust
or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a second lien on
the
Mortgaged Property.
Second
Lien Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan secured by the lien on the Mortgaged Property, subject to one
prior lien on such Mortgaged Property securing financing obtained by the
related
Mortgagor.
Servicing
Addendum:
The
terms and conditions attached hereto as Exhibit 8 which will govern the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller during the Interim Servicing
Period.
Servicing
Advances:
All
customary, reasonable and necessary “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred
by the Seller in the performance of its servicing obligations, including,
but
not limited to, the cost of (i) preservation, restoration and repair of a
Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect
to
a Mortgage Loan, including foreclosure actions and (iii) the management and
liquidation of REO Property.
Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual servicing fee the
Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, which shall, for each month, be equal
to
one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly,
computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respectively
which
any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation
of
the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely
from,
the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section
11.05) of related Monthly Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise
provided under Section 11.05. If the Interim Servicing Period includes any
partial month, the Servicing Fee for such month shall be pro rated at a per
diem
rate based upon a 30-day month.
Servicing
Fee Rate:
The per
annum rate set forth in the related Commitment Letter at which the Servicing
Fee
accrues.
Servicing
File:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Seller consisting
of
originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to
the
Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set
forth
in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its
successor in interest.
Stated
Principal Balance:
As to
each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance
of
the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments
of
principal due on or before such date, whether or not collected from the
Mortgagor on or before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed
to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments
or recoveries of principal.
Tax
Service Contract:
A
transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a tax service
provider for the purpose of obtaining current information from local taxing
authorities relating to such Mortgaged Property.
Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to
a
third party, which sale or transfer is not a Pass-Through Transfer.
SECTION
2. Agreement
to Purchase. The
Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time-to-time,
Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance on the related Cut-off
Date
in an amount as set forth in the related Commitment Letter, or in such other
amount as agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser
on
the related Closing Date.
SECTION
3. Mortgage
Loan Schedules.
The
Seller shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule for a Mortgage Loan Package
to
be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at least three
(3)
Business Days prior to the related Closing Date or as otherwise set forth
in the
related Commitment Letter.
SECTION
4. Purchase
Price.
The
Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule shall be the percentage of par as stated in the related Commitment
Letter (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by its Stated
Principal Balance as of the related Closing Date. If so provided in the related
Commitment Letter, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced
separately.
The
Purchaser shall own and be entitled to receive with respect to each Mortgage
Loan purchased, (1) all scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off
Date,
(2) all other recoveries of principal collected after the related Cut-off
Date
(provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off
Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such interest
payment that is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date).
The
Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is
determined after application to the reduction of principal of payments of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, for the purposes of this Agreement, payments of scheduled principal
and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall
not be
applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid
amounts (minus the applicable Servicing Fee) shall be the property of the
Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial
Account, which account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser, for
remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser on the first related Distribution
Date. All payments of principal and interest, less the applicable Servicing
Fee,
due on a Due Date following the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the
Purchaser.
SECTION
5. Examination
of Mortgage Files.
In
addition to the rights granted to the Initial Purchaser under the related
Commitment Letter to underwrite the Mortgage Loans and review the Mortgage
Files
prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Custodian
in escrow, for examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
on
such Closing Date, the related Mortgage File, including the Assignment of
Mortgage, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage
File available to the Initial Purchaser for examination at the Seller’s offices
or such other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Initial
Purchaser and the Seller. Such examination may be made by the Initial Purchaser
or its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing
Date.
If the Initial Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing
Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the terms of
the
related Commitment Letter or the Seller’s underwriting standards, such Mortgage
Loans may, at the Initial Purchaser’s option, be rejected for purchase by the
Initial Purchaser. If not purchased by the Initial Purchaser, such Mortgage
Loans shall be deleted from the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Initial
Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all
or
part of any Mortgage Loan Package without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Initial Purchaser has conducted or has determined
not to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files
shall
not affect the Initial Purchaser’s (or any of its successors’) rights to demand
repurchase pursuant to Section 7.03 or other relief or remedy provided for
in
this Agreement.
SECTION
6. Conveyance
from Seller to Initial Purchaser.
Subsection
6.01. Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Servicing Files.
The
Seller, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute
and
deliver to the Initial Purchaser an Assignment and Conveyance with respect
to
the related Mortgage Loan Package in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
4. The
Servicing File retained by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Seller’s
computer system to reflect clearly the sale of such related Mortgage Loan
to the
Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its custody the contents of any
Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except
when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04.
In
addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loans, the
Seller agrees that it will cause, at its own expense, the MERS System to
indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the
Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by including (or deleting, in
the
case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement
prior to the related Servicing Transfer Date) in such computer files the
information required by the MERS System to identify the Purchaser of such
Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
6.02. Books
and Records.
Record
title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of the related Closing
Date shall be in the name of the Seller, the Purchaser, the Custodian or
one or
more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall designate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, beneficial ownership of each Mortgage and
the
related Mortgage Note shall be vested solely in the Purchaser or the appropriate
designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. All rights arising out of
the
Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by the Seller
after the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as
provided in Section 4 shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees
of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all such funds received on or in
connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 4 shall be received
and
held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the assignee
of
the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.
Subsection
6.03. Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The
Seller shall from time to time in connection with each Closing Date, at least
five (5) Business Days prior to such Closing Date, deliver and release to
the
Custodian those Mortgage Loan Documents as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to substantially all of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased and
sold
on the related Closing Date and set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
delivered with such Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that all of the remaining
Mortgage Loan Documents shall be delivered within three (3) Business prior
to
such Closing Date.
The
Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents required
to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the related Closing
Date, as evidenced by the Trust Receipt and Initial Certification of the
Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall
be
responsible for maintaining the Custodial Agreement during the Interim Servicing
Period. The fees and expenses of the Custodian shall be paid by the Purchaser
and the Seller as set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
The
Seller shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian
with a
certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within
two
weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted
for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety
days of its submission for recordation.
SECTION
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Seller; Remedies for Breach.
Subsection
7.01. Representations
and Warranties Respecting the Seller.
(a) The
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of the Initial
Closing Date and each subsequent Closing Date or as of such date specifically
provided herein or in the applicable Assignment and Conveyance:
(i) The
Seller is a state chartered industrial bank duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the state of California and is and will
remain in compliance with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property
is located to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage
Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms
of this
Agreement. No licenses or approvals obtained by the Seller necessary to ensure
the enforceability of the Mortgage Loans have been suspended or revoked by
any
court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings
are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation;
(ii) The
Seller has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell
each
Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has
duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has
duly
executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance
of
and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Seller’s
articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result
in
a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other
instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be applicable to the
Seller or its assets;
(iv) The
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree
of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal
or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which
violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect
the
condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its
assets
or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
(v) 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;
(vi) The
Mortgage Loan Documents and any other documents required to be delivered
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement have been delivered
to
the Custodian, all in compliance with the specific requirements of this
Agreement;
(vii) Immediately
prior to the payment of the Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller
was the owner of record of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced
by the related Mortgage Note and upon the payment of the Purchase Price by
the
Purchaser, in the event that the Seller retains record title, the Seller
shall
retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related Mortgage Note and
the
related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust for the Purchaser as
the
owner thereof and only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the
servicing of each Mortgage Loan;
(viii) There
are
no actions or proceedings against, or to the Seller’s knowledge investigations
of, the Seller before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal
(A)
that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent
the
sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely
affect
the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement;
(ix) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of,
or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior
to
the related Closing Date;
(x) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant
to
this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer laws or any similar
statutory provisions;
(xi) No
written statement, report or other disclosure document prepared and furnished
or
to be prepared and furnished by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement or
in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(xii) The
consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans
constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage
Loans;
(xiii) The
Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller is not transferring any Mortgage
Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;
and
(xiv) The
Seller is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material
respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing
of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS.
Subsection
7.02. Representations
and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage
Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(i) The
information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage
Loan data delivered to the Purchaser and the Custodian is complete, true
and
correct;
(ii) The
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related
Commitment Letter, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package
as set forth in the related Commitment Letter are true and correct;
(iii) Unless
otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, all payments required
to
be made up to the close of business on the related Closing Date for such
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; the Seller
has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance
of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged Property,
directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage
Note or Mortgage. No payment under the Mortgage Loan has been more than one
(1)
calendar month delinquent more than one time since origination;
(iv) There
are
no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in
future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(v) The
Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule and is improved by a Residential Dwelling;
(vi) The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered
or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the
applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority
of
the Mortgage, and which have been delivered to the Custodian; the substance
of
any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the title
insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or
modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or
in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the
title
insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement
has been delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected
in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(vii) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will
the
operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage, or
the
exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership
and
other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally;
(viii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer generally
acceptable in the secondary mortgage market against loss by fire, hazards
of
extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where
the
Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming
to the
requirements of the Servicing Addendum. All such insurance policies contain
a
standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its successors and assigns as
mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property
is
in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards
(and
such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting
the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration is in effect which policy is generally accepted in the secondary
mortgage market. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
all
such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor
from the Mortgagor;
(ix) Any
and
all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without
limitation, usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer
credit protection, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, disclosure laws,
or
all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws applicable to the origination
and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have
been complied with and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby
will not involve the violation of any such laws, and the Seller shall maintain
in its possession, available for the inspection of the Purchaser or its
designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, upon two Business
Days’ request, evidence of compliance with such requirements;
(x) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in
whole
or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of
the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission
or
release;
(xi) The
related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and enforceable
(A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority security
interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to
be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either
case,
on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property
subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not
yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of
way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording
being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically
referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator
of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value
of
the Mortgaged Property, (c) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security
intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or
marketability of the related Mortgaged Property and (d) with respect to each
Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan
(as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien on the Mortgaged
Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes
and
creates a valid, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority
security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by
the
Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) or
(B)
second lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage
Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, on the property
described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same
to
the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination
of
the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt
or
other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the
Mortgage;
(xii) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal,
valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other
similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally;
(xiii) All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter
into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed
by
such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
(xiv) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional
funds thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site
or
off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor
have
been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing
the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xv) The
Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage
Note
and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under all governmental
and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller, subject to no
interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to transfer and
sell
the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement free and clear
of
any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge, charge, mortgage,
claim, participation interest or security interest of any nature (collectively,
a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and assignments herein
contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold all of its right,
title
and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser will hold good,
marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each Mortgage
Loan
subject to no Lien other than any Lien arising from the Purchaser’s ownership of
the Mortgage Loan;
(xvi) All
parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as originator,
mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in
which
they held and disposed of such interest, were): (A) organized under the laws
of
the state of its formation, or (B) qualified to do business in such state,
or
(C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal
offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require
qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be licensed
in such
state. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan were
in
compliance with any and all applicable “doing business” and licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located
except where the failure to be so licensed and qualified would not have a
material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or were not required to be licensed
in such state;
(xvii) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) ALTA
lender’s title insurance policy (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of
ALTA
6.0 or 6.1) generally acceptable in the secondary mortgage market, issued
by a
title insurer generally acceptable in the secondary mortgage market and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property
is
located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained above in (x)(a) and
(b)
and, with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller
to be a
Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) clause
(d)) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien
of the
Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with
respect
to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the
invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions
of the
Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly
Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively
insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property, and against
encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
The
Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full
force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy,
and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done,
by
act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title
insurance policy;
(xviii) Except
as
set forth in Section 7.02(iii) above with respect to any payment delinquency,
there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing
under
the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of
time
or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute
a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and the Seller has
not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect
to
each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in
full
force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration existing under such First Lien mortgage or the related mortgage
note, (iii) no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the
expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien
mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires,
the
mortgagee under the Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords
such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or
otherwise under the First Lien mortgage;
(xix) As
of the
origination of the Mortgage Loan, there are no mechanics’ or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien) affecting the related
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate
with, the lien of the related Mortgage that are not covered by the applicable
title insurance policy;
(xx) All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of
the
related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property;
(xxi) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller, a broker or correspondent lender
of
the Seller licensed in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations of their applicable state licensing agency or by a savings and
loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution
which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a
mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
(xxii) Except
with respect to interest-only Mortgage Loans, principal payments on the Mortgage
Loan shall commence (with respect to any newly originated Mortgage Loans)
or
commenced no more than sixty days after the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan
were
disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, other than interest-only Mortgage Loans, the
Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments,
which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and
to
pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, (B) in the case of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in
any
case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over
the
original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest
Rate
and (C) in the case of a Balloon Loan, are based on a fifteen (15) or thirty
(30) year amortization schedule, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note,
and
a final monthly payment substantially greater than the preceding monthly
payment
which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon
Loan and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. The Index
for
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined in the related Commitment
Letter and the Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan,
the
interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the
remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage
Note does not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan is a Convertible
Mortgage Loan;
(xxiii) The
origination and collection practices used by the Seller with respect to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent
and
customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage
Loan
has been serviced by the Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance
with
the terms of the Mortgage Note. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow
Payments (other than with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated
by
the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan and for which the mortgagee
under
the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule)), if any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under
the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made.
No
escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller
have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and
no
such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held by the Seller for
any
work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been completed;
(xxiv) The
Mortgaged Property is free of damage and waste and there is no proceeding
pending or to the best of the Seller’s knowledge threatened for the total or
partial condemnation thereof;
(xxv) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions
such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate
for the
realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security
provided thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as
a deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. The
Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or
foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under
applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption available
to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged
Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage. The
Mortgagor has not notified the Seller and the Seller has no knowledge of
any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Relief
Act;
(xxvi) The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting standards
of
the Seller in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the
Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms generally acceptable in the secondary
mortgage market;
(xxvii) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred
to in
(x) above;
(xxviii) The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which
was
on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with an interior inspection was made
and
signed, prior to the funding of the Mortgage Loan, by a qualified appraiser,
duly appointed by the Seller, who had no interest, direct or indirect in
the
Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, whose
compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage
Loan
and who met the minimum qualifications of prudent lenders in the secondary
market. 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;
(xxix) In
the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified
under
applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently
so
serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will
become
payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(xxx) 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;
(xxxi) The
Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making
of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
and
rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such
statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
(xxxii) 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;
(xxxiii)
[reserved];
(xxxiv)
[reserved];
(xxxv) As
of the
date of origination, the related Mortgaged Property was lawfully occupied
under
applicable law; all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be
made
or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property
and,
with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited
to
certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities. As of the date of origination, no improvement located on or
being
part of any Mortgaged Property was in violation of any applicable zoning
law or
regulation;
(xxxvi) No
error,
omission, misrepresentation, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to
a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation the Mortgagor,
any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party in the application
of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvii) Each
original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent assignments of the original
Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded,
or are
in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein
such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors
of the
Seller. The Assignment of Mortgage, if required, is in recordable form and
is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located;
(xxxviii) Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and
single repayment term reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of
the
Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured
as
having (A) first lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is
indicated by the Seller to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule), or (B) second lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan
which
is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, by a title insurance policy,
an
endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by
other title evidence acceptable to prudent lenders in the secondary market.
The
consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount
of
the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxix) [reserved];
(xl) Each
Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section
50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas Refinance Loan”) has been
originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6)
of
the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance Code.
With
respect to each Texas Refinance Loan that is a Cash-Out Refinancing, the
related
Mortgage Loan Documents state that the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance
Loan in whole or in part without incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller
does
not collect any such Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas
Refinance Loan;
(xli) The
down
payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully verified by the
Seller, pursuant to Seller’s underwriting guidelines;
(xlii) Interest
on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months;
(xliii) 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;
(xliv) The
Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each first lien Mortgage Loan to
be
covered by a “life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable to the
Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee; provided
however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract,
the
Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses
incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax
Service Contract;
(xlv) Each
first lien Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan” Flood Zone Service
Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost
to the
Purchaser or its designee or, for each first lien Mortgage Loan not covered
by
such Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood
Zone
Service Contract;
(xlvi) None
of
the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans include an option to convert to a Fixed
Rate
Mortgage Loan;
(xlvii) No
selection procedures were used by the Seller that identified the Mortgage
Loans
as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans
originated by the Seller that conform with the requirements of the related
Commitment Letter;
(xlviii) Except
as
set forth on the data tape, the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect
to
any Mortgage Loan Package and the related Commitment Letter, the Loan-to-Value
Ratio of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than 100%, and the
CLTV
of any Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than 100%;
(xlix) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(l) No
Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to, covered by or in violation of the provisions
of
the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, (b) a “high
cost”, “covered” (except with respect to purchase money “covered loans” under
the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002), “abusive”, “predatory”,
“home loan”, “Oklahoma Section 10” or “high risk” mortgage loan (or a similarly
designated loan using different terminology) under any federal, state or
local
law, including without limitation, the provisions of the Georgia Fair Lending
Act, New York Banking Law, Section 6-1, the City of Oakland, California
Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance No. 12361, the Arkansas Home Loan Protection
Act, effective as of June 14, 2003, Kentucky State Statute KRS 360.100,
effective as of June 25, 2003, the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act
of
2002 (the “NJ Act”), the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act (N.M. Stat. Xxx. §§
58-21A-1 et seq.), the Illinois High-Risk Home Loan Act (815 Ill. Comp. Stat.
137/1 et seq.), the Oklahoma Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act, Nevada
Assembly Xxxx No. 284, effective as of Oct. 1, 2003, the Minnesota Residential
Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act (MN Stat. §58.137), the South
Carolina High-Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, effective January 1, 2004,
or
any other statute or regulation providing assignee liability to holders of
such
mortgage loans, or (c) subject to or in violation of any such or comparable
federal, state or local statutes or regulations;
(li) Each
Mortgage Loan has a valid and original Credit Score of not less than 500,
except
as set forth on the data tape, the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect
to any Mortgage Loan Package and the related Commitment Letter;
(lii) No
Mortgage Loan had an original term to maturity of more than thirty (30)
years;
(liii) As
of the
date of origination, no Mortgagor is the obligor on more than two Mortgage
Notes
with respect to one Mortgaged Property;
(liv) At
origination each Mortgagor had a debt-to-income ratio of less than or equal
to
60%;
(lv) Each
Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the
unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the event the related
Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee
thereunder;
(lvi) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the related first
lien
does not provide for negative amortization, (ii) either no consent for the
Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the first lien or such consent
has
been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File and (iii) the Seller
has not
received a notice of default of a senior lien on the related Mortgaged Property
which has not been cured. Each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien Mortgage
Loan was originated at the same time or otherwise in connection with the
related
First Lien Mortgage Loan;
(lvii) No
Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge
longer
than five years after its origination; and no Mortgage Loan originated after
October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge longer than three years after its
origination;
(lviii) As
of the
origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes
such
Prepayment Charges to be collected and such Prepayment Charges are permissible
and enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan
Documents and all applicable federal, state and local laws (except to the
extent
that the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights
generally or the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration
in
connection with a foreclosure) and each Prepayment Charge was originated
in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws;
(lix) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident
or
health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit.
No
borrower obtained a prepaid single premium credit life, disability, accident
or
health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan,
and no proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium
credit insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition
to
closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(lx) No
Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 and prior to March 7,
2003
is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of Georgia;
(lxi) The
Seller has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and
its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable
and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans
Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a
monthly basis;
(lxii) [reserved];
(lxiii) No
predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited
to,
the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without regard for the Mortgagor’s
ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a Mortgagor
which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in connection
with the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxiv) The
Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and
regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001
(collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”). The Seller has established an
anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection
with
the origination of each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering
Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor
and
maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable
Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws; no Mortgage Loan
is
subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive
Order”) or the regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the United States Department of the Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in
violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor
is
subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations
nor
listed as a “blocked person” for purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(lxv) Each
Mortgagor was assigned the highest credit grade available with respect to
a
mortgage loan product offered by such Mortgage Loan’s originator, taking into
account credit history, debt to income ratio and loan requirements of such
Mortgagor;
(lxvi) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(lxvii) All
points, fees and charges, including finance charges (whether or not assessed,
collected or to be collected), related to each Mortgage Loan were disclosed
in
writing to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and
federal
law and regulation;
(lxviii) The
interest-only period with respect to any interest only Mortgage Loan and
following the expiration of such interest only period the remaining Monthly
Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance
of
the Mortgage Loan over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan;
(lxix) If
the
Mortgage Loan provides that the interest rate of the related Mortgage Loan
may
be adjusted, all of the terms of the related Mortgage pertaining to interest
rate adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding
principal balance have been made in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note and applicable law and are enforceable and such adjustments
will
not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien;
(lxx) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition
of
a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior
to
the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge
in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a Mortgage
Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) the Seller had available programs that
offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did not require payment
of
a Prepayment Charge and prior to the Mortgage Loans origination, the Mortgage
Loan was available to the Mortgagor with and without the Prepayment Charge,
(iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage
Loan
Documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding
any state or federal law to the contrary, the Seller, as long as it is servicing
the Mortgage Loans, shall not impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance
when
the Mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in
making the Monthly Payments;
(lxxi) No
Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one
hundred percent of the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien
Mortgage Loan subject to the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related
Mortgaged Property;
(lxxii) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such
MIN
is accurately provided on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related
assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded;
and
(lxxiii) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not received any notice
of
liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices
have been electronically posted by MERS.
Subsection
7.03. Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to
the
Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding
any
restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of
Mortgage or the examination or lack of examination of any Mortgage File.
Upon
discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the
value
of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially
and
adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage
Loan in
the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage
Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice
to the
other.
Within
60
days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of any
breach
of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the
value
of a Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall use its best efforts
promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach
cannot
be cured, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser’s option, repurchase such Mortgage
Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a breach shall involve any
representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 7.01 and such breach cannot
be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the
Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser’s
option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price. The Seller
may, at
the request of the Purchaser and assuming that the Seller has a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided
above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans; provided that such substitution shall
be
effected not later than 120 days after notice to the Seller of such breach.
If
the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall
repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan(s)
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 7.03 shall occur
on a
date designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished (i) by wire transfer
of immediately available funds on the repurchase date to an account designated
by the Initial Purchaser or (ii) as otherwise set forth in the related
Commitment Letter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
it
is understood by the parties hereto that a breach of the representations
and
warranties made in Sections 7.02(l), (lvii), (lix), (lx), (lxi) or (lxxi)
will
be deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage
Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein.
If
pursuant to the foregoing provisions the Seller repurchases a Mortgage Loan
that
is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall either (i) cause MERS to execute
and
deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the
Mortgage from MERS to the Seller and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed
from registration on the MERS System in accordance with MERS’ rules and
regulations or (ii) cause MERS to designate on the MERS System the Seller
as the
beneficial holder of such Mortgage Loan.
At
the
time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser and the
Seller
shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the
Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan. In the event the Repurchase Price
is
deposited in the Custodial Account, the Seller shall, simultaneously with
such
deposit, give written notice to the Purchaser that such deposit has taken
place.
Upon such repurchase the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended
to
reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this
Agreement.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering
to the Purchaser for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and such other documents
and agreements as are required by the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage
Note endorsed as required therein. The Seller shall deposit in the Custodial
Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such
substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans in the month of substitution will be retained by the Seller. For the
month
of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly
Payment
due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Seller
shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received
by the
Seller in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall give written
notice to the Purchaser that such substitution has taken place and shall
amend
the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan
from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in
all
respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution,
the
covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and
7.02.
For
any
month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller will determine the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution).
An amount equal to the product of the amount of such shortfall multiplied
by the
Repurchase Price shall be distributed by the Seller in the month of substitution
pursuant to the Servicing Addendum. Accordingly, on the date of such
substitution, the Seller, as applicable, will deposit from its own funds
into
the Custodial Account an amount equal to such amount.
In
addition to such cure, repurchase and substitution obligation, the Seller
shall
indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim,
demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach
of
the Seller’s representations and warranties contained in this Section 7. It is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Subsection 7.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage
Loan
and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this Subsection 7.03 constitute
the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties.
Any
cause
of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of the breach of
any
representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.01 or 7.02 shall accrue
as
to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or
notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller
to
cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and
(iii)
demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with the relevant
provisions of this Agreement.
Subsection
7.04. Repurchase
of Certain Mortgage Loans; Premium Recapture.
Except
as
otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, in the event that any
Mortgage Loans prepay-in-full within twelve (12) months of the related Closing
Date, the Seller shall remit to the Purchaser an amount (not less than zero)
equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the product of (A) the excess of the
related
Purchase Price percentage over 100% and (B) the Stated Principal Balance
of such
prepaid Mortgage Loan as of the related Closing Date over (ii) the amount
of any
Prepayment Charges contractually due with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
provided, however, the Seller shall have no obligation to remit to the Purchaser
the amount of any premium with respect to any Mortgage Loan following a Whole
Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer. Except as otherwise set forth in
the
related Commitment Letter, in the event that any Mortgage Loan fails to make
the
first scheduled Monthly Payment due following the related Closing Date to
Purchaser within the calendar month such payment is due, Seller shall repurchase
such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price provided, however, in the event
that
the Purchaser transfers servicing of the related Mortgage Loan prior to the
expiration of the Interim Servicing Period, the Seller shall not be required
to
repurchase such Mortgage Loan with a first or second payment default as set
forth herein if the Seller is not servicing such Mortgage Loan during such
default.
Subsection
7.05. Representations
and Warranties Respecting the Initial Purchaser.
The
Initial Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller as of
the
Initial Closing Date and each subsequent Closing Date or as of such date
specifically provided herein:
(i) The
Initial Purchaser is a Delaware corporation. No licenses or approvals obtained
by the Initial Purchaser have been suspended or revoked by any court,
administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings
are
pending which might result in such suspension or revocation;
(ii) The
Initial Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement. The Initial 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 Initial
Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as
the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization;
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Initial Purchaser and the
performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate
the Initial Purchaser’s articles of incorporation or constitute a default under
or result in a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement
or
other instrument to which the Initial Purchaser is a party or which may be
applicable to the Initial Purchaser or its assets;
(iv) The
Initial Purchaser is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement by the Initial Purchaser and its performance and compliance with
the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to,
any
order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Initial Purchaser
or its assets, which violation might have consequences that would materially
and
adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation
of the
Initial Purchaser or its assets or might have consequences that would materially
and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties
hereunder;
(v) The
Initial 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;
(vi) There
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Initial Purchaser
before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that might
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the purchase
of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect
the
performance by the Initial Purchaser of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement;
(vii) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Initial
Purchaser of, or compliance by the Initial Purchaser with, this Agreement
or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for
such
consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained
prior to the related Closing Date; and
(viii) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Initial Purchaser.
SECTION
8. Closing.
The
closing for each Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the related Closing
Date. At the Purchaser’s option, the closing shall be either by telephone,
confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person,
at such place as the parties shall agree.
The
closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date shall
be
subject to each of the following conditions:
(a)
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all
of the representations and warranties of the Seller under this
Agreement
shall be true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no
event
shall have occurred which, with reasonable notice to the Seller
or the
passage of time, would constitute a default under this
Agreement;
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(b)
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the
Initial Purchaser shall have received, or the Initial Purchaser’s
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents
as
specified in Section 9, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable
to
the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the
Purchaser
as required pursuant to the terms
hereof;
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(c)
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the
Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian all documents
required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement;
and
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(d)
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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, the Initial Purchaser shall pay to the Seller
on
the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant
to
Section 4, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
designated by the Seller.
SECTION
9. Closing
Documents.
(a) On
or
before the Initial Closing Date, the Seller shall submit to the Initial
Purchaser fully executed originals of the following documents:
1.
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this
Agreement, in four counterparts;
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2.
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a
Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
6
hereto;
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3.
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as
Escrow Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit
7
hereto;
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4.
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an
Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all
attachments thereto;
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5.
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an
Opinion of Counsel to the Seller, in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto;
and
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6.
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the
Seller’s underwriting guidelines for each of the Seller’s origination
programs.
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(b) The
Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date
shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1.
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the
related Commitment Letter;
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2.
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the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, one copy to be attached hereto
and one
copy to be attached to the Custodian’s counterpart of the Custodial
Agreement, as the Mortgage Loan Schedule
thereto;
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3.
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a
Custodian’s trust receipt and initial certification, as required under the
Custodial Agreement, in a form acceptable to the Initial
Purchaser;
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4.
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an
Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all
attachments thereto;
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5.
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if
requested by the Initial Purchaser, an Opinion of Counsel to the
Seller,
in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto;
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6.
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a
Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto
executed
by any Person, as requested by the Initial Purchaser, if any of
the
Mortgage Loans has at any time been subject to any security interest,
pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such
Person;
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7.
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a
certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed
or
stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage
Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger or acquired or originated
by
the Seller while conducting business under a name other than its
present
name, if applicable; and
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8.
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an
Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit 4
hereto.
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SECTION
10. Costs.
The
Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen, due diligence costs
and
the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. All other costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans,
including without limitation recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements
and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage and the Seller’s
attorney’s fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION
11. Seller’s
Servicing Obligations.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans the Seller sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing Date
during the Interim Servicing Period in accordance with the terms and provisions
set forth in the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which Servicing
Addendum is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION
12. Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement Upon a Whole Loan Transfer
or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates.
The
Seller and the Initial Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of
the
Mortgage Loans, the Initial Purchaser may effect either:
(1)
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one
or more Whole Loan Transfers;
and/or
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(2)
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one
or more Pass-Through Transfers.
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provided,
however, that with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package, the Initial Purchaser
agrees that it shall not effect more than three (3) Whole Loan Transfers
or Pass
Through Transfers (or such other amount as is set forth in the related
Commitment Letter)
With
respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case
may
be, entered into by the Initial Purchaser, the Seller agrees:
(1)
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to
cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser
with
respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures
and with
respect to the preparation (including, but not limited to, the
endorsement, delivery, assignment, and execution) of the Mortgage
Loan
Documents and other related documents, and with respect to interim
servicing requirements reasonably requested by the rating agencies
and
credit enhancers;
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(2)
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to
execute all Reconstitution Agreements provided
that such Reconstitution Agreements will not contain any greater
obligations of the Seller or require any additional representations
and
warranties other than those contained in this Agreement (unless
otherwise
agreed to between the Seller and the Purchaser) and
that each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given an opportunity
to
review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such
documents not specifically referenced or provided for herein
;
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(3)
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with
respect to any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer that
occurs
within 12 months of the related Closing Date or such later period
as
specified in the related Commitment Letter, the Seller will restate
(i)
all the representations and warranties relating to the Mortgage
Loans and
the Seller directly to DBSP, the master servicer, any successor
servicer
or any purchasers of the Mortgage Loans from DBSP as of the servicing
transfer date of the related Mortgage Loans and (ii) following
the
servicing transfer date of any Mortgage Loan, the representations
and
warranties relating to the Seller and the Mortgage Loans (other
than
servicing or delinquency status) directly to DBSP, the master servicer,
any successor servicer or any purchasers of the Mortgage Loans
from DBSP;
provided, however, in either case, the representations and warranties
may
be modified as of the date of such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through
Transfer to the extent necessary to accurately reflect the pool
statistics
of the Mortgage Loans as of the date of such restatement and any
events or
circumstances existing subsequent to the related Closing
Date(s);
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(4)
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with
respect to any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer that
includes
FNMA or FHLMC in any manner, the Seller shall make the following
additional representations and warranties with respect to each
Mortgage
Loan as of the date of such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through
Transfer
for which such representations and warranty is true and
correct:
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(i) The
Seller will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan,
the
Seller agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as
follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed, or charged-off;
(ii) Each
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility
for
purchase requirements of FNMA’s Selling Guide;
(iii) Except
in
the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original principal amount of less than
$60,000
which would have resulted in an unprofitable origination, no related Mortgagor
was charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed) in an amount greater
than 5% of the principal amount of such loan, such 5% limitation is calculated
in accordance with FNMA’s anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth in
the FNMA Selling Guide; and
(iv) No
Mortgagor on any Mortgage Loan originated on or after July 1, 2004, agreed
to
submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in
any
way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
(5)
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to
deliver to the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other
offering
material such publicly available information regarding the Seller,
its
financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure
and
loss experience and any additional related information as is otherwise
reasonably requested by the Purchaser and which the Seller is capable
of
providing without unreasonable effort or expense, and to indemnify
the
Purchaser and its affiliates for material misstatements or omissions
contained (i) in such information and (ii) on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule;
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(6)
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to
deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser,
at
the Purchaser’s expense, such statements and audit letters of reputable,
certified public accountants pertaining to information provided
by the
Seller pursuant to clause 5 above as shall be reasonably requested
by the
Purchaser; and
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(7)
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to
deliver to the Purchaser, and to any Person designated by the Purchaser,
such corporate documents and Opinions of Counsel as are customarily
delivered by originators or servicers, as the case may be, and
reasonably
determined by the Purchaser to be necessary in connection with
Whole Loan
Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers, as the case may be, such Opinions
of
Counsel for a Pass-Through Transfer to be in the form reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser, it being understood that the cost
of any
opinions of outside special counsel that may be required for a
Whole Loan
Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, shall be
the
responsibility of the Purchaser.
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All
Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer
or
Pass-Through Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue
to
be serviced for the remainder of the Interim Servicing Period in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall
remain
in full force and effect.
SECTION
13. The
Seller.
Subsection
13.01. Additional
Indemnification by the Seller.
In
addition to the indemnification provided in Subsection 7.03, the Seller shall
indemnify the Purchaser and hold the Purchaser harmless against any and all
claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other reasonable costs,
fees
and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure
of
the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement including but
not
limited to its obligation to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
Subsection
13.02. Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller.
The
Seller shall keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises
as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except
as
permitted herein, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business
as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or
shall
be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement
or any
of the Mortgage Loans, and to enable the Seller to perform its duties under
this
Agreement.
Subsection
13.03. Limitation
on Liability of the Seller and Others.
Neither
the Seller nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Seller shall
be
under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining
from
the taking of any action in good faith in connection with the servicing of
the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Seller or any such person
against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure
to
perform its obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth
in
this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason
of
any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Seller and
any
officer, employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on any document
of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting
any matters arising hereunder. The Seller shall not be under any obligation
to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to
its
obligation to sell or duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
this
Agreement and which in its opinion may result in its incurring any expenses
or
liability; provided, however, that the Seller may, with the consent of the
Purchaser, undertake any such action which they may deem necessary or desirable
in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto.
In
such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability
resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the
Purchaser shall be liable, and the Seller shall be entitled to reimbursement
therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand except when such expenses,
costs
and liabilities are subject to the Seller’s indemnification under Subsections
7.03 or 13.01.
Subsection
13.04. Seller
Not to Resign.
The
Seller shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and
duties
hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Seller and the Purchaser
or
upon the determination that its servicing duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Seller in which event the Seller may resign as servicer. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Seller as servicer shall be evidenced by
an
Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion
of
Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and which
shall be provided at the cost of the Seller. No such resignation shall become
effective until a successor shall have assumed the Seller’s responsibilities and
obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 16.
Subsection
13.05. No
Transfer of Servicing.
The
Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Seller’s
independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel,
records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing
and the
continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section,
the Seller shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder
or
delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets,
without
the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.
SECTION
14. DEFAULT.
Subsection
14.01. Events
of Default.
In
case
one or more of the following Events of Default by the Seller shall occur
and be
continuing, that is to say:
(i)
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any
failure by the Seller to remit to the Purchaser any payment required
to be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied
for a
period of two Business Days after the date upon which written notice
of
such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given to
the Seller by the Purchaser; or
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(ii)
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failure
on the part of the Seller duly to observe or perform in any material
respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of
the Seller
set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of
thirty days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Seller by
the Purchaser; or
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(iii)
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a
decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having
jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or
for the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered
against
the Seller and such decree or order shall have remained in force
undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days;
or
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(iv)
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the
Seller shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver
or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of
or
relating to the Seller or of or relating to all or substantially
all of
its property; or
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(v)
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the
Seller shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as
they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the
benefit
of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;
or
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(vi)
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failure
by the Seller to be in compliance with the licensing laws of any
jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located;
or
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(vii)
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[Reserved];
or
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(viii)
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the
Seller attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder
or
the Seller attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell
or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or
assets or
to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder
or to
delegate its duties hereunder or any portion
thereof;
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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 Seller, may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, may terminate all the rights
and
obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement. On or after the
receipt by the Seller of such written notice, all authority and power of
the
Seller to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement shall on the date
set
forth in such notice pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant
to Section 16.
If
any of
the Mortgage Loans are MERS Mortgage Loans, in connection with the termination
or resignation (as described in Section 13.04) of the Seller hereunder, either
(i) the successor Seller shall represent and warrant that it is a member
of MERS
in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with
the
rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans that are registered with MERS, or (ii) the Seller shall cooperate with
the
successor company either (x) in causing MERS to execute and deliver an
assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS
to
the Purchaser and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and
other
instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such
Mortgage Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS System to the
successor company or (y) in causing MERS to designate on the MERS System
the
successor company as the servicer of such Mortgage Loan.
Subsection
14.02. Waiver
of Defaults.
The
Purchaser may waive any default by the Seller in the performance of its
obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past
default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this
Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or
impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so
waived.
SECTION
15. Termination.
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller, as servicer, shall
terminate at the expiration of the Interim Servicing Period unless terminated
on
an earlier date at the option of the Purchaser or pursuant to Section 14.
Upon
written request from the Purchaser in connection with any such termination,
the
Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all documents and other
instruments, place in the Purchaser’s possession all Mortgage Files, and do or
accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to
effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the
transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related
documents, or otherwise, at the Seller’s sole expense. The Seller agrees to
cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination
of
the Seller’s responsibilities and rights hereunder as servicer, including,
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by
it of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Seller to the
related Custodial Account (net of amounts owed to the Seller hereunder as
set
forth in Subsection 11.30(c)) or Escrow Account or thereafter received with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
SECTION
16. Successor
to the Seller. Prior
to termination of the Seller’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement
pursuant to Section 12, 14 or 15, the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and
assume
all of the Seller’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this
Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights
and
assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Seller
as
servicer under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the reasonable
compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and
such
successor shall agree. In the event that the Seller’s duties, responsibilities
and liabilities as servicer under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant
to the aforementioned Sections, the Seller shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of
such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and
shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of the Purchaser or such successor. The termination of the Seller
as
servicer pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective
until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 16 and shall
in no
event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant
to
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under
Subsection 7.03 or 7.04, it being understood and agreed that the provisions
of
such Subsections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04 shall be applicable to the Seller
notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Seller, or the
termination of this Agreement.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Seller and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment,
whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller, with
like
effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement provided, however,
that such successor shall not assume, and the Seller shall indemnify such
successor for, any and all liabilities arising out of the Seller’s acts as
servicer. Any termination of the Seller as servicer that constitute gross
negligence or willful misconduct pursuant to Section 12, 14 or 15 shall not
affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Seller arising
prior
to any such termination or resignation or remedies with respect to such
claims.
The
Seller shall timely deliver to the successor the funds in the related Custodial
Account (net of amounts owed to the Seller hereunder as set forth in Subsection
11.30(c)), REO Account and the related Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files
and
related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Seller shall
account for all funds. The Seller shall execute and deliver such instruments
and
do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and
definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller as servicer.
The
successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse
the
Seller for amounts the Seller actually expended as servicer pursuant to this
Agreement which the successor is entitled to retain hereunder and which would
otherwise have been recovered by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement but
for
the appointment of the successor servicer.
SECTION
17. Financial
Statements. The
Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser’s marketing of the
Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers
the
Seller’s financial statements for the most recently completed three fiscal years
respecting which such statements are available. The Seller also shall make
available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements
have been prepared by the Seller (and are available upon request to members
or
stockholders of the Seller or the public at large). The Seller, if it has
not
already done so, agrees to furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the
statements specified above. The Seller also shall make available information
on
its servicing performance with respect to mortgage loans serviced for others;
provided, however, nothing herein shall require the Seller to disclose the
parties for which the Seller is servicing mortgage loans.
The
Seller also agrees to allow access to knowledgeable financial, accounting,
origination and servicing officers of the Seller for the purpose of answering
questions asked by any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments
affecting the Seller, its loan origination or servicing practices or the
financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION
18. Mandatory
Delivery: Grant of Security Interest. The
sale and delivery of each Mortgage Loan on or before the related Closing
Date is
mandatory from and after the date of the execution of the related Commitment
Letter. 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
19. Notices. All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other
party at the address as follows:
(i) if
to the
Purchaser:
DB
Structured Products, Inc.
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
(ii) if
to the
Seller:
Fremont
Investment & Loan
000
X.
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice.
Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have
been
received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee
(as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted
on
the return receipt).
SECTION
20. Severability
Clause. Any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is
prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective
to
the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty
of
this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void
or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction,
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity
of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive
any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement,
the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of
this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
SECTION
21. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION
22. Governing
Law.
The
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New
York without regard to any conflicts of law provisions and the obligations,
rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by
Federal law.
SECTION
23. Intention
of the Parties.
It is
the intention of the parties that the Initial Purchaser is purchasing, and
the
Seller is selling, the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller
or
another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat the
transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and
a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Initial Purchaser shall
have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan
Files
to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect
the
Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller
shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Initial Purchaser
in
the course of such review. In the event, for any reason, any transaction
contemplated herein is construed by any court or regulatory authority as
a
borrowing rather than as a sale, the Seller and the Purchaser intend that
the
Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have a perfected first
priority security interest in the Mortgage Loans, the servicing rights
appurtenant to the Mortgage Loans, the Custodial Account and the proceeds
of any
and all of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”), free and clear of
adverse claims. In such case, the Seller shall be deemed to have hereby granted
to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, a first priority security
interest in and lien upon the Collateral, free and clear of adverse claims.
In
such event, the related Commitment Letter and this Agreement shall constitute
a
security agreement, the Custodian shall be deemed to be an independent custodian
for purposes of perfection of the security interest granted to the Purchaser
or
its assignee, as the case may be, and the Purchaser or its assignee, as the
case
may be, shall have all of the rights of a secured party under applicable
law.
SECTION
24. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Seller and the Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of the
Seller
and the Purchaser. The Purchaser may assign this Agreement to any Person
to whom
any Mortgage Loan is transferred whether pursuant to a sale or financing
and to
any Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of any Mortgage Loan
is
sold or transferred. Upon any such assignment, the Person to whom such
assignment is made shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the Purchaser
under this Agreement to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Mortgage
Loans and this Agreement, to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Loans,
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct Agreement between the Seller
and
such Purchaser, and a separate and distinct Agreement between the Seller
and
each other Purchaser to the extent of the other related Mortgage Loan or
Loans.
In the event that this Agreement is assigned to any Person to whom the servicing
or master servicing of any Mortgage Loan is sold or transferred, the rights
and
benefits under this agreement which inure to the Purchaser shall inure to
the
benefit of both the Person to whom such Mortgage Loan is transferred and
the
Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of the Mortgage Loan has
been
transferred; provided that, the right to require a Mortgage Loan to be
repurchased by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04 shall be retained
solely by the Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or
hypothecated by the Seller to a third party without the consent of the
Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(a) Reserved.
SECTION
25. Waivers.
No term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or
modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION
26. Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION
27. Nonsolicitation.
The
Seller covenants and agrees that it shall not take any action to solicit
the
refinancing of any Mortgage Loan following the date hereof or provide
information to any other entity to solicit the refinancing of any Mortgage
Loan;
provided that, the foregoing shall not preclude the Seller from engaging
in
solicitations to the general public by newspaper, radio, television or other
media which are not directed toward the Mortgagors or from refinancing the
Mortgage Loan of any Mortgagor who, without solicitation, contacts the Seller
to
request the refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan.
SECTION
28. General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
(a) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender
herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references
herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
(d) reference
to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to
such
Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears,
and
this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
(e) the
words
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(f) the
term
“include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
SECTION
29. Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a)
consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b)
documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements,
certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may
be
reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature
photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such
reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any
judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in
evidence.
SECTION
30. Further
Agreements.
The
Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to
be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the
date first above written.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. (Initial Purchaser)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
1
FORM
OF
SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
I,
________________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
______________ of [SELLER], a ______________ (the “Seller”), and further
certify, on behalf of the Seller as follows:
1. Attached
hereto as Attachment I are a true and correct copy of the Certificate of
Incorporation and by-laws of the Seller as are in full force and effect on
the
date hereof.
2. No
proceedings looking toward merger, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy
of the
Seller are pending or contemplated.
3. Each
person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the Seller, signed (a) the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement (the “Purchase
Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2004, by and between the Seller and DB
Structured Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”); (b) the Commitment Letter, dated
_______ __, 200_, between the Seller and the Purchaser (the “Commitment
Letter”); and (c) any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date
hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter was, at
the
respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof,
duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or
attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
4. Attached
hereto as Attachment II is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly
adopted by the board of directors of the Seller on ____________, 200_ (the
“Resolutions”) with respect to the authorization and approval of the sale and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans; said Resolutions have not been amended,
modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date
hereof.
5. Attached
hereto as Attachment III is a Certificate of Good Standing of the Seller
dated
____________, 200_. No event has occurred since ____________, 200_ which
has
affected the good standing of the Seller under the laws of the State of
___________.
6. Attached
hereto as Attachment IV is a copy of each license of the Seller to originate
and
sell the Mortgage Loans. No such licenses have been suspended or revoked
by any
court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings
are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation.
7. All
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Subsections
7.01
and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement were true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of the Purchase Agreement and are true and correct
in
all material respects as of the date hereof.
8. The
Seller has performed all of its duties and has satisfied all the material
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied prior to the related
Closing
Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the related Commitment
Letter.
All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the
Seller.
Dated: | ||||
[Seal] |
[SELLER]
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(Seller) | ||||
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Vice President |
I,
_______________________, Secretary of the Seller, hereby certify that
_________________________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting Vice
President of the Seller and that the signature appearing above is
genuine.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated: | ||||
[Seal] |
[SELLER]
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(Seller) | ||||
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Assistant] Secretary |
EXHIBIT
2
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
______________________________
(Date)
DB
Structured Products, Inc.
00
Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: |
Master
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May
1,
2004.
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Gentlemen:
I
have
acted as counsel to [SELLER], a ___________ corporation (the “Seller”), in
connection with the sale of certain mortgage loans by the Seller to DB
Structured Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to (i) an Master Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2004, by
and
between the Seller and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”), [and the
Commitment Letter, dated __________ __, 200_, between the Seller and the
Purchaser (the “Commitment Letter”)]. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
In
connection with rendering this opinion letter, I, or attorneys working under
my
direction, have examined, among other things, originals, certified copies
or
copies otherwise identified to my satisfaction as being true copies of the
following:
A.
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The
Purchase Agreement;
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B.
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[The
Commitment Letter;]
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C.
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The
Seller’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended to date;
and
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D.
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Resolutions
adopted by the board of directors of the Seller with specific reference
to
actions relating to the transactions covered by this opinion (the
“Resolutions”).
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For
the
purpose of rendering this opinion, I have made such documentary, factual
and
legal examinations as I deemed necessary under the circumstances. As to factual
matters, I have relied upon statements, certificates and other assurances
of
public officials and of officers and other representatives of the Seller,
and
upon such other certificates as I deemed appropriate, which factual matters
have
not been independently established or verified by me. I have also assumed,
among
other things, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all
natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals,
and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me
as
copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copied
documents.
On
the
basis of and subject to the foregoing examination, and in reliance thereon,
and
subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations expressed
herein, I am of the opinion that:
1. The
Seller has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of __________ with corporate power and authority
to
own its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted by it.
The
Seller has the corporate power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans,
and
to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement
[and the Commitment Letter] (sometimes collectively, the
“Agreements”).
2. The
Purchase Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] have been duly and validly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller.
3. The
Purchase Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] constitute valid, legal and
binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance
with their respective terms.
4. No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or
government agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Seller of the Purchase Agreement [and the Commitment Letter],
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement
[and the Commitment Letter], except for those consents, approvals,
authorizations or orders which previously have been obtained.
5. Neither
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller as provided in the Purchase
Agreement [and the Commitment Letter,] nor the fulfillment of the terms of
or
the consummation of any other transactions contemplated in the Purchase
Agreement [and the Commitment Letter] will result in a breach of any term
or
provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller, or,
to
the best of my knowledge, will conflict with, result in a breach or violation
of, or constitute a default under, (i) the terms of any indenture or other
agreement or instrument known to me to which the Seller is a party or by
which
it is bound, (ii) any State of [Seller’s state of formation] or federal statute
or regulation applicable to the Seller, or (iii) any order of any State of
[Seller’s state of formation] or federal court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Seller, except in any
such case where the default, breach or violation would not have a material
adverse effect on the Seller or its ability to perform its obligations under
the
Purchase Agreement.
6. There
is
no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of my
knowledge, threatened against the Seller which, in my judgment, either in
any
one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity of
the
Purchase Agreement or which would be likely to impair materially the ability
of
the Seller to perform under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
7. The
sale
of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the manner contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement is sufficient fully to transfer to the Purchaser all right,
title and interest of the Seller thereto as noteholder and
mortgagee.
8. The
Assignments of Mortgage are in recordable form and upon completion will be
acceptable for recording under the laws of the State of [Seller’s state of
formation]. When endorsed, as provided in the [related custodial agreement],
the
Mortgage Notes will be duly endorsed under [Seller’s state of formation]
law.
The
opinions above are subject to the following additional assumptions, exceptions,
qualifications and limitations:
A. I
have
assumed that all parties to the Agreements other than the Seller have all
requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their respective
obligations under each of the Agreements, and that the Agreements have been
duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such parties,
have
been executed and delivered by such parties and constitute the legal, valid
and
binding obligations of such parties.
B. My
opinion expressed in paragraphs 3 and 7 above is subject to the qualifications
that (i) the enforceability of the Agreements may be limited by the effect
of
laws relating to (1) bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally,
including, without limitation, the effect of statutory or other laws regarding
fraudulent conveyances or preferential transfers, and (2) general principles
of
equity upon the specific enforceability of any of the remedies, covenants
or
other provisions of the Agreements and upon the availability of injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and the application of principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law) as such principles relate to, limit or affect the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding for such enforcement may be brought; and (ii) I express no opinion
herein with respect to the validity, legality, binding effect or enforceability
of (a) provisions for indemnification in the Agreements to the extent such
provisions may be held to be unenforceable as contrary to public policy or
(b)
Section 18 of the Purchase Agreement.
C. I
have
assumed, without independent check or certification, that there are no
agreements or understandings among the Seller, the Purchaser and any other
party
which would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the documents
described herein or the respective rights or obligations of the parties
thereunder.
I
am
admitted to practice in the State of ___________, and I render no opinion
herein
as to matters involving the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of
_________ and the Federal laws of the United States of America.
Very
truly
yours,
EXHIBIT
3
FORM
OF
SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release
of Security Interest
___________________________,
hereby relinquishes any and all right, title and interest it may have in
and to
the Mortgage Loans described in Exhibit A attached hereto upon purchase thereof
by DB Structured Products, Inc. from the Seller named below pursuant to that
certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated
as
of May 1, 2004, as of the date and time of receipt by
______________________________ of $__________ for such Mortgage Loans (the
“Date
and Time of Sale”), and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and
other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been
delivered and released to the Seller named below or its designees as of the
Date
and Time of Sale.
Name
and
Address of Financial Institution
(Name) | |||
(Address) | |||
By: |
II. Certification
of Release
The
Seller named below hereby certifies to DB Structured Products, Inc. that,
as of
the Date and Time of Sale of the above mentioned Mortgage Loans to DB Structured
Products, Inc., the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by
the
above named corporation comprise all security interests relating to or affecting
any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Seller warrants that, as of such time,
there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of
such
Mortgage Loans.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
4
ASSIGNMENT
AND CONVEYANCE
On
this
_______ day of ________, 200_, FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN (the “Seller”), as
Seller under that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2004 (the “Agreement”) does hereby sell, transfer,
assign, set over and convey to DB Structured Products, Inc. as Purchaser
under
the Agreement, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreement,
all
rights, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans listed
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Schedule One, together with
the
related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the
documents contained therein. Pursuant to Subsection 6.03 of the Agreement,
the
Seller has delivered or shall deliver to the Custodian the Mortgage Loan
Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased and such other documents
as set
forth in the Custodial Agreement. The contents of each related Servicing
File
required to be retained by the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to
the Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held
in
trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof.
The
Seller’s possession of any portion of each such Servicing File is at the will of
the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related
Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such retention and possession
by
the Seller shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage
Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File
is
vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the
possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall
be
retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser
in
such custodial capacity only.
The
Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties
set
forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Agreement are true and correct
as of
the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Seller’s Officer’s
Certificate and all attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct
in all
respects as of the date hereof, and that the Mortgage Loan information set
forth
on Schedule Two attached hereto is true and correct as of the date
hereof.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
5
CONTENTS
OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the
following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser
and
which shall be retained by the Seller or delivered to the
Custodian:
1.
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Mortgage
Loan Documents.
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2.
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Residential
loan application.
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3.
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Mortgage
Loan closing statement.
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4.
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Verification
of employment and income, if required pursuant to the related Mortgage
Loan’s origination program.
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5.
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Verification
of acceptable evidence of source and amount of downpayment, if
required
pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan’s origination
program.
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6.
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Credit
report on Mortgagor.
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7.
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Residential
appraisal report.
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8.
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Photograph
of the Mortgaged Property.
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9.
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Survey
of the Mortgaged Property.
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10.
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Copy
of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any
exception
set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e.,
map or
plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association
declarations, etc.
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11.
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All
required disclosure statements and statement of Mortgagor confirming
receipt thereof.
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12.
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If
available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability
and septic certification.
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13.
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Sales
Contract, if applicable.
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14.
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Hazard
insurance policy.
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15.
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Tax
receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, payment history
from
date of origination, insurance claim files, correspondence, current
and
historical computerized data files, and all other processing, underwriting
and closing papers and records which are customarily contained
in a
mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage
Loan or
to service the Mortgage Loan.
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16.
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Amortization
schedule, if available.
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17.
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Payment
history for Mortgage Loans that have been closed for more than
90
days.
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FORM
OF
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
________________________
__, 200__
To: | |||
(the
“Depository”)
As
Seller
under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement,
dated
as of May 1, 2004, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as a Custodial Account, to be designated as “[SELLER] in trust for DB Structured
Products, Inc..” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal
therefrom by order signed by the Seller. You may refuse any deposit which
would
result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured
as
described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute
and return one original to us.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ___________ at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will
be
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance
Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
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Depository
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date: |
EXHIBIT
7
FORM
OF
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
___________
__, 200__
To: | |||
(the
“Depository”)
As
Seller
under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement,
dated
as of May 1, 2004, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as an Escrow Account, to be designated as “[SELLER] in trust for DB Structured
Products, Inc. and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by
order signed by the Seller. You may refuse any deposit which would result
in
violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described
below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return
one original to us.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ___________ at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will
be
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance
Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
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EXHIBIT
8
SERVICING
ADDENDUM
Subsection
11.01 Seller
to Act as Servicer.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans that the Seller sells to the Purchaser hereunder in accordance
with this Agreement during the Interim Servicing Period and shall have full
power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all
things
in connection with such servicing and administration which the Seller may
deem
necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Seller may waive, modify or vary any
term
of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance
with
any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the
Seller’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided,
however, that the Seller shall not permit any modification with respect to
any
Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive
the
payment thereof or of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding
principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make additional
advances of additional principal or extend the final maturity date on such
Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller
shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver
on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable
instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the
Mortgaged Property. If reasonably required by the Seller, the Purchaser shall
furnish the Seller with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary
or
appropriate to enable the Seller to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal
Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Seller may not waive
any
Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related
Mortgage Note unless (i) the Seller determines that such waiver would maximize
recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account
the
value of such Prepayment Charge, or (ii) (A) the enforceability thereof is
limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other
similar law relating to creditors’ rights generally or (2) due to acceleration
in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (B) the
enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law. If the
Seller waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge
relating to a Principal Prepayment in full due to any action or omission
of the
Seller, other than as provided above, the Seller shall deposit the amount
of
such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit)
into the Custodial Account for distribution in accordance with the terms
of this
Agreement.
In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall employ
procedures including collection procedures and exercise the same care that
it
customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage
loans
for its own account giving due consideration to accepted mortgage servicing
practices of prudent lending institutions and the Purchaser’s reliance on the
Seller. In addition, ; the Seller will fully furnish, in accordance with
the
Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and
complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit
files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Credit Information Company (three of
the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
Subsection
11.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously
from the related Closing Date until the expiration of the Interim Servicing
Period, the Seller shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under
each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall,
to the
extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, follow such
collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable
to
the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, in accordance with
the
servicing standard set forth in Subsection 11.01, the Seller shall ascertain
and
estimate annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard
insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that,
as
provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the
installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges
as
and when they become due and payable.
Subsection
11.03 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) The
Seller shall use its best reasonable efforts, consistent with the procedures
that the Seller would use in servicing loans for its own account, to foreclose
upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of such Mortgaged Properties
as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory
arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to
Subsection 11.01. The Seller shall use its best reasonable efforts to realize
upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such a manner as will maximize the receipt
of
principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other
things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to
the
provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered
damage, the Seller shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the
restoration of such property in excess of $2,000 unless it shall determine
in
its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of
liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement
to
itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable
by the
Seller through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related
Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Subsection 11.05. In the event that
any
payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the same becomes due
and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant
or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Seller shall take such action as it shall deem
to
be in the best interest of the Purchaser. In the event that any payment due
under any Mortgage Loan remains delinquent for a period of 90 days or more,
the
Seller shall commence foreclosure proceedings, provided that prior to commencing
foreclosure proceedings, the Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing
of the
Seller’s intention to do so, and the Seller shall not commence foreclosure
proceedings if the Purchaser objects to such action within ten (10) Business
Days of receiving such notice. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing
of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. In such connection, the Seller
shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such
proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement
thereof from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Subsection
11.05.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 11.03, with respect to any Mortgage
Loan as to which the Seller has received actual notice of, or has actual
knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related
Mortgaged Property the Seller shall not either (i) obtain title to such
Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise,
or
(ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action, with respect
to,
such Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Purchaser
would
be considered to hold title to, to be a mortgagee-in-possession of, or to
be an
owner or operator of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as
amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Seller has also
previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a prudent report
prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary
industry standards, that:
(1) such
Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or,
if
not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take
such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance
therewith; and
(2) there
are
no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use,
management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing,
monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under
any
federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials
are
present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the
best
economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions with respect to the
affected Mortgaged Property.
The
cost
of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Subsection 11.03 shall
be
advanced by the Seller, subject to the Seller’s right to be reimbursed therefor
from the Custodial Account as provided in Subsection 11.05(v).
If
the
Seller determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic interest
of the Purchaser to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such
Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or
to
take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation
of
hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based
materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Seller shall take
such
action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser.
The
cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be
advanced by the Seller, subject to the Seller’s right to be reimbursed therefor
from the Custodial Account as provided in Subsection 11.05(v).
(c) Proceeds
received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as
any
recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in
the
following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Seller for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances or unreimbursed Monthly Advances, pursuant
to
Subsection 11.05(ii) or (vi), as applicable; second, to accrued and unpaid
interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery Determination,
or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on which such amounts are
to
be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery Determination;
and
third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of
the
recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount of accrued
and
unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will
be
allocated by the Seller as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and
second,
to the balance of the interest then due and owing. The portion of the recovery
so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the Seller pursuant
to Subsection 11.05(iii).
Subsection
11.04 Establishment
of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts
The
Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in
the
form of time deposit or demand accounts and the account shall not be held
in any
capacity that would create a debtor-creditor relationship between the Seller
and
the Purchaser. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by
a
Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form of Exhibit 6. At all times,
the
Purchaser shall be the sole beneficial owner of all funds in the Custodial
Accounts. The Seller’s possession or control of any such funds shall be solely
in the Seller’s capacity as collecting agent for the Purchaser.
The
Seller shall deposit in the related Custodial Account on a daily basis, and
retain therein the following payments and collections received by it subsequent
to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable
to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest
on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date:
all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans;
all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, including all Prepayment
Charges;
all
Liquidation Proceeds;
all
Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Subsections 11.10 and 11.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller’s normal servicing
procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released
to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller’s normal servicing procedures, the
loan documents or applicable law;
all
proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased in accordance with Subsections
7.03
and 7.04 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection
with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
pursuant to Subsection 7.03;
any
amounts required to be deposited by the Seller pursuant to Subsection 11.11
in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy.
Such deposit shall be made from the Seller’s own funds, without reimbursement
therefor;
any
amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection with any REO
Property pursuant to Subsection 11.13;
any
amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to
Subsections 11.19 or 11.20;
all
Monthly Advances; and
with
respect to each Principal Prepayment, an amount (to be paid by the Seller
out of
its own funds without reimbursement therefor) which, when added to all amounts
allocable to interest received in connection with such Principal Prepayment,
equals one month’s interest on the amount of principal so prepaid at the
Mortgage Interest Rate, provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate
of deposits made by the Seller pursuant to this clause (xi) exceed the aggregate
amount of the Seller’s servicing compensation in the calendar month in which
such deposits are required.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption
fees,
to the extent permitted by Subsection 11.21, need not be deposited by the
Seller
in the Custodial Account. Such Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account.
Any interest or earnings on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the
depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Seller and the
Seller
shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the related
Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05(iii). The Seller shall give
notice to the Purchaser of the location of the Custodial Account when
established and prior to any change thereof.
If
the
balance on deposit in the Custodial Account exceeds $75,000 as of the
commencement of business on any Business Day and the Custodial Account
constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition
of Eligible Account, the Seller shall, on or before twelve o’clock noon Pacific
time on such Business Day, withdraw from the related Custodial Account any
and
all amounts payable to the Purchaser and remit such amounts to the Purchaser
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds.
Subsection
11.05 Permitted
Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.
The
Seller may, from time to time, withdraw from the related Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
to
make
distributions to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided
for in
Subsection 11.14;
to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Seller’s right to
reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with respect to any Mortgage
Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Seller
from
the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood
that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Seller’s right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required
to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Seller’s right
to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser
of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and all other amounts required
to
be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans;
to
pay to
itself pursuant to Subsection 11.21 as servicing compensation (a) any interest
earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn
monthly not later than each Distribution Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee
from
that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest on a particular Mortgage
Loan;
to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Subsection 7.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the
date
on which the related Repurchase Price is determined;
to
pay,
or to reimburse the Seller for advances in respect of, expenses incurred
in
connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 11.03(b), but only
to
the extent of amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans to which
such
expense is attributable;
to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Seller’s right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (vi) being limited to amounts received on the
related
Mortgage Loan which represent late collections (net of the related Servicing
Fees) respecting which any such advance was made it being understood that,
in
the case of such reimbursement, the Seller’s right thereto shall be prior to the
rights of Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required to repurchase
a
Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Seller’s right to such
reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03, and all other amounts required
to
be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans;
to
reimburse the Seller for any Monthly Advance previously made which the Seller
has determined to be a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance; and
to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account on the termination of this
Agreement.
The
Seller shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by
Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the
Custodial Account pursuant to such subclauses (ii) - (vii) above. The Seller
shall provide written notification in the form of an Officers’ Certificate to
the Purchaser, on or prior to the next succeeding Distribution Date, upon
making
any withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to subclause (vii)
above.
Subsection
11.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts.
The
Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one
or more
Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation
of
any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by an Escrow Account Letter Agreement
in
the form of Exhibit 7.
The
Seller shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis,
and
retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage
Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which
are to
be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Seller
shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required
under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth
or in
accordance with Subsection 11.08. The Seller shall be entitled to retain
any
interest paid on funds deposited in the related Escrow Account by the depository
institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid
to
the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Seller shall pay interest
on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account
is
non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such
purposes.
Subsection
11.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals
from the related Escrow Account may be made by the Seller (i) to effect timely
payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, hazard insurance
premiums, and comparable items, (ii) to reimburse the Seller for any Servicing
Advance made by the Seller with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only
from
amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments
or
collections of Escrow Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor
any
funds as may be determined to be overages, (iv) for transfer to the related
Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) for
application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property, (vi) to pay
to
the Seller, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest
paid
on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, or (vii) to clear and terminate
the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.
Subsection
11.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and
other
charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and fire
and
hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills
for the
payment of such charges, including insurance renewal premiums and shall effect
payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at
a
time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for
such
purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the related Escrow Account which shall
have
been estimated and accumulated by the Seller in amounts sufficient for such
purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage and applicable law.
To the
extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Seller
shall
determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they
first become due. The Seller assumes full responsibility for the timely payment
of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills
irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or
the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds
to
effect such payments.
Subsection
11.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
The
Seller may transfer the related Custodial Account or the related Escrow Account
to a different depository institution from time to time. Such transfer shall
be
made only upon obtaining the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld. In any case, the Custodial Account and Escrow Account
shall be Eligible Accounts.
Subsection
11.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
The
Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of
(i)
the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the
improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis
or
(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, in each case
in an
amount not less than such amount as is necessary to prevent the Mortgagor
and/or
the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in
an
area identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map
issued by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards
and such flood insurance has been made available, the Seller will cause to
be
maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current
guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable
insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser
of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) the
maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.
The Seller also shall maintain on any REO Property, fire and hazard insurance
with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser
of (i)
the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan
at the time it became an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Mortgage
Interest Rate and related Servicing Advances, liability insurance and, to
the
extent required and available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
or
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in
an
amount as provided above. Pursuant to Subsection 11.04, any amounts collected
by
the Seller under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in
the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with
the
Seller’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the related
Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.05. Any
cost
incurred by the Seller in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the
purpose of calculating distributions to the Purchaser, be added to the unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the
terms
of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake
or other additional insurance need be required by the Seller of the Mortgagor
or
maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than
pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be
in
force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall
be
endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Seller,
or
upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least thirty days
prior
written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of, or material
change in, coverage to the Seller. The Seller shall not interfere with the
Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or
agent, provided, however, that the Seller shall not accept any such insurance
policies from insurance companies unless such companies currently reflect
a
General Policy Rating of A:VI or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide and are
licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the
policy
is located.
Subsection
11.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
In
the
event that the Seller shall obtain and maintain a mortgage impairment or
blanket
policy issued by an issuer that has a Best rating of A:VI insuring against
hazard losses on all Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans, then,
to
the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount
required pursuant to Subsection 11.10 and otherwise complies with all other
requirements of Subsection 11.10, the Seller shall conclusively be deemed
to
have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Subsection 11.10, it being
understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in
which
case the Seller shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained
on
the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with
Subsection 11.10, and there shall have been one or more losses which would
have
been covered by such policy, deposit in the related Custodial Account the
amount
not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible
clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans,
the
Seller agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims
under
any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms
of such
policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered
to
the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the
insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the
Purchaser.
Subsection
11.12 Fidelity
Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Seller shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an
errors
and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies
that would meet the requirements of a prudent mortgage lender in the secondary
market on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity
with
regard to the Mortgage Loans to handle funds, money, documents and papers
relating to the Mortgage Loans. The fidelity bond and errors and omissions
insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall
protect and insure the Seller against losses, including forgery, theft,
embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons.
Such fidelity bond shall also protect and insure the Seller against losses
in
connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant
to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No
provision of this Subsection 11.12 requiring the fidelity bond and errors
and
omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Seller from its duties
and
obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any
such
bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts
obtained by prudent mortgage lenders in the secondary market. The Seller
shall
deliver to the Purchaser a certified true copy of the fidelity bond and
insurance policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such
fidelity bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially
modified without thirty days’ prior written notice to the
Purchaser.
Subsection
11.13 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In
the
event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or
by deed
in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in
the
name of the person designated by the Purchaser, or in the event such person
is
not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where
the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing
business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Seller from an attorney
duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located.
Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall
acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit
of the Purchaser.
The
Seller shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Seller, manage,
conserve, protect and operate each REO Property (and may temporarily rent
the
same) in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates
other
foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar
property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. If a REMIC
election is or is to be made with respect to the arrangement under which
the
Mortgage Loans and any REO Property are held, the Seller shall manage, conserve,
protect and operate each REO Property in a manner which does not cause such
REO
Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of
any
“income from non permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B)
of the Code or any “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 860G(c)(2) of the Code. The Seller shall cause each REO Property
to be
inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause
each
REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter. The Seller shall
make
or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports
shall
be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by
the
Seller to the Purchaser. The Seller shall use its best efforts to dispose
of the
REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any
event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the
Seller determines, and gives appropriate notice to the Purchaser, that a
longer
period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If
a
period longer than one year is necessary to sell any REO property, (i) the
Seller shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made
in
selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the
Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale,
such
purchase money mortgage shall name the Seller as mortgagee, and a separate
servicing agreement between the Seller and the Purchaser shall be entered
into
with respect to such purchase money mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if
a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which the
Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, such REO Property shall be
disposed of within three years or such other period as may be permitted under
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.
With
respect to each REO Property, the Seller shall segregate and hold all funds
collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO Property
separate and apart from its own funds or general assets and shall establish
and
maintain a separate REO Account for each REO Property in the form of a non
interest bearing demand account, unless an Opinion of Counsel is obtained
by the
Seller to the effect that the classification as a grantor trust or REMIC
for
federal income tax purposes of the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans
and the REO Property is held will not be adversely affected by holding such
funds in another manner. Each REO Account shall be established with the Seller
or, with the prior consent of the Purchaser, with a commercial bank, a mutual
savings bank or a savings association. The creation of any REO Account shall
be
evidenced by a letter agreement substantially in the form of the Custodial
Account Letter Agreement attached as Exhibit 6 hereto. An original of such
letter agreement shall be furnished to any Purchaser upon request.
The
Seller shall deposit or cause to be deposited, on a daily basis in each REO
Account all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property and
shall
withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and
maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard
insurance pursuant to Subsection 11.10 hereof and the fees of any managing
agent
acting on behalf of the Seller. The Seller shall not be entitled to retain
interest paid or other earnings, if any, on funds deposited in such REO Account.
On or before each Determination Date, the Seller shall withdraw from each
REO
Account and deposit into the Custodial Account the net income from the REO
Property on deposit in the REO Account.
The
Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date, an operating
statement for each REO Property covering the operation of each REO Property
for
the previous month. Such operating statement shall be accompanied by such
other
information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Each
REO
Disposition shall be carried out by the Seller at such price and upon such
terms
and conditions as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser
only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. If as of the date title
to
any REO Property was acquired by the Seller there were outstanding unreimbursed
Servicing Advances with respect to the REO Property, the Seller, upon an
REO
Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for
any
related unreimbursed Servicing Advances from proceeds received in connection
with such REO Disposition. The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of
any
payment to the Seller as provided above, shall be deposited in the REO Account
and shall be transferred to the Custodial Account on the Determination Date
in
the month following receipt thereof for distribution on the succeeding
Distribution Date in accordance with Subsection 11.14.
Subsection
11.14 Distributions.
On
each
Distribution Date, the Seller shall distribute to the Purchaser (A)(i) all
amounts credited to the related Custodial Account as of the close of business
on
the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from
the
related Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05, plus (ii) all Monthly
Advances, if any, which the Seller is obligated to distribute pursuant to
Subsection 11.21; minus (B) (x) any amounts attributable to Principal
Prepayments received after the last day of the Calendar month immediately
preceding the related Distribution Date and (y) any amounts attributable
to
Monthly Prepayments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to
the
preceding Determination Date.
All
distributions made to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date will be made
to
the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based
on the
Mortgage Loans owned and held by the Purchaser, and shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Purchaser at
a
bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if the Purchaser
shall have so notified the Seller or by check mailed to the address of the
Purchaser.
With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser on or after the second
Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the
Seller shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an
annual
rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to
time at
its principal office by JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, New York, as its prime
lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage
points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable
law. Such interest shall be paid by the Seller to the Purchaser on the date
such
late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day
following such second Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which
such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along
with
such late payment. The payment by the Seller of any such interest shall not
be
deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default
by
the Seller.
Subsection
11.15 Remittance
Reports.
No
later
than the fifth Business Day of each month, the Seller shall furnish to the
Purchaser or its designee an electronic and a hard copy of the monthly data
in
the form of report attached hereto as Exhibit 11, which report shall include
information with respect to one of the following statuses each month as follows:
new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed,
or
charged-off On the Business Day following each Determination Date, the Seller
shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee by telecopy (or by such other
means as the Seller and the Purchaser may agree from time to time) an electronic
and a hard copy of the determination data with respect to the related
Distribution Date, together with such other information with respect to the
Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser may reasonably require to allocate distributions
made pursuant to this Agreement and provide appropriate statements with respect
to such distributions. On the same date, the Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser by overnight mail a computer readable disk containing the information
set forth in the remittance report with respect to the related Distribution
Date.
Subsection
11.16 Statements
to the Purchaser.
Not
later
than fifteen days after each Distribution Date, the Seller shall forward
to the
Purchaser or its designee a statement prepared by the Seller setting forth
the
status of the Custodial Account as of the close of business on such Distribution
Date and showing, for the period covered by such statement, the aggregate
amount
of deposits into and withdrawals from the Custodial Account of each category
of
deposit specified in Subsection 11.04 and each category of withdrawal specified
in Subsection 11.05.
In
addition, not more than sixty days after the end of each calendar year, the
Seller shall furnish to each Person who was the Purchaser at any time during
such calendar year, (i) as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable
portion of such year, an annual statement in accordance with the requirements
of
applicable federal income tax law, and (ii) listing of the principal balances
of
the Mortgage Loans outstanding at the end of such calendar year.
The
Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage
Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax
return
as any Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time.
Subsection
11.17 Real
Estate Owned Reports.
Together
with the statement furnished pursuant to Subsection 11.13, with respect to
any
REO Property, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement covering
the
Seller’s efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental
of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month,
together with the operating statement. Such statement shall be accompanied
by
such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Subsection
11.18 Liquidation
Reports.
Upon
the
foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by
the
Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Seller shall submit
to
the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged
Property.
Subsection
11.19 Assumption
Agreements.
The
Seller shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “due-on-sale”
clause applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Seller shall not exercise
any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so. If the Seller reasonably
believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause,
the Seller shall enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom
the
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant
to
which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent
permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon.
Where
an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Subsection 11.19, the Seller is
authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person
to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed
pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such
Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage
Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an
assumption agreement.
In
connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller
shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of prudent mortgage
lenders in the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.
With
respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest
Rate, the amount of the Monthly Payment, and the final maturity date of such
Mortgage Note may not be changed. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser that
any
such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed
by
forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability
or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage
File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File
to
the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part
thereof. Any fee collected by the Seller for entering into an assumption
or
substitution of liability agreement in excess of 1% of the outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Subsection 11.04.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraphs of this Subsection or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Seller shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other
violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage
Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Seller may be restricted
by
law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Subsection
11.19, the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged
Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption
or
substitution of liability agreement.
Subsection
11.20 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Seller of a
notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary
for
such purposes, the Seller will immediately notify the Purchaser by a
certification of a servicing officer of the Seller (a “Servicing Officer”),
which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts
received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required
to
be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.04 have been
or
will be so deposited, and shall request execution of any document necessary
to
satisfy the Mortgage Loan and delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage
File
held by the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Purchaser, shall promptly release the related
mortgage documents to the Seller and the Seller shall prepare and process
any
satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument
of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial
Account or the Purchaser.
In
the
event the Seller satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained
payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it
otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage
instruments, the Seller, upon written demand, shall remit to the Purchaser
the
then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit
thereof in the Custodial Account. The Seller shall maintain the fidelity
bond
insuring the Seller against any loss they may sustain with respect to any
Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein.
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser
shall, upon request of the Seller and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing
receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the requested portion of the
Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Seller. Such servicing receipt
shall
obligate the Seller to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser
when the need therefor by the Seller no longer exists, unless the Mortgage
Loan
has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage
Loan
have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such
document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other
public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing
legal
action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property
either
judicially or non judicially, and the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
a
certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address
of the
Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the
purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a
Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing
receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Seller.
Subsection
11.21 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Seller shall be entitled to
withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on
the
Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Seller’s Servicing Fee; provided,
however, after the first day of the month in which the servicing transfer
date
of Mortgage Loans is to occur, the Seller shall not be entitled to a Servicing
Fee with respect to such Mortgage Loans. Additional servicing compensation
in
the form of assumption fees, as provided in Subsection 11.19, and late payment
charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Seller to the extent not required
to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Seller shall be required to
pay
all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities
hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as
specifically provided for.
Subsection
11.22 Notification
of Adjustments.
On
each
Adjustment Date, the Seller shall make interest rate adjustments for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the
related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Seller shall execute and deliver the notices
required by each Mortgage and Mortgage Note regarding interest rate adjustments.
The Seller also shall provide timely notification to the Purchaser of all
applicable data and information regarding such interest rate adjustments
and the
Seller’s methods of implementing such interest rate adjustments. Upon the
discovery by the Seller or the Purchaser that the Seller has failed to adjust
a
Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the
related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Seller shall immediately deposit in the
Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused
thereby without reimbursement therefor.
Subsection
11.23 Statement
as to Compliance.
The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser not later than 90 days following the
end of
each fiscal year of the Seller, which as of each Closing Date ends on the
last
day in December in each calendar year, an Officers’ Certificate stating, as to
each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Seller
during
the preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has been made
under
such officers’ supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge,
based on such review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under
this
Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to
such
officer and the nature and status thereof. Copies of such statement shall
be
provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser
of
the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
11.24 Independent
Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
Not
later
than 90 days following the end of each fiscal year of the Seller, the Seller
at
its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may
also
render other services to the Seller) which is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser or
its
designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and
records
relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement or of
mortgage loans under pooling and servicing agreements (including the Mortgage
Loans and this Agreement) substantially similar one to another (such statement
to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling and servicing
agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted
in
compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements except for such
significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such
firm,
the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to
report. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Purchaser to any
Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
11.25 Access
to Certain Documentation.
The
Seller shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and any
other
federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise
authority over the Purchaser access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage
Loans serviced by the Seller required by applicable laws and regulations.
Such
access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request
and
during normal business hours at the offices of the Seller. In addition, access
to the documentation will be provided to the Purchaser and any Person identified
to the Seller by the Purchaser without charge, upon reasonable request during
normal business hours at the offices of the Seller.
Subsection
11.26 Reports
and Returns to be Filed by the Seller.
The
Seller shall file information reports with respect to the receipt of mortgage
interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures and
abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and information returns relating to
cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property
as
required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code. Such reports shall
be
in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed
by
such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
Subsection
11.27 Servicing
Transfer.
At
the
end of the Interim Servicing Period, the Initial Purchaser, or its designee,
shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans
and
the Seller shall cease all servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage
Loans. During the Interim Servicing Period, the Seller shall, at its cost
and
expense, take such steps as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage
Loans to the Initial Purchaser, or its designee. The Seller agrees to execute
and deliver such instruments and take such actions as the Initial Purchaser,
or
its designee may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the
servicing transfer.
Subsection
11.28 Superior
Liens.
With
respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, for the protection
of the Purchaser’s interest, file (or cause to be filed) of record a request for
notice of any action by a superior lienholder where permitted by local law
and
whenever applicable state law does not require that a junior lienholder be
named
as a party defendant in foreclosure proceedings in order to foreclose such
junior lienholder’s equity of redemption. The Seller shall also notify any
superior lienholder in writing of the existence of the Mortgage Loan and
request
notification of any action (as described below) to be taken against the
Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property by the superior lienholder.
If
the
Seller is notified that any superior lienholder has accelerated or intends
to
accelerate the obligations secured by the superior lien, or has declared
or
intends to declare a default under the superior mortgage or the promissory
note
secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the
Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Servicer shall take whatever actions
are necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and/or to preserve
the
security of the related Mortgage Loan, subject to any requirements applicable
to
real estate mortgage investment conduits pursuant to the Code. The Seller
shall
make a Servicing Advance of the funds necessary to cure the default or reinstate
the superior lien if the Servicer determines that such Servicing Advance
is in
the best interests of the Purchaser. The Seller shall not make such a Servicing
Advance except to the extent that it determines in its reasonable good faith
judgment that such advance will be recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds
on the
related Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall thereafter take such action as is
necessary to recover the amount so advanced.
Subsection
11.29 Compliance
with REMIC Provisions.
If
a
REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which
the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Seller shall not take any action,
cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be
taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken,
as
the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or
(ii)
result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited
to
the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the
Code and the tax on “contributions” to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of
the Code) unless the Seller has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense
of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated
action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of
any
such tax.
Subsection
11.30 Monthly
Advances by the Seller.
(a) Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Distribution
Date,
the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all
payments not previously advanced by the Seller, whether or not deferred pursuant
to Section 11.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest
not
allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, at the Mortgage Interest
Rate
net of the Servicing Fee, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent
at
the close of business on the related Determination Date.
(b) The
obligation of the Seller to make such Monthly Advances is mandatory,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and, with respect
to any
Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a Final Recovery
Determination in connection therewith; provided that, notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, no Monthly Advance shall be required to be made
hereunder by the Seller if such Monthly Advance would, if made, constitute
a
Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance. The determination by the Seller that it has
made
a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance or that any proposed Monthly Advance, if
made,
would constitute a Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance, shall be evidenced by
an
Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Purchaser.
(c) At
the
time of any servicing transfer (provided that the Seller is terminated without
cause), the Seller shall be permitted to net any outstanding Monthly Advances
and Servicing Advances from the proceeds in the Custodial Account to be remitted
to the successor servicer in lieu of having such Monthly Advances reimbursed
from a Final Recovery Determination. In the event that the Seller is terminated
for cause, the Seller shall only be permitted to net any outstanding Monthly
Advances and Servicing Advances from the proceeds in the Custodial Account
to be
remitted to the successor servicer in lieu of having such Monthly Advances
reimbursed from a Final Recovery Determination if the Seller provides
documentation satisfactory to the Purchaser indicating that such Monthly
Advances and Servicing Advances were necessary and reasonable in servicing
the
Mortgage Loans.
EXHIBIT
9
FORM
OF
COMMITMENT LETTER
EXHIBIT
10
MORTGAGE
LOAN DOCUMENTS
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on a related Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the
Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian the following
documents:
1. the
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements necessary to
show a
complete chain of endorsements from the original payee to the Seller, endorsed
in blank, “Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse”, and, if
previously endorsed, signed in the name of the last endorsee by a duly qualified
officer of the last endorsee. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the last
endorsee in a merger, the endorsement must be by “[name of last endorsee],
successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or originated by the last endorsee while doing business under another name,
the
endorsement must be by “[name of last endorsee], formerly known as [previous
name]”;
If
the
Seller uses facsimile signatures to endorse Mortgage Notes, the Seller must
provide in an Officer’s Certificate that the endorsement is valid and
enforceable in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located
and must retain in its corporate records the following specific documentation
authorizing the use of facsimile signatures: (i) a resolution from its board
of
directors authorizing specific officers to use facsimile signatures; stating
that facsimile signatures will be a valid and binding act on the Seller’s part;
and authorizing the Seller’s corporate secretary to certify the validity of the
resolution, the names of the officers authorized to execute documents by
using
facsimile signatures, and the authenticity of specimen forms of facsimile
signatures; (ii) the corporate secretary’s certification of the authenticity and
validity of the board of directors’ resolution; and (iii) a notarized
“certification of facsimile signature,” which includes both the facsimile and
the original signatures of the signing officer(s) and each officer’s
certification that the facsimile is a true and correct copy of his or her
original signature.
2. the
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance
acceptable for recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned, with assignee’s name
left blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the last assignee in a merger,
the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by “[name of last assignee], successor
by merger to [name of predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or
originated by the last assignee while doing business under another name,
the
Assignment of Mortgage must be by “[name of last assignee], formerly known as
[previous name]”;
3. the
original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note,
if
any;
4. the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or, if the original
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon has not been returned by the
public
recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or
such
Mortgage has been lost or such public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the
case
of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of
the title insurer insuring the Mortgage stating that such Mortgage has been
delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and
that
the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof
by the
party delivering the Officer’s Certificate or by the Seller; or (ii) in the case
of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded
Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public
recording office, a copy of such Mortgage with the recording information
thereon
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy
of the
original recorded Mortgage;
5. the
originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
agreements, with evidence of recording thereon, if any;
6. the
originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon evidencing a complete chain of ownership from the originator of the
Mortgage Loan to the last assignee, or if any such intervening assignment
of
mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office
or
has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignments of mortgage, a photocopy of such intervening assignment
of mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the title insurer insuring the
Mortgage stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage has been delivered
to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that such
original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such
intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt
thereof by the party delivering the Officer’s Certificate or by the Seller; or
(ii) in the case of an intervening assignment of mortgage where a public
recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment of
mortgage or in the case where an intervening assignment of mortgage is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening
assignment of mortgage with recording information thereon certified by such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage;
7. if
the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any Assignment of Mortgage, or any other related
document has been signed by a Person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original
power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such
Person
to sign;
8. the
original lender’s title insurance policy in the form of an ALTA mortgage title
insurance policy, containing each of the endorsements required by FNMA and
insuring the Purchaser and its successors and assigns as to the first or
second
priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan or, if the original lender’s title insurance policy has not been issued,
the irrevocable commitment to issue the same;
9. the
original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
executed in connection with the Mortgage, if any; and
10. for
each
Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting
the
presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and either language indicating that
the
Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at
origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with
evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified
by
the public recording office in which such Mortgage has been
recorded.
EXHIBIT
11
FORM
OF
MONTHLY SERVICER’S REPORT
EXHIBIT
12
RESERVED
EXHIBIT
13
RESERVED
SCHEDULE
1
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE
to
the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement
dated
as
of May 1, 2004
by
and
between
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
and
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE is made this 29th day
of
September 2004, by and between FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, having an address
at 000
X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Seller”) and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having
an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Purchaser”), to the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
May
1, 2004, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller (the
“Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the
terms
hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this
Amendment Number One on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
(a) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby modified by
deleting the definition of “Determination Date” in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
“Determination
Date:
With respect to each Distribution Date (i) for any
Principal Prepayment in full, the
eighteenth (18th) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs or, if such eighteenth (18th) day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day
immediately preceding such eighteenth (18th) day, and (ii) for any other
amounts, the eighth (8th) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date occurs or, if such eighth (8th) day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day
immediately preceding such eighth (8th) day.”
(b) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby modified by
deleting the definition of “Distribution Date” in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
“Distribution
Date:
With
respect to (i) any Principal Prepayment in full, the twentieth (20th) day
of
each month, commencing, for any Mortgage Loan Package on the twentieth day
of
the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off Date occurs,
or
if such twentieth (20th) day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day
immediately following such twentieth (20th) day, and (ii) all other amounts,
the
tenth (10th) day of each month, commencing, for any Mortgage Loan Package
on the
tenth day of the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off
Date occurs, or if such tenth (10th) day is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day immediately following such tenth (10th) day.”
(c) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby modified by
deleting the definition of “Repurchase Price” in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:
“Repurchase
Price:
Except as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, with respect
to
any Mortgage Loan, (1) a price equal to (A) during the first twelve months
following the related Closing Date (i) the Purchase Price percentage used
to
calculate the Purchase Price, as stated in the related Commitment Letter,
times
the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan so repurchased plus (ii)
(a)
with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Pass-Through Transfer
accrued interest thereon to the last day of the month that such repurchase
occurs, or (b) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not subject to a
Pass-Through Transfer accrued interest thereon to the day that such repurchase
occurs, and (B) thereafter (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loan
so repurchased, plus (ii) accrued interest thereon to the last day of the
month
such repurchase occurs or (2) such other amount set forth in the related
Commitment Letter.”
(d) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby modified by
adding the following definitions:
“Prepayment
Interest Excess:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject
of
a voluntary Principal Prepayment in full during the portion of the related
Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the calendar month in
which
such Distribution Date occurs and the last day of such Prepayment Period,
an
amount equal to interest (to the extent received) at the applicable Net Mortgage
Interest Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of
days
commencing on the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date occurs and ending on the date on which such prepayment is so
applied.”
“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject
of
a voluntary Principal Prepayment in full by or on behalf of the applicable
Mortgagor during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between
the first day of such Prepayment Period and the last day of the calendar
month
preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount
equal to interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Interest Rate on the amount
of
such Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the date on
which
the prepayment is applied and ending on the last day of the calendar month
preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.”
“Prepayment
Period:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and, Principal Prepayments in full, the
period
commencing on the sixteenth (16th)
day in
the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date
occurs and ending on the fifteenth (15th)
day in
the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs. With respect to
any
Distribution Date and Principal Prepayments in part, the calendar month prior
to
such Distribution Date.”
(e) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 7.04 of the Agreement is hereby modified
by
deleting the subpart in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“Except
as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, for Mortgage Loans
that
are prepaid in whole or in part in the first ninety (90) days after the related
Closing Date, the Seller shall rebate the premium paid by the Purchaser
according to the following formula: the premium rebate (the "Reimbursed
Premium") shall be equal to (a) the total premium paid (Purchase Price less
Scheduled Principal Balance as of the related Closing Date (such amount,
the
"Premium Paid")) minus (b) the amount of any prepayment charge or penalty
payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Notice of any such obligation
to pay
a Reimbursed Premium must be delivered within one hundred twenty (120) days
of
the Closing Date; provided, however, the Seller shall have no obligation
to
remit to the Purchaser the amount of any premium with respect to any Mortgage
Loan following a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer. Except as
otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, in the event that any
Mortgage Loan fails to make the first scheduled Monthly Payment due following
the related Closing Date to Purchaser within the calendar month such payment
is
due, Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price
provided, however, in the event that the Purchaser transfers servicing of
the
related Mortgage Loan prior to the expiration of the Interim Servicing Period,
and the Purchaser does not provide notice to the Seller within ninety (90)
days
of Purchaser’s receipt of notice of such default, the Seller shall not be
required to repurchase such Mortgage Loan with a first payment default as
set
forth herein if the Seller is not servicing such Mortgage Loan during such
default.”
(f) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 12 subpart (4)(iv) of the Agreement is
hereby
modified by deleting the subpart in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“(iv) No
Mortgagor on any Mortgage Loan agreed to submit to arbitration on loans
originated after August 1, 2004 to resolve any dispute arising out of or
relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.”
(g) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 11.04 subpart (xi) of the Agreement is
hereby
modified by deleting the subpart in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“(xi)
with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full, the Prepayment Interest
Shortfall; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate of deposits
made by the Seller pursuant to this clause exceed the aggregate amount of
the
Seller’s servicing compensation in the month in which such deposits are
required.”
(h) Effective
as of September 29, 2004, Section 11.15 of the Agreement is hereby modified
by
deleting the subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that have been prepaid in full during any
Prepayment Period, no later than the twentieth (20th)
day of
each month and with respect to all other Mortgage Loans, no later than the
fifth
(5th)
Business Day of each month, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser or
its
designee an electronic and a hard copy of the monthly data in the form of
report
attached hereto as Exhibit 11, which report shall include information with
respect to one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination,
current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off
On the
Business Day following each Determination Date, the Seller shall deliver
to the
Purchaser or its designee by telecopy (or by such other means as the Seller
and
the Purchaser may agree from time to time) an electronic and a hard copy
of the
determination data with respect to the related Distribution Date, together
with
such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser
may
reasonably require to allocate distributions made pursuant to this Agreement
and
provide appropriate statements with respect to such distributions. On the
same
date, the Seller shall forward to the Purchaser by overnight mail a computer
readable disk containing the information set forth in the remittance report
with
respect to the related Distribution Date.”
SECTION
2. Defined
Terms.
Any
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION
3. Limited
Effect.
Except
as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in
the
Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith,
or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to,
or
with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the
Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended
hereby.
SECTION
5. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment Number One shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State
of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder
shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict
of
laws doctrine applied in such state.
SECTION
6. Counterparts.
This
Amendment Number One may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any
number
of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[signature
page to follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment
Number
One to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the day
and year first above written.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
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AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO
to
the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement
dated
as
of May 1, 2004
by
and
between
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
and
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO is made this 1st day
of
June 2005, by and between FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, having an address at
0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxx,
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Seller”) and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having an
address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Purchaser”), to the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
May
1, 2004, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller (the
“Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the
terms
hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this
Amendment Number Two on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
(a) Effective
as of June 1, 2005, Subsection 7.04 is hereby modified by deleting it in
its
entirety and replaced with the following:
“Subsection
7.04 Repurchase
of Certain Mortgage Loans; Premium Recapture
Except
as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, in the event that
any
Mortgage Loans prepay-in-full within ninety (90) months of the related Closing
Date, the Seller shall remit to the Purchaser an amount (not less than zero)
equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the product of (A) the excess of the
related
Purchase Price percentage over 100% and (B) the Stated Principal Balance
of such
prepaid Mortgage Loan as of the related Closing Date over (ii) the amount
of any
Prepayment Charges contractually due with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
provided, however, the Seller shall have no obligation to remit to the Purchaser
the amount of any premium with respect to any Mortgage Loan following a Whole
Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer. Purchaser shall provide notice of
any
obligation with respect to any such prepayment no more than 120 days following
the related Closing Date, provided, Purchaser receives actual notice from
the
Interim Servicer that such prepayment has occurred within that time period.
Except as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter, in the event
that any Mortgage Loan fails to make the first scheduled Monthly Payment
due
following the related Closing Date to Purchaser within the calendar month
such
payment is due, Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase
Price provided, however, in the event that the Purchaser transfers servicing
of
the related Mortgage Loan prior to the expiration of the Interim Servicing
Period, the Seller shall not be required to repurchase such Mortgage Loan
with a
first or second payment default as set forth herein if the Seller is not
servicing such Mortgage Loan during such default.”
SECTION
2. Defined
Terms.
Any
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION
3. Limited
Effect.
Except
as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in
the
Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith,
or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to,
or
with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the
Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended
hereby.
SECTION
4. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment Number Two shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State
of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder
shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict
of
laws doctrine applied in such state.
SECTION
5. Counterparts.
This
Amendment Number Two may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any
number
of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[signature
page to follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment
Number
Two to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the day
and year first above written.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE
Master
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement
dated
as
of May 1, 2004
by
and
between
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
and
DB
STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
This
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE is made this 29th day of November, 2005, by and between
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
having
an address at 0000
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx, Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
(the
“Seller”) and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Purchaser”), to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2004, as amended by
Amendment Number One, dated as of September 29, 2004 and Amendment Number
Two,
dated as of June 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller (the
“Agreement”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the
terms
hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this
Amendment Number Three on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
Effective as of November 29, 2005, the Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a)
Section
1
of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
definitions:
Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time.
Servicing
Criteria:
As of
any date of determination, the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto.
Sub-Servicer:
Any
Person with which the Seller has entered into a sub-servicing agreement to
service certain of the Mortgage Loans.
Sub-Servicing
Agreement:
The
written contract between the Seller and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing
and
administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Subsection 11.31
of this
Agreement.
(b)
Section
11 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Section in its entirety
and replacing it with the following:
SECTION
11. Seller’s
Servicing Obligations.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans the Seller sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing Date
during the Interim Servicing Period, directly or through one or more
Sub-Servicers, in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the
Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which Servicing Addendum is
incorporated herein by reference.
(c)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subparts (5) and (6) in
its
entirety and the remaining subpart following subpart (6) is renumbered
(5).
(d)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following subparts
immediately following subpart (5):
(6) in
connection with any securitization of any Mortgage Loans, to execute a
assignment, assumption and recognition agreement among the Purchaser, Seller,
and any other party designated by Purchaser including a master servicer,
which
assignment, assumption and recognition agreement may amend this Agreement
to
provide for servicer advances of delinquent scheduled payments of principal
and
interest through liquidation (unless deemed non-recoverable) and prepayment
interest shortfalls (to the extent of the monthly servicing fee payable
thereto), servicing and mortgage loan representations and warranties which
in
form and substance conform to the representations and warranties in this
Agreement; and
(7)
[reserved];
(8)
[reserved];
(9) in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within
five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the information with
respect to the Seller (as originator) and each other originator of the Mortgage
Loans as required under Item 1110(a) and (b) of Regulation AB as determined
by
Purchaser in its sole discretion. If requested by the Purchaser, this will
include information about the applicable credit-granting or underwriting
criteria;
(10) in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within
five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, static pool information
as required under Item 1105(a)(1) - (3) and (c) of Regulation AB with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans. In
connection with a Pass-Through Transfer where the Mortgage Loans comprise
the
only mortgage loans assets in such securitized pool, the Purchaser shall
provide
static pool information to the Seller in a format mutually agreed to by the
Purchaser and the Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loans;
(11) in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer in which the Seller acts as servicer
following such Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within
five
(5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information with respect
to
the Seller (as servicer) as required by Item 1108(b) and (c) of Regulation
AB as
determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. In the event that the Seller
has
delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans
to a
Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide the information required pursuant
to this
clause with respect to the Sub-Servicer;
(12) in
connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within
five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (i) information regarding
any legal proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller
(as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage
Loans
and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as determined
by
Purchaser in its sole discretion, (ii) information regarding affiliations
with
respect to the Seller (as originator and as servicer) and each other originator
of the Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1119(a) of
Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, and (iii)
information regarding relationships and transactions with respect to the
Seller
(as originator and as servicer) and each other originator of the Mortgage
Loans
and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1119(b) and (c) of Regulation AB
as
determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion; and
(13) to
deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, such
statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants
pertaining to information provided by the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant
to
clause (9) above, and pursuant to clause (10) above to the extent constituting
financial information, as shall be reasonably requested by the
Purchaser.
(e)
Section
12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph
at
the end thereto:
The
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and any sponsor, depositor, issuing
entity
and underwriter in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer for any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees
and
related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any
claim,
demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from
any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
the information provided by the Seller or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to clauses
(9), (10), (11) and (12) of this Section 12 (the “Seller Information”) or the
omission or the alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading.
(f)
Subsection
14.01(viii) of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
at the
end of thereto: “or” and then by inserting the following subpart:
“(ix)
failure by the Seller to duly perform, within the required time period, its
obligations under Subsections 11.23, 11.24 or 11.35 which failure continues
unremedied for a period of ten (10) days after the date on which written
notice
of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to the
Seller by any party to this Agreement or by any master servicer responsible
for
master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such
Mortgage Loans;”
(g)
Subsection
11.15 of Exhibit 8 to the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
sentence at the end thereto:
To
the
extent that the Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer
whereby the Seller is acting as servicer following such Pass-Through Transfer,
the computer tape must include all information known or available to the
Seller
that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance
information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB. The Seller shall
modify the computer tape format as requested by the Purchaser from time to
time
in order to comply with the preceding sentence.
(h)
Subsection
11.23 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the subsection in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
(a) |
The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser, not later than March 15 of
each
calendar year beginning in 2006, an Officers’ Certificate (an “Annual
Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i)
a review of the activities of the Seller during the preceding calendar
year and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable
servicing
agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision and (ii) to the
best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Seller has
fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other
applicable
servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year,
or, if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any
material
respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and
the nature
and status thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided
by the
Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of
the
Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Seller has delegated any
servicing
responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer,
the
Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the Sub-Servicer as
described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with
respect
to the Seller.
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With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through
Transfer whereby the Seller is acting as servicer following such
Pass-Through Transfer, by March 15 of each calendar year beginning
in
2006, an officer of the Seller shall execute and deliver an Officer’s
Certificate to the Purchaser, any master servicer which is master
servicing loans in connection with such transaction (a “Master Servicer”)
and any related depositor (a “Depositor”) for the benefit of each such
entity and such entity’s affiliates and the officers, directors and agents
of any such entity and such entity’s affiliates, an Officer’s Certificate
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 12. In the event that the
Seller
has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the
Mortgage
Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall deliver an officer’s certificate
of the Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer
as and when
required with respect to the Seller.
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The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the
Depositor, the Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned
in whole
or in part by the Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting
as
“Purchaser” hereunder), and their respective officers, directors, agents
and affiliates, and such affiliates’ officers, directors and agents (any
such person, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related
costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based
upon a
breach by the Seller or any of its officers, directors, agents
or
affiliates of its obligations under this Subsection 11.23, Subsection
11.24 or Subsection 11.35, or the negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct of the Seller in connection therewith. If the indemnification
provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless
any
Indemnified Party, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute
to the
amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of
the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such
proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified
Party
on the one hand and the Seller in the other in connection with
a breach of
the Seller’s obligations under this Subsection 11.23, Subsection 11.24 or
Subsection 11.35, or the Seller’s negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct in connection therewith.
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(i)
Subsection
11.24 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Subsection in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
Subsection
11.24 Independent
Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
Not
later
than March 15 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, the Seller at its
expense
shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also render
other services to the Seller) which is a member of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report (a “USAP Report”) to the
Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain
documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under
this
Agreement or of mortgage loans under pooling and servicing agreements (including
the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement) substantially similar one to another
(such statement to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling
and servicing agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such
examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing
has been conducted in compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements
during the preceding calendar year, except for such significant exceptions
or
errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Copies of
such
report shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a
prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
In
the
event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect
to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide a statement
of
the Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required
with respect to the Seller.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Seller’s obligation to deliver a USAP Report under this
Subsection, as to the Seller or any Sub-Servicer, as to any calendar year,
beginning with the report required in March 2007, shall be satisfied if an
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report is delivered in compliance
with
Subsection 11.35 for such calendar year with respect to that
entity.
(j)
Exhibit
8
of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sections at
the
end thereto:
Subsection
11.31 Sub-Servicing
Agreements Between the Seller and Sub-Servicers.
The
Seller, as servicer, may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan
by a
Sub-Servicer pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided that such
sub-servicing arrangement and the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement
must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent
with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. Each Sub-Servicer
shall
be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states where the related
Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent
required by applicable law to enable the Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) a FHLMC or FNMA
approved mortgage servicer. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing
Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements
or
arrangements between the Seller or a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions
taken
through the Seller or otherwise, the Seller shall remain obligated and liable
to
the Purchaser and its successors and assigns for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of
this
Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of
such
Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification
from
the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions
as if the Seller alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans.
Every Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Seller shall contain a
provision giving the successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement
in the event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions of each Sub-Servicer
performed pursuant to the related Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be performed
as
an agent of the Seller with the same force and effect as if performed directly
by the Seller.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the Seller shall be deemed to have received any
collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that
are
received by a Sub-Servicer regardless of whether such payments are remitted
by
the Sub-Servicer to the Seller.
Subsection
11.32 Successor
Sub-Servicers.
Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Seller shall be entitled to
terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service
the
related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor
Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Subsection 11.34. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement
shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated
by
any successor to the Seller without fee, in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement, in the event that the Seller (or any successor to the Seller)
shall,
for any reason, no longer be the servicer of the related Mortgage Loans
(including termination due to an Event of Default).
Subsection
11.33 No
Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicer and Purchaser.
Any
Sub-Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to
the
Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer shall be deemed to be between the
Sub-Servicer and the Seller alone and the Purchaser shall not be deemed a
party
thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities
with respect to any Sub-Servicer except as set forth in Subsection
11.34.
Subsection
11.34 Assumption
or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer.
In
connection with the assumption of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
and of the authority, power and rights of the Seller hereunder by a successor
servicer pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed
that the Seller’s rights and obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement then
in force between the Seller and a Sub-Servicer shall be assumed simultaneously
by such successor servicer without act or deed on the part of such successor
servicer; provided, however, that any successor servicer may terminate the
Sub-Servicer.
The
Seller shall, upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, but at its own
expense, deliver to the assuming party documents and records relating to
each
Sub-Servicing Agreement and an accounting of amounts collected and held by
it
and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer
of the Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.
The
Servicing Fee payable to any such successor servicer shall be payable from
payments received on the Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set
forth in this Agreement.
Subsection
11.35 Assessment
of Compliance with Servicing Criteria.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer
for which the Seller is acting as servicer following such Pass-Through Transfer,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee on or before March
15
of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an “Assessment of
Compliance”) reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser regarding the Seller’s
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding
calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act
and
Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer
for which the Seller is acting as servicer following such Pass-Through Transfer,
on or before March 15 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Seller
shall
furnish to the Purchaser or its designee a report (an “Attestation Report”) by a
registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the
Assessment of Compliance made by the Seller, as required by Rules 13a-18
and
15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation
Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports
issued
or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
In
the
event that the Seller has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect
to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Seller shall provide an Assessment
of Compliance of the Sub-Servicer and accompanying Attestation Report as
described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect
to the
Seller.
(k)
The
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting Exhibit 12 in the form of Annex
A
attached
hereto at the end thereto.
SECTION
2. Defined
Terms.
Any
terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings set forth in the Agreement.
SECTION
3. Limited
Effect.
Except
as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
in
accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in
the
Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith,
or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to,
or
with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the
Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. This
Amendment Number Three shall apply to all Mortgage Loans subject to the
Agreement notwithstanding that any such Mortgage Loans were purchased prior
to
the date of this Amendment Number Three.
SECTION
4. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment Number Three shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard
to
conflict of laws doctrine applied in such state (other than Section 5-1401
or
5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
SECTION
5. Counterparts.
This
Amendment Number Three may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any
number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all
of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO FOLLOW]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment
Number
Three to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the
day and year first above written.
FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
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ANNEX
A
EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF
BACK-UP CERTIFICATION
I,
[identify certifying individual], certify to the [Initial Purchaser], [Mortgage
Loan Seller] [Depositor], [Trustee], [Securities Administrator] and [Master
Servicer] that:
(i) Based
on
my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the
[USAP
Report]*
[Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report]* *
and all
servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information provided
by the
Seller relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans taken as a whole,
do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which
such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this
certification;
(ii) The
servicing information required to be provided by the Seller under this Servicing
Agreement has been provided to the Purchaser and the Master
Servicer;
(iii) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Seller under the
Agreement and based upon the review required by this Servicing Agreement,
and
except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the [USAP
Report]*
[Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report]**,
the
Seller has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations
under
this Servicing Agreement; and
(iv) [I
have
disclosed to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies
relating to the Seller’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in
accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth
in the
Servicing Agreement.]*
[The
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report of the Seller have been
delivered to the Purchaser as required under the Servicing Agreement. Following
is a list of all material instances of noncompliance described in the
Attestation of Compliance and Attestation Report (if none, state
“none”):_____________________.]**
FREEMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
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*
To be
used if a USAP Report is being delivered under the Servicing
Agreement
**
To be
used if an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report is being delivered
under the Servicing Agreement
ATTACHMENT
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FORM
OF
REMITTANCE REPORT
Escrow
Disbursement Detail
Type
(Tax
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Period
of Coverage
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Total
Paid
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Base
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Penalties
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Interest
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Standard
File Layout - Delinquency Reporting
Column/Header
Name
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Description
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Decimal
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Format
Comment
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SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
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A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR
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LOAN_NBR
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A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator.
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CLIENT_NBR
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Servicer
Client Number
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SERV_INVESTOR_NBR
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Contains
a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a
group of
loans in their system.
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BORROWER_FIRST_NAME
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First
Name of the Borrower.
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BORROWER_LAST_NAME
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Last
name of the borrower.
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PROP_ADDRESS
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Street
Name and Number of Property
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PROP_STATE
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The
state where the property located.
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PROP_ZIP
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Zip
code where the property is located.
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BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
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The
date that the borrower's next payment is due to the servicer at the
end of
processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOAN_TYPE
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Loan
Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)
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BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE
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The
date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE
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The
chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.
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BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR
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The
case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy
filing.
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POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE
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The
payment due date once the bankruptcy has been approved by the
courts
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MM/DD/YYYY
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BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE
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The
Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged
and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE
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The
Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The Servicer
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOSS_MIT_TYPE
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The
Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As;
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LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE
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The
Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled To End/Close
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE
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The
Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually Completed
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE
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The
date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer with instructions to
begin
foreclosure proceedings.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE
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Date
File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue Foreclosure
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FIRST_LEGAL_DATE
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Notice
of 1st legal filed by an Attorney in a Foreclosure Action
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE
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The
date by which a foreclosure sale is expected to occur.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_SALE_DATE
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The
actual date of the foreclosure sale.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_SALE_AMT
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The
amount a property sold for at the foreclosure sale.
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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EVICTION_START_DATE
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The
date the servicer initiates eviction of the borrower.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE
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The
date the court revokes legal possession of the property from the
borrower.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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LIST_PRICE
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The
price at which an REO property is marketed.
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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LIST_DATE
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The
date an REO property is listed at a particular price.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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OFFER_AMT
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The
dollar value of an offer for an REO property.
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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OFFER_DATE_TIME
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The
date an offer is received by DA Admin or by the Servicer.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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REO_CLOSING_DATE
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The
date the REO sale of the property is scheduled to close.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE
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Actual
Date Of REO Sale
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MM/DD/YYYY
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OCCUPANT_CODE
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Classification
of how the property is occupied.
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PROP_CONDITION_CODE
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A
code that indicates the condition of the property.
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PROP_INSPECTION_DATE
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The
date a property inspection is performed.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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APPRAISAL_DATE
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The
date the appraisal was done.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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CURR_PROP_VAL
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The
current "as is" value of the property based on brokers price opinion
or
appraisal.
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2
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REPAIRED_PROP_VAL
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The
amount the property would be worth if repairs are completed pursuant
to a
broker's price opinion or appraisal.
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2
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If
applicable:
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DELINQ_STATUS_CODE
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FNMA
Code Describing Status of Loan
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DELINQ_REASON_CODE
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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.
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MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
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Date
Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed With Mortgage Insurance
Company.
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MM/DD/YYYY
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MI_CLAIM_AMT
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Amount
of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
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Date
Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed Claim Payment
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MM/DD/YYYY
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MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
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Amount
Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On Claim
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
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Date
Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance Company
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MM/DD/YYYY
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POOL_CLAIM_AMT
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Amount
of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance Company
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
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Date
Claim Was Settled and The Check Was Issued By The Pool
Insurer
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MM/DD/YYYY
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POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
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Amount
Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance Company
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
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Date
FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT
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Amount
of FHA Part A Claim Filed
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
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Date
HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
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Amount
HUD Paid on Part A Claim
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
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Date
FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT
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Amount
of FHA Part B Claim Filed
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
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Date
HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment
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MM/DD/YYYY
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FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
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Amount
HUD Paid on Part B Claim
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
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Date
VA Claim Was Filed With the Veterans Admin
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MM/DD/YYYY
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VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
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Date
Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim Payment
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MM/DD/YYYY
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VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
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Amount
Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim
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2
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No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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Exhibit: Standard
File Codes - Delinquency Reporting
The
Loss
Mit Type
field
should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows:
· ASUM-
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Approved
Assumption
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· BAP-
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Borrower
Assistance Program
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· CO-
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Charge
Off
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· DIL-
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Deed-in-Lieu
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· FFA-
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Formal
Forbearance Agreement
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· MOD-
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Loan
Modification
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· PRE-
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Pre-Sale
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· SS-
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Short
Sale
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· MISC-
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Anything
else approved by the PMI or Pool
Insurer
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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
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· Tenant
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· Unknown
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· Vacant
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The
Property
Condition
field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows:
· Damaged
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· Excellent
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· Fair
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· Gone
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· Good
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· Poor
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· Special
Hazard
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· Unknown
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Exhibit: Standard
File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued
The
FNMA
Delinquent Reason Code
field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows:
Delinquency
Code
|
Delinquency
Description
|
001
|
FNMA-Death
of principal mortgagor
|
002
|
FNMA-Illness
of principal mortgagor
|
003
|
FNMA-Illness
of mortgagor’s family member
|
004
|
FNMA-Death
of mortgagor’s family member
|
005
|
FNMA-Marital
difficulties
|
006
|
FNMA-Curtailment
of income
|
007
|
FNMA-Excessive
Obligation
|
008
|
FNMA-Abandonment
of property
|
009
|
FNMA-Distant
employee transfer
|
011
|
FNMA-Property
problem
|
012
|
FNMA-Inability
to sell property
|
013
|
FNMA-Inability
to rent property
|
014
|
FNMA-Military
Service
|
015
|
FNMA-Other
|
016
|
FNMA-Unemployment
|
017
|
FNMA-Business
failure
|
019
|
FNMA-Casualty
loss
|
022
|
FNMA-Energy
environment costs
|
023
|
FNMA-Servicing
problems
|
026
|
FNMA-Payment
adjustment
|
027
|
FNMA-Payment
dispute
|
029
|
FNMA-Transfer
of ownership pending
|
030
|
FNMA-Fraud
|
031
|
FNMA-Unable
to contact borrower
|
INC
|
FNMA-Incarceration
|
Exhibit: Standard
File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued
The
FNMA
Delinquent Status Code
field should show the Status of Default as follows:
Status
Code
|
Status
Description
|
09
|
Forbearance
|
17
|
Pre-foreclosure
Sale Closing Plan Accepted
|
24
|
Government
Seizure
|
26
|
Refinance
|
27
|
Assumption
|
28
|
Modification
|
29
|
Charge-Off
|
30
|
Third
Party Sale
|
31
|
Probate
|
32
|
Military
Indulgence
|
43
|
Foreclosure
Started
|
44
|
Deed-in-Lieu
Started
|
49
|
Assignment
Completed
|
61
|
Second
Lien Considerations
|
62
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-No Bid
|
63
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Refund
|
64
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Buydown
|
65
|
Chapter
7 Bankruptcy
|
66
|
Chapter
11 Bankruptcy
|
67
|
Chapter
13 Bankruptcy
|
Standard
File Layout - Master Servicing
|
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
20
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different
than the LOAN_NBR.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
BORROWER_NAME
|
The
borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first
and
last name.
|
|
Maximum
length of 30 (Last, First)
|
30
|
SCHED_PAY_AMT
|
Scheduled
monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower
is
expected to pay, P&I constant.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NOTE_INT_RATE
|
The
loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
NET_INT_RATE
|
The
loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by
the
Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_RATE
|
The
servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_AMT
|
The
servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_PAY_AMT
|
The
new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_LOAN_RATE
|
The
new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ARM_INDEX_RATE
|
The
index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted
rate.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment
is
due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
|
The
first curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
|
The
curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_1
|
The
curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
|
The
second curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
|
The
curtailment date associated with the second curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_2
|
The
curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
|
The
third curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
|
The
curtailment date associated with the third curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
|
The
curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_AMT
|
The
loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_DATE
|
The
paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
|
|
Action
Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution,
65=Repurchase,70=REO
|
2
|
ACTION_CODE
|
The
standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent
status
of a particular loan.
|
|||
INT_ADJ_AMT
|
The
amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
|
The
Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
|
The
Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
|
The
amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the
cycle
date to be passed through to investors.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
|
The
scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current
cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_NET_INT
|
The
scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
|
The
actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current
reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual
Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_NET_INT
|
The
actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current
reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported
by
the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the
servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
MOD_DATE
|
The
Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
MOD_TYPE
|
The
Modification Type.
|
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha or numeric
|
30
|
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
The
current outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ATTACHMENT
3A (IF APPLICABLE)
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.
|
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.
|
2.
|
The
Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that
would
have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed.
For
documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through
liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced
is
required.
|
3.
|
Accrued
Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage
Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization
Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the
net
interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
|
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.
|
The
total of lines 14 through 21.
|
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: Calculation
of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332
Prepared
by: __________________
|
Date:
_______________
|
Phone:
______________________
|
Email
Address:_____________________
|
Servicer
Loan No.
|
Servicer
Name
|
Servicer
Address
|
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________
Borrower's
Name: _________________________________________________________
Property
Address: _________________________________________________________
Liquidation
Type: REO Sale
3rd
Party Sale Short
Sale Charge
Off
Was
this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown Yes No
If
“Yes”,
provide deficiency or cramdown amount
_______________________________
Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
|
(1)
|
Actual
Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
|
$
______________
|
(1)
|
|||||
|
(2)
|
Interest
accrued at Net Rate
|
________________
|
(2)
|
|||||
|
(3)
|
Accrued
Servicing Fees
|
________________
|
(3)
|
|||||
|
(4)
|
Attorney's
Fees
|
________________
|
(4)
|
|||||
|
(5)
|
Taxes
|
________________
|
(5)
|
|||||
|
(6)
|
Property
Maintenance
|
________________
|
(6)
|
|||||
|
(7)
|
MI/Hazard
Insurance Premiums
|
________________
|
(7)
|
|||||
|
(8)
|
Utility
Expenses
|
________________
|
(8)
|
|||||
|
(9)
|
Appraisal/BPO
|
________________
|
(9)
|
|||||
|
(10)
|
Property
Inspections
|
________________
|
(10)
|
|||||
|
(11)
|
FC
Costs/Other Legal Expenses
|
________________
|
(11)
|
|||||
|
(12)
|
Other
(itemize)
|
$________________
|
(12)
|
|||||
|
Cash
for Keys__________________________
|
|
________________
|
|
|||||
|
HOA/Condo
Fees_______________________
|
|
________________
|
|
|||||
|
______________________________________
|
|
________________
|
|
|||||
|
______________________________________
|
|
________________
|
|
|||||
|
Total
Expenses
|
|
$
_______________
|
(13)
|
|||||
|
Credits:
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
(14)
|
Escrow
Balance
|
$
_______________
|
(14)
|
|||||
|
(15)
|
HIP
Refund
|
________________
|
(15)
|
|||||
|
(16)
|
Rental
Receipts
|
________________
|
(16)
|
|||||
|
(17)
|
Hazard
Loss Proceeds
|
________________
|
(17)
|
|||||
|
(18)
|
Primary
Mortgage Insurance Proceeds
|
________________
|
(18)
|
|||||
HUD Part A | ________________ | (18a) | |||||||
HUD Part B |
________________
|
(18b) | |||||||
|
(19)
|
Pool
Insurance Proceeds
|
________________
|
(19)
|
|||||
|
(20)
|
Proceeds
from Sale of Acquired Property
|
________________
|
(20)
|
|||||
|
(21)
|
Other
(itemize)
|
________________
|
(21)
|
|||||
|
_________________________________________
|
|
_________________
|
|
|||||
|
_________________________________________
|
|
_________________
|
|
|||||
|
Total
Credits
|
$________________
|
(22)
|
||||||
Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain)
|
$________________
|
(23)
|
|||||||
ATTACHMENT
4
EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: The
[ ]
agreement dated as
of [
],
200[ ]
(the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES]
I
am,
________________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF
SERVICER] and, in such capacity, the officer in charge of the Servicer’s
responsibility on Exhibit [ ] to the Agreement. I hereby certify to [the Owner],
[the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee],
and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon
this
certification, that:
(1) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with the servicing criteria
set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided
in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
“Servicing Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation
report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange
Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”), and all other data, servicing reports, officer’s certificates and
information relating to the performance of the Servicer under the terms of
the
Agreement during 200[ ] that were delivered to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]
[Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively,
the “Servicer Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on
my knowledge, the reports and information comprising the Servicer Servicing
Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
not misleading as of the period covered by or the date of such reports or
information or the date of this certification;
(3) Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Servicer Servicing Information required to be provided
by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
(4) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the
Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in
preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance
Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Servicer
has
fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects;
and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Servicer and by any Subservicer and Subcontractor pursuant
to
the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of
noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
[SERVICER]
(Servicer)
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:
|
|
Title:
|
|
Date:
|
ATTACHMENT
5
EXHIBIT
13
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Servicer] [Name of Subservicer]
shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable
Servicing Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
General
Servicing Considerations
|
||
1122(d)(1)(i)
|
Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(ii)
|
If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(iii)
|
Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
|
|
1122(d)(1)(iv)
|
A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
Cash
Collection and Administration
|
||
1122(d)(2)(i)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(ii)
|
Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iii)
|
Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iv)
|
The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(v)
|
Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vi)
|
Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vii)
|
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.
|
X
|
Investor
Remittances and Reporting
|
||
1122(d)(3)(i)
|
Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
|
Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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EXHIBIT
A
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS
To:
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
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0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
[Manager- ACE 2006-HE1]
Re: Custodial
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2005 among HSBC Bank USA, National
Association as the Trustee, Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
as the
Custodian and as a Servicer and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as a
Servicer
All
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Custodial Agreement (the “Agreement”) referenced above.
In
connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as
Custodian for the Trustee pursuant to the above-captioned Custodial Agreement,
we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodial File
for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.
Mortgagor
Name, Address & Zip Code:
Mortgage
Loan Number:
Reason
for Requesting Documents (check one):
_______
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1.
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Mortgage
Paid in Full
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_______
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2.
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Foreclosure
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_______
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3.
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Substitution
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_______
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4.
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Other
Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
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_______
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5.
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Nonliquidation Reason:_______________________
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_______
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6.
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Recordation
of Assignment of Mortgage
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Address
to which Custodian should
Deliver
the Custodial File:
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__________________________________________
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__________________________________________
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__________________________________________
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By:
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(authorized
signer)
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Issuer:
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Address:
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Date:
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Custodian
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Please
acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:
____________________________________
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_________________
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Signature
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Date
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Documents
returned to Custodian:
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____________________________________
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_________________
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Custodian
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Date
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that HSBC Bank USA, National Association, a national
banking association, having a place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that certain custodial
agreement by and among the Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
as a
servicer and custodian and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as a servicer (the
“Agreement”) hereby constitutes and appoints Fremont Investment & Loan (the
“Servicer”), by and through the Servicer’s officers, as the Trustee’s true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the
Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all Mortgage Loans serviced by the
Servicer subject to the Agreement, for the purpose of performing all acts and
executing all documents in the name of the Trustee as may be customarily and
reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated
transactions in respect of any of the mortgages or deeds of trust (each a
“Mortgage” or a “Deed of Trust” respectively) and promissory notes secured
thereby (each a “Mortgage Note”) for which the undersigned is acting as Trustee
pursuant to the Agreement (whether the undersigned is named therein as mortgagee
or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of the Mortgage
Note secured by any such Mortgage or Deed of Trust) and for which the Servicer
is acting as servicer.
This
appointment shall apply to the following enumerated transactions
only:
1. |
The
modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, where
said
modification or re-recording is for the purpose of correcting the
Mortgage
or Deed of Trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties
thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance
was issued and said modification or re-recording, in either instance,
does
not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or Deed of Trust as
insured.
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2. |
The
subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust to an easement
in
favor of a public utility company or any governmental agency of the
United
States or any state or political subdivision thereof or agency thereof
or
other entity having powers of eminent domain; this section shall
include,
without limitation, the execution of partial satisfaction/release,
partial
reconveyances or the execution of requests to trustees to accomplish
same.
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3. |
The
conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing
of
the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or
conveyance of title to real estate
owned.
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4. |
The
completion of loan assumption
agreements.
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5. |
The
execution and delivery of any quitclaim, special warranty, limited
warranty, statutory or grant deed in connection with the disposition
of
REO property.
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6. |
The
full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or full
reconveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby,
including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage
Note.
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7. |
The
assignment of any Mortgage or Deed of Trust and the related Mortgage
Note,
in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and
evidenced thereby.
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8. |
The
full assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon payment and discharge
of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof,
including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage
Note.
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9. |
With
respect to a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, the foreclosure, the taking
of a
deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial
foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such
foreclosure, including, without limitation, any and all of the following
acts:
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a) the
substitution of trustee(s) serving under a Deed of Trust, in
accordance
with
state law and the Deed of Trust;
b) the
preparation and issuance of statements of breach or
non-performance;
c) the
preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of
sale;
d) the
cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of
sale;
e) the
taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure; and
f)
the
preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such
other
actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, Deed of Trust
or
state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9(a)
through
9(e) above.
10. |
The
execution of the subordination of second liens solely for the purpose
of
refinancing first lien mortgage
loans.
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The
undersigned gives its said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to execute
such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary
and
proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited
Power of Attorney, each subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Agreement and in accordance with the standard of care applicable to servicers
as
fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm
to all that its said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by
authority hereof. This Limited Power of Attorney shall be effective as of the
date set forth below.
Any
third
party without actual notice of fact to the contrary may rely upon the exercise
of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied
that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect
and
has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing
by the undersigned, and such third party put on notice thereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee pursuant to
the
Agreement, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents
to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by ______________________,
its duly elected and authorized _________________________ this ___ day of
_________________, 200__.
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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STATE
OF
________________
COUNTY
OF
______________
On
_____________________, 200__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in
and
for said state, personally appeared _______________________ , as
____________________of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee,
personally known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed that same in his/her
authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity
upon behalf of which the person acted and executed the instrument.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
(SEAL)
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Notary
Public
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